2007 T20 WC 6th Match, England vs Zimbabwe, Group B at Cape Town | Kevin Pietersen 79 (37).
England, inspired by a typically idiosyncratic 79 from 37 balls from Kevin Pietersen, eased to a 50-run win over Zimbabwe at Cape Town.
Zimbabwe, who until the last quarter of the match again played out of their skins, battled hard but they were left with too many runs to chase. They will now need to wait to see who wins tomorrow's group match between England and Australia; if it is Australia, then Zimbabwe's poor run-rate might well count against them - the second ten overs of their innings was worth 58 for 6. Given how they played last night, that would be cruel.
It wasn't all plain sailing for England who lost two early wickets to Elton Chigumbura to briefly raise the prospect of another upset. But whereas Australia were rusty and out of form, England came into the tournament on the back of a long summer of cricket and with five years of Twenty20 matches under their belts.
They also possess some awesome firepower - even though some of it fizzed in today's damp conditions. Darren Maddy, who had cause to change his bat before facing a ball, and Matt Prior fleetingly cut loose, while Luke Wright followed his duck at Lord's at the weekend with a first-baller.
Pietersen and Paul Collingwood came together at 51 for 3 and immediately laid into the bowling. The short boundaries helped their cause no end, and twice sixes to the short boundary on the brewery side flew inches over fielders, But unlike Australia, they hit hard and timed the ball at will, bludgeoning 100 for the fourth wicket off 54 balls.
Pietersen, whose skill at improvisation makes him the ideal Twenty20 batsman, smacked four sixes and seven fours in his 37-ball stay. By the time he departed, caught on the cover boundary reverse-sweeping a full toss - and was almost immediately followed by Collingwood - England were on course for a post-200 score.
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England, inspired by a typically idiosyncratic 79 from 37 balls from Kevin Pietersen, eased to a 50-run win over Zimbabwe at Cape Town.
Zimbabwe, who until the last quarter of the match again played out of their skins, battled hard but they were left with too many runs to chase. They will now need to wait to see who wins tomorrow's group match between England and Australia; if it is Australia, then Zimbabwe's poor run-rate might well count against them - the second ten overs of their innings was worth 58 for 6. Given how they played last night, that would be cruel.
It wasn't all plain sailing for England who lost two early wickets to Elton Chigumbura to briefly raise the prospect of another upset. But whereas Australia were rusty and out of form, England came into the tournament on the back of a long summer of cricket and with five years of Twenty20 matches under their belts.
They also possess some awesome firepower - even though some of it fizzed in today's damp conditions. Darren Maddy, who had cause to change his bat before facing a ball, and Matt Prior fleetingly cut loose, while Luke Wright followed his duck at Lord's at the weekend with a first-baller.
Pietersen and Paul Collingwood came together at 51 for 3 and immediately laid into the bowling. The short boundaries helped their cause no end, and twice sixes to the short boundary on the brewery side flew inches over fielders, But unlike Australia, they hit hard and timed the ball at will, bludgeoning 100 for the fourth wicket off 54 balls.
Pietersen, whose skill at improvisation makes him the ideal Twenty20 batsman, smacked four sixes and seven fours in his 37-ball stay. By the time he departed, caught on the cover boundary reverse-sweeping a full toss - and was almost immediately followed by Collingwood - England were on course for a post-200 score.
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