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| June 26, 2008 | Thursday | Jamadi-us-Sani 21, 1429 |
Shah helps England to score 245
LONDON, June 25: Owais Shah helped give England’s bowlers something to defend by scoring 63 in a total of 245 all out against New Zealand in the fourth One-day International at The Oval here on Wednesday.
England were struggling at 101 for four before a fifth-wicket stand of 75 between Ravi Bopara (58) and Shah revived the innings.
Tim Southee was the pick of New Zealand’s attack with three for 47 in 10 overs.
Shah was run out going for a second when he failed to beat Mark Gillespie’s direct hit from long-off.
England, after a steady start which saw Bell carve Gillespie for six, lost two wickets for three runs in the space of five balls.
Luke Wright was brilliantly caught by a Ross Taylor at short mid-wicket off a powerful pull.
And the Black Caps, who’d won the toss, then reduced England to 44 for two when they dismissed Kevin Pietersen (0).
He tried to pull a good length ball from Gillespie but toe-ended a catch to Southee at mid-on.
Bell was batting well. But after a stand of 37 with Bopara he got himself out on 46.
And it was not long before 81 for three became 101-4 when Paul Collingwood was bowled off an inside edge by Southee.
Shah though struck sixes over mid-wicket off Southee and Daniel Vettori, the left-arm spinner launched high over long-off.
Bopara was out when a checked drive off a slower ball in Gillespie’s over gave Jacob Oram a catch at mid-on.
Scoreboard
ENGLAND:
I. Bell c McCullum b Southee 46
L. Wright c Taylor b Mills 18
K. Pietersen c Southee b Gillespie 0
R. Bopara c Oram b Gillespie 58
P. Collingwood b Southee 14
O. Shah run out 63
T. Ambrose c Flynn b Oram 6
G. Swann c How b Mills 3
S. Broad c How b Southee 5
R. Sidebottom not out 8
J. Anderson run out 11
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-6, NB-3) 13
TOTAL (all out, 49.4 overs) 245
FALL OF WKTS: 1-41, 2-44, 3-81, 4-101, 5-176, 6-203, 7-219, 8-221, 9-228.
BOWLING: Mills 10-1-44-2 (1nb, 1w); Gillespie 9.4-2-58-2 (2nb, 2w); Southee 10-1-47-3 (1w); Oram 10-0-46-1; Vettori 8-0-34-0 (1w); Elliott 2-0-12-0 (1w).
NEW ZEALAND: Jamie How, Brendon McCullum (wicket-keeper), Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Daniel Flynn, Grant Elliott, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vetorri (captain), Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Mark Gillespie.
UMPIRES: Steve Davis (Australia) and Mark Benson (England).
TV UMPIRE: Richard Kettleborough (England).
MATCH REFEREE: Javagal Srinath (India).—AFP
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