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England vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final at Manchester, Jun 20 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Semi-Final, Manchester, June 20, 1979, Prudential World Cup

England

221/8

New Zealand

(60 ov, T:222) 212/9

England won by 9 runs

Player Of The Match

Graham Gooch

, ENG

71 (84)

Graham Gooch has broken the record for most sixes in an innings (3) in ODIs for ENG, going past Tony Greig's 2

England's 9-run win against New Zealand is their smallest margin of victory in terms of runs in ODIs, beating 14-run win against Pakistan

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Scorecard summary

England1 Inn

221/8(60 overs)

71 (84)

2/46 (12)

53 (115)

1/32 (12)

New Zealand2 Inn

212/9(60 overs)

69 (137)

3/55 (12)

30 (51)

1/24 (9)

Match details

GroundOld Trafford, Manchester

TossNew Zealand, elected to field first

Series

Prudential World Cup

Season1979

Player Of The Match

Graham Gooch

Series resultEngland advanced

Match numberODI no. 72

Match daysday (60-over match)

ODI debut

Wayne Larkins

Umpires

John Langridge

Ken Palmer

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