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| February 24, 2008 | Sunday | Safar 16, 1429 |
McCullum helps Kiwis win ODI series
CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand), Feb 23: An explosive Brendon McCullum wrecked the best bowling England could offer as New Zealand overcame a mid-innings crisis to win the one-day series decider by 34 runs here on Saturday.
The overwhelming win gave New Zealand the five-match series 3-1, with one game tied, and importantly gave them a psychological boost going into the three Tests next month.
With New Zealand set a target of 243 to win, McCullum’s explosive start saw them reach 213 for six with 13 overs remaining when rain brought an early end to the game.
Under the Duckworth-Lewis system New Zealand only needed 179 in 37 overs.
England had made 242 for seven from their 50 overs and New Zealand were cruising along at 213 for six after 37 overs when play was abandoned.
McCullum was named Man-of-the-Match after smashing 77 off only 43 balls.
McCullum set the Kiwis on course for victory when he raced to his half-century off only 27 deliveries and belted five fours and six sixes before he was eventually bowled by Paul Collingwood.
Ross Taylor finished with an unbeaten 41 while Jesse Ryder (24), Jamie How (24) and Scott Styris (25) all kept the scoreboard ticking along.
Ryan Sidebottom captured three late wickets, including two in successive balls, to give England some hope of pulling off an unlikely win before the rain intervened.
New Zealand seamer Kyle Mills dismissed Phil Mustard (two), Ian Bell (24), Owais Shah (29) and England’s top-scorer Luke Wright (47) to finish with figures of 4-36 and restrict England to a modest total.
Dimitri Mascarenhas and Stuart Broad smashed 22 runs off the last over delivered by part-timer Ryder, with Mascarenhas making an unbeaten 29 off 12 balls and Broad 11 not out off eight.
Opener Alastair Cook got the innings off to a solid start with a watchful 42 while Kevin Pietersen made 39 but none of the English batsmen were able to post a big score as New Zealand’s bowlers picked up wickets at regular intervals.
Scoreboard
ENGLAND:
A.N. Cook lbw b Vettori 42
P. Mustard c How b Mills 2
I.R. Bell c Flynn b Mills 24
K.P. Pietersen c Ryder b Patel 39
P.D. Collingwood st McCullum b Vettori 14
O.A. Shah c McCullum b Mills 29
L.J. Wright c Taylor b Mills 47
A.D. Mascarenhas not out 29
S.C.J. Broad not out 11
EXTRAS (LB-3, NB-2) 5
TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 242
FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-57, 3-105, 4-119, 5-128, 6-197, 7-201.
DID NOT BAT: R.J. Sidebottom, J.M. Anderson.
BOWLING: Mills 10-2-36-4; Martin 4-0-23-0 (1nb); Oram 6-1-32-0; Styris 7-0-37-0; Vettori 10-1-28-2; Patel 8-0-33-1; Ryder 5-0-50-0 (1nb).
NEW ZEALAND:
J.D. Ryder run out 24
B.B. McCullum b Collingwood 77
J.M. How c Mustard b Sidebottom 24
L.R.P.L. Taylor not out 41
S.B. Styris c Broad b Anderson 25
D.R. Flynn lbw b Sidebottom 0
J.D.P. Oram b Sidebottom 0
D.L. Vettori not out 7
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-9) 15
TOTAL (for six wkts, 37 overs) 213
FALL OF WKTS: 1-103, 2-118, 3-147, 4-196, 5-197, 6-197.
DID NOT BAT: K.D. Mills, J.S. Patel, C.S. Martin.
BOWLING: Anderson 8-0-65-1 (3w); Sidebottom 10-0-51-3 (1w); Broad 6-0-41-0; Collingwood 8-1-26-1 (1w); Mascarenhas 5-1-24-0.
RESULT: New Zealand by 34 runs under D/L Method to win series 3-1.
UMPIRES: B.F. Bowden (New Zealand) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan).
TV UMPIRE: E.A. Watkin (New Zealand).
MATCH REFEREE: A.G. Hurst (Australia).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Brendon McCullum.—Agencies
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