another bowled, that one clattering into the off stick, the No 11 driving with a straight bat and missed that one completely
New Zealand vs Canada, 18th Match, Group C at Gros Islet, Mar 22 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Dhaniram, who retired hurt, doesn't bother to come back out to bat and that completes proceedings at St Lucia, with a comprehensive victory for New Zealand. They are certainly looking like strong contenders at this early stage of the competition. Canada's performances in the group just got better, however, and they did very well today, giving the Kiwis some decent practice. Davison was at his brilliant best, too, with some entertainment early on.
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well bowled and Patel has to hold both hands up in appeal to confirm the wicket. Full delivery and Sandher swooshes at that one, misses, and the ball just clips the off stick on the way through to the keeper
Speaking of pick, Canada's coach Andy Pick will be pleased with his side's efforts in this, his last match
high full toss, at an awkward height and coming straight to the batsman, who does well to pick that one out to square
on a good length, on off, and that's defended back to the bowler who mock-shies it back to the keeper, but doesn't release
driven on the up off the back foot to mid-off and that's just the single
wide down off and dying - Cummins gives a headrush of a game swoosh at that one, but connects only with air
full toss worked down off the hips to mid-on
tries to smash that on the up off the back foot through long-on, but instead the ball rolls into cover
defended forward this time to finish off a good over from Patel
turns into the righthander and Lockets shares could go up there as the bowler roars the loudest and gravelliest of appeals - not a bad shout; it would have hit the stumps decides HawkEye... but not the real eye of the umpire
horrible - a big heave looking to send that into Row Z, instead it hit middle-and-off and the batsman's on his way
outside off and that turns in a touch to the righthander who in turn works it back out to point
tickled off the pads behind square
on middle and changes the length well when he sees Bhatti bouncing down the track and has to adjust his own plans, with a defence
"Vettori! Vettori! Vettori!" beseech the crowd. Vettori obliges with a wave and gets a cheer for his efforts.
Patel back into the attack
hip-height full toss worked to Fleming at short midwicket who bungs it back in underarm
worked out to midwicket
wide and angled at the lefthander - McCullum screams a ridiculous appeal - that was missing leg by a long way
slower ball, so wide and slow that the batsman really should have done better than to just drive that slowly to inside the cover boundary
overstepped and the batsman steps into that one and drives it through cover
low full toss and that's bunted behind point
on leg, crashes into the leg, and that's half an appeal - the 'Ow? bit - but the ball was clearly straying down