England Steal A Near Improbable Win, 5 Talking Points Of The Match

England Steal A Near Improbable Win, 5 Talking Points Of The Match: After much drama and twists and turns, England notch up a famous win against New Zealand in the all important series decider on Saturday. For most part of the match, New Zealand was the side that looked like lifting the cup, but Bairstow of England was not the one to surrender meekly. He kept losing partners at the other end continually, but it never perturbed him. His calmness on the field was laudable and his fireworks with the bat were eye popping. Even when Bairstow was pummeling the boundaries, most people thought that he was going to end up on the losing side fighting a lone battle, but he not only fought as a lone wolf but also with his steely resolve helped his side steal a near impossible win, chasing down the revised target of 192 in 25 overs.

Here are the 5 talking points of the match between England and New Zealand

1) McCullum’s wicket:

In an all important series decider like this, as a bowling unit one would look to take the wickets of the big fishes. And yes, England did just that dismissing the ominous looking Brendon McCullum for 6 runs. The swashbuckling Kiwi hasn’t been in the greatest of form, but he was always a potential threat with a bat wielded between his palms.Steve Finn took the priced wicket after McCullum threatened to launch onslaught with a six whacked out of the ground. But Finn had other ideas and rattled the stumps of the dangerous Kiwi batsman. New Zealand eventually posted 283 on the board and had McCullum stayed at the crease for some more time he would have taken the game out of England’s reach.