Match report
The player of the match, sure enough, is Reece Topley. He’s the second England bowler ever to take an ODI six-for, after Chris Woakes, who has done it twice – but not as thriftily as Topley, who grabbed six for 24.
“It means a lot,” he says. “It makes it all worthwhile, to be honest. It was just over that stand that I had surgery three years ago,” he adds, waving towards the Wellington Hospital. “It’s everyone’s dream to play for England and I just want to pull on the shirt as often as I can.”
He’s a bit tongue-tied in the spotlight, but that doesn’t matter because his bowling did the talking today. He made fabulous use of the bounce in a sporting pitch, and his delight, as you’ll see if you scroll down, made some great pictures. A word, though, for Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the first half of the match. He didn’t deserve to finish on the wrong end of a drubbing.
That’s it from us. Thanks for your company and correspondence, and do join us at 11am on Sunday for the final episode of this fast-moving drama.
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