Cook concocts England victory

England 306 for 2 (Cook 108*, Patel 102*) beat New Zealand 209 by 97 runs
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England's captain Alistair Cook clicked up a gear to record his first hundred of the Under-19 World Cup, and Samit Patel added a century of his own, as New Zealand were condemned to an emphatic 97-run defeat at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Cook, who managed just 47 runs in the Group phase of the competition, more than doubled that tally in one go, as he and Patel added an unbeaten 162 for the third wicket.

It was an overpowering display from start to finish from England. They won the toss and chose to bat first, and with Cook racing to his fifty in just half-an-hour at the crease, England had rattled along to 98 in the first 16 overs. At that point Ravi Bopara became the first casualty of the innings, lbw to Brent Findlay for 40, but Steven Davies added 21 from 28 balls to maintain the momentum of the innings.

Davies fell to Sam McKay's return catch (142 for 2), but Patel cranked the tempo up even further by hammering a 51-ball half-century, and reached his hundred from just 90 balls. He and Cook were undefeated at the end of the innings, and New Zealand needed the small matter of 307 for victory.

They started their reply inauspiciously, as Liam Plunkett struck with his second delivery to remove Liam Chrisp for 1, and Tim Bresnan got in on the act shortly afterwards as Bradley-John Watling was caught by Patel for 8 (38 for 1). Peter Carey and Brad Wilson did their utmost to keep up with the run-rate, but both men were bowled while trying to force the pace, and the momentum dribbled away. Five of England's bowlers took two wickets apiece, as the Kiwis were bowled out for 206 with almost seven overs to spare.