Updates from the opening game at the SCGFeel free to net in touch with Richard on email 9.28am GMT15th over: New Zealand 83-5 (Taylor 23,de Grandhomme 19)
A six from de Grandhomme off the second ball from Zampa. It was tossed up for the Kiwi who made it seek easy. Two balls later, he smashes another six the other way, and to the onside. A itsy-bitsy late,but New Zealand desperately needed an over like that. 14 off it. 9.24am GMT14th over: New Zealand 69-5 (Taylor 22, de Grandhomme 6)
De Grandhomme gets a boundary off the second ball from Stanlake. Finally a clean, and attacking stroke finds the ropes. advance on chaps let’s make a game of it. Stanlake is having none of it though. Just two off the next four balls... although the final delivery looked suspiciously like a no ball. The umpires disagree.
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Source: guardian.co.uk