2007 ICC World Twenty20: England vs New Zealand
{{date|September 18, 2007}}

[[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] defeated [[w:England cricket team|England]] by five runs in the Super 8 stage of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Kingsmead]], [[w:Durban|Durban]], [[South Africa]].

New Zealand slumped to 31-4 in the sixth [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. Brendon McCullum was [[w:caught|caught]] behind for four [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] in the first over, while Peter Fulton fell [[w:leg before wicket|lbw]] to Andrew Flintoff for a [[w:duck (cricket)duck]] in the third over. Ross Taylor was dismissed for seven and Lou Vincent was caught behind for 13. However Scott Styris scored 42 and Craig McMillan added 57 as New Zealand recovered to 164-9 after 20 overs.

England started brightly, with Darren Maddy and Vikram Solanki opening with a 62 run [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]]. However Solanki fell for 24 runs, while Maddy was [[w:run out|run out]] after reaching fifty. England lost three quick wickets as Paul Collingwood made just three runs and Kevin Pietersen was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Daniel Vettori for 24. Andrew Flintoff was run out two balls later. Despite 21 from Owais Shah and 24 from Luke Wright, three wickets fell in the penultimate over and England could only make 159-8.

New Zealand will reach the semi-final stage of the competition, while England are facing elimination. England need to heavily defeat India while hoping that South Africa lose their final two matches.

'''Toss:''' England won, and chose to field first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-7 (McCullum, 0.6 ov), 2-16 (Fulton, 2.2 ov), 3-25 (Taylor, 3.5 ov), 4-31 (Vincent, 5.5 ov), 5-91 (Styris, 12.5 ov), 6-134 (McMillan, 16.2 ov), 7-138 (Oram, 16.4 ov), 8-145 (Bond, 17.4 ov), 9-164 (Gillespie, 19.6 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' C S Martin

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-62 (Solanki, 7.5 ov), 2-80 (Maddy, 10.4 ov), 3-87 (Collingwood, 12.1 ov), 4-103 (Pietersen, 13.2 ov), 5-104 (Flintoff, 13.4 ov), 6-146 (Shah, 18.1 ov), 7-146 (Mascarenhas, 18.2 ov), 8-148 (Wright, 18.5 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' J M Anderson

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=2|econ=5.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=19|wickets=0|econ=9.50}}
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'''England:''' [[w:Darren Maddy|D L Maddy]], [[w:Vikram Solanki|V S Solanki]] (wkt), [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]], [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]],  [[w:Chris Schofield|C P Schofield]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]

'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Lou Vincent|L Vincent]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Jacob Oram|J D P Oram]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]] (capt), [[w:Shane Bond|S E Bond]], [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]], [[w:Chris Martin (cricketer)|C S Martin]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]] (New Zealand)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies) and [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Steve Davis (umpire)|S J Davis]] (Australia)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Brian Jerling|B G Jerling]] (South Africa)

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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6998723.stm|title=England v New Zealand|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 18, 2007}}

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New Zealand defeated England by five runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.

New Zealand slumped to 31-4 in the sixth over. Brendon McCullum was caught behind for four runs in the first over, while Peter Fulton fell lbw to Andrew Flintoff for a w:duck (cricket)duck in the third over. Ross Taylor was dismissed for seven and Lou Vincent was caught behind for 13. However Scott Styris scored 42 and Craig McMillan added 57 as New Zealand recovered to 164-9 after 20 overs.

England started brightly, with Darren Maddy and Vikram Solanki opening with a 62 run partnership. However Solanki fell for 24 runs, while Maddy was run out after reaching fifty. England lost three quick wickets as Paul Collingwood made just three runs and Kevin Pietersen was bowled by Daniel Vettori for 24. Andrew Flintoff was run out two balls later. Despite 21 from Owais Shah and 24 from Luke Wright, three wickets fell in the penultimate over and England could only make 159-8.

New Zealand will reach the semi-final stage of the competition, while England are facing elimination. England need to heavily defeat India while hoping that South Africa lose their final two matches.

'Toss:' England won, and chose to field first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-7 (McCullum, 0.6 ov), 2-16 (Fulton, 2.2 ov), 3-25 (Taylor, 3.5 ov), 4-31 (Vincent, 5.5 ov), 5-91 (Styris, 12.5 ov), 6-134 (McMillan, 16.2 ov), 7-138 (Oram, 16.4 ov), 8-145 (Bond, 17.4 ov), 9-164 (Gillespie, 19.6 ov)

'Did not bat:' C S Martin


'Fall of wickets:' 1-62 (Solanki, 7.5 ov), 2-80 (Maddy, 10.4 ov), 3-87 (Collingwood, 12.1 ov), 4-103 (Pietersen, 13.2 ov), 5-104 (Flintoff, 13.4 ov), 6-146 (Shah, 18.1 ov), 7-146 (Mascarenhas, 18.2 ov), 8-148 (Wright, 18.5 ov)

'Did not bat:' J M Anderson


'England:' D L Maddy, V S Solanki (wkt), K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, A Flintoff, L J Wright, A D Mascarenhas,  C P Schofield, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

'New Zealand:' L Vincent, B B McCullum (wkt), P G Fulton, R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, D L Vettori (capt), S E Bond, M R Gillespie, C S Martin

'Man of the Match:' C D McMillan (New Zealand)

'Umpires:' B R Doctrove (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
'TV Umpire:' S J Davis (Australia)
'Match Referee:' M J Procter (South Africa)
'Reserve Umpire:' B G Jerling (South Africa)
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