2nd ODI: England's Uses Delay Tactics; Rain Prevent Result!

Rain prevents result for the 2nd ODI. New Zealand had a bright chance of winning this game and equaling the series, but the delay tactics by England prevented the chance. Chasing a revised target of 160 in 23 overs, when rain prevented New Zealand victory, they needed 33 in 4 overs with 8 wickets in hand. Easy chance in hand prevented by rain and England.

Match: 2nd ODI
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: June 18, 2008
Teams: England and New Zealand
Captains: Paul Collingwood and Daniel Vettori
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result: No result (rain abandoned the match)
Series: England leading 1-0
Man of the Match: None
Score:

England 162 all out in 24 overs (24 overs a side) (IR Bell 0, LJ Wright 52, KP Pietersen 13, RS Bopara 10, PD Collingwood 37, OA Shah 18, AD Mascarenhas 23, TR Ambrose 1, GP Swann 1, SCJ Broad 1, JM Anderson 0 not out, Extras--6 (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 1), KD Mills 5-1-24-2, TG Southee 5-0-35-2, MJ Mason 2-0-24-1, GD Elliott 5-0-23-3, DL Vettori 5-0-27-0, SB Styris 2-0-26-0) match abandoned due to rain New Zealand (revised target 160 in 23 overs) 127 for 2 in 19 overs (JM How 16, BB McCullum 60 not out, LRPL Taylor 25, SB Styris 19 not out, Extras--7 (lb 4, w 3), JM Anderson 3-0-16-0, SCJ Broad 3-0-28-1, PD Collingwood 4-0-23-4, LJ Wright 3-0-20-0, GP Swann 5-0-26-0, AD Mascarenhas 1-0-10-0)

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New Zealand Takes ODI Series 3-1!

First Win for New Zealand!

Match 1: Wellington

Toss: England

Result: New Zealand won by 6 wickets with 20 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Styris (New Zealand)
Score:

England 130 in 49.4 overs (Mustard 31, Shah 20, Martin 2 for 22, Styris 2 for 22, Patel 2 for 14) lost to New Zealand 131 for 4 in 30 overs (Ryder 31, McCullum 42, How 28, Taylor 24 not out, Broad 3 for 26)

New Zealand led 2-0! One more Easy Win!

Match 2: Hamilton

Toss: New Zealand

Result: New Zealand won by 10 wickets 31.5 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Ryder (New Zealand)
Score:

England 158 in 35.1 overs (Cook 53, Pietersen 29, Martin 2 for 44, Mason 2 for 29, Vettori 2 for 16) lost to New Zealand 165 for no loss in 18.1 overs (Ryder 79 not out, McCullum 80 not out)

England Captain series is still alive!

Match 3: Auckland
Toss: New Zealand

Result: England won by 6 wickets 3 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Collingwood (England)
Score:

New Zealand 234 for 9 in 50 overs (Taylor 31, Oram 88, Vettori 42, Anderson 2 for 41, Broad 3 for 32, Collingwood 3 for 43) lost to England 229 for 4 in 44 overs (Revised Target is 229 in 47 overs) (Bell 73, Pietersen 41, Collingwood 70 not out, Vettori 2 for 23)

Thriller! Still Series Live after Tied Match!

Match 4: Napier

Toss: New Zealand

Result: Match Tied--1st ball 1 run by centurian How, 2nd ball 1 run by Vettori, 3rd ball 2 runs by How, 4th ball, 1 run by How, 5th ball, How was run out, last ball 2 runs, captain Vettori on strike, a chance of run out was missed and they take one run and the match is tied
Score:

England 340 for 6 in 50 overs (Cook 69, Mustard 83, Bell 43, Pietersen 50, Collingwood 54 not out, Vettori 2 for 66, Ryder 2 for 14) tied with New Zealand 340 for 7 in 50 overs (Ryder 39, McCullum 58, How 139, Taylor 48, Broad 2 for 75)

New Zealand Wins the Series 3-1!

Match 5: Christchurch

Toss: New Zealand

Result: New Zealand won by 34 runs and 4 wickets by Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method

Man of the Match: McCullum (New Zealand)

Special News: Chasing 243, when rain stopped play, New Zealand were 213 for 6 in 37 overs. The play didn't resume and at the end of 37 overs, by D/L method, they should have been in 180. Since they were at 213, New Zealand won by 4 wickets and 34 runs.
Score:

England 242 for 7 in 50 overs (Cook 42, Pietersen 39, Shah 29, Wright 47, Mascarenhas 29 not out, Mills 4 for 36, Vettori 2 for 28) lost to New Zealand 213 for 6 in 37 overs (Supposed to be at 180 in 37 overs when rain stopped play) (McCullum 77, Taylor 41 not out, Styris 25, Sidebottom 3 for 51)

England Wins the 20-20 Series 2-0! Continues its Winning Habit!

Match 1: Auckland

Toss: New Zealand

Result: England won by 32 runs

Man of the Match: Mascarenhas (England)

Score:

England 184 for 8 in 20 overs (P. Mustard 20 in 13 balls with 2 fours and a six, Pietersen 43 in 23 balls with 6 fours and a six, Collingwood 26 in 22 balls with 1 four and a six, Shah 23 in 17 balls with 2 fours and a six, Mascarenhas 31 in 14 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes, Swann 15 not out in 10 balls with 2 fours, Mills 2 for 43, Martin 2 for 34) beat New Zealand 152 in 19.2 overs (Ryder 22 in 21 balls with 4 fours, Oram 61 in 40 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, Sidebottom 3 for 16, Mascarenhas 2 for 19)

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Match 2: Auckland
Toss: Christchurch
Result: England won by 50 runs
Man of the Match: Collingwood (England)
Score:

England 193 for 8 in 20 overs (Mustard 40 in 24 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes, Wright 30 in 19 balls with 5 fours and a six, Collingwood 54 in 28 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes, Shah, 47 in 35 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, Hitchcock 2 for 43, Southee 2 for 22) beat New Zealand 143 for 8 in 20 overs (Taylor 21 in 10 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes, How 31 in 25 balls with 3 fours, Mills 30 not out in 22 balls with 2 fours and a six, Sidebottom 2 for 19, Mascarenhas 2 for 25, Swann 2 for 30)