New Zealand vs Scotland 32nd Match ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Scotland 32nd Match ICC T20 World Cup 2021 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 32nd T20I match played between Scotland and New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in 03rd November 2021.

Martin Guptill raises his bat after scoring a fifty © Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Martin Guptill's power-hitting 56-ball 93 before Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi's each two wickets helped to New Zealand hard-fought 16-run victory over Scotland, despite a late assault from Michael Leask's 20-ball 42 and move to third place in the Group 2 points table in the 32nd match of a T20 World Cup.

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Match Stats : New Zealand's 16-run win was their fifth smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 World Cups. New Zealand's 172 was their sixth highest score in T20 World Cup and It is their highest total against Scotland in T20Is, previously they scored 90 in the batting second at The Oval in the 2009 World Twenty20. Martin Guptill became the first New Zealand batsman to score 3000 runs in T20 international cricket history and overall the second player in T20Is after Virat Kohli. Martin Guptill's 93 was his fourth highest score for New Zealand in T20 international, it is the second highest-score by an New Zealand batsman in T20 World Cup after Brendon McCullum's 123 and also the second highest-score by any batsman against Scotland in T20Is after Pieter Seelaar's unbeaten 96. 105 : Martin Guptill and Glenn Phillips set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Scotland in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 22-run stand between Ross Taylor and Scott Styris at The Oval in the 2009 World Twenty20, New Zealand's fourth highest fourth-wicket stand in T20Is, It is the New Zealand's highest fourth-wicket stand in T20 World Cup and the fourth highest fourth-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups. 50* : Michael Leask and Chris Greaves set up the sixth highest sixth-wicket partnership for Scotland in T20 international and Scotland's second highest sixth-wicket stand in T20 World Cups. Scotland's 156 was their highest score against New Zealand in T20 international, previously they scored 89 for 4 at The Oval in the 2009 World Twenty20 and Scotland's joint second highest total in T20 World Cups.

New Zealand scored 172-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Martin Guptill 93 off 56-balls - who fell seven-run short of his century.

Glenn Phillips scored 33 off 37-balls including a boundary and Daryl Mitchell 13.

Scotland best bowler by Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal both took 2-wickets and one for Mark Watt.

Scotland scored 156-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Michael Leask hammered a unbeaten 42 off 20-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 210.

Matthew Cross cracked a 27 off 29-balls including 5-fours, George Munsey 22, Richie Berrington 20 and Kyle Coetzer 17.

New Zealand best bowler by Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi both took 2-wickets and one for Tim Southee.

Martin Guptill named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a quick-fire 93-runs knocked off facing 56-balls including 7-sixes and 6-fours with strike rate of 166.07.

                   

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