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| June 17, 2008 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 12, 1429 |
England thrash NZ
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England), June 16: Kevin Pietersen’s unbeaten 110 was the cornerstone of England’s 114 run thrashing of New Zealand in the first One-day International at the Riverside here on Sunday which saw them go 1-0 up in the five-match series (also partly reported in Monday’s edition).
Pietersen’s sixth hundred in 72 One-day International matches guided England to 307 for five and was his first century at this level since his 104 against Australia at the World Cup in Antigua last year.
World Cup semi-finalists New Zealand, chasing 308 to win, were bowled out for 193 with more than seven overs remaining as they lost only their second match in nine 50-overs-a-side contests.
South Africa-born Pietersen, who on Friday made 42 not out in England’s nine-wicket Twenty20 thrashing of New Zealand at Old Trafford, was in total command and at times appeared to be toying with the bowling.
The 27-year-old faced 113 balls with three sixes and eight fours.
Together with England one-day captain Paul Collingwood, who made a run-a-ball 64, he put on 136 for the fourth wicket after England had wobbled at 95 for three.
New Zealand’s reply got off to a rapid start with openers Jamie How and Brendon McCullum putting on 50 inside eight overs.
But third seamer Stuart Broad, with his first ball, had McCullum, on 36, cutting a short delivery straight to Ian Bell at extra-cover.
And New Zealand were soon 72 for three.
Collingwood, England’s best fielder, ran out James Marshall with a direct hit from backward point on the bowler’s end stumps before How spooned a catch to Wright in the covers off Broad.
From then on New Zealand never looked like mounting a recovery and medium-pacer Collingwood wrapped up the match with four for 15 in 17 balls.
New Zealand came into this match ranked third in the world in 50-over cricket and with a 3-1 series win over England on home soil in February to their credit.
The series continues at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Scoreboard
ENGLAND:
I.R. Bell run out 46
L.J. Wright c Vettori b Mason 11
K.P. Pietersen not out 110
R.S. Bopara c and b Styris 4
P.D. Collingwood b Vettori 64
O.A. Shah c How b Southee 49
T.R. Ambrose not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-9, NB-10) 22
TOTAL (for five wkts, 50 overs) 307
FALL OF WKTS: 1-49, 2-84, 3-95, 4-231, 5-304.
DID NOT BAT: G.P. Swann, S.C.J. Broad, R.J. Sidebottom, J.M. Anderson.
BOWLING: Mills 10-1-59-0 (6nb, 1w); Southee 10-1-68-1 (4nb, 2w); Mason 10-0-62-1; Vettori 10-0-38-1; Styris 8-0-63-1; Taylor 2-0-14-0 (6w).
NEW ZEALAND:
J.M. How c Wright b Broad 20
B.B. McCullum c Bell b Broad 36
J.A.H. Marshall run out 4
L.R.P.L. Taylor c Sidebottom b Wright 20
S.B. Styris c Anderson b Swann 18
D.R. Flynn c Ambrose b Swann 34
G.J. Hopkins c Bopara b Collingwood 25
D.L. Vettori c Anderson b Collingwood 8
K.D. Mills c Wright b Collingwood 7
T.G. Southee c Bell b Collingwood 6
M.J. Mason not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-12, W-3) 15
TOTAL (all out, 42.5 overs) 193
FALL OF WKTS: 1-52, 2-61, 3-72, 4-101, 5-116, 6-165, 7-179, 8-180, 9-187.
BOWLING: Anderson 8-0-45-0; Sidebottom 8-1-43-0 (1w); Broad 8-2-16-2; Swann 10-1-45-2 (1w); Wright 6-0-17-1; Collingwood 2.5-0-15-4 (1w).
RESULT: England won by 114 runs.
UMPIRES: N.J. Llong (England) and S.J. Davis (Australia).
TV UMPIRE: P.J. Hartley (England).
MATCH REFEREE: J. Srinath (India).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Kevin Pietersen.
SECOND MATCH: June 18, Edgbaston
THIRD MATCH: June 21, Bristol.
FOURTH MATCH: June 25, The Oval.
FIFTH MATCH: June 28, Lord’s.—AFP
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