A spectator was seen reading a book during the England – New Zealand match
The Group 1 ICC World Cup match between England and New Zealand ended with a 20-run victory for Jos Buttler’s team and that made the scenario in the group quite interesting ahead of the final round of competition. New Zealand, England and Australia are all on 5 points and separated only by the net run rate.
Returning to the clash, England posted 179/6 in their 20 overs with captain Jos Buttler and opening partner Alex Hales scoring half a century.
New Zealand came up short despite a spirited performance from the in-form Glenn Phillips (62)
While the cricket action on the pitch was indeed interesting, one spectator chose to focus his attention on a book.
A gentleman in the stands was seen reading a book, even as the Kiwis started their chase down the middle.
The video was posted to his Instagram handle by ICC and has since gone viral with over 1 lakh people liking it within two hours of it being uploaded.
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“Book way more fun than the competition, mate?” was the caption used by ICC for the video.
New Zealand will face Ireland on Friday, while England will face Sri Lanka on Saturday. Australia’s last group match is against Afghanistan on Friday.
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