New Zealand vs England, 1st T20I at Auckland, , Feb 05 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

and that's that .. Oram again leans back and looks to thump it over long-off but he doesn't clear Ian Bell who holds onto one that was really flzzing

powerful shot, leans back and thumps that to the right of long-on

full toss, pushed to long-on and neither batsman shows any interest in the single ... which means that New Zealand need 37 off the final six balls.

steered to deep backward point

inside edge to fine leg, Sidebottom chases and flicks the ball back a foot inside the rope ... or does he ... the third umpire looks ... and looks ... the crowd hoot ... and four is given. Sidebottom gives a wry smile and shakes his head

driven to deep cover and another single is turned down. That's hushed the crowd who've been in good spirits

fired in at his feet, it passes tow or three inches wide of leg stump as Oram heads to the off and is called a wide

wide and full, Oram chops down and squirts the ball to third man ... and turns down the single

back and turned to midwicket, a crazy run - they have no option - but they get away with it as the throw at the bowler's end is wild and wide

pushed to long-on and once more Martin pinches the strike

slow, wide and a full toss, Oram has to reach so far that he has to take his bottom hand off the bat as he guides it to wide third man

a much slower delivery foxes Oram

pusshed gently to mid-on, Martin sets off, Oram hesitates, the bowler and batsman get tangled, a shy at the stumps misses ... all the fun of the fair

Oram leans back but doesn't get enough power into the shot and only a single to long-on

back, a thick edge down to third man gets Oram back on strike

pushed into the off side, no follow through, and they take the single. That is a sign that even Oram accepts the game is up.

full, straight, and Patel, who has repeatedly been stepping to leg, misses and loses his off stump

full toss driven to long-on, Patel wanted a second but Oram was not interested

wide and swinging wider, Oram gets a thick edge and four to third man

full and outside off, Patel chops down and takes the single to deep cover

Patel goes too far to leg, Anderson holds his line and Patel is left stretching at air