The Powerplay is done but not without bit of drama. Kane Williamson takes a catch to send Jos Buttler on his way but he wasn’t sure if it was clean, and the replays are duly checked. Buttler, almost by the ropes, now returns to the middle because the New Zealand captain has actually shelled it.
Alex Hales gets to a fifty off Mitchell Santner first ball after the drinks break but the spinners slows up the next one and throws it a bit wide. Hales is unable to reach it as the ball spins away and Devon Conway does the rest behind the sticks. The 40-ball 52 by Hales has put England on course for a formidable total.
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Looks like we jinxed him! Now he’s gone for 52 😅 https://t.co/7Bt3pIkD7P
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