Southee, McCullum star in massive win


Then came his chase, as clinical and clean as is possible. This was what New Zealand tried to do to Scotland’s 142 on Tuesday; this time it worked. With the fastest World Cup fifty, with eight boundaries and seven sixes to every corner of the ground imaginable, McCullum batted like a man with a 6pm dinner reservation. Broad’s first over cost 18 and Finn’s two went for 49. McCullum was eventually bowled by a Chris Woakes full toss for 77, and after a break for tea with New Zealand 12 away, Woakes also cleaned up Martin Guptill to delay the inevitable further. McCullum left the field to the level of applause normally reserved only for Richie McCaw and Dan Carter in this country. To a man, the stadium stood and applauded.
England's match against Scotland in Christchurch becomes a must-win affair, while New Zealand is sitting pretty on top of Pool A.


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