Australia vs New Zealand 8th Match,Group-A at Nagpur, 25 Feb, 2011

Toss: Australia, who choose to field first
New Zealand 206/10 (45.1)
Australia 207/3 (34)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: MG Johnson
  • CL White 22 * (28)
  • MJ Clarke 24 * (37)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Watson, looks to drive it on the up but drags it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.1TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to SR Watson, looks to drive it on the up but drags it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and dabs it away past the slip cordon and gets a single.

Over 0.3TG Southee bangs it short onto the pitch to BJ Haddin, this one is sprayed down the legside by the bowler for a second Wide of this over.

Over 0.3TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Haddin, goes back in defence and is beaten by the away movement and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.4TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Haddin, gets behind the line and punches it to the left of mid off and takes a quick single.

Over 0.5TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and tucks it behind squareleg and gets a single.

Over 0.6TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to BJ Haddin, jumps down the track and plays a smashing drive through extra covers for a boundary!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to SR Watson, who gets forward and defends it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.2DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to SR Watson, who gets forward and defends it infront of middle and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to SR Watson, gets forward and works it softly towards mid on and steals a single.

Over 1.4DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to BJ Haddin, flicks the half volley off his pads to deep wide mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 1.5DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to SR Watson, who gets forward and defends it towards point and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to SR Watson, goes back and tucks it towards mid wicket and gets a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to SR Watson, goes back and tucks it away to deep mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 2.2TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Haddin, this is onto the pads and gets whipped away slightly in the air behind squareleg and that beat the fielder in the deep for a boundary!

Over 2.3TG Southee bowls a short and rising delivery to BJ Haddin, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to BJ Haddin, makes room and drags his expansive drive towards mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5TG Southee bowls a short and rising delivery to BJ Haddin, goes back and punches it lightly towards mid on and gets an easy single.

Over 2.6TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to SR Watson, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to BJ Haddin, drives it on the up to deep extra covers and gets a single.

Over 3.2DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to SR Watson, goes back and defends it towards mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to SR Watson, goes back and cuts that away hard to deep backward point and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.4DL Vettori bowls a tossed up delivery to SR Watson, who lunges forward and sweeps it towards deep backward squareleg and gets a single.

Over 3.5DL Vettori bowls a quicker arm ball to BJ Haddin, stays in the crease and lifts it through the line over the bowler's head and that will drop down for a boundary!

Over 3.6DL Vettori bowls it flat in the air to BJ Haddin, works it off his pads behind squareleg and gets a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Haddin, makes room and punches it to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2TG Southee bowls it short and wide outside off to BJ Haddin, makes room and plays a blazing cut shot past extra covers and that races away in no time to the boundary!

Over 4.3TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to BJ Haddin, goes back and flicks it off his pads wide of mid on and gets a single.

Over 4.4TG Southee bowls a short of length delivery to SR Watson, who goes back and tucks it through backward squareleg and picks up a couple of runs. That second run was a risky one and Haddin would have been run out at the bowling end had it been a direct hit.

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