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WORLD CUP SUPER 8, GUYANA:
New Zealand 263-8 beat Ireland 134 all out by 129 runs
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Make that six wickets for nine runs - it's all over, and New Zealand have steamrollered them by 129 runs. Vettori finishes with 4-23. 37th over: WICKET - McCallan b Vettori 8, Ire 134-9
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Five wickets for nine runs - Kyle sashays half-heartedly down the pitch and is beaten all ends up. The end is nigh, although you didn't need me to tell you that. 36th over: Ire 134-8
Langford-Smith in to join Kyle McCallan, and they just about survive Patel's tester. 35th over: WICKET - Gilespie lbw Vettori 2, Ire 133-8
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Another one bites the dust - bang in front again, and two balls after Umpire Taufel fails to give the most blatant lbw you've ever not seen but read about in a text commentary. 34th over: WICKET - Johnston lbw Patel 13, Ire 133-7
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Alas for Ireland - the skipper's gone too, plumb in front to an in-turner from Patel, Umps Bucknor took about ten minutes to raise his finger there, the old tease. 33rd over: WICKET - White lbw Vettori 0, Ire 128-6
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It's all going a bit Pete Tong for Ireland. White is trapped plum in front by Vettori and he heads back to the hutch without troubling the scorers. 32nd over: WICKET - N O'Brien c Oram b Patel 30, Ire 126-5
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Patel is back into the attack and it's a masterstroke from Kiwi skipper Fleming as the spinner strikes with his third ball - O'Brien trying to heave him over midwicket but succeeding only in finding Oram's safe hands. Now might be the time for Niall to explain to Kevin what he was thinking about with that run earlier... 31st over: Ire 122-4
Just one off Vettori's over, and the run-rate creeps up to 7.89 an over. 30th over: Ire 121-4 29th over: Ire 116-4
29th over: WICKET - K O'Brien run out 49, Ire 110-4
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It's a sibling tragedy worthy of Shakespeare - Niall calls bro Kev through for a crazy single, sends him back and watches in open-mouthed horror as Hamish Marshall runs him out by a mile. 28th over: Ire 109-3
. 27th over: Ire 103-3 26th over: Ire 93-3 25th over: Ire 89-3
24th over: Ire 81-3
Just one for Kev off Vettori, who's mixing it up as much as he always does. 23rd over: Ire 80-3 22nd over: Ire 75-3
21st over: Ire 72-3 20th over: Ire 68-3 19th over: Ire 62-3
Jeetan Patel on for his first action of the game, that early croque monsieur apart. Niall gets busy with a lovely reverse-sweep for four - never pretty, but mighty effective. 18th over: Ire 56-3
Blimey - you can tell it's a semi-final - where did Paxo dig that one from?
17th over: Ire 48-3
16th over: Ire 46-3
15th over: Ire 43-3 14th over: Ire 35-3 13th over: WICKET - Morgan c McCullum b Oram 15, Ire 35-3| |
Oh dear - Morgan flashes hard at a wide one, gets a skinny edge and McCullum bags the easiest catch of his life. 12th over: Ire 34-2 11th over: Ire 30-2 10th over: Ire 30-2
9th over: Ire 28-2
8th over: WICKET - Porterfield c Styris b Bond 11, Ire 22-2
7th over: 22-1
6th over: 18-1
5th over: 14-1
4th over: 12-1
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman, but watches from the non-striker's end as Franklin finds some movement against Porterfield, who guides the ball just shy of the midwicket boundary for three. Morgan is off the mark with a slice through the vacant gully area for a single.
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The fiery Shane Bond opens with a wide, and Porterfield then nudges a single to third man before Bond tests Bray with some chin music. McCullum has some trouble adjusting his sunglasses under his cap - but then takes a smart catch as Bray departs cheaply again. 1st over: 2-0
After that mammoth burst of 45 runs in their last three overs, New Zealand have a much better total to defend. James Franklin takes the new ball for them, and Ireland get off the mark straight away with a single from Will Porterfield - but then Jeremy Bray is millimetres away from running himself out for a third consecutive duck after taking a quick single to Oram.
NEW ZEALAND INNINGS (Below)
50th over: NZ 263-8That's your lot - good tally in the end, thanks to those last few overs of madness. I'm off for a refresco - see you in half an hour. 50th over: WICKET - McCullum c Porterfield b Johnston 47, NZ 258-8
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Better be brief here - it's all happening... Macca smashes a mighty four and huge six, breaking a window in the stand, and then gets bagged on the midwicket boundary. 49th over: NZ 248-7
Same again - Franklin goes crackers, smashing O'Brien behind square for four and then creaming a monstrous drive way over long on for a maximum. Don't think Franklin had scored a run in the World Cup before today - now he's on 31 from 20 balls. 48th over: NZ 234-7
Big, big over from the Enn Zed pair - Franklin tucks Johnston's leg-stump yorker fine for four, thumps him straight for another, chases a single and then watches McCullum loft-pull behind square for another four. My fault for giving it all that chat about the lack of boundaries... 47th over: NZ 218-7
Whoosh - McCullum gets very lucky against White, nicking a wobbler just past O'Brien's waiting gloves behind the timbers. The ball races away for three. Franklin then lofts White for two to long-on. 46th over: NZ 210-7
Kevin O'Brien on for the last few, and the chunky ginger does well - good line, and McCullem fails to get him away for the boundary he's after. Not a single four or six in the last 11 overs. 45th over: NZ 204-7
It's getting panicky out there - Franklin almost runs himself out with some over-enthusiastic backing-up as McCullum pushes more cheeky scampers. 44th over: NZ 198-7
Rankin bounding in to McCullum, and the stumper takes two twos and a single through rapid scurrying. James Franklin at the other end, looking nervy. 43rd over: WICKET - Vettori c N O'Brien b White 5, NZ 185-7
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And that's the result - Vettori tries the sweep and gets a thinny off his gloves down leg, where Niall takes a super-smart snag.
42nd over: NZ 185-6
Rankin to new man Vettori, and he beats him outside off before getting nibbled away for a single. Pressure on hereš
41st over: WICKET - Oram c Morgan b White 20, NZ 180-6
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Good golly - Oram tries to smash spinner White into next week, doesn't grt hold of it and Morgan takes a catch off his shoelaces at long-off. Hats off to Ireland here, and Oram shuts his eyes as he pulls a full-face grimace walking off.
40th over: NZ 178-5
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And that's where he'll stay - he tries to sweep McCallan, is fooled in the flight and is trapped bang in front.
38th over: NZ 172-4(after rain delay)
38th over: NZ 169-4
37th over: NZ 166-4
Great fielding from Porterfield at point - Oram thumps Johnston square, but Billy P throws himself full-length to his right to make a super save.
36th over: NZ 164-4
35th over: NZ 164-4
34th over: NZ 158-4
White continues with his accurate twirl, and it's just four singles.
33rd over: NZ 154-4
McCallan continues, and concedes three wides and four singles as his aim goes awol.
32nd over: NZ 147-4
31st over: NZ 142-4
30th over: NZ 138-4
29th over: NZ 132-4
28th over: NZ 127-4
27th over: NZ 123-4
26th over: NZ 121-4
25th over: WICKET - McMillan c Johnston b McCallum 22, NZ 118-4
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Daft shot from Macca - he tries to thrash McCallum square but top edges straight to the skipper at gully.
Andrew White on for a twirl, and a two and two singles to McMillan. He's loosening up here. 23rd over: NZ 110-3
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Fulton goes to his fufty with a clip to leg. He's very much playing the steady eddie to McMillan's master-blaster.
22nd over: NZ 109-3
Wallop - McMillan's seen enough to get his eye in, and smashes Rankin way over long-off for a massive six. He then leans back and belts him past point for four more. Key wooing going on from Captain V-T, and Andrews, ginger bowl-haircut glistening in the moonlight, is quivering.
21st over: NZ 94-3
Kyle McCallan on for a spell of his offies, and just a single apiece to the batsmen.
20th over: NZ 94-3
Rankin back into the attack, and Fulton drives him for two before strolling a single. "Show me the berries!" demands Von Trapp senior of his offspring. "Show me the berries!" he shouts again.
19th over: NZ 91-3
Excellent final over from L-S - McMillan plays all round two cunning slower ones and then nearly dislocates his arms trying to cream him into the distant yonder. Two for 41 off 10 for Langers.
18th over: NZ 88-3
Craig McMillian strides to the crease, and after three sighters against Johnson he drives him through cover for a hasty three. Meanwhile, the Von Trapp nippers perform an acoustic version of Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name" to an audience of bored Viennese socialites. I assume it was Rage Against The Machine - I haven't got the volume up at the moment.
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That makes it interesting - Lango fools Styro completely with a slower one, and the batsman can only help it behind to wicketkeeper Niall. Joy in the Irish ranks.
16th over: NZ 81-2
Fulton goes on the attack against Johnson, pulling him through midwicket for a crunchy four and then driving a wide one square for another boundary. Time for a drinks break
Tidy again from Trent, and just two singles and a wide off the over. Good pressure from the Skip. Is it just me, or is Edelweiss some sort of racist metaphor? I'm aware that Baron Von Trapp is virulently anti-Nazi, but he wants to be careful going around singing songs about the supremacy of all-white flowers. Still, it's doing wonders for his chances with Andrews - she's lapping it up. 14th over: NZ 70-2
Lovely shot from Fulton - leaning back to cream Johnson through midwicket for four. Hello - it's Edelweiss time... From Bijan Faz, TMS inbox: "Doesn't the older boy in SOM look a lot like Peter Schmeichel?" Not as stroppy, Bijan, although he is sulking at the moment. 13th over: NZ 66-2
Lucky from Styro - he jousts at a wide one from L-S and edges in right through where first slip would have been. Four runs. Yo-de-lay-dee yo-de-lay-dee yo-hee-ho.
12th over: NZ 59-2
Johnson in to Scotty Styris, and the penguin lookalikey gets off the mark with a quick two. Lonely Goat-herd time on BBC1. Those puppets are way too professional for a bunch of kids to have made
11th over: WICKET - Marshall c Morgan b Langford-Smith 16, NZ 59-2
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Trouble all over the place - Marshall tries to batter L-S over the top but spoons him to cover, where Morgan takes a fine tumbling overhead catch. And on that lake in Austria, a rowing trip has ended in soggy shame as the Von Trapp nippers overturn their boat and end up in the soup. Baron V-T is livid.
10th over: NZ 57-1
Skipper Trent Johnson brings himself on, and after an early wide he settles down nicely. Meanwhile, Mr Von Trapp (Baron?) is engaged in a semi-flirty chat with a hard-hearted duchess by the side of a deep-blue lake. She won't last long - she hasn't sung once.
9th over: NZ 53-1
Three singles off L-S. Classic moment from Andrews - the Do-Re-Mi exchange, sung while travelling round Vienna in a horseless carriage.
Rankin's struggling a little with his line - he goes down leg, and Fulton swings him easily over the square leg umpo for four.
7th over: NZ 46-1
Hamish Marshall into the breach, and he attacks L-S from the off - slashing him one-handed through cover for four and then going textbook for another one a touch straighter. In our simulcast, Julie Andrews/Maria is having a picnic in an Alpine meadow with the entire Von Trapp clan, and appears to be lecturing them fondly about their past behaviour
6th over: WICKET - Fleming c Porterfield b Rankin 10, NZ 35-1
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Big wicket for Ireland - the skipper's gone, driving loosely at a wide one and sending it straight down backward point's throat.
5th over: NZ 30-0
Two big shots from Fulton, clouting full-lengthers from L-S straight back down the ground for sumptuous fours. Meanwhile, the eldest Von Trapp daughter is singing about the joys of being 16 to a rapt 17-year-old Nazi soldier.
4th over: NZ 15-0
Rankin strays down leg and Fulton clouts him just past Jeremy Bray at mid-on for four. Yup - in response to demand from those who wish to both follow the cricket and keep abreast of the other entertainment on offer on a Bank Holiday, today's clockwatch will cover both the cricket from Guyana and BBC1's offering - namely Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.
Fulton pops a full leg-stumper from L-S through midwicket for three. Big news today - we'll be trialling a brand-new pan-media service during this clockwatch. More news in a second. 2nd over: NZ 6-0
Loose from Boyd Rankin - two wides and a two for Flemming. On the NZ balcony. Jeetan Patel is hoovering down what looks like a croque monsiuer. An isotonic croque monsieur, I'm sure. 1st over: NZ 0-0
Here we go - Dave Langford-Smith to open up for Ireland, and he serves a maiden to Peter Fulton. Not many in at the Providence Stadium - clearly big queues down the local supermarket for cut-price Easter Eggs. You think I'm joking - they're going for 20p a pop in a petrol station down the road from me. 1410 GMT
Some team news for you too - Enn Zed have brought in Jeetan Patel for the injured Michael Mason, while for Ireland Kevin O'Brien replaces Paul Mooney and Peter Gillespie comes in for the injured Andre Botha.
1400 GMT
Afternoon/evening/morning, depending on your location in the world and mental state - news from the middle in Guyana is that Stephen Fleming has won the toss and decided to bat.
From BBc.
09-04-2007 at Guyana
Ireland: J P Bray, W T S Porterfield, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien, A R White, P G Gillespie, K J O'Brien, D T Johnston, W K McCallan, D Langford-Smith, W B Rankin
New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming, H J H Marshall, S B Styris, C D McMillan, J D P Oram, B B McCullum, D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, J S Patel
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