Dean Foxcroft(98 | 129)*
Zakary Foulkes(0 | 2)
A McBrine|22|2|99|1
| 0 | 118.6 | 118.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, OUT! TAKEN! Oh, Dean Foxcroft was just two runs away from his debut century in Test cricket, but what an inning it was from the 28-year-old. McBrine pitches it fuller and around middle. Foxcroft gets down on one knee to sweep it, but it hits the upper part of the bat. The ball lobs toward short fine leg, where Thomas Mayes takes a sitter. New Zealand have declared their inning on 490 for 8. |
6 Over | Run: 490/8 | Run Rate: 4.12
| 2 | 118.5 | 118.5: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Flighted, around off, Dean steps across and sweeps this towards long leg for a couple. Dean Foxcroft moves to 98. |
| 0 | 118.4 | 118.4: Andy McBrine to Zakary Foulkes, BYE! Full and wide of off, Zakary Foulkes looks for the ramp but misses. The keeper fails to gather this as well and the batters take a bye. |
| 0 | 118.3 | 118.3: Andy McBrine to Zakary Foulkes, Tossed up, around off, Zakary Foulkes tucks this towards the bowler. |
| 1 | 118.2 | 118.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Short of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft shuffles away from the stumps and hammers this to wide long off for a single. |
| 0 | 118.1 | 118.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Quicker one, on the pads, Dean Foxcroft tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 117.6 | 117.6: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, OUT! NATHAN SMITH IS RUN OUT! Ireland get their seventh wicket, but the danger man is still out there. Tector pitches it up, fuller, outside off, Dean Foxcroft looks to sweep it but wears on the front pad, before the ball rolls toward cover. There is an appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. However, the batter wants to get a single. Smith responds late but sets off as well. Jake Egan is the man who has a shy to the keeper, and Lorcan Tucker does the rest to hit the stumps. Smith drags his bat inside the crease, but the third umpire sees that Smith is away from his home when the ball hits the stumps. |
6 Over | Run: 486/7 | Run Rate: 4.12
| 1 | 117.5 | 117.5: Harry Tector to Nathan Smith, Fullish, outside off, Nathan Smith sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 117.4 | 117.4: Harry Tector to Nathan Smith, FOUR! SHOT! Fuller, on off, Nathan Smith smokes it through mid-wicket and gets another four runs. |
| 0 | 117.3 | 117.3: Harry Tector to Nathan Smith, Is it a dropped chance? It certainly looks like. Short again, outside off, Nathan Smith looks to cut, but gets nicked on the outside edge. The keeper closes his gloves way before time, and wobbles it to his front. He dives, but fails to get it second time. |
| 0 | 117.2 | 117.2: Harry Tector to Nathan Smith, Short, outside off, Nathan Smith fails to cut it away. |
| 1 | 117.1 | 117.1: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Full, outside off, Dean Foxcroft drills it to long off for a single. |
| 2 | 116.6 | 116.6: Andy McBrine to Nathan Smith, Andy McBrine once again drags his length back, on off and middle, Nathan Smith goes deep into the crease and tucks it toward the vast gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. Both the fielders converge toward the rolling ball and because of a slight miscommunication, both the fielders collide. The batter has enough to get a double. |
6 Over | Run: 480/6 | Run Rate: 4.10
| 1 | 116.5 | 116.5: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Short, on off, Dean Foxcroft sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 116.4 | 116.4: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Andy McBrine sees the batter moving down the leg side, so he follows the batter and pitches it a touch fuller. Dean Foxcroft cramps for room, but does well to stab it toward the left of the cover fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 116.3 | 116.3: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Shortish again, on off, Dean Foxcroft comes down the track and pushes it to cover. |
| 1 | 116.2 | 116.2: Andy McBrine to Nathan Smith, Pitches it up, does McBrine, on middle, turning in. Nathan Smith clips it to square leg and gets a single. |
| 1 | 116.1 | 116.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Short, on off, Dean Foxcroft rocks back and pushes it through point for a single. |
| 4 | 115.6 | 115.6: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, FOUR! Short and punished! Reuben Wilson drags his length back and offers a bouncer on middle. Nathan Smith stand stall and pulls it well toward the deep square leg fence for four more runs. |
6 Over | Run: 473/6 | Run Rate: 4.08
| 0 | 115.5 | 115.5: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, Once again Wilson fires it fuller, but angles it down the leg side. Nathan Smith misses his flick. |
| 0 | 115.4 | 115.4: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, Good-length delivery, outside off, Nathan Smith punches straight at the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 115.3 | 115.3: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, Fuller, but sprays it way down the leg side. Nathan Smith makes a leave at it. |
| 4 | 115.2 | 115.2: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, FOUR! Oh, this is a glorious shot from Nathan Smith. Pitches it up, does Wilson, just outside off. Nathan Smith lunges halfway, but uses his bottom hand to loft it over the mid off fielder for four more runs. |
| 1 | 115.1 | 115.1: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft tucks it to square leg and gets across for a run. |
| 1 | 114.6 | 114.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Quicker one, on middle and off, Dean Foxcroft nudges this through the leg side for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 464/6 | Run Rate: 4.03
| 1 | 114.5 | 114.5: Andy McBrine to Nathan Smith, Fuller on the pads, Nathan Smith milks this through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 114.4 | 114.4: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Darted on the pads, Dean Foxcroft tucks this through square leg for one. |
| 0 | 114.3 | 114.3: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Tossed up, down the leg side, Dean Foxcroft shimmies down the track and goes for a flick but misses. The keeper fumbles while gathering this as well and a chance goes begging. |
| 0 | 114.2 | 114.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Quicker one around off, Dean Foxcroft keeps it out off his back foot. |
| 0 | 114.1 | 114.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Tossed up, on the pads, Dean Foxcroft tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 113.6 | 113.6: Reuben Wilson to Nathan Smith, Full and wide of off, Nathan Smith leaves it. |
6 Over | Run: 461/6 | Run Rate: 4.04
| 0 | 113.5 | 113.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, OUT! TAKEN! Ireland have got the wicket they were searching for a very long time. Good-length delivery this time, around the middle and the leg stump. Tom Blundell dances down the track and mistimes his slog toward the left of the square leg fielder. It's once again Matthew Humphreys, who judges the catch well, and gathers it safely. Tom Blundell has to depart, but he has surely offered a masterpiece to the Kiwis, scoring 186 runs off 292 balls. |
| 4 | 113.4 | 113.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, FOUR! DROPPED! Short of a length from Wilson, outside off, Tom Blundell pulls it toward deep square leg. It's the substitute fielder Matthew Humphreys, standing a bit away from the boundary line, who backpaddles and gets his hands on the skier but fails to grab it. The ball bounces off toward the fence for four runs. |
| 1 | 113.3 | 113.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, On a length, at the stumps, Dean Foxcroft tucks it to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. He does well to makes a half stop and the batter gets a single. |
| 4 | 113.2 | 113.2: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! Shot of authority! Full-length delivery, just outside off, angling in. Dean Foxcroft skips down the track and punches it toward the wide long off fence for four more runs. |
| 2 | 113.1 | 113.1: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Good-length delivery, on off, Dean Foxcroft jumps down the track and punches at it with a cross-bat to the left of the deep cover fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 112.6 | 112.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, A tad fuller, around off, Dean Foxcroft lunges and pushes it toward cover for an easy single. |
6 Over | Run: 450/5 | Run Rate: 3.98
| 0 | 112.5 | 112.5: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Full, on middle, Dean Foxcroft works it to square leg. |
| 2 | 112.4 | 112.4: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Andy McBrine drags his length back, on middle and leg. Dean Foxcroft goes deep into the crease and flicks it past the short fine leg fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 4 | 112.3 | 112.3: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet once again from the debutant. Flighted and fuller, around off, Dean Foxcroft comes down the track and drives it crisply through cover for four more runs. |
| 0 | 112.2 | 112.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Shoritsh, on middle, Dean Foxcroft tucks it to square leg. |
| 6 | 112.1 | 112.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, SIX! BANG! Tossed up, fuller, on off. Dean Foxcroft skips down the track and launches it over the long on fence for six runs. |
| 1 | 111.6 | 111.6: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, On a good length, around off, Dean Foxcroft pushes it to cover for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 437/5 | Run Rate: 3.90
| 0 | 111.5 | 111.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, A touch fuller, but offering a lot of width, Tom Blundell looks to steer it but gets beaten. The keeper fails to glove it properly and the ball rolls to the left of the short third fielder. The batter takes a run. |
| 0 | 111.4 | 111.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Wilson once again drags his length back, shaping in, around the pads of the batter. Dean Foxcroft misses his tuck and wears on the front pad, before the ball rolls toward short fine leg. Leg bye taken. |
| 0 | 111.3 | 111.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft defends it to the leg side. |
| 1 | 111.2 | 111.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a hard length, just outside off, Tom Blundell steers it to point for a single. |
| 2 | 111.1 | 111.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on off, angling in, Tom Blundell gets on his back foot and pull it away. However, the connection doesn't come from the middle of the bat. Therefore, the ball flies over the short mid-wicket fielder and dies while rolling toward the boundary. Two runs taken. |
| 0 | 110.6 | 110.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Fired in, full and on off, Dean Foxcroft flicks it to mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 431/5 | Run Rate: 3.88
| 0 | 110.5 | 110.5: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Short, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft tucks it to the fielder at square leg. |
| 0 | 110.4 | 110.4: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Quicker, fuller and on off. Dean Foxcroft lunges and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 110.3 | 110.3: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Keeps it full again, on middle, Dean Foxcroft flicks it to square leg. |
| 0 | 110.2 | 110.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Nice and full, on off, Dean Foxcroft leans on and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 110.1 | 110.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Fired in, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft helps it through short fine leg for a brace. |
| 1 | 109.6 | 109.6: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Reuben Wilson goes fuller again, on leg, Dean Foxcroft flicks it through square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 429/5 | Run Rate: 3.90
| 0 | 109.5 | 109.5: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, A tad fuller, targeting the stumps, Dean Foxcroft covers his line and blocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 109.4 | 109.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Angling in, on a length, on leg. Dean Foxcroft tucks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 109.3 | 109.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Nice and full, on leg, Dean Foxcroft flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 109.2 | 109.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell hops a bit and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 109.1 | 109.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Reuben Wilson comes into the attack now. He bowls it on a length, on leg, Tom Blundell tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 108.6 | 108.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Quicker, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft eases it to the fielder at mid on. |
6 Over | Run: 427/5 | Run Rate: 3.92
| 0 | 108.5 | 108.5: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Much fuller, on leg, Dean Foxcroft blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 108.4 | 108.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Drags his length back, on off, Tom Blundell punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 108.3 | 108.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, A tad fuller, on off, Tom Blundell rocks back and blocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 108.2 | 108.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fired in, on leg, Tom Blundell pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 108.1 | 108.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, just outside off, Tom Blundell slaps it through cover-point for a brace. |
| 4 | 107.6 | 107.6: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! What a shot! Liam McCarthy bangs it short, on leg, Dean Foxcroft makes room and drills it through mid on as the ball races away to the fence. |
6 Over | Run: 424/5 | Run Rate: 3.93
| 1 | 107.5 | 107.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short again, on off, Tom Blundell pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 107.4 | 107.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, on leg, Tom Blundell looks to pull it but doesn't connect well. The ball rolls towards the fielder at short mid-wicket. Dot. |
| 0 | 107.3 | 107.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Angling in, on a length, on leg. Tom Blundell blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 107.2 | 107.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Finds the gap with ease! Too full this time from Liam McCarthy, just outside off. Tom Blundell makes room and squeezes it past backward point for a boundary. |
| 6 | 107.1 | 107.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, SIX! That has gone miles! Liam McCarthy bangs it short, a bit on the leg side. Tom Blundell takes a step forward and launches it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 0 | 106.6 | 106.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Fired in, full and on off. Dean Foxcroft covers his line and blocks it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 409/5 | Run Rate: 3.82
| 1 | 106.5 | 106.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell makes room and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 106.4 | 106.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Turn and bounce, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 106.3 | 106.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fired in, on leg, Tom Blundell turns it to square leg for none. |
| 1 | 106.2 | 106.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Slower one, on middle, Dean Foxcroft gets down on one knee and helps it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 1 | 106.1 | 106.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, turning away, Tom Blundell slaps it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 105.7 | 105.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, on off, Tom Blundell drills it down to long on for just a single. |
7 Over | Run: 406/5 | Run Rate: 3.83
| 2 | 105.6 | 105.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam McCarthy goes fuller, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell flicks it through square leg for a brace. |
| 1 | 105.5 | 105.4: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, A slower bouncer, just outside off, Dean Foxcroft makes room and slaps it through covers for a single. A 100-run partnership comes up between this duo now. |
| 0 | 105.4 | 105.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Slightly shorter, on off, Dean Foxcroft knocks it to the fielder at mid on. |
| 0 | 105.3 | 105.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Wide! A wayward bouncer, down the leg side, Dean Foxcroft leaves. Wide called. |
| 1 | 105.2 | 105.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on leg, Tom Blundell helps it through short fine leg for another single. |
| 1 | 105.1 | 105.1: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Bangs it short, around leg, Dean Foxcroft pulls it through backward square leg for a run. 400 comes up for New Zealand. |
| 0 | 104.6 | 104.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, angling in, on off. Tom Latham taps it to point. He sets off for a single but decides against it. |
6 Over | Run: 399/5 | Run Rate: 3.80
| 0 | 104.5 | 104.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Short, wide of off. Tom Blundell let's it be. |
| 1 | 104.4 | 104.4: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Much fuller, outside off, Dean Foxcroft looks to drive it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards fine leg. They cross. |
| 0 | 104.3 | 104.3: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Slows it up, outside off, Dean Foxcroft leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 104.2 | 104.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, on off, Tom Blundell hops a bit and punches it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 104.1 | 104.1: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Angling in, on a length, on leg. Dean Foxcroft tucks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 103.6 | 103.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short again, around off, Tom Blundell charges again and pulls it but finds the fielder at square leg. |
6 Over | Run: 396/5 | Run Rate: 3.81
| 4 | 103.5 | 103.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Didn't quite connect but the ball still races away! Short ball, on off, Tom Blundell takes a step forward and pulls it. Doesn't connect it well but the ball races through wide of mid on for a boundary. |
| 1 | 103.4 | 103.4: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Slightly shorter again, outside off, Dean Foxcroft hops a bit and taps it to point for a quick single. |
| 0 | 103.3 | 103.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Liam bends his back and bowls this short and on off, Dean Foxcroft pulls this flat but straight at square leg. |
| 1 | 103.2 | 103.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around middle and leg, Tom Blundell pulls this to deep square leg and takes a run. Looking at the field with 6 fielders heavily spread on the leg side, short stuff will be bowled. |
| 1 | 103.1 | 103.1: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Short and on midlde and leg, Dean Foxcroft hooks this towards fine leg for a run. |
| 1 | 102.6 | 102.6: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Short and wide outside off, Dean cuts this to deep third for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 389/5 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 1 | 102.5 | 102.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, around off, Tom Blundell cuts this through point for a single. |
| 0 | 102.4 | 102.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Full and wide of off, Tom Blundell shoulders his arms at it. |
| 1 | 102.3 | 102.3: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, drifting down the leg side, Dean Foxcroft tucks this to fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 102.2 | 102.2: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Short and around off, Dean Foxcroft dabs this to the left of point. Dean was looking for one but was sent back in time by Tom. |
| 0 | 102.1 | 102.1: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft blocks this out. |
| 1 | 101.6 | 101.6: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, FIFTY FOR DEAN! Pitched up, around off, Dean Foxcroft strides close to the pitch of the ball and drives this through covers for a single to bring up his half-century. |
6 Over | Run: 386/5 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 1 | 101.5 | 101.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Full and on the pads, Tom Blundell nudges this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 101.4 | 101.4: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, around off, Dean Foxcroft guides this through the left of the point fielder for a single. Dean Foxcroft moves to 49. |
| 2 | 101.3 | 101.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Liam drags his length back and bowls this on middle and leg. Dean Foxcroft flicks this well towards the left of the deep square leg fielder for a couple. |
| 0 | 101.2 | 101.2: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Full and going down the leg side. Dean Foxcroft falls over as he looks to flick this away but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 0 | 101.1 | 101.1: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft steps inside the line and tucks this around mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 100.6 | 100.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Right in the channel, around off, Tom Blundell strides towards the pitch of the ball and drives this from the middle of his bat. The ball goes at a quick pace, straight at covers. |
6 Over | Run: 381/5 | Run Rate: 3.77
| 0 | 100.5 | 100.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on off, Tom Blundell defends this one. |
| 0 | 100.4 | 100.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, wide of off, Tom Blundell leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 100.3 | 100.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length, around off, shaping back into the batter. Tom Blundell plays for the one going away and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball strikes onto his thigh pad of the back foot and goes between the keeper and first slip for four runs. |
| 4 | 100.2 | 100.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, FOUR! 150 comes up for Tom Blundell with this boundary. Short and around off, Tom Blundell plays this late, opens the face of his bat and plays this in the gap between the fielder at gully and second slip for a boundary to bring up his first ever 150 in Test cricket. |
| 0 | 100.1 | 100.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Wide yorker, around off, Tom Blundell jams this out. |
| 0 | 99.6 | 99.6: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Hard length, around off, Dean Foxcroft gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
6 Over | Run: 373/5 | Run Rate: 3.73
| 2 | 99.5 | 99.5: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft tucks this towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 99.4 | 99.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Reuben drags his length back and bowls this down the leg side. Dean Foxcroft goes for a flick but misses and gets hit on the front pad. |
| 0 | 99.3 | 99.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Wilson goes full and around off, Dean Foxcroft strides close to the pitch of the ball and blocks this out. |
| 0 | 99.2 | 99.2: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, on middle and off, Dean Foxcroft pushes this towards mid on with a straight bat. |
| 0 | 99.1 | 99.1: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Hard length, on off, Dean Foxcroft rocks back and punches this to mid off for no run. |
| 0 | 98.6 | 98.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, down the leg side. Tom Blundell goes for a flick but misses out. The ball might have brushed the thigh pad of Tom as the keeper caught it and the entire fielding side appealed for a caught behind. |
6 Over | Run: 371/5 | Run Rate: 3.75
| 1 | 98.5 | 98.5: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, A big inswinging delivery, full and on middle and off, Dean Foxcroft tucks this through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 98.4 | 98.4: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Thomas goes full and into the line of the stumps. Dean looks to punch this down the ground but misses and gets hit on his front pad. A loud appeal from the bowling side but the umpire turns this down. This looked close. |
| 0 | 98.3 | 98.3: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft dabs this towards point. |
| 0 | 98.2 | 98.2: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, on top of off, Dean Foxcroft defends this off his front foot. |
| 0 | 98.1 | 98.1: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Right in the channel, around off, Dean Foxcroft strides towards the pitch of the ball and leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 97.6 | 97.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Hard length, around off, Tom Blundell defends this out. |
6 Over | Run: 370/5 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 1 | 97.5 | 97.5: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, around the pads, Dean Foxcroft nudges this to the right of the fielder at mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 97.4 | 97.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Short and wide of off, Tom Blundell plays this off his back foot and punches this towards deep point for one. |
| 0 | 97.3 | 97.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Wilson bends his back again and bowls it back of a length on middle and leg, Tom Blundell hops up on his toes and tucks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 97.2 | 97.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, In the air but lands safely. Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell goes for the flick but closes his bat face early. Gets a leading edge that drops to the right of short extra cover for a dot. |
| 2 | 97.1 | 97.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on the pads, Tom Blundell milks this through square leg and hustles back for two. |
| 1 | 96.6 | 96.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Short-pitched delivery, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell swives and pulls this towards deep square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 366/5 | Run Rate: 3.77
| 0 | 96.5 | 96.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, outside off, harmlessly going away from the batter. Tom Blundell shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 96.4 | 96.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on top of off, Tom Blundell dabs this to backward point. |
| 0 | 96.3 | 96.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Yorker, wide of off, Tom Blundell looks to get bat on ball but misses out. |
| 0 | 96.2 | 96.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Full and around off, shaping away from the batter. Tom Blundell gives it a good look and leaves it all alone. |
| 1 | 96.1 | 96.1: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Hard length, around middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft nudges this through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 95.6 | 95.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good length, around the pads, Tom Blundell tucks this towards square leg. |
6 Over | Run: 364/5 | Run Rate: 3.79
| 0 | 95.5 | 95.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Short and around off, Tom Blundell hops up on his toes and pushes this towards covers. |
| 0 | 95.4 | 95.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell blocks this underneath his eyeline. |
| 0 | 95.3 | 95.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good length, on top of off, Tom gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| 3 | 95.2 | 95.2: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Reuben goes even fuller but wide outside off, Dean Foxcroft leans onto the pitch of the ball and drives this through covers for three runs. |
| 0 | 95.1 | 95.1: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Full and on off, Dean Foxcroft defends this out. |
| 0 | 94.6 | 94.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, wide of off, Tom Blundell once again offers nothing at it. A maiden to start Day 2. |
6 Over | Run: 361/5 | Run Rate: 3.80
| 0 | 94.5 | 94.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, around off, Tom Blundell leaves it. |
| 0 | 94.4 | 94.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Mayes drags his length back, bowls it around off, Tom Blundell offers nothing at it. |
| 0 | 94.3 | 94.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas goes full again, wide of off, Tom Blundell doesn't poke at it. |
| 0 | 94.2 | 94.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, around off, Tom Blundell presses towards the pitch of the ball and shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 94.1 | 94.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Full and wide outside off, shaping away from the batter. Tom Blundell leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 93.6 | 93.6: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length again, outside off, Devon Conway punches it to the fielder at short cover. That will be STUMPS on Day 1. |
6 Over | Run: 361/5 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 1 | 93.5 | 93.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Slightly shorter, on off, Tom Blundell rocks back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 93.4 | 93.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Angling in, on a length, on off. Tom Blundell covers his line and blocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 93.3 | 93.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, on off, Tom Blundell hops a bit and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 93.2 | 93.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Slows it up, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone. |
| 3 | 93.1 | 93.1: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Three runs! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft leans on and flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs. |
| 0 | 92.6 | 92.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, wide of off, Tom Blundell doesn't poke at it and sees it into the gloves of the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 357/5 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 0 | 92.5 | 92.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around off, shaping back into the batter but Tom Blundell covers his off stump and leaves it. |
| 0 | 92.4 | 92.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, shaping away from the batter. Tom Blundell leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 92.3 | 92.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas goes full and on the pads, Tom Blundell tucks this towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 0 | 92.2 | 92.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Another one in the channel, wide of off, Tom Blundell shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 92.1 | 92.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Right in the channel, around off, Tom Blundell leaves it. |
| 0 | 91.6 | 91.6: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Yorker, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks this to mid-wicket for a dot. |
6 Over | Run: 357/5 | Run Rate: 3.88
| 0 | 91.5 | 91.5: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, on off, Dean Foxcroft gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 91.4 | 91.4: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Full and around off, Dean Foxcroft drives this well but straight at covers. |
| 2 | 91.3 | 91.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around the pads, Dean Foxcroft steps inside the line and tucks this to fine leg for two. |
| 4 | 91.2 | 91.2: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! The 50-run partnership comes up between Dean Foxcroft and Tom Blundell. Short and around off, Dean Foxcroft stands tall and pulls this in front of square on leg towards the deep mid-wicket region for four runs. |
| 1 | 91.1 | 91.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short and on off, Tom Blundell dabs this past the right of the fielder at gully for one. |
| 0 | 90.6 | 90.6: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Almost induces an edge does Thomas here. Good length, around off, Dean Foxcroft presses onto his front foot and looks to keep it out but the ball shapes away and beats him on his outside edge. |
6 Over | Run: 350/5 | Run Rate: 3.85
| 0 | 90.5 | 90.5: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft defends this to covers. |
| 0 | 90.4 | 90.4: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Full and wide of off, Dean Foxcroft doesn't poke at it. |
| 0 | 90.3 | 90.3: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the right-hander. Dean Foxcroft doesn't offer any stroke at it. |
| 0 | 90.2 | 90.2: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Full and wide of off, shaping away from the batter, Dean Foxcroft leaves it. |
| 0 | 90.1 | 90.1: Thomas Mayes to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft rocks back and keeps it out. |
| 1 | 89.6 | 89.6: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Slower one, full and around off, Dean Foxcroft gets it edged off the inside towards fine leg for one run. |
6 Over | Run: 350/5 | Run Rate: 3.89
| 2 | 89.5 | 89.5: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Pitched up, around off, Dean Foxcroft drives this towards mid off but the fielder overruns it to his left and misfields it for two. |
| 0 | 89.4 | 89.4: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, around off, Dean Foxcroft thumps this to covers for a dot. |
| 0 | 89.3 | 89.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, LEG BYE! Good length, around middle and leg, Tom Blundell goes for a flick but misses and the ball deflects off his pads to point for a leg bye. |
| 0 | 89.2 | 89.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Hard length, wide of off, Tom Blundell leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 89.1 | 89.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Good length, around middle and off, nipping back sharply into the batter. Tom Blundell gets beaten on the inside and is hit on his pads. A loud and confident appeal by the home side but the umpire turns it down. |
| 0 | 88.6 | 88.6: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Full and wide of off, Dean Foxcroft drives this towards the left of covers for no run. |
6 Over | Run: 346/5 | Run Rate: 3.89
| 3 | 88.5 | 88.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Short and wide of off, Tom Blundell hops onto his back foot and pulls this from the cue end of his bat towards the long on fence for three runs. |
| 0 | 88.4 | 88.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on off, Tom Blundell gets right on top of the bounce and keeps it out. |
| 1 | 88.3 | 88.3: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Good length, around off, Dean Foxcroft pushes this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 88.2 | 88.2: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Full and wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Dean Foxcroft presses in front and leaves it all alone. |
| 2 | 88.1 | 88.1: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Short and around the leg side, Dean Foxcroft comes inside the line and tucks this to fine leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 87.6 | 87.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on leg, Tom Blundell looks to flick it but wears it high on his pads. A stifled appeal but turned down. |
6 Over | Run: 340/5 | Run Rate: 3.86
| 0 | 87.5 | 87.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Beaten! Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell has a waft at it but misses. A stifled appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire. |
| 0 | 87.4 | 87.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Nice and full, targeting the stumps, Tom Blundell blocks it to mid off. |
| 1 | 87.3 | 87.3: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Angling in, on a length, on off, Dean Foxcroft taps it to cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 87.2 | 87.2: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Sways it down leg, Dean Foxcroft leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 87.1 | 87.1: Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, Too full, on off, Dean Foxcroft blocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 86.6 | 86.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Beaten! Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Tom Blundell swings hard but misses. |
6 Over | Run: 339/5 | Run Rate: 3.90
| 0 | 86.5 | 86.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Too full, down leg, Tom Blundell looks to flick it but the ball brushs his pads and rolls towards fine leg. An appeal for lbw but it was sliding down leg. The batters collect two leg byes. |
| 0 | 86.4 | 86.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Keeps it on a length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone. |
| 2 | 86.3 | 86.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Too full, outside off, Tom Blundell knocks it down to long on for a brace. |
| 0 | 86.2 | 86.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Angling in, on a length, on off. Tom Blundell hops a bit and blocks it to mid off. |
| 2 | 86.1 | 86.1: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Too full, on middle, Tom Blundell looks to block it but gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls towards fine leg. The batters collect two runs. |
| 4 | 85.6 | 85.6: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! That's a glorious shot from Dean Foxcroft! Much fuller, on off, Dean Foxcroft leans on and knocks it firmly through mid on for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 333/5 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 85.5 | 85.5: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft blocks it to the right of the bowler. |
| 0 | 85.4 | 85.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Slows it up, outside off, Dean Foxcroft has a waft at it but misses. |
| 0 | 85.3 | 85.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Angling in, on a length, on off. Dean Foxcroft blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 85.2 | 85.2: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! Streaky! A tad fuller, just outside off, angling in. Dean Foxcroft looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball races through short third for a boundary. |
| 0 | 85.1 | 85.1: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Reuben Wilson bowls it on a length, outside off, Dean Foxcroft slaps it but finds the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 84.6 | 84.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, seaming away, outside off, Tom Blundell looks to punch it through cover, but gets beaten once again. Excellent line and length from Adair. This is his sixth maiden over! |
6 Over | Run: 325/5 | Run Rate: 3.82
| 0 | 84.5 | 84.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on off. Tom Blundell cramps for room and looks to dab it down, with an angled bat, but gets beaten. |
| 0 | 84.4 | 84.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Swing and a miss now! Ireland are smelling a wicket here. Good-length delivery, just outside off and swings it away once again. Tom Blundell skips down the track and looks to slog it away, but misses. |
| 0 | 84.3 | 84.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Oh, now that's a beauty from Adair! He pitches the delivery fuller, just outside off and swings it away neatly from the right-handed batter. Tom Blundell prods halfway, trying to block it down, but it zips past the outside edge with a thin gap. |
| 0 | 84.2 | 84.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Pitches it up, fuller, on middle. Tom Blundell leans forward and blocks it from the inner part of his bat to the leg side. |
| 0 | 84.1 | 84.1: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Bangs hard on the length, outside off, Tom Blundell lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 83.6 | 83.6: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Angling down the leg side, a tad fuller in length. Dean Foxcroft misses his flick. Tucker does exceptionally well to his left and gloves it one-handedly. |
6 Over | Run: 325/5 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 83.5 | 83.5: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Wilson pushes his length fuller, on off, Dean Foxcroft blocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 83.4 | 83.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Dean Foxcroft stabs it to cover. |
| 1 | 83.3 | 83.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell punches it from his back foot to deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 83.2 | 83.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a good length, swings away, Tom Blundell lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 2 | 83.1 | 83.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Reuben Wilson comes over the wicket and bowls on a good length, outside off, Tom Blundell punches it to deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 82.6 | 82.6: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, on off, Dean Foxcroft blocks it to the leg side. |
6 Over | Run: 322/5 | Run Rate: 3.88
| 1 | 82.5 | 82.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Around the middle and leg stumps, on a good length, Tom Blundell tucks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 82.4 | 82.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, On a good length, outside off, Tom Blundell looks to push it away but gets beaten. |
| 3 | 82.3 | 82.3: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Good-length delivery, on off, Dean Foxcroft tucks it to deep mid-wicket and gets three runs. |
| 4 | 82.2 | 82.2: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR! That was absolutely unnecessary from Adair. Much fuller, on off and middle. Dean Foxcroft shows the full face of the bat and defends it back to the bowler. Now, after playing the shot, he walks off from his crease and Adair spots it. He picks the ball and fires a direct hit at the batter's end, but Dean gets inside his home, way before. However, the ball deflects off the stumps and rolls toward the deep fine leg fence for four runs. |
| 0 | 82.1 | 82.1: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, On a good length, shaping away from the batter. Dean Foxcroft looks to steer it to backward point, but the ball swings away from his willow. |
| 0 | 81.6 | 81.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Wilson pushes his length fuller, on off, Tom Blundell goes deep into the crease and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 314/5 | Run Rate: 3.83
| 0 | 81.5 | 81.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Tom Blundell pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 81.4 | 81.4: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, On a length, angling down the leg side, Dean Foxcroft looks to flick it but misses and wears on his thigh pad, before the ball rolls to deep fine leg. Leg bye taken. |
| 2 | 81.3 | 81.3: Reuben Wilson to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, outside off, Dean Foxcroft punches it away from the cover fielder and gets a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 81.2 | 81.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a hard length this time, just outside off. Tom Blundell gets behind the line and pushes it to point for a single. |
| 0 | 81.1 | 81.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, just outside off, Tom Blundell moves forward and looks to punch it but misses. |
| 0 | 80.6 | 80.6: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Slightly shorter, outside off, Dean Foxcroft shoulders arms at it. |
6 Over | Run: 310/5 | Run Rate: 3.83
| 0 | 80.5 | 80.5: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Beaten! Good length, outside off, shaping away. Dean Foxcroft has a waft at it but gets beaten. |
| 2 | 80.4 | 80.4: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Back of a length, just outside off, Dean Foxcroft punches it through covers for a brace. |
| 0 | 80.3 | 80.3: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, A loud appeal, but turned down! Hard length, just outside off, Dean Foxcroft looks to block it but wears it on his pads. A loud appeal but turned down. It looked like the impact was outside the line. |
| 0 | 80.2 | 80.2: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Short and wide, Dean Foxcroft leaves it again. |
| 0 | 80.1 | 80.1: Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, Mark Adair bowls it on a length, just outside off, Dean Foxcroft reads it well and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 79.6 | 79.6: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Quicker, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it to mid on. |
6 Over | Run: 308/5 | Run Rate: 3.85
| 0 | 79.5 | 79.5: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on off, Tom Blundell pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 79.4 | 79.4: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Tossed up, on off, Tom Blundell covers his line and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 79.3 | 79.3: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Flighted up, around off, Dean Foxcroft knocks it down to long on for one more. |
| 1 | 79.2 | 79.2: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Short ball, outside off, Tom Blundell rocks back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 79.1 | 79.1: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Flatter, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 78.6 | 78.6: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Too full, on off, Dean Foxcroft digs it back to the bowler. A dot to end the over. |
6 Over | Run: 306/5 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 1 | 78.5 | 78.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Slows it up, on leg, Tom Blundell flicks it to wide of mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 78.4 | 78.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 78.3 | 78.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fires it in, on middle, Tom Blundell tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 78.2 | 78.2: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Much fuller, on off, Dean Foxcroft gets low and sweeps it past backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 78.1 | 78.1: Andy McBrine to Dean Foxcroft, Andy McBrine keeps it short, on off, Dean Foxcroft blocks it to point. |
| 1 | 77.6 | 77.6: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft knocks it down the ground for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 304/5 | Run Rate: 3.90
| 0 | 77.5 | 77.5: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Beaten! Turn and bounce, outside off, Dean Foxcroft tries to drive it but misses. |
| 0 | 77.4 | 77.4: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Harry Tector keeps it short, on off, Dean Foxcroft punches it to the point fielder. |
| 0 | 77.3 | 77.3: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Fired in this time, on off, Dean Foxcroft blocks it solidly. |
| 0 | 77.2 | 77.2: Harry Tector to Dean Foxcroft, Flighted up, on off, Dean Foxcroft covers his line and blocks it back. |
| 0 | 77.1 | 77.1: Harry Tector to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Short of a length, into the batter, Rachin Ravindra swivels and pulls this flat towards the right of the fielder at the deep mid-wicket region. Thomas Mayes moves well to his right, puts in a dive and holds onto a good catch. Rachin Ravindra departs after playing a solid hand and adding 121 runs to the total. NZ are 303 for 5. |
| 1 | 76.6 | 76.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short and wide of off, Rachin Ravindra cuts this to deep point for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 303/4 | Run Rate: 3.94
| 6 | 76.5 | 76.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! Tonked out of the park by Rachin. Flighted around off, Rachin Ravindra shimmies down the track and gets right on top of the bounce. Smashes this out of the park towards the long on region for a massive biggie. 300 comes up for NZ. |
| 0 | 76.4 | 76.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Full and on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes this to mid off. |
| 0 | 76.3 | 76.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Quicker and flatter around off, Rachin Ravindra dabs this to backward point. |
| 2 | 76.2 | 76.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, onto the pads, Rachin Ravindra flicks this towards wide long on for two. |
| 0 | 76.1 | 76.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Full and on middle and off, Rachin Ravindra tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 75.6 | 75.6: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Pushed through around off, Tom Blundell hammers this from the middle of his bat but straight at covers. |
6 Over | Run: 294/4 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 1 | 75.5 | 75.5: Harry Tector to Rachin Ravindra, Quicker one, around off, Rachin Ravindra punches this through covers for one. |
| 1 | 75.4 | 75.4: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Full and wide of off, Tom Blundell drives this towards sweeper cover for one. |
| 0 | 75.3 | 75.3: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Full and on the pads, Tom Blundell goes for a wild slog but misses and gets hit on his pads. |
| 2 | 75.2 | 75.2: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Another couple for Tom Blundell. Short of a length, going across the batter, Tom Blundell looks for the square cut but gets it edged off the toe of his bat towards the third man region for two. |
| 2 | 75.1 | 75.1: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Tom has entered T20 mode against Harry Tector. Full and wide of off, Tom Blundell steps across the stumps and ramps this towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 74.6 | 74.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Flighted around off, Rachin Ravindra blocks this to covers. Another maiden for Andy McBrine. |
6 Over | Run: 288/4 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Fired wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives this to covers. |
| 0 | 74.4 | 74.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, A lot fuller, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes this towards point for a dot. |
| 0 | 74.3 | 74.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Flatter and fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra dead bats it. |
| 0 | 74.2 | 74.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Pushed through on off, Rachin Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 74.1 | 74.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Quicker and flatter, around off, Rachin Ravindra dabs this towards point. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell punches this to the right of the bowler for a dot. |
6 Over | Run: 288/4 | Run Rate: 3.89
| 0 | 73.5 | 73.5: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, Full and on off, Tom Blundell keeps it out. |
| 6 | 73.4 | 73.4: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, SIX! Even better and much bigger from Tom Blundell. Flighted around off, Tom Blundell goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this out of the park towards the cow corner region for a biggie. 18 off first 4 balls in this over. |
| 4 | 73.3 | 73.3: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Make it three on a trot. Short of a length, on middle and off, Tom Blundell clears his front foot and plants this down his leg side. Swivels back and pulls this away to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for four runs. |
| 4 | 73.2 | 73.2: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Blundell and Ireland are looking rocked here. Pushed through wide of off, Tom Blundell once again hops back into the crease and cuts this through the cover-point region for a boundary more. |
| 4 | 73.1 | 73.1: Harry Tector to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Harry shows why he is considered a part-time bowler with his first delivery. Short and well wide of the off stump, Tom Blundell rocks back and cuts this square on off for a boundary. |
| 1 | 72.6 | 72.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller around middle and leg, Tom Blundell tucks this through mid-wicket for one. |
6 Over | Run: 270/4 | Run Rate: 3.70
| 4 | 72.5 | 72.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! CENTURY FOR TOM BLUNDELL! Tom's first since December 2024. Full and around off, Tom Blundell brings out the reverse sweep yet again and this time he nails it. The ball has raced to the left of the fielder at third man fence for four runs. An excellent knock from Tom. |
| 0 | 72.4 | 72.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker one, around off, Tom Blundell keeps it out. |
| 2 | 72.3 | 72.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller around off, Tom Blundell once again brings out the productive reverse sweep and hits this well. The ball was boundary bound but an excellent effort in the field by Stephen Doheny running to his left from deep third keeps it down to two and Tom Blundell 2 short of his century. |
| 2 | 72.2 | 72.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short of a length, on off, Tom Blundell backs away and cuts this towards the space at the deep point region for a brace. Tom Blundell moves to 96. |
| 0 | 72.1 | 72.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker onto the pads, Tom Blundell tucks this towards short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 71.7 | 71.6: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Punched with authority for a boundary. Overpitched, around off, Rachin Ravindra presses onto his front foot and presents a full face of his bat to drive this gloriously in the gap towards the right of mid off and the left of covers for four runs. |
7 Over | Run: 261/4 | Run Rate: 3.63
| 0 | 71.6 | 71.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra hops up on his toes and pushes this towards point. |
| 0 | 71.5 | 71.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, WIDE! Short and wide of off, a bit too high for the batter. Rachin Ravindra leaves it and the umpire gives it a wide. |
| 1 | 71.4 | 71.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short and on middle and off, Tom pulls this towards long leg for a single. |
| 4 | 71.3 | 71.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Tom now gets into the 90s with this boundary. Hard length, down the leg side, Tom Blundell jumps up on his toes and clips this from the inside edge of his bat towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 71.2 | 71.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Yorker, wide of off, Tom Blundell jams this to covers. |
| 0 | 71.1 | 71.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Good length, onto the pads, Tom Blundell goes for the flick and hits this uppish but well short to the right of the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Quicker one, around off, Rachin Ravindra blocks this off his back foot. |
6 Over | Run: 251/4 | Run Rate: 3.54
| 1 | 70.5 | 70.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller around off, Tom Blundell brings out the reverse and hits this to the third man fielder for a run. |
| 0 | 70.4 | 70.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker and flatter around off, Tom Blundell pushes this to covers for no run. |
| 1 | 70.3 | 70.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Arm-delivery, around off, Rachin Ravindra backs away to his leg side and punches this through covers for a single. 250 comes up for NZ. |
| 1 | 70.2 | 70.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short of a length, on off, Tom Blundell cuts this to deep third for one. |
| 0 | 70.1 | 70.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller on the pads, Tom tucks this to short mid on. |
| 1 | 69.6 | 69.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Good length, onto the pads, Tom Blundell flicks this through square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 248/4 | Run Rate: 3.54
| 1 | 69.5 | 69.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short again, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra pulls this flat towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 6 | 69.4 | 69.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! CENTURY FOR RACHIN! An excellent knock under what was a tricky situation for the visitors. Short and into the batter, Rachin Ravindra was up for it as he goes onto his back foot and pulls this away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie to bring up his century. Rachin cleared the fence to bring up his half-century and now for his century as well. |
| 0 | 69.3 | 69.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra chases this and pushes this to point. |
| 0 | 69.2 | 69.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes this towards covers. Rachin Ravindra stays on 99. |
| 0 | 69.1 | 69.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, around off, Rachin dabs this towards backward point and calls for a single but is sent back by Tom. Rachin is feeling those butterflies in his stomach. |
| 0 | 68.6 | 68.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker one, on off, Tom Blundell gets low and blocks this one to the left of the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 240/4 | Run Rate: 3.48
| 0 | 68.5 | 68.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Pushed through on off, Tom Blundell blocks this towards short cover. |
| 1 | 68.4 | 68.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra cuts this towards deep point for a single. Rachin moves to 99. |
| 0 | 68.3 | 68.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, around off, Rachin Ravindra presses onto his front foot and pushes this to covers. |
| 0 | 68.2 | 68.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Quicker one, around off, Rachin Ravindra defends this out. |
| 1 | 68.1 | 68.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller around off, Tom Blundell pushes this away for a single. |
| 1 | 67.6 | 67.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, On a good length, around off, Tom Blundell nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 238/4 | Run Rate: 3.50
| 1 | 67.5 | 67.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller, around off, Rachin Ravindra drives it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 67.4 | 67.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra pats it to cover. |
| 3 | 67.3 | 67.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, 150 partnership between these two Kiwi batters! Short of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell guides it between the gap between gully and slip cordon. However, the ball doesn't have enough legs to roll to the fence before the gully fielder backtracks to cut it to three runs. |
| 1 | 67.2 | 67.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra pulls it to deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 1 | 67.1 | 67.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, just outside off, Tom Blundell takes a small leap and fends it to cover to get across for one run. |
| 1 | 66.6 | 66.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Flighted and fuller, around off. Tom Blundell brings out his reverse sweep, toward deep point and gets a single. |
6 Over | Run: 231/4 | Run Rate: 3.45
| 1 | 66.5 | 66.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short again, around off, Rachin Ravindra plays it with soft hands to cover and gets a single. |
| 0 | 66.4 | 66.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 66.3 | 66.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, McBrine drags his length back, outside off. Rachin Ravindra stays deep inside the crease punches it well, but straight to the point fielder. |
| 0 | 66.2 | 66.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives toward cover. |
| 0 | 66.1 | 66.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra keeps it out. |
| 0 | 65.6 | 65.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Fuller, around off, Tom Blundell bunts it to cover. |
6 Over | Run: 229/4 | Run Rate: 3.47
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Pitches it fuller, around off, slanting in. Tom Blundell goes for an ambitious drive toward cover, but misses and gets pinged on the front foot. Appeal goes round, but the umpire remains unmoved. Probably the impact on the pad is outside off. |
| 0 | 65.4 | 65.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, just outside off, Tom Blundell opens the face of the bat and guides it to the backward point fielder, who is standing short of the inner circle. |
| 0 | 65.3 | 65.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam McCarthy drags his length back, on off. Tom Blundell rests it down the track. |
| 0 | 65.2 | 65.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, On a good length, angling in, around leg. Tom Blundell looks to flick it but misses and thumps his pad. |
| 0 | 65.1 | 65.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short of a length, on off. Tom Blundell gets on his toes and blocks it down the deck. |
| 0 | 64.6 | 64.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Another short delivery, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra fends it to cover. First maiden over for Andy McBrine! |
6 Over | Run: 229/4 | Run Rate: 3.52
| 0 | 64.5 | 64.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Andy McBrine drags his length back, on off and middle. Rachin Ravindra gets on his back foot and blocks it down. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Floated and much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra digs it away. |
| 0 | 64.3 | 64.3: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, on off. blocked by Ravindra. |
| 0 | 64.2 | 64.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Full, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 64.1 | 64.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Andy McBrine has been brought back into the attack. He bowls fuller, offering a lot of flight, just outside off. Rachin Ravindra drives it to cover. |
| 0 | 63.6 | 63.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell lets it through. |
6 Over | Run: 229/4 | Run Rate: 3.58
| 0 | 63.5 | 63.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Around the waist of the batter, angling in. Tom Blundell rocks back and defends it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 63.4 | 63.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, wide outside off, Tom Blundell looks to drive at it, but gets the connection from the inner part of his bat, before the ball rolls back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 63.3 | 63.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Attacking the stumps now, on a good length. Tom Blundell is alert and blocks it down the track. |
| 0 | 63.2 | 63.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell watches the ball and makes a leave at it. |
| 1 | 63.1 | 63.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, does Wilson, just outside off. Rachin Ravindra plants his front foot toward the delivery and while performing his drive, he opens the face of the bat to guide it through cover for a single. |
| 4 | 62.6 | 62.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell steps towards the line of the ball and guides this in the gap between backward point and second slip for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 228/4 | Run Rate: 3.62
| 0 | 62.5 | 62.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on middle, Tom Blundell blocks it down from the toe end of his bat. The ball just bounces toward the stumps, but Blundell uses his leg to kick it away. |
| 1 | 62.4 | 62.4: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 62.3 | 62.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, On a good length, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra makes a leave at it. |
| 4 | 62.2 | 62.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Streaky, but the runs are piling. Back of a length, shaping away, wide outside off. Rachin Ravindra looks to slap at it, but gets the top edge. The ball flies away from the second slip fielder and races away to the deep third fence for four runs. With that boundary, Rachin Ravindra moves to the 90s |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra bunts it to cover. |
| 1 | 61.6 | 61.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, does Wilson, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through cover and gets a comfortable single. |
6 Over | Run: 219/4 | Run Rate: 3.53
| 0 | 61.5 | 61.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Wilson pushes his length fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra defends it back to the bowler. Wilson fails to get the ball while his follow-through, but the short mid-wicket fielder does well to move to his right and cover it up. |
| 0 | 61.4 | 61.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulder arms the delivery. |
| 0 | 61.3 | 61.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller and straighter, on middle, Rachin Ravindra nudges it to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. |
| 1 | 61.2 | 61.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Short of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell eases it to point and gets a single. |
| 1 | 61.1 | 61.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, slanting away from the batter. Rachin Ravindra steers it to backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 60.6 | 60.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, just outside off, Tom Blundell hops and bunts it down to point. |
6 Over | Run: 216/4 | Run Rate: 3.54
| 1 | 60.5 | 60.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Adair goes with the slower ball this time, fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to point and gets a single. |
| 0 | 60.4 | 60.4: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Good-length delivery, pitching on off and angling away. Rachin Ravindra gets on his front foot and looks to block it to mid off, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 60.3 | 60.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller, offering a lot of width yet again, outside off. Rachin Ravindra jams it to cover. |
| 0 | 60.2 | 60.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra eases it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 60.1 | 60.1: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller, wide outside off. Rachin Ravindra couldn't resist anymore and looks to drill it away, bending his back leg, but it takes the inside edge and hits back to his pad. |
| 0 | 59.6 | 59.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a hard length now, outside off, nipping in. Tom Blundell covers the off stump with his back foot and lets it travel to the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 215/4 | Run Rate: 3.58
| 0 | 59.5 | 59.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell isn't interested to offer ar shot at it. |
| 1 | 59.4 | 59.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, There we go! First run for the Kiwis post Tea break. Back of a length, on middle and off. Rachin Ravindra dabs it to point and gets a single. |
| 0 | 59.3 | 59.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, slanting away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 59.2 | 59.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra works it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 59.1 | 59.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Wilson comes over the wicket and bowls a touch fuller, on off. Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 58.6 | 58.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, A maiden over to start after the Tea break. This is Mark Adair's fifth maiden over. On the back of a good length delivery, outside off. Tom Blundell lets it through. |
6 Over | Run: 214/4 | Run Rate: 3.63
| 0 | 58.5 | 58.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off. Tom Blundell hangs his willow in the air and lets it travel to the keeper.. |
| 0 | 58.4 | 58.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Yet again, on that nagging length, in the corridor of uncertainty. Tom Blundell shoulders the delivery. |
| 0 | 58.3 | 58.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Tom Blundell blocks it to the off side. |
| 0 | 58.2 | 58.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Angling away, on a good length, Tom Blundell makes a leave at it. |
| 0 | 58.1 | 58.1: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Mark Adair scoots from over the wicket and bowls much fuller, just outside off. Tom Blundell leans on the delivery and drives crisply at it, but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 57.6 | 57.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Slightly shorter from Liam McCarthy, on leg, Tom Blundell tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. That will be Tea on Day 1. |
6 Over | Run: 214/4 | Run Rate: 3.69
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short, outside off, Tom Blundell reads it well and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 57.4 | 57.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Past the edge! Hard length, just outside off, shaping away a touch. Tom Blundell looks to block it but gets beaten. |
| 1 | 57.3 | 57.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Angling in, on a length, on off. Rachin Ravindra reaches out to it and taps it to cover for a single. |
| 4 | 57.2 | 57.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Not where he intended! Short ball, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra pulls it but doesn't connect well. The ball still goes over mid-wicket and races away to the fence. |
| 0 | 57.1 | 57.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, A tad fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but miscues it to the mid on fielder. |
| 0 | 56.6 | 56.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, on leg, Tom Blundell looks to block it but wears it high on his pads. The ball rolls back to the bowler. Dot. |
6 Over | Run: 208/4 | Run Rate: 3.65
| 0 | 56.5 | 56.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Keeps it full, on off, Tom Blundell covers his line and blocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, A tad fuller, just outside off, Tom Blundell taps it to mid off. |
| 0 | 56.3 | 56.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Oh! Length, just outside off, shaping in. Tom Blundell looks to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls back to the bowler. Dot. |
| 1 | 56.2 | 56.2: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Angling in, on a length, on off. Rachin Ravindra taps it to short cover for a single. |
| 0 | 56.1 | 56.1: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. |
| 4 | 55.6 | 55.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! That was some shot from Tom Blundell! Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell hops a bit and punches it on the gap through point for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 207/4 | Run Rate: 3.70
| 0 | 55.5 | 55.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 55.4 | 55.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Nice and full, on leg, Tom Blundell flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 55.3 | 55.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Length again, outside off, Tom Blundell shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 55.2 | 55.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, That one kept low! Hard length, outside off, and it keeps low. Tom Blundell has a waft at it but misses. |
| 1 | 55.1 | 55.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover for a single. |
| 0 | 54.6 | 54.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Slower one, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it again. |
6 Over | Run: 202/4 | Run Rate: 3.67
| 0 | 54.5 | 54.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 54.4 | 54.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Nice and full, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas Mayes slows it up, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 54.2 | 54.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on leg, Tom Blundell flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 54.1 | 54.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Angling in, on a length, on leg. Tom Blundell tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 53.6 | 53.6: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Too full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to the cover fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 202/4 | Run Rate: 3.74
| 0 | 53.5 | 53.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Bangs it short, on leg, Rachin Ravindra ducks underneath it. |
| 1 | 53.4 | 53.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Too full, just outside off, Tom Blundell taps it to short cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 53.3 | 53.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on off, Tom Blundell pushes it uppishly towards the mid off fielder. |
| 1 | 53.2 | 53.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Liam McCarthy keeps it full, on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 53.1 | 53.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller from Liam McCarthy, outside off, Rachin Ravindra forces it to cover. |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Nice and full, outside off, Tom Blundell pushes it to the cover fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 200/4 | Run Rate: 3.77
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Good length, outside off, Tom Blundell moves forward but decides to leave it. |
| 0 | 52.4 | 52.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. Hard length, outside off, shaping away a shade. Tom Blundell has a waft at it but misses. A stifled appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Bangs it short, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 52.2 | 52.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Nice and full, on off, Tom Blundell pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 52.1 | 52.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, outside off, Tom Blundell shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Three dots to end the over. Full, on middle, Rachin Ravindra leans on and blocks it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 200/4 | Run Rate: 3.85
| 0 | 51.5 | 51.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Fired in, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to mid off. |
| 0 | 51.4 | 51.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra lunges and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 51.3 | 51.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on leg, Tom Blundell flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 200 comes up for New Zealand. |
| 4 | 51.2 | 51.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! There comes the reverse sweep! Full, just outside off, Tom Blundell changes his stance and plays a reverse sweep through short third. The fielder chases but the ball wins the race. |
| 1 | 51.1 | 51.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Flatter, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra cuts it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas Mayes slows it up, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone. |
6 Over | Run: 194/4 | Run Rate: 3.80
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, A tad fuller, on leg, Tom Blundell flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 50.4 | 50.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Slightly shorter, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it off the toe end of his bat. The ball bounces behind towards the right of the keeper. Luckily, it didn't hit the stumps. |
| 0 | 50.3 | 50.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell covers his line and blocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 50.2 | 50.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Slows it up, outside off, Tom Blundell shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 50.1 | 50.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas Mayes bangs it short, on off, Tom Blundell hops a bit and blocks it to cover. |
| 1 | 49.6 | 49.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Too full, on off, Tom Blundell drives it to cover. A misfield allows the batters to collect a single. |
6 Over | Run: 194/4 | Run Rate: 3.88
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Tossed up, on off, Tom Blundell pushes it to mid off. |
| 4 | 49.4 | 49.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Top shot! Andy McBrine drags his length back, on off, Tom Blundell uses his feet and chips it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 49.3 | 49.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Keeps it full, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 49.2 | 49.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Through the gap and it goes away to the fence! Too full again, outside off, Tom Blundell makes room and drives it between cover and point as the ball races away. 100 partnership comes up between this duo now. |
| 1 | 49.1 | 49.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Flighted up, full and on off, Rachin Ravindra digs it to cover for a single. |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Full and wide outside off, Tom Blundell covers his off pole and leaves it. |
6 Over | Run: 184/4 | Run Rate: 3.76
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, wide of off, Tom Blundell leans back and slashes hard at it but gets beaten. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Short and on off, Tom Blundell gets up on his toes and keeps it out. |
| 3 | 48.3 | 48.3: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Three runs. Pitched up, around middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra nails the ondrive and the wide mid on fielder cuts it off just before the ball reaches the fence. Three runs taken. |
| 0 | 48.2 | 48.2: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra punches this straight back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 48.1 | 48.1: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Full and around off, Rachin Ravindra drives this towards covers. |
| 4 | 47.6 | 47.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Tossed up, wide outside off, Tom Blundell brings out the reverse sweep and hits this well to the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 181/4 | Run Rate: 3.77
| 0 | 47.5 | 47.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller on the pads, Tom Blundell flicks this towards mid-wicket for another dot. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fired in, on off, Tom Blundell tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 47.3 | 47.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker one around off, Tom Blundell nudges this towards the right of the mid-wicket fielder for no run. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Pushed around off, Tom Blundell tucks this towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 0 | 47.1 | 47.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short outside off, Tom Blundell blocks this out. |
| 4 | 46.6 | 46.6: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Pitched up, around middle and leg, Rachin stays leg side to the pitch of the ball, hammers this crisply past the bowler to his left for a boundary in front of the sight screen. |
6 Over | Run: 177/4 | Run Rate: 3.77
| 1 | 46.5 | 46.5: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, FIFTY FOR BLUNDELL! Hard-length delivery, around middle, Tom Blundell gets on his toes and knocks it to mid on for a single. A round of applause from his dressing room and from the away fans as he raises his bat to soak it all in. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Hard length, outside off, Tom Blundell gets up on his toes and punches this to cover-point. |
| 0 | 46.3 | 46.3: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Thomas goes full again, wide outside off, Tom Blundell strides in line to the pitch of the ball and leaves it. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell defends this off his back foot. |
| 0 | 46.1 | 46.1: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, Full and around off, Tom Blundell covers his off pole and leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 45.6 | 45.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Top-spinner, around off, Rachin Ravindra goes down on a knee and looks to play the sweep but misses out. |
6 Over | Run: 172/4 | Run Rate: 3.74
| 0 | 45.5 | 45.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller and on off, Rachin Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out. |
| 1 | 45.4 | 45.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short of a length, on middle and off, Tom Blundell rocks back and milks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 45.3 | 45.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, FOUR! This has been smashed away to the fence for four more. Tossed up, around off, Tom Blundell brings out the reverse sweep and hits this into the gap through the point region for a boundary. |
| 1 | 45.2 | 45.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, around the pads, Rachin Ravindra flicks this away for a single. |
| 0 | 45.1 | 45.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes this back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 44.6 | 44.6: Thomas Mayes to Tom Blundell, FOUR LEG BYES! Good length, down the leg, Tom Blundell gets inside the line of the ball and looks to flick this away but misses ot hit this off his bat and ends up clipping this off his pads to the fine leg fence for four leg byes. |
6 Over | Run: 166/4 | Run Rate: 3.69
| 1 | 44.5 | 44.5: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, A genuine outside edge and Andy Balbirnie fails to grab hold of it. Good length, around off, Rachin Ravindra prods onto his front foot and looks to punch this around covers but gets an outside edge that goes low to the left of Andy at second slip. Andy Balbirnie dives low to his left but fails to gather this cleanly. A single taken. |
| 0 | 44.4 | 44.4: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, around off, Rachin Ravindra keeps it out. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Thomas bowls it around that nagging length, on off, angling across the batter. Rachin Ravindra goes at it with soft hands and the ball takes an outside edge but drops in front of the fielder at second slip. |
| 0 | 44.2 | 44.2: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, around off, going across the batter, Rachin Ravindra defends this out. |
| 0 | 44.1 | 44.1: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Full and way too wide of off, Rachin Ravindra doesn't bother poking at it. |
| 0 | 43.6 | 43.6: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Pushed through on the pads, Tom Blundell tucks this to the left of the short leg fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 161/4 | Run Rate: 3.66
| 0 | 43.5 | 43.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Floated around off, Tom defends this off his back foot. |
| 6 | 43.4 | 43.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, SIX! Just a bit of flight on offer and Tom has smashed this out of the park. Flighted, around off, Tom Blundell goes down on a knee and slogs this into the crowd towards the cow corner region for a biggie. |
| 0 | 43.3 | 43.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Quicker one, on off, Tom Blundell goes deep inside the crease and pushes this back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 43.2 | 43.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Fuller on off, Tom Blundell defends this one. |
| 1 | 43.1 | 43.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Tossed up, around off, Rachin Ravindra hits this well towards the left of covers. The fielder puts in a dive but only half-stops it and the batters cross for one as long off cuts it out. |
| 0 | 42.6 | 42.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam bowls this even fuller and around the pads, going down the leg side. Tom Blundell misses out on the flick and gets rapped on his front pad. |
6 Over | Run: 154/4 | Run Rate: 3.58
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Full and around off, Tom Blundell punches this past the bowler to his left. Mid off fielder cuts it off. |
| 0 | 42.4 | 42.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, An excellent yorker around middle and leg, Tom Blundell jams this out around silly point. |
| 1 | 42.3 | 42.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short and into the batter, Rachin Ravindra goes for the pull but ends up hitting this from the toe of his bat through cover-point for one. Rachin had no clue where the ball had gone. |
| 0 | 42.2 | 42.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, around off, going across the batter, Rachin Ravindra pokes at it but bails out at the end. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Liam comes over the stumps, bowls it around off and takes it away from the batter. Rachin Ravindra leaves it. |
| 0 | 41.6 | 41.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Reuben goes even fuller and bowls it in the line of the stumps. Tom Blundell blocks this off his front foot. |
6 Over | Run: 153/4 | Run Rate: 3.64
| 0 | 41.5 | 41.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Full and wide of off, Tom Blundell shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 41.4 | 41.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good length, on off, Tom keeps it out. |
| 0 | 41.3 | 41.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Uneven bounce here for Wilson. Reuben hits the hard length around off, the ball hits the seam and kicks off, Tom Blundell waits for it on his back foot and gets surprised with the extra bit of bounce and leaves it. |
| 1 | 41.2 | 41.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, A tad fuller, on the pads, Rachin Ravindra tucks this through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 41.1 | 41.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, on the pads, keeps really low. Rachin does well to crouch low and tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Full and on off, Tom Blundell drives this well but straight at mid off. |
6 Over | Run: 152/4 | Run Rate: 3.71
| 4 | 40.5 | 40.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! 150 comes up for NZ! Short and around off, Tom Blundell jumps up on his toes and looks to push this towards the covers region but gets it edged off the outside edge and the ball races through the gap between the fielder at second slip and gully for four runs. |
| 1 | 40.4 | 40.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, around off, Rachin Ravindra gets up on his toes and punches this towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 2 | 40.3 | 40.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Excellent work in the deep! Short of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra pulls it to the right of the deep square leg fielder, who does well to slide and keep the ball in play. Brace taken. |
| 4 | 40.2 | 40.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! That's quite a shot from Rachin Ravindra. Back of a length, outside off. Rachin Ravindra rides the bounce and spanks it toward the left of the deep point fielder. The fielder sprints across the turf and slides, but fails to get the better, as the ball goes past him and hits the boundary fence for four runs. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length around off, Rachin Ravindra keeps it out. |
| 0 | 39.6 | 39.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, on off, Tom Blundell gets behind the line and blocks it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 141/4 | Run Rate: 3.52
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Takes the leading edge but landed safely! A touch fuller, just outside off, Tom Blundell looks to work it across the line, but plays the shot early. The ball hits the leading edge, but luckily, the ball bounces off toward the cover fielder. |
| 2 | 39.4 | 39.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Short, outside off, Tom Blundell rides the bounce and eases it to the left of the backward point fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 39.3 | 39.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a good length, around off, Tom Blundell pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 39.2 | 39.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, FOUR! This time, Blundell gets the gap. Wilson pushes his length, a bit fuller than the previous delivery. Tom Blundell crouches a bit low and cuts it into the gap between backward point and cover for four more runs. |
| 0 | 39.1 | 39.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell cuts at it but finds the point fielder. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Another length delivery, angling in, around middle, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to the off side. |
6 Over | Run: 135/4 | Run Rate: 3.46
| 1 | 38.5 | 38.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, On a good length, on off, Tom Latham tucks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 4 | 38.4 | 38.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length from Liam McCarthy, but fails to generate much pace. Tom Blundell cracks a pull shot to deep mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 2 | 38.3 | 38.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, MISFIELD! Back of a length, on middle, Tom Blundell hops and tucks it toward deep square leg. The batters runs hard for the first one and gets the two with ease as the fielder in the deep charges toward the ball, but fails to pick up through in one go. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Just outside the off stump, on a good length, Tom Blundell stabs it to cover. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell rides the bounce and dabs it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, does Wilson, around off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it away. |
6 Over | Run: 128/4 | Run Rate: 3.37
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it to cover. |
| 0 | 37.4 | 37.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller, outside off, left alone by the batter. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, DROPPED! Good-length delivery, slanting it away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra looks to block it on his front but gets nicked on the outside edge. The ball flies low to the right of the second slip fielder, who dives to take a one-handed catch but fails to grab it. |
| 2 | 37.2 | 37.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Fuller in length, around middle, Rachin Ravindra knocks it to mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 37.1 | 37.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Full, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 1 | 36.6 | 36.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Good-length delivery, around off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover and gets a quick single. |
6 Over | Run: 126/4 | Run Rate: 3.41
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, On a good length this time, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to block it to his front, but later he withdraws his willow to let the keeper collect it. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.4: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, does Adair, outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it through. |
| 6 | 36.3 | 36.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! Hammered away! FIFTY for Rachin Ravindra. Back-of-a-length delivery from Mark Adair, on leg and middle. Rachin Ravindra gets on his back foot and pulls it flat and over the vacant deep square leg fence for half a dozen. There was a time when the wickets were falling on the other end, but he controlled his nerves, and now he has scored his sixth half-century in Test cricket. |
| 0 | 36.2 | 36.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Adair pushes his length more fuller, on middle. Rachin Ravindra cautiously blocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 36.1 | 36.1: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Hard-length delivery, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra dabs late at it to backward point. |
| 0 | 35.8 | 35.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a length, on off, Tom Blundell blocks it back to the bowler. |
8 Over | Run: 119/4 | Run Rate: 3.31
| 0 | 35.7 | 35.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, NO BALL! A touch fuller, wide outside off, Tom Blundell is happy to leave it alone. Oh oh, the buzzer goes off once again as Wilson oversteps. |
| 0 | 35.6 | 35.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell lets it through. |
| 0 | 35.5 | 35.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On a good length, on middle, Blundell blocks it down. |
| 1 | 35.4 | 35.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Tight single! Pitches it up, does Wilson, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to short cover to take a quick single. The fielder in the region moves to his right and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. However, Blundell is well inside the pitch when the ball crosses the stumps. |
| 0 | 35.3 | 35.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, NO BALL! Fuller in length, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to the off side. Wilson has overstepped and the Kiwis will get a bonus run. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Bangs hard on the good length, around the leg stump. Rachin Ravindra brings the willow to his front and blocks it down the track. |
| 0 | 35.1 | 35.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, round off, Rachin Ravindra defends this off his front foot. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Gloriously driven off the front foot but for nothing. Pitched up, around off, Tom Blundell strides to the pitch of the ball and drives this well off the middle of his bat. The ball is fielded by the short extra cover fielder, diving to his left. Another maiden by Mark Adair. |
6 Over | Run: 116/4 | Run Rate: 3.31
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around middle and leg, Tom Blundell tucks this towards the mid-wicket region for a dot. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Hard length, in the line of the stumps, Tom defends this out. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Good length, in the channel, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Tom Blundell shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 34.2 | 34.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Andy bowls this on a good length, around off, the ball keeps low. Tom Blundell hops up on his toes and dead bats this around point. |
| 0 | 34.1 | 34.1: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, On a good length, just outside off, Tom Blundell lets it away to the keeper. |
| 0 | 33.6 | 33.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra hangs back and stabs it with a cross-bat to the cover fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 116/4 | Run Rate: 3.41
| 0 | 33.5 | 33.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Hard-length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it away to the keeper. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to mid off. |
| 0 | 33.3 | 33.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Beaten! Just inches away to find the edge.Good-length delivery, just outside off, angling away. Rachin Ravindra gets on his front foot and looks to drive at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Action replay of the previous delivery! On a good length, slanting it outside off. Rachin Ravindra once again shows his discipline by shouldering it. |
| 0 | 33.1 | 33.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, On the back of a good length, angling way outside off. Rachin Ravindra isn't bother to offer any shot at it. |
| 0 | 32.6 | 32.6: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell punches it to cover from his back foot. |
6 Over | Run: 116/4 | Run Rate: 3.52
| 4 | 32.5 | 32.5: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length, a shade outswinger. Tom Blundell, with no footwork, looks to block it down, but gets nicked on the outside edge. Luckily, the ball flies low and beats the left of the diving gully fielder, before the ball rolls away to the deep third region for four runs. |
| 0 | 32.4 | 32.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, On a good length, just outside off, Tom Blundell blocks it on his front foot. |
| 0 | 32.3 | 32.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on middle, Tom Blundell flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 2 | 32.2 | 32.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Pitches it up, does Adair, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell tucks it to the left of deep backward square leg and gets a couple of runs. |
| 4 | 32.1 | 32.1: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Oh, that has been gloriously driven by Blundell. Full-length delivery, outside off, swinging it away. Tom Blundell strides out and drives it along the carpet through the cover region for four runs. |
| 0 | 31.6 | 31.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Andy McBrine drags his length back, just outside off. Rachin Ravindra goes deep into the crease and pats it to cover. |
6 Over | Run: 106/4 | Run Rate: 3.31
| 0 | 31.5 | 31.5: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, A touch fuller, around off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to the off side. |
| 1 | 31.4 | 31.4: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, on middle, Tom Blundell tucks it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Full-length delivery, on off, Tom Blundell leans on it and works it to the short leg fielder. |
| 1 | 31.2 | 31.2: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short and outside off, Rachin Ravindra cuts it to deep point and gets a single. |
| 0 | 31.1 | 31.1: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Andy bowls this full and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra strides to the pitch of the ball and leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 30.6 | 30.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Hard-length delivery, on middle and leg. Tom Blundell prods halfway and brings out his solid defence. That will be Lunch on Day 1! |
6 Over | Run: 104/4 | Run Rate: 3.35
| 1 | 30.5 | 30.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Wilson pushes the length fuller, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra gets on his front foot and pushes it to deep point for an easy single. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, On a hard length, just outside off, not much movement on this delivery. Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover. |
| 2 | 30.3 | 30.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Width to offer, wide outside off, on the back of a good length. Rachin Ravindra frees his arm and cuts it to the left of deep point and gets a brace. |
| 1 | 30.2 | 30.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, A tad fuller this time, angling in, on middle and leg. Tom Blundell clips it to deep square leg and gets an easy single. |
| 0 | 30.1 | 30.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, on off, Tom Blundell rocks back and rests it down the deck. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Full, on leg, Rachin Ravindra blocks it down. |
6 Over | Run: 100/4 | Run Rate: 3.33
| 1 | 29.5 | 29.5: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single. 100 up for the Kiwis! |
| 1 | 29.4 | 29.4: Andy McBrine to Rachin Ravindra, Short again, outside off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to deep cover for one. |
| 1 | 29.3 | 29.3: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Pitches it up, does Andy McBrine, around off, Tom Blundell punches it to the right of deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Short, on middle, Tom Blundell tucks it to short leg. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Andy McBrine to Tom Blundell, Full, outside off, blocked by Tom Blundell. |
| 1 | 28.6 | 28.6: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Just short of the fielder! Excellent change of length from Reuben Wilson. He drags his length back yet again, and nips it away. Tom Blundell looks to punch it away, but gets nicked on the outside edge. The ball flies and drops short of the third slip fielder, who dives to his right and parries it further. Single taken. |
6 Over | Run: 97/4 | Run Rate: 3.34
| 0 | 28.5 | 28.5: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good length, attacking the off stump now. Tom Blundell pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 28.4 | 28.4: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Beaten! Yet again, a touch shorter, outside off, and swings it away. Tom Blundell gets on his back foot and looks to punch it away, but misses on the swing of the delivery. |
| 0 | 28.3 | 28.3: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell stabs it to cover. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, On the back of a good length, wide outside off, Tom Blundell isn't bothered to offer anything at it. |
| 0 | 28.1 | 28.1: Reuben Wilson to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, shaping away, outside off, Tom Blundell covers the stumps and lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, On a hard length, shaping away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra leaves it away. |
6 Over | Run: 96/4 | Run Rate: 3.43
| 0 | 27.5 | 27.5: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra bunts it to mid on. |
| 4 | 27.4 | 27.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! You can't bowl a loose short delivery to Ravindra. Short of a length, around the shoulder of the batter. Rachin Ravindra transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it hard to deep square leg for four runs. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it to cover. |
| 1 | 27.2 | 27.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Fullish, wide outside off, Tom Blundell nudges it with soft hands toward the right of mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, pitching it outside off, threatening the batter that it might angle in, but swings it a bit away, to keep it straight. Tom Blundell hangs his willow in the air and offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 26.6 | 26.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Nice and full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. |
6 Over | Run: 91/4 | Run Rate: 3.37
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, angling in from leg, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 26.4 | 26.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Angling in, on a length, on off. Rachin Ravindra covers his line and blocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 26.2 | 26.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Drags his length back, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra knocks it to the fielder at mid off. |
| 0 | 26.1 | 26.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Reuben Wilson comes into the attack now. He keeps it full, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it watchfully. |
| 0 | 25.6 | 25.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves again. |
6 Over | Run: 91/4 | Run Rate: 3.50
| 0 | 25.5 | 25.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 4 | 25.4 | 25.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Lovely bit of timing from Tom Blundell! Overpitched, just outside off, Tom Blundell makes room and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 25.3 | 25.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam McCarthy bowls it on a good length, around off. Tom Blundell stays back and punches it to the fielder at short cover. |
| 0 | 25.2 | 25.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Slightly shorter again, on off, Tom Blundell covers his line and blocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 25.1 | 25.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, That one nipped in! Back of a length, on off, and it nips in sharply. Tom Blundell hops a bit and looks to block it but wears it high on his pads. The ball rolls towards the point fielder. Dot. |
| 0 | 24.6 | 24.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, onto the pads, Rachin Ravindra tucks this well towards the mid-wicket region for a dot. |
6 Over | Run: 87/4 | Run Rate: 3.48
| 0 | 24.5 | 24.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Short and wide of off, Rachin Ravindra gives it a good look and leaves this one. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, around off, angling back into the batter. Rachin Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and blocks this to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Full and wide outside the off stumps, Rachin Ravindra gets onto his front foot and drives this really well but straight into the hands of extra cover. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Short and around off, Rachin Ravindra keeps it out. |
| 0 | 24.1 | 24.1: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Mark comes around the stumps, Rachin Ravindra gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.6: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam persists to bowl around that nagging length but outside the off stump this time around. Tom leaves it. |
6 Over | Run: 87/4 | Run Rate: 3.63
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Hard length, wide of off, Tom Blundell doesn't offer any stroke at it. |
| 0 | 23.4 | 23.4: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Liam bends his back and hits the hard length, in the channel, nipping this back into the batter. Tom Blundell gets beaten to the inswing and the ball sneaks past his bat and hits him on his back thigh pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Short and wide outside off, Tom Blundell presses onto his front foot and leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 23.2 | 23.2: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, around off, Tom Blundell jumps up on his toes and pushes this towards covers for a dot. |
| 0 | 23.1 | 23.1: Liam McCarthy to Tom Blundell, McCarthy bends his back and hits the deck hard, around middle. Tom Blundell hops and dabs it down the track. |
| 0 | 22.6 | 22.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Full-length delivery, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 87/4 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 0 | 22.5 | 22.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, fuller, around off, Rachin Ravindra defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 22.4 | 22.4: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Tap and single! Back of a length, just outside off, Tom Blundell hops and bunts it toward point to take a quick single. |
| 0 | 22.3 | 22.3: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, outside off, swinging it away from the batter. Tom Blundell lunges and hangs his bat in the air to make a leave at it. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Mark Adair to Tom Blundell, A hint of outswinger now! Fuller in length, just outside off, nips it a bit away. Tom Blundell jams it to the off side. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Mark Adair to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two quick wickets for Ireland, and the Kiwis are in a spot of bother. Good length, on off, and this one shapes away a touch. Daryl Mitchell leans on and looks to block it, but misses. The ball kisses the outside edge of Daryl Mitchell's blade and goes towards the keeper, Lorcan Tucker, who makes no mistake. A short stay for Daryl Mitchell as he makes his way back into the shed. |
| 1 | 21.7 | 21.6: Liam McCarthy to Daryl Mitchell, Daryl Mitchell gets off the mark. Hard length, on off, Daryl Mitchell gets on his toes and taps it to short cover for a quick single. |
7 Over | Run: 86/3 | Run Rate: 3.91
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.5: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, OUT! LBW! Appeal goes round and up goes the finger of the umpire. This is an exceptional piece of bowling from Liam McCarthy. He pitches it around the off stump, on a good length and angling in sharply toward the stumps. Kane Williamson hangs onto his back foot and looks to nudge it to the leg side, but gets beaten on the inside edge and thumps on the front pad. Kane Williamson departs after scoring 36 off 70 balls. New Zealand are 86 for 3 now. |
| 0 | 21.5 | 21.5: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, WIDE! Way to short, just outside off. Kane Williamson leaves it away. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Kane hops and punches at it, but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 21.3 | 21.3: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Around the off stump, on a good length, Kane Williamson dabs it to cover-point. |
| 2 | 21.2 | 21.2: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Liam McCarthy drags his length back, just outside off. Kane Williamson gets on his toes and punches at it to the left of the backward point fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Full-length delivery, on off, Kane Williamson nudges it across the line to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 20.6 | 20.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Pitches it up, fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulders at it. |
6 Over | Run: 82/2 | Run Rate: 3.90
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, around off, Rachin Ravindra rides the bounce and dabs it to point. |
| 1 | 20.4 | 20.4: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Fuller in length, around off, Kane pats it with soft hands toward the cover-point and gets a quick single. |
| 1 | 20.3 | 20.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans on the delivery, opens the face of the bat and guides it through cover-point for a single. |
| 1 | 20.2 | 20.2: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, around leg, Kane Williamson pulls it to deep fine leg and gets an easy single. |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Full, around off, Kane pushes it to cover. |
| 4 | 19.6 | 19.6: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Edged and over. The luck is just not favouring Ireland. Liam McCarthy bangs hard on the good length, slanting it away. Rachin Ravindra looks to pull, but induces the top edge. The ball loops over the slip cordon and bounces away to deep third for four runs. |
6 Over | Run: 79/2 | Run Rate: 3.95
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, around off, Kane Williamson gets on his toes and bunts it to backward point. |
| 1 | 19.4 | 19.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short, angling away from the batter. Rachin Ravindra sways away and makes a leave at it. |
| 4 | 19.2 | 19.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! The bowler himself should have fielded that. Full-length delivery, on middle and off. Rachin Ravindra gets on his front foot and drives it, showing the full face of the bat toward the bowler. McCarthy fails to field it and the ball rolls away downtown for four runs. |
| 0 | 19.1 | 19.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Full, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to point. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Edged but doesn't carry! Back of a length, just outside off. Kane Williamson thinks that the ball might angling in to attack his body, and for that reason, he looks to tuck it, but induces an outside edge. The ball drops well short of the gully fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 69/2 | Run Rate: 3.63
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Shaping in, around middle, on a good length. Rachin Ravindra dabs it to the left of mid on and gets across for a single. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulder the delivery. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Good-length delivery, angling away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 4 | 18.2 | 18.2: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! That's an excellent shot from Rachin Ravindra. This is a full-length delivery, around leg. Rachin Ravindra shuffles across the stumps and rolls his wrists, and flicks it to the left of the deep fine leg fielder, who sprints across the turf and offers a dive but fails to get the better. |
| 2 | 18.1 | 18.1: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Overpitched, around the pads of the batter. Rachin Ravindra nudges it toward the right of wide mid on. The fielder dives but fails to make a stop. The mid off fielder back it up and the batter gets enough time to get double. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Good leave! Back of a length, pitching it well outside off and angling in. Kane Williamson goes deep into the crease and covers the stumps at the same time, to offer no shot at the delivery. |
6 Over | Run: 62/2 | Run Rate: 3.44
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Liam McCarthy to Kane Williamson, Much fuller, wide outside off, swings it a shade away from the wicket. Kane Williamson prods and looks to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge with a big gap. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Back of the good length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra pulls it to deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, On the hard length this time, angling it away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra looks to block it, but as he sees the trajectory of the delivery is moving away from him, he withdraws his bat and lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra cuts it to backward point. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, Liam McCarthy comes over the wicket and bowls on a good length, slanting in, just outside off. Rachin Ravindra prods on his front foot but leaves it away. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Good-length delivery, outside off, Kane Williamson lets it travel to the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 61/2 | Run Rate: 3.59
| 2 | 16.5 | 16.5: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Mayes hits the deck hard, on the good length, just outside off. Kane Williamson pushes it to the right of the backward point fielder, who rolls over his shoulder but fails to make the stop. The batter sees the window and gets a couple of runs, while the fielder gets back on his feet and backtracks to pick the ball. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Angling in, around off and middle. Kane Williamson rocks back and blocks it down the deck. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson makes a leave at it. |
| 4 | 16.2 | 16.2: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Nicely played! Full-length delivery, pitching it outside off, tries to swing it away, but Mayes fails to find any movement. Kane Williamson gets on his front foot and drives it crisply through cover for four more runs. |
| 4 | 16.1 | 16.1: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, FOUR! That has been put away comfortably by Williamson! Back of a length, on the sixth stump. Kane Williamson rocks back on his back foot and punches it into the vast gap between short cover and point for four runs. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Much fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover-point. |
6 Over | Run: 51/2 | Run Rate: 3.19
| 0 | 15.5 | 15.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Beaten! Pitched up, outside off, with a hint of away movement. Rachin Ravindra gets half forward and looks to block it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Nice and full from Reuben Wilson, on off, Rachin Ravindra gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, That's a beauty from Reuben Wilson! Good length, on off, shaping away a shade. Rachin Ravindra tries to drive it but gets beaten all ends up. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Reuben Wilson keeps it on a length again, around the waist. Kane Williamson tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Good length, outside off, shaping away. Kane Williamson leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Past the edge! Fuller one again, outside off, and it shapes away. Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but gets beaten on the away movement. |
6 Over | Run: 50/2 | Run Rate: 3.33
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Goes fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra covers his line and blocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson hops a bit and punches it through point for a single. 50 comes up for New Zealand. |
| 3 | 14.3 | 14.3: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Three runs! Overpitched, outside off, Rachin Ravindra takes a step forward and drives it through mid off. He doesn't connect it quite well. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Thomas Mayes goes full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but gets a blow on his pads. The ball rolls back to the bowler. Dot. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Thomas Mayes to Rachin Ravindra, Edged, short again! Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tries to block it but edges it. The ball lands short of the fielder at third slip. Dot. |
| 2 | 13.6 | 13.6: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Slightly shorter, outside off, Kane Williamson slices it through backward point for a brace. |
6 Over | Run: 46/2 | Run Rate: 3.29
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Edged, short! Hard length, on off, with a hint of inward movement. Kane Williamson tries to block it with soft hands but gets an edge. The ball lands just short of the fielder at slip. Dot. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, An appeal, turned down. Back of a length, on leg, Kane Williamson tries to flick it but misses and wears it high on his pads. A stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Drags his length back, on off, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and punches it to cover. The fielder dives to his right and stops it. Keeps it to a single. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra flicks it to wide of mid on. Dot again. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Too full from Reuben Wilson, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to the mid on fielder who moves to his right and makes a good stop. Dot. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, A tad fuller, targeting the stumps, Kane Williamson blocks it with soft hands towards the point fielder. |
6 Over | Run: 43/2 | Run Rate: 3.31
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Another one outside off, Kane Williamson leaves the harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, This one kept a bit low. Length, outside off, and it keeps low. Kane Williamson leaves it alone again. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Keeps it on the fuller side, outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, TWO LEG BYES! Thomas Mayes sways it down the leg side, Kane Williamson looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards fine leg. The fielder chases it as the batters collect two leg byes. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Good length, outside off, and it keeps low. Kane Williamson reaches out to it and steers it to the fielder at point. Dot. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Reuben Wilson keeps it full, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra lunges and flicks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 41/2 | Run Rate: 3.42
| 0 | 11.5 | 11.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, A stifled appeal but nothing from the umpire. Back of a length, nipping in from leg. Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but misses and wears it high on the pads. An appeal but turned down. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, A tad fuller, targeting the stumps, Rachin Ravindra blocks it solidly back towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Hard length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. |
| 6 | 11.2 | 11.2: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, SIX! That goes all the way and into the stands! Reuben Wilson bangs it short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra stays in his crease, swivels, and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Better line from Reuben Wilson. A tad fuller, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra covers his line and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Angling in, on the pads, Kane Williamson tucks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 35/2 | Run Rate: 3.18
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Mark Adair keeps it full, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 10.4 | 10.4: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, That one kept low! Length again, outside off, and it keeps low. Kane Williamson looks to slap it but gets beaten on the lack of bounce. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Kane Williamson leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Drags his length back, on off, Kane Williamson rocks back and blocks it with soft hands back towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Swing and a miss! Full, sliding down the leg side, Kane Williamson tries to flick it but misses. |
| 0 | 9.7 | 9.6: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Good comeback from Reuben Wilson. A yorker, on off, Rachin Ravindra gets his bat down in time and blocks it to mid off. |
7 Over | Run: 35/2 | Run Rate: 3.50
| 4 | 9.6 | 9.5: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! That's a glorious shot from Rachin Ravindra! Pitched up, outside off, Rachin Ravindra clears his front leg and drills it down the ground and through mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.4: Reuben Wilson to Rachin Ravindra, Length again, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to the point fielder. |
| 3 | 9.4 | 9.3: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Three runs! Full and straight, on the pads. Kane Williamson leans on and flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, NO BALL! Nice and full from Reuben Wilson, outside off. Kane Williamson lunges and blocks it to short cover. It's also a front foot No Ball. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Kane Williamson leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Reuben Wilson to Kane Williamson, Edged, short! Reuben Wilson keeps it full, with a hint of inward movement. Kane Williamson looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lands just short of the fielder at slip, who makes a dive and makes a good stop. Dot. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Nice leave from Rachin Ravindra. A tad fuller, outside off, shaping in. Rachin Ravindra covers his line and makes a good leave. |
6 Over | Run: 27/2 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Drags his length back, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Whipped away nicely. Hard length, on middle and leg, Kane Williamson whips it through square leg for just a single. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Adair keeps it full again, on off, Kane Williamson leans on and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Nice and full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tries to block it but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Mark Adair keeps it on a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Hard length, on off, Kane Williamson dead bats it. Another maiden for Mayes. |
6 Over | Run: 25/2 | Run Rate: 3.13
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Full and down the leg side, Kane Williamson tucks this grounded to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Short and wide of off, Kane Williamson leans back and looks to cut this square on off but gets it away off the under-edge around silly point. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, On a length, going down the leg side. Kane Williamson defends this off his front foot. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, around off, Kane Williamson gets onto his back foot and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Good length, wide of off, Kane Williamson leaves it all alone. |
| 4 | 6.6 | 6.6: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Gorgeous stroke to get off the mark, Rachin Ravindra. Pitched up, around off, from around the stumps. Rachin Ravindra leans to the pitch of the ball, presents a full face of his bat and punches this through the covers region for a boundary to open his account. |
6 Over | Run: 25/2 | Run Rate: 3.57
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, wide of off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra strides towards the pitch of the ball and pokes at it but bails out of the block just in time. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, Full and around off, shaping away from the batter. Rachin Ravindra pushes this to covers. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, around the pads yet again, Rachin Ravindra flicks this and keeps it grounded this time. Rachin finds mid-wicket this time. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! An absolute screamer from Liam McCarthy to send Devon Conway back. On a length, around the pads, going further down the leg side. Devon Conway stays leg side to the pitch of the ball and flicks this really well off his bat. The ball was flying away to the left of the fielder at short mid-wicket. Liam McCarthy dives to his left, grabs this with both hands and keeps hold of it as he falls onto the ground. Devon Conway departs for 4 and New Zealand are 21 for 2. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, On a length, wide of off, Kane Williamson gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out with a dab towards gully. |
6 Over | Run: 21/1 | Run Rate: 3.50
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Hard length, on top of middle and off, Kane Williamson gets up on his toes and tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Full and wide of off, Kane Williamson strides to the pitch of the ball and leaves it. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Hard length, around off, Kane Williamson blocks this to silly mid on. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Just a bit too straight from Thomas Mayes and Kane Williamson makes him pay. Pitched-up delivery, around the pads of the batter. Kane Williamson gets inside the line of the ball and flicks this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, On a length, around off, Kane Williamson blocks this underneath his eyeline. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Back-to-back maidens for Ireland. Pitched-up delivery, wide of off, Devon Conway leans into the stroke and drives this square but straight to point. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 3.40
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Hard length, on middle and leg, Devon Conway tucks this to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter, Devon Conway pokes at it away from his body but the awayswing beats his bat. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Back of a length, around off, Devon Conway almost gets squared up but he keeps it out. Wasn't the best of the defensive strokes from Devon but he does well to keep it out. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Good length, around off, Devon Conway presses onto his front foot and blocks this towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Mark Adair to Devon Conway, Mark continues to bowl around the stumps against the left-hander. Bowls this wide outside off, and shaping it away from the batter. Devon Conway leaves it. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, A maiden for Thomas, his first in Test cricket. Good length, around off, Kane Williamson defends this right underneath his eyeline. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 4.25
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Beauty from the debutant. Right in the channel, around off, and in that corridor of uncertainty. Kane Williamson steps onto his back foot and looks to keep it out but gets beaten out his outside edge. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Full and around off, shaping away from the batter, Kane Williamson shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Good length, wide down the leg, Kane Williamson has a go at it but misses out. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, Full and outside off, shaping away from the right-hander. Kane Williamson doesn't offer any stroke at it and leaves this one. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Thomas Mayes to Kane Williamson, On a length, around off, Kane Williamson presses towards the pitch of the ball and leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 2.6 | 2.6: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Short and around off, Kane Williamson plays this late and dabs this to the left of the fielder at backward point for a quick single. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 5.67
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, around off, nipping back into the batter. Kane Williamson gets up on his toes and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Hard length, wide of off, Kane Williamson leaves this one all alone. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Good length, around off, Kane Williamson dabs this to third slip for a dot. |
| 4 | 2.2 | 2.2: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Another streaky boundary for Kane. Good length, around off, Kane Williamson prods onto his front foot and looks to keep it out. Gets it edged off the outside edge of his bat and the ball races through gully for four runs. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, On a length, around off, shaping back into the batter. Kane Williamson gets right on top of the bounce and dead bats it. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, Full and on off, Devon Conway drives this well off his front foot but straight at covers. |
6 Over | Run: 12/1 | Run Rate: 6.00
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, Good length, going down the leg, Devon Conway looks to block this out but misses and gets rapped on his front pad. A gentle appeal but this was going down the leg side and the umpire turns it down. |
| 4 | 1.4 | 1.4: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, FOUR! Glorious punch of the front foot. Pitched up, around off, Devon Conway prods onto his front foot and presents a full face of his bat. Hits this from the middle and the ball goes straight past the bowler to his left for a boundary in front of the sight screen. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, Good length, around off, shaping back into the batter, Devon Conway presses onto his front foot and looks to block this one but the ball shoots a tad on the batter and it hits Devon around his thigh pad. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, Full and wide outside off, Devon Conway doesn't offer anything and shoulders his arms at it. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Thomas Mayes to Devon Conway, On a length, wide of off, Devon Conway covers his off stump and leaves it. |
| 4 | 0.6 | 0.6: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, FOUR! First runs off the bat for NZ in this Test match. Short and around off, Kane Williamson gets up on his toes and looks to block this out, but gets it edged off his outside edge. The ball races between second and third slip and crashes into the boundary cushion around the third man region for four runs. |
6 Over | Run: 8/1 | Run Rate: 8.00
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Back of a length, around off, Kane Williamson covers his off pole and leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Hard length, around off, Kane Williamson pokes at it with soft hands and gets it edged off the outside edge that drops in front of the fielder at first slip. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Mark Adair to Kane Williamson, Good length, around off, shaping away from the right-hander. Kane Williamson leaves it all alone. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Mark Adair to Tom Latham, OUT! TIMBER! This is exactly what Mark came around the stumps for against Tom. Good length, around off, shaping a long way back into the batter. Tom Latham doesn't offer any stroke at it and just shoulders his arms at it, misreading the swing on offer. The ball nips back in a long way and rattles the timber. Tom Latham departs for a duck. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Mark Adair to Tom Latham, FOUR LEG BYES! Runs straightaway to get us underway. Mark starts around the stumps to Tom Latham and errs in line as he bowls it down his leg side. Tom Latham misses out on the flick and clips this off his pads for a boundary towards the fine leg region. |
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