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England vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008

England will play 3 ODIs and 2 T20s followed by 3 Test matches during the New Zealand tour starting January 28, 2008.

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England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland

England beat New Zealand by 6 wickets

Feb 15, 2008

England kept the five-match series alive by beating New Zealand by six wickets in the third one-dayer in Auckland on Friday.
The visitors, chasing an adjusted victory target, cruised to victory with three overs to spare to cut their series deficit to 2-1
New Zealand hit 234 for nine in 50 overs but England were set 229 off 47 overs to win after rain interrupted their innings. Ian Bell top-scored with 73 while captain Paul Collingwood finished unbeaten on 70 to complete a fine double after capturing three wickets with the ball.
England's seamers enjoyed their best day of the series when they ripped through the New Zealand top-order in quick fashion only to come unstuck against Jacob Oram [Images]. The big all-rounder belted four fours and four sixes to crack 88 off 91 balls and help the hosts recover from 95 for six.
Oram, who did not even get a chance to bat in the first two matches, started cautiously but exploded into life after reaching his half-century off 65 balls. Daniel Vettori chipped in with a valuable 42 off 35 deliveries, featuring four fours and a six, as he and Oram added 74 for the seventh wicket at better than a run a ball. England made a nervous start in reply when the openers went cheaply before Bell and Kevin Pietersen (41) steadied the ship with a third-wicket partnership of 107.

Third ODI, Auckland: England 229-4 (44 overs) bt New Zealand 234-9 (50 overs) by six wickets (Duckworth-Lewis method)

England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland

Scores

England won the toss and decided to field

New Zealand Innings

234 for 9 (50.0 overs)

England Innings

229 for 4 (44.0 overs)

New Zealand Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Ryder	c Mascarenhas	b Anderson	23	39	2	1
McCullum	c Cook	b Anderson	4	6	1	0
How	c Collingwood	b Broad	10	20	1	0
Taylor	lbw	b Collingwood	31	49	1	1
Styris	c Mascarenhas	b Broad	3	11	0	0
Fulton		b Collingwood	4	25	0	0
Oram	c Bell	b Sidebottom	88	91	4	4
Vettori	c Shah	b Collingwood	42	35	4	1
Mills	c Cook	b Broad	8	12	0	0
Hitchcock	not out		11	11	0	1
Martin	not out		2	3	0	0
Extras		2nb 2w 4lb	8
Total		for 9	234	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Sidebottom	10.0	0	37	1
Anderson	10.0	1	41	2
Broad	10.0	1	32	3
Collingwood	9.0	0	43	3
Mascarenhas	7.0	0	55	0
Wright	4.0	0	22	0

Fall of wicket
7	McCullum
40	How
40	Ryder
53	Styris
64	Fulton
95	Taylor
169	Vettori
199	Mills
223	Oram

England Innings - Close

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cook	c Martin	b Oram	9	24	1	0
Mustard	run out		15	9	2	1
Bell	lbw	b Vettori	73	89	10	0
Pietersen	lbw	b Vettori	41	65	5	0
Collingwood	not out		70	50	6	3
Shah	not out		18	28	0	0
Extras		1nb 2w	3
Total		for 4	229	(44.0 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Mills	10.0	1	54	0
Martin	7.0	0	45	0
Oram	9.0	1	45	1
Hitchcock	7.0	0	56	0
Vettori	10.0	1	23	2
Styris	1.0	0	6	0

Fall of wicket
18	Mustard
31	Cook
138	Bell
149	Pietersen

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Umpires: Asad Rauf, B F Bowden
New Zealand: Ryder, McCullum, How, Taylor, Styris, Fulton, Oram, Vettori, Mills, Hitchcock, Martin
England: Cook, Mustard, Bell, Pietersen, Collingwood, Shah, Mascarenhas, Wright, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson

England vs New Zealand Third ODI at Auckland

Venue

Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union during winter, and cricket in summer. To accommodate both sports, the cricket pitch is removable. The ground is located three kilometres southwest of Auckland's CBD, straddling the boundary between the Kingsland and Mt. Eden suburbs.
Eden Park has a crowd capacity of 42,000 for cricket, and 45,472 for rugby. This is the largest of any New Zealand sports arena. There are no standing areas. Temporary seating in front of the ASB Stand and the West Stand is required for the capacity of 45,472 to be reached. Due to sight-screens and the larger area required for cricket matches, cricket capacity is less.