Southee to Root, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! That was a poor shot from Root and he pays the price for it! A back of a length ball seaming in on middle and leg, Root backs away a bit and tries to swipe it across but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball crashes into middle and leg. Much-needed breakthrough for Phoenix. Root b Southee 6(10) [4s-1]
Milne to Root, no run, length ball jagging back in on middle, Root hangs back and pushes it towards short mid-wicket
Milne to Root, no run, full ball swinging sharply towards leg-stump, Root tries to flick but plays down the wrong line and is struck on the pads
Milne to Root, 5 wides, these are bonus runs! Full ball swinging down leg, Joe Clarke dives to his left but can't stop it. Five wides
Milne to Root, 2 runs, this one pitches on a good length on middle and straightens to square Root up. He manages to dab it with an open bat-face towards squarish third man. A couple results
Milne to Root, no run, nice tight off-stump channel, seaming in, Root pushes at it tentatively and gets an inside edge onto the pads
Milne to Root, no run, good length ball seaming towards leg-stump, Root looks to work it across but is struck on the pads
Boult to Root, leg byes, FOUR, back of a length ball seaming down leg, Root looks to tuck it across but it deflects off his thigh pad and flies past the keeper and through to the fence
Boult to Root, FOUR, nicely done! Shortish delivery around off, Root stays leg-side of it and plays a controlled cut shot past cover-point. Timed it nicely and he gets the desired result
Boult to Root, no run, shortish delivery around off, Root rides the bounce and taps it towards backward point
Boult to Root, wide, skiddy back of a length ball seaming down leg, Root looks to tuck it across but the ball deflects off his thigh pad. Well, that's a wide actually
Boult to Root, no run, pitched up ball swinging in on middle, Root covers the line and strokes it towards mid-on