Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

KS Williamson
KS Williamson
87(98) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 27 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
9 6 18 6 12 2 21 13
JE Root
JE Root
64(65) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 13 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
10 7 6 11 5 2 13 10

Best performances - Bowlers

LE Plunkett
LE Plunkett
O9.3
M0
R55
W4
Eco5.78
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
CJ Anderson
CJ Anderson
O9
M0
R55
W3
Eco6.11
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Andrew Miller

6.57pm Right, that's your lot. It's been a potent display from England, who are the first side into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. But it's all still to play for in Group A. Have a read of David Hopps' match report, hoover up our highlights if you are in UK, Australia or Ireland, and tune back in later for Andrew McGlashan and Mel Farrell's reports from the front line. See you tomorrow for South Africa v Pakistan at Edgbaston.

6.51pm Eoin Morgan speaks: "We weren't that pleased at the half-way stage, maybe 30 short of par. But it shows with the batting line-up we've got, upwards of 300 always leaves you in with a shout."

Kane Williamson: "They bat very deep with a lot of power, so restricting them wasn't a bad effort. In all areas, England outplayed us today. Credit to the way they went about their business, especially with the ball in hand. We were trying to get momentum, and increasing that run-rate to chase down the total. It was a tough job, England used the dimensions of the ground well, the wind was a big factor, and the pitch was a bit two-faced."

Morgan says his bowlers learned from the batting innings. "We hit the wicket hard, no value in full with the short straight boundaries. We weren't too greedy, just hit the seam on a good length.

"It feels good to be in the semis but we are not satisfied. We want to fulfil our potential."

Williamson says New Zealand will front up against Bangladesh and "hope that these guys can help us out a bit."

6.50pm Time for some presentations. Jake Ball is Man of the Match for a decisive new-ball spell, and final figures of 2 for 31. "The rain had juiced the pitch up so it was a matter of getting it in the right areas," he says. "You have to be prepared to go round the park now and again, and cherish the days when you come off the field with decent figures." Right areas. He's got a dose of the Montys in his post-match interview, but he certainly did what he said he planned to do.

6.45pm Plunkett wraps up the match with his second four-wicket haul in as many games. He is a vital factor in their line-up, as they march on to Edgbaston on Saturday, and an opportunity to eliminate Australia in the group stages. Quite the incentive for an otherwise dead rubber!

44.3
W
Plunkett to Southee, OUT, wide on the crease, a round-house pull, a spiralling top-edge, Roy claims the catch at deep midwicket, and England have qualified for the Champions Trophy semi-finals!

TG Southee c Roy b Plunkett 2 (9m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

44.2
0
Plunkett to Southee, no run, a firm strike to mid-off

mavR: "How long before Sixer Southee begins to smash them into the stands and make a mockery of this total ?" It's only a matter of time. Keep the faith!

44.1
W
Plunkett to Milne, OUT, an ambitious spank down the ground, Plunkett keeps picking off the wickets! Miscued off the splice to a tumbling Rashid at mid-on. Start the car!

AF Milne c Rashid b Plunkett 10 (16m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.90

END OF OVER:
44 | 8 Runs | NZ: 223/8 (88 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.06, RRR: 14.66)

  • Adam Milne10 (10b)
  • Tim Southee2 (4b)
  • Mark Wood9-0-32-1
  • Liam Plunkett9-0-55-2

Snehil: "@Miller Aus vs Eng may be blood and thunder. But aren't thunders usually accompanied with rain." Ah ...

43.6
1
Wood to Milne, 1 run, short again, pulled firmly, but only as far as deep square leg
43.5
1
Wood to Southee, 1 run, taps the single
43.4
0
Wood to Southee, no run, missed pull

Williamson's hot streak

5

Consecutive 50-plus scores for Kane Williamson in ODIs v England: 93, 118, 90, 50, 50* (today).

Advantage England

2-10

New Zealand's win-loss record when chasing targets between 290 and 330 in ODIs since January 2005

Par for course

11

Instances of England posting 300+ totals, out of the last 13 ODI innings when they have batted first

Buttler the biffer

16

Fifty-plus scores for Buttler at a strike rate of 100 or more, out of the 18 times he has topped 50 in ODIs

Root's stunning form

69.09

Joe Root's ODI average since the start of 2016. in 26 innings he has gone past 50 on 16 occasions

Tough for Southee

48.45

Tim Southee's ODI bowling average since the 2015 World Cup. In 23 matches he has taken only 24 wickets

Evenly matched

5-5

The win-loss head-to-head in the last ten ODIs between England and New Zealand. In ODI world tournaments, though, NZ have won 6 of the last 7

ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut)

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.045
BAN31130
AUS3012-0.992
NZ3021-1.058
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND32141.37
PAK3214-0.68
SA31220.167
SL3122-0.798