New Zealand increased India’s troubles, beat Scotland by 16 runs to register second consecutive win
New Zealand vs Scotland: In the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday, New Zealand defeated Scotland by 16 runs in the Super 12 match played at the Dubai International Stadium. Batting first after losing the toss, New Zealand had given a target of 173 runs. In response, the Scotland team, chasing the runs, could only manage 156 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Michael Leask (42) scored the most runs for Scotland. Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi got two successes each for New Zealand. At the same time, Tim Southee got a wicket.
Scotland started chasing the target well, they scored 48 runs for the loss of one wicket in the power play. During this, Kyle Coetzer was dismissed after scoring 17 runs in 11 balls with the help of four fours. After this, George Muncy (22) and Matthew Cross (27) returned to the pavilion after scoring runs. Meanwhile, the New Zealand bowlers started wreaking havoc on the Scottish batsmen, due to which one wicket after the other went out. However, somehow the team’s score could reach beyond 100 in 15 overs.
Richie Berrington, who came at number four, scored a few short games at a fast pace. He scored 20 runs in 17 balls with the help of a four and a six. The team still struggled to win and scored 134 runs for the loss of five wickets in 18 overs, after which Lisk scored 42 not out in 20 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes and Chris Greaves (8) not out. Due to which Scotland could make only 156 runs for five wickets.
Earlier, the start of the New Zealand team, who came out to bat, was satisfactory. The team scored 52 runs for the loss of two important wickets in the power play itself. During this, Daryl Mitchell (13) and Kane Williamson (0) scored runs and returned to the pavilion. Devon Conway, who came after this, got away cheaply by scoring (1) runs.
Phillips, who came at number five, formed a long partnership with Guptill and carried the team’s score forward. Meanwhile, Guptill completed his half-century and together they crossed 100 runs in 15 overs. After this, Phillips got out after scoring 33 runs in 37 balls with the help of a four in the 19th over to score runs at a fast pace.
In this over, Guptill also missed a century by scoring 93 runs in 57 balls with the help of six fours and seven sixes. After this, New Zealand’s score reached 172 runs due to James Neesham (10) and Mitchell Santner (2). Safyan Sharif and Bradley Wheel took two wickets each for Scotland. At the same time, Mark Watt got a wicket.
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