NZ VS NED - 6th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Two convincing wins for New Zealand. It'll be interesting to see who will make way for Kane Williamson once he's available. A very good headache to have if you are in the NZ team management. On that note, it's time to bring the curtains down on this encounter. Don't forget to tune in tomorrow, it's a double-header. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us down here...

Tom Latham | New Zealand captain: We would have bowled. We did a great job with the bat. We managed to build partnerships. Put a great score on the board and the bowlers did a fantastic job. Partnership after partnership allowed us to go into the death a little bit earlier. I tried to be proactive with the changes. The spinners were outstanding. Mitch got the rewards. The big boys did a good job upfront. Great to see him (Lockie) back. Every ground you go to, it's about adapting. We are not too far away (from having the full squad available).

Scott Edwards | Netherlands captain: We were pretty good in the first 40 overs. They got away from us in the last 3 overs which pushed the score a little bit further than we were hoping. If we could hold them to 280-300 mark, the wicket gets a little better at night. NZ are a disciplined bowling attack, they are not going to make it easy for you. You are not going to chase down 321 with 40s, 50s and 60s. We will speak about that with the boys. Come the next few games, we have to put on bigger partnerships and bigger scores. For us, it's another game, we have to play our best cricket and try to win.

Stats courtesy Roshan Gede

Best bowling returns for New Zealand in World Cups
7/33 - Tim Southee vs England, Wellington, 2015
6/23 - Shane Bond vs Australia, Gqeberha, 2003
5/25 - Sir Richard Hadlee vs Sri Lanka, Bristol, 1983
5/27 - Trent Boult vs Australia, Auckland, 2015
5/31 - James Neesham vs Afghanistan, Taunton, 2019
5/59 - Mitchell Santner vs Netherlands, Hyderabad, 2023

Left-arm spinners with five-fors in World Cups
5/31 - Yuvraj Singh (IND) vs IRE, Bengaluru, 2011
5/29 - Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) vs AFG, Southampton, 2019
5/59 - Mitchell Santner (NZ) vs NED, Hyderabad, 2023

New Zealand spinners with ODI five-fors
2 - Daniel Vettori
2 - Mitchell Santner
1 - Matthew Hart
1 - Ish Sodhi

Left-arm spinners in World Cup 2023 so far
Overs: 110
Wickets: 23
Avg: 25.39
SR: 28.6
ER: 5.3

Best bowling returns by a New Zealand bowler in India
5/22 - Matthew Hart vs WI, Margao, 1994
5/59 - Mitchell Santner vs NED, Hyderabad, 2023
4/16 - Hamish Bennett vs KEN, Chennai, 2011 WC
4/30 - Daryl Tuffey vs AUS, Pune, 2003
4/35 - Trent Boult vs IND, Mumbai WS, 2017

Double of 5 wickets and 30-plus runs in a World Cup match
5/43 & 40 - Kapil Dev (IND) vs AUS, Nottingham, 1983
7/20 & 34* - Andy Bichel (AUS) vs ENG, Gqeberha, 2003
5/31 & 50* - Yuvraj Singh (IND) vs IRE, Bengaluru, 2011
5/29 & 51 - Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) vs AFG, Southampton, 2019
5/59 & 36* - Mitchell Santner (NZ) vs NED, Hyderabad, 2023

Mitchell Santner | Player of the Match: Not too bad, credit to the boys upfront with the bat, they gave us a nice platform. There was a bit of a hole in the middle but we did well to get past 320. It skidded a bit under lights but we contained them and bowled well. It was nice tonight, got a lot of purchase, didn’t bowl my best tonight but happy to get the rewards. We hung in and picked wickets in partnerships, we managed to take wickets like we did against England to slow them down. Today it was slower, held on the pitch and their spinners bowled really well too.

Shail: The balance and stability in their lineup makes NZ a very strong contender for WC2023

21:33 Local Time, 16:03 GMT, 21:33 IST: Two wins in two matches for New Zealand; two losses in two matches for Netherlands. Opting to bowl, Netherlands started with three maiden overs but they couldn't get the early breakthrough. All the top five NZ batters got starts with three of them notching up half-centuries. The Dutch threatened to restrict their opponents to a score under 300 but Santner's cameo took the Black Caps' total to 322. In reply, most of the Netherlands' batters got starts but only Colin Ackermann got to a fifty. He stitched a 50-run stand with Teja Nidamanuru but a mix-up between them resulted in the latter's downfall. Ackermann was joined by captain Scott Edwards and the duo kept the scoreboard ticking. But Santner - who had conceded 36 runs off his first five overs - came back and picked two crucial wickets. He nipped out Ackermann and Edwards in successive overs to extinguish any Netherlands hopes. While the left-arm spinner scalped a fifer, Henry wrapped up the proceedings by picking his second three-fer in as many matches.

Matt Henry to Aryan Dutt, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! 131.3kph, Henry slips in a yorker, Aryan Dutt can't bring his bat down in time and the ball crashes into the leg-stump. New Zealand win by 99 runs! Aryan Dutt b Matt Henry 11(20) [6s-1]

Matt Henry to Aryan Dutt, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Matt Henry to Aryan Dutt, no run, pace off again, punched to long-off

Matt Henry to Aryan Dutt, no run, slower delivery, Aryan Dutt moves leg-side and miscues the heave to mid-wicket

Ferguson to van Meekeren, no run, 141.7kph, shortish in-slanter, van Meekeren clears his front leg to slap it away. Hits him high on the bat and falls short of cover

Ferguson to van Meekeren, FOUR, wow! Fullish on leg, van Meekeren moves across, gets low and scoops it away superbly. Runs away to fine leg for four

Ferguson to van Meekeren, no run, 138.3kph, full delivery, van Meekeren checks his stroke and the ball loops up off the bottom part iof the bat. It's out of Ferguson's reach

Ferguson to Aryan Dutt, 1 run, skiddy in-slanter, chipped over mid-wicket

Ferguson to Aryan Dutt, no run, short of length delivery that keeps low, scoots under Aryan Dutt's blade who tries to pull

Ferguson to Aryan Dutt, no run, punched to mid-off

Lockie Ferguson [7.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

Paul van Meekeren, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Matt Henry to Sybrand Engelbrecht, out Caught by Conway!! Holes out on this occasion! 135kph, short again, Sybrand Engelbrecht pulls off the front foot. Decent contact but it's the longer side. Conway, who was standing a few inches in front of the boundary rope, swoops in to take a sharp, low catch. Sybrand Engelbrecht c Conway b Matt Henry 29(34) [4s-3]

Matt Henry to Sybrand Engelbrecht, THATS OUT!! Caught!!