Netherlands vs New Zealand, 25th Match, Group 1 at Chattogram, Mar 29 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
25th Match, Group 1 (D/N), Chattogram, March 29, 2014, World T20
(19/20 ov, T:152) 152/4

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

brendon-mccullum
Player Of The Match
65 (45)
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Scorecard summary
Netherlands1 Inn
151/4(20 overs)
*40 (23)
1/25 (4)
New Zealand2 Inn
152/4(19 overs)
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Over19
7 runs
NZ 152/4CRR: 8.00
JDS Neesham 7 (7b)CJ Anderson 20 (14b 1x4 1x6)
Mudassar Bukhari0/31 (4)

6.45 pm This group still stays neck and neck, with New Zealand joining Sri Lanka and South Africa on four points. But that could change pretty soon with SA going up against England in just few minutes. Thank you for you company and comments here, this is Alagappan Muthu signing off.

"Definitely, Netherlands put up a really good fight," says Brendon McCullum the Man of the Match. The surface was different than what we saw earlier and the way we bowled in the last two overs pulled their total back. We let things slip against South Africa. There was a lot of talk about their game agiainst Sri Lanka, but we had a lot of respect to them and we were focused. Did my back in the 15th over while fielding, will go see the physio and hopefully I'll be alright. Our last game could end up a quarter final and hopefully we'll have things in our hands to progress"

"It was a reasonably comfortable chase for NZ,"Peter Borren says. "Saying that it wasn't the easiest wickets to start on. Brendon got them through, but if we'd got him early something could have happened. [Batting circumspectly] I don't really know how to do that myself, I just play a lot of hockey shots. The bowling was decent, but we may have bowled a little too full tonight. Obviously, we've competed alright, but we were not favourite to win it. I reckon we still could get in one performance and I think it could be a replay of the 2009 win," he says with a coy grin. "We need to adjust our lengths and if we had done that, we could have competed tonight. I won't promise. It's always a roller coaster with us and we'll try and do our best"

6.35 pm Ended up a reasonably straightforward chase, despite Netherlands doing their best to pull pace off the ball and exploit a slow deck. Brendon McCullum became the first player to cross 2000 T20I runs during a well-composed half-century and though he couldn't stay till the end, his side completed a simple victory. Stay with us for the presentation

18.6
2
Bukhari to Neesham, 2 runs

fullish on middle, tucked away through to the man at deep midwicket and they race through for the two runs that seals their highest successful chase in World T20

18.6
1w
Bukhari to Neesham, 1 wide

digs it in short and his direction is all wrong. Goes way down leg

18.5
Bukhari to Neesham, no run

shortish and outside off, Neesh cuts to point

One hit could finish it off

18.4
2
Bukhari to Neesham, 2 runs

full on middle, he's whipped it between midwicket and long-on

rama: "we need 2 Dale Steyns for Super Over fun" The original is training for South Africa's clash with England later today

18.3
Bukhari to Neesham, no run

back of a length and outside off, chops it to cover

18.2
1
Bukhari to Anderson, 1 run

full and wide outside off, slammed down the ground to long-off

18.1
1
Bukhari to Neesham, 1 run

good length ball outside off, pushed through to deep cover

Over18
10 runs
NZ 145/4CRR: 8.05  RRR: 3.50
CJ Anderson 19 (13b 1x4 1x6)JDS Neesham 2 (2b)
Ahsan Malik0/43 (4)
17.6
Ahsan Malik to Anderson, no run

full on off stump draws him forward into a drive to the man at cover

17.5
1
Ahsan Malik to Neesham, 1 run

back of a length on off stump, turned away to the vacant midwicket area. Singles can do it for NZ and Borren is not bothering to pull his field up

17.4
1
Ahsan Malik to Anderson, 1 run

another slower ball on the pads, clipped away to deep midwicket

17.3
1
Ahsan Malik to Neesham, 1 run

fullish on off stump, driven down the ground to long-off

17.2
1
Ahsan Malik to Anderson, 1 run

full and just outside off, drives through the covers for a single

17.1
6
Ahsan Malik to Anderson, SIX runs

tonked over deep midwicket! These were happening every other ball in Queenstown! Slower ball on leg stump, but he allowed the batsman to get under it and Anderson has smoked it for a 93m six

Malik to bowl out. 17 off 18 needed

Over17
12 runs, 1 wicket
NZ 135/4CRR: 7.94  RRR: 5.66
CJ Anderson 11 (9b 1x4)JDS Neesham 0 (0b)
T van der Gugten3/30 (4)
16.6
1
van der Gugten to Anderson, 1 run

slower ball, into the block hole on leg stump, Pushed down to long-on

Jimmy Neesham joins Corey Anderson in the middle.

16.5
W
van der Gugten to McCullum, OUT

slower ball swallows McCullum! Teases him with a fuller one outside off and he went into the shot too early. Slices it into the and the fielder from the deep runs in and picks up a lovely tumbling catch around the cover area. Things just got murky for New Zealand

Brendon McCullum c Mudassar Bukhari b van der Gugten 65 (45b 4x4 3x6 61m) SR: 144.44
16.4
4
van der Gugten to McCullum, FOUR runs

right through point! Baz makes a bit of room to try and find the gap between backward point and cover point. Succeeds

16.3
van der Gugten to McCullum, no run

shortish and just outside off, cut away to point

Run-a-ball now. No extra cover. There's three behind the wicket on the off side

16.2
6
van der Gugten to McCullum, SIX runs

there she goes! Length ball picked up and smacked over square leg. Hit flat and hard

The SA bowling attack is stretching behind the boundary

16.1
1
van der Gugten to Anderson, 1 run

full and wide of off stump, Anderson is on the front foot and drills it to long-on

29 off 24 now, Netherlands desperately need a wicket. Here's van der Gugten

BHUPINDER: "although this match is foregone conclusion once Ned. bat 1st , hope few more wickets fall to make it exciting"

Over16
16 runs
NZ 123/3CRR: 7.68  RRR: 7.25
BB McCullum 55 (41b 3x4 2x6)CJ Anderson 9 (7b 1x4)
Ahsan Malik0/33 (3)
15.6
2
Ahsan Malik to McCullum, 2 runs

change of pace as this is a good length ball on leg stump, worked away for a couple to long leg

Best performances - batters
Spike GraphWagon Zone
BB McCullum
65 runs (45)
4 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
22 runs
1 four1 six
Control
87%
PW Borren
49 runs (35)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
25 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
67%
Best performances - bowlers
T van der Gugten
O
4
M
0
R
30
W
3
ECO
7.5
NL McCullum
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
1
ECO
5
Match details
TossNew Zealand, elected to field first
Series
Season2013/14
Player Of The Match
Match numberT20I no. 390
Hours of play (local time)15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30
Match days29 March 2014 - daynight (20-over match)
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsNew Zealand 2, Netherlands 0