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New Zealand have won the toss and have elected to field first. They have lost their Skipper Vettori to a shoulder injury. This will be a 7-over match because of the time lost due to rain.
New Zealand innings
Over 0.1: Boundary! I OBrien to Ryan Watson, short of length delivery, goes for the pull shot and its a top edge that flies over the lone slip for a one bounce boundary. There will be 2 overs of powerplay.
Over 0.4: Boundary! I OBrien to Ryan Watson, short of length delivery, pulls that away in the air for a one bounce boundary to squareleg.
Over 0.5: Boundary! I OBrien to Ryan Watson, good length delivery, gives it a lovely swing across the line to put that away to the wide mid wicket boundary
Over 0.6: Boundary! I OBrien to Ryan Watson, pitched up delivery, lofts it nicely over the top of mid off for a one bounce boundary. 18 came off that first over!
Over 1.3: Boundary! J Franklin to Ryan Watson, short of length delivery, pulls it in the air towards wide mid on and gets away with a boundary.
Over 1.5: Boundary! J Franklin to Ryan Watson, pitched up delivery, chases that wide one and gets a bottom edge that flies low past the keeper for a boundary.
Over 2.1: He is Caught! Ian Butler to Ryan Watson, pitched up delivery, goes for the big shot and ends up slicing it towards deep point to be caught by Taylor.
Over 2.4: Boundary! Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, short of length delivery, cuts that strongly in the air to thirdman where the ball just bounces wide of the fielder for a boundary.
Over 3.1: Boundary! J Oram to N Poonia, pitched up delivery, digs out a yorker and the ball goes back off the bottom edge bouncing over the keeper’s head for a boundary!
Over 4.4: Boundary! Jesse Ryder to Kyle Coetzer, pitched up delivery, plays a smacking square drive that powers its way past backward point for a boundary.
Over 4.5: Sixer! Jesse Ryder to Kyle Coetzer, pitched up delivery, plays a smacking drive on the up to that slow leg cutter which goes flat over extra covers for a six!!
Over 4.6: Boundary! Jesse Ryder to Kyle Coetzer, pitched up delivery, smacks it on the up again over extra covers and this time it will be a boundary.
Over 5.3: Boundary! J Oram to N Poonia, pitched up delivery, shuffles across and flicks it brilliantly wide of short fine leg for a boundary!
Over 5.4: Sixer! J Oram to N Poonia, pitched up delivery, bends down on his knee and slogs it a long way over mid wicket for a huge six!!
Over 6.3: Sixer! Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, bangs it short, goes for the pull and the result is a productive top edge that goes over fine leg for a six!
Over 6.4: He is Caught! Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, pitched up delivery, makes room and goes for an expansive shot but only to nick it behind to the keeper.
Over 6.5: Run Out at the Striker’s end! Ian Butler to J Stander, pitched up delivery, fails to put bat to ball in a yorker outside off, they try to take a bye but McGlashan hits the stumps to run out Poonia.
Over 6.6: Bowled him! Ian Butler to Colin Smith, full toss, backs away from the stumps and misses a speedy full toss which hits the middle stump! Its a hat-trick for the New Zealand team in the final over, three wickets in three consecutive balls! New Zealand need 90 runs to win from 7 overs.
Scotland innings
Over 0.3: Boundary! Calum MacLeod to B McCullum, half volley, makes a bit of room and creams that one through covers for a boundary. 83 from 39.
Over 0.4: Boundary! Calum MacLeod to B McCullum, pitched up delivery, slashes it over backward point for a boundary. 79 from 38.
Over 0.5: Boundary! Calum MacLeod to B McCullum, short of length delivery, makes room and back cuts the slower one wide of short 3rdman for another boundary! 75 from 37.
Over 0.6: Boundary! Calum MacLeod to B McCullum, pitched up delivery, lofts it with an open faced blade to get it over backward point for yet another oundary! 19 runs were taken off that first over. 71 more runs needed to win from 36 balls.
Over 1.4: Boundary! G Drummond to Jesse Ryder, half volley, drives that sweetly through extra covers for a boundary! 62 from 32.
Over 2.1: Sixer! Craig Wright to Jesse Ryder, pitched up delivery, hoicks that wristily high in the air over squareleg for a big six! 53 from 29.
Over 2.2: Boundary! Craig Wright to Jesse Ryder, pitched up delivery, lifts that over the bowler’s head for a boundary to straight long on. 49 from 28.
Over 2.3: Boundary! Craig Wright to Jesse Ryder, pitched up delivery, flicks that wide of mid on for another boundary. 45 from 27.
Over 2.4: Sixer! Craig Wright to Jesse Ryder, pitched up delivery, makes room and drives it over covers for a lovely six! 39 from 26. The bowler is Wright not Stander.
Over 2.5: He is Caught! Craig Wright to Jesse Ryder, pitched up delivery, lofts that straight down the ground but holes out at long on. 39 from 25.
Over 3.1: Boundary! G Drummond to R Taylor, pitched up delivery, shuffles across and flicks it one bounce over mid wicket for a boundary. Beg your pardon, Ryder was caught at long off. 35 from 23.
Over 3.2: Run Out at the Striker’s end! G Drummond to R Taylor, pitched up delivery, lofts it to sweeper covers where the fielder drops the catch and there is a mix up in the running after taking the single. McCullum wanted the second but was sent back very late and he is run out by a long way.
Over 4.2: Boundary! Ryan Watson to J Oram, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the slog sweep and miscues it towards thirdman where the fielder drops a simple catch and accidentally kicks it away to the boundary! 22 from 16.
Over 4.3: He is Caught! Ryan Watson to J Oram, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and gives it a one handed hoick towards mid wicket which is comfortably caught in the deep. 22 more runs needed to win from 15 balls.
Over 5.1: Sixer! Jan Stander to R Taylor, pitched up delivery, swings his arms across to send the ball high over long on for a six! 14 from 11.
Over 5.2: Sixer! Jan Stander to R Taylor, good length delivery, heaves that strongly over mid wicket for a six! 8 runs needed from 10 balls.
Over 5.4: Sixer! Jan Stander to Scott Styris, pitched up delivery, thats right in the slot for the big lofted shot and Styris clears the man at long on with a wristy blow for six! 1 run needed to win from 8 balls.
Over 5.6: Single. Jan Stander to Scott Styris, pitched up delivery, flicks the yorker to squareleg to score the winning single. New Zealand win by 7 wickets.