that's the victory, Fulton picks up a length ball off his pads and sends the crowd scurrying for cover at midwicket, that was hit with sheer power
Kenya vs New Zealand, 2nd Match, Group C at Durban, Sep 12 2007 - Match Result
New Zealand cruise to victory by nine wickets. Their bowlers set it up by dismissing Kenya for 73 and then it was a matter of time before New Zealand chased down the target. They did it with 12.2 overs to spare, a massive margin in the Twenty20 format. Mark Gillespie is the Man of the Match for his superb figures of 4 for 7.
Well that's one game down, we've got two more to go. Stay tuned for Pakistan v Scotland at Kingsmead. That match begins at 2.00 pm. Cheers.
Fulton takes advantage of a short ball and smashes it into the midwicket stands, awesome shot, New Zealand need just six more
Fulton stands his ground and lofts Bhudia down the ground to the long-off boundary
just a fraction short and McCullum comes forward and pulls it to deep backward square leg
Rajesh Bhudia comes into the attack.
fuller length on off stump, driven on the front foot towards mid-off
McCullum steps down the track, he's standing well outside his crease as he frees his arms and lofts the ball over extra cover for four more
too short this time, Fulton swivels and pulls to deep midwicket where Tikolo has placed a man on the boundary
full ball just outside the off stump, Fulton was terribly late on the drive and missed it completely, the ball just misses off stump
McCullum pushes the ball off the front foot towards midwicket for a sharp single
Fulton leans forward and plays a loose drive on the front foot, he gets a thick outside edge that flies behind point
Odhiambo comes into the attack, replacing Odoyo.
pitches short of a length on off stump, the ball stops a touch on Fulton who leans forward and punches it to cover, the fielder is on the circle and there's an easy single on offer
good length delivery on off stump, Fulton leans forward and blocks
banged in short outside the off stump, Fulton sways out of the way
McCullum tries to whip the ball from off stump through midwicket but gets hit on the pad in front of middle, that was close
Just 27 needed by New Zealand.
he strays on to the pads once again, this time Fulton misses the flick but the ball clips the pad and runs past the wicketkeeper to the fine-leg boundary
Odoyo overcompensates and strays on to the pads, Fulton leans across and flicks the ball towards long leg
pitches wide outside off stump and seams further away from Fulton
good length ball outside the off stump, left alone by Fulton
Peter Fulton comes in at No 3.
Kingsmead, Durban | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2007/08 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 21 |
Hours of play (local time) | First Session 10:00-11:20, Interval 11:20-11:40, Second Session 11:40-13:00 |
Match days | 12 September 2007 - day (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
T20 debut | |
Umpires | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | New Zealand 2, Kenya 0 |