Boult to Turner, out Bowled!! Nails the yorker and Turner plays all around it. Looks to slog leg-side but got nowhere near the line of the delivery. Was through the shot a bit too early and the ball dips late to crash into the base of middle and leg stump. Turner b Boult 20(15) [4s-1 6s-1]
85
4
Benny Howell to Dawson, FOUR, width on offer on this length delivery, Dawson plays the late cut and hits the gap between backward point and short third
84
W
Benny Howell to Sean Dickson, out Caught by Duckett!! Slower ball full toss from Benny Howell. Dickson looks to tonk it down the ground and ends up skewing it off the toe end of the bat. Duckett sprints forward from long-off and pouches it safely with both hands. Sean Dickson c Duckett b Benny Howell 16(15) [4s-1 6s-1]
74
6
C Wood to Turner, SIX, slower short ball outside off, Turner sits deep inside the crease and muscles the pull over mid-wicket. Hit flush on the boundary cushions...
68
4
Livingstone to Sean Dickson, FOUR, full and fired down the leg-side, Dickson gets low and gets enough bat on the sweep to beat the fielder at short fine to his right
67
6
Livingstone to Sean Dickson, SIX, full and in the slot for Sean Dickson, he clears his front leg and thumps it for an 80-metre maximum over long-on
63
W
Livingstone to Pope, out Caught by C Wood!! Pope looks for a swipe and gets a thick top-edge on it. The fielder at short fine runs back and completes the catch with ease. Second wicket for Liam Livingstone and he is chuffed to bits. Pope c C Wood b Livingstone 23(17) [4s-2]
60
4
Benny Howell to Turner, FOUR, Turner premeditates the lap sweep and gets into great position quite early. Meets the ball off the thick inside half and helps it away to the fine leg fence
58
4
Benny Howell to Pope, FOUR, short and angled down leg, Pope makes use of the line to slog the pull to the right of the fielder at fine leg
56
Benny Howell to Pope, no run, dropped. Slower delivery bowled a bit too full just outside off, Pope went really hard on the drive and drilled it off the toe end back at the bowler. Benny Howell got both hands, but couldn't hold on. One of those catches that either stick or don't...
52
W
C Wood to Williamson, out Bowled!! Chris Wood has looked good in the last game and he has once again started well today. Gets the big wicket of Williamson with a slower ball. Pitches outside leg and gets the ball to grip and hit the top of leg peg. Williamson wanted to play the premeditated scoop and missed it completely. Williamson b C Wood 33(29) [4s-5]
47
4
Benny Howell to Pope, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Pope drills the drive to the right of extra cover and beats the fielder in the deep as well
40
C Wood to Williamson, 1 run, slower length delivery on leg stump, clipped away to the right of deep square
31
4
Benny Howell to Williamson, byes, FOUR, oh dear! That slipped out of Benny Howell's hand. Back of the hand slower ball gone wrong. It dips late wide of off stump and beats everyone. Williamson clearly didn't pick the change of pace there...
30
W
Livingstone to Warner, out Caught by Duckett!! A scratchy knock from Warner comes to an end. Slower and shorter outside off, Warner gave himself plenty of room and smashes it with a flat bat straight to Duckett at mid-off. No timing on that whatsoever. Warner c Duckett b Livingstone 9(12)
23
4
Southee to Williamson, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries for Kane Williamson! Full on leg stump, Williamson whips and gets it wide of the man at deep backward square to his left
22
4
Southee to Williamson, FOUR, this time he uses the bottom hand power to smack the length delivery over mid-on to his right
21
4
Southee to Williamson, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Williamson gives himself a little bit of room and slaps the drive up and over cover
11
4
Boult to Williamson, FOUR, excellent use of the feet from Williamson! Gets close to the pitch of the delivery and throws his hands on the drive in the gap between cover and extra cover
4
4
Boult to Williamson, FOUR, Williamson is off the mark with a boundary! Full and in the channel outside off, Williamson opens the bat face and creams the drive all along the carpet through cover
3
W
Boult to Jamie Smith, out Bowled!! That is a beauty from Trent Boult. Jamie Smith ran down the pitch looking to slam a drive through the off-side, but the length was full and there was enough inswing to crash into the bottom of off stump. Jamie Smith b Boult 0(2)