New Zealand won by 16 runs
Batter
Bowler
Netherlands ran New Zealand close today. Who knows they might've even got the better of them if not for those late runs from Ish Sodhi which got the target close to 150. But it wasn't to be. We'll be back for the second T20I tomorrow. Until then, it's goodbye!
Santner: Probably slightly a slow wicket, did well to scratch to 150. The quickfire runs changed the momentum for us. Taking wickets in the powerplay was key. When you get wickets up top slows them down a bit.
20:14 Local Time, 18:14 GMT, 23:44 IST: A spirited effort there from Bas de Leede but not enough to get Netherlands over the line in this first T20I. His 66 off 53 balls kept the hosts in the hunt until the last couple of overs after most of the batting order was blown away by the pace of Tickner and Sears. The duo shared 7 wickets between them, using the short balls to good effect and mixing it up as well. De Leede and Edwards shared a 49-run stand for the fourth wicket but other than that wickets just kept tumbling right through.
Tickner to Bas de Leede, out Caught by Mitchell!! Miscued in the air, and taken by Mitchell running across from long-on. It was in the slot but de Leede wasn't able to get hold of it. Netherlands fall short of the target as they are bowled out for 132. Bas de Leede c Mitchell b Tickner 66(53) [4s-5 6s-2]
Tickner to Bas de Leede, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Tickner to Bas de Leede, 2 runs, short of length outside off, de Leede flat-bats it in front of long-off, hasn't timed it very well but charges back for two
Tickner to Bas de Leede, FOUR, in the slot outside off and hammered through extra cover. De Leede starts the over well. 19 needed off 5
Blair Tickner [3.0-0-21-3] is back into the attack
They need 23 off the final over
END OF OVER 19
7 Runs
NED: 126 - 9
W 0 4 1 1 1
Bas de Leede
60 (50)
Clayton Floyd
1 (1)
Lockie Ferguson
4-0-23-0
Ferguson to Bas de Leede, 1 run, full in the slot outside off, driven to deep point
Ferguson to Clayton Floyd, 1 run, full around off, Floyd flicks it through midwicket
Ferguson to Bas de Leede, 1 run, close to the blockhole around off, de Leede carves it away to deep point
Ferguson to Bas de Leede, FOUR, beaten for pace as he looks to pull. It balloons off the glove past the keeper for four
Ferguson to Bas de Leede, no run
Clayton Floyd, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ferguson to Shariz Ahmad, out Shariz Ahmad Run Out!! A direct hit at the bowler's end and Ahmad is gone! He knocks this off the back foot in front of cover, charges across for the single but Guptill is quickly onto the ball before firing an accurate throw. Shariz Ahmad run out (Guptill) 5(3) [4s-1]
Ferguson to Shariz Ahmad, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Lockie Ferguson [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 18
9 Runs
NED: 119 - 8
1 Wd 1 W 1 4 1
Shariz Ahmad
5 (2)
Bas de Leede
54 (46)
Ben Sears
4-0-22-3
Ben Sears to Shariz Ahmad, 1 run, full around off, it pops up off a leading edge in front of mid-off, de Leede is reluctant for the single wanting to keep strike but Ahmad charges across and de Leede eventually obliges
Ben Sears to Shariz Ahmad, FOUR, short ball down leg, Ahmad shuffles across and pulls it fine for four