England trounce NZ to reach semi-finals

ICC Champions Trophy, 6th Match, Group A: England v New Zealand at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Jun 6, 2017

England v New Zealand

England 310 (49.3 ov) AD Hales 56 off 62, 3 fours, 2 sixes, JE Root 64 off65, 4 fours, 2 sixes, BA Stokes 48 off 53, 4 fours, 2 sixes,JC Butler 61 no tout off 48, 2 fours, 2 sixes, TG Southee 44-2, TA Boult 56-1, AF Milne 79-3, CJ Anderson 55-3, MJ Santner 54-1.

New Zealand  223 ao 44.3 overs KS Williamson 87 off 98, 8 fours, LRPL Taylor 39 off 59, 3 fours, JDS Neesham 18 off 14, 1 four, 1 six, JT Ball 31-2, MA Wood 32-1, LE Plunkett 55-4, BA Stokes 46-1, AU Rashid 47-2

England Won by 87 runs.

 

New Zealand won the toss put England in. Jos Buttler’s priceless addition of 42 runs in the last five overs enabled England to pass 300. His first boundary took 24 balls. At one point England were 135 for 3, with Root on the verge of fifty and his stand with Ben Stokes only facing 15 balls in the next ten overs. New Zealand’ seamers tormented Stokes with a few wide deliveries outside off stump. LE Plunkett tormented NZ bowlers and ended up 4/55.