Venue: Auckland
Event : 3rd ODI ,Eng Vs NZ
Result: A lopsided series kicks alive.
England have finally induced some life into the so far one sided contest against New Zealand. Recovering from two huge losses in the series, England managed to beat the kiwis comfortably in the third one dayer. Paul Collingwood starred for England with both bat and ball in a rain affected match at Auckland.
New Zealand batted first and the 2nd ODI heroes McCullum and Ryder were not able to make much of an impact this time around losing their wickets to James Anderson. The scoreboard at one stage read 40 for 1, 40 for 2, 40 for 3. They eventually were reduced to 95 for 6 in the 30th over and were staring down the barrel when Jacob Oram and Vettori decided to change the script. The two all rounders were involved in a 74 run partnership which saved the blushes for the Kiwis. The Kiwis stuttered to 234 thanks to Oram’s efforts. Oram smashed four boundaries and also cleared the ropes on 4 occassions to reach 88 off 91 balls.
New Zealand batted first and the 2nd ODI heroes McCullum and Ryder were not able to make much of an impact this time around losing their wickets to James Anderson. The scoreboard at one stage read 40 for 1, 40 for 2, 40 for 3. They eventually were reduced to 95 for 6 in the 30th over and were staring down the barrel when Jacob Oram and Vettori decided to change the script. The two all rounders were involved in a 74 run partnership which saved the blushes for the Kiwis. The Kiwis stuttered to 234 thanks to Oram’s efforts. Oram smashed four boundaries and also cleared the ropes on 4 occassions to reach 88 off 91 balls.
England started off in a similar fashion losing their openers early. At 31 for 2 England was in trouble facing a similar fate as the first 2 ODIs. But Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen combined together for a century stand to guide England to safety. Both played patiently to ensure that there were no more jitters in the dressing room. But they fell in quick succession after guiding England to the 140s. That’s when Collingwood took charge. His confidence was high after scalping three wickets in the NZ innings and he put on a stand of 80 runs with Shah to guide England home. Collingwood smashed 70 off a mere 50 deliveries to cap off a great day for him and for England.
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