New Zealand vs Scotland, ICC World Twenty20, 2021 Full score card

Length ball, around off. Chris Greaves stays back and drives it to mid off. Tim Southee runs across to his right and keeps it to just one. NEW ZEALAND WIN THE MATCH BY 16 RUNS!

A low full toss, around leg. Michael Leask shuffles across and drills it to long on. The batters manage only a single.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Length ball, around off, Michael Leask stays back and lofts it over mid off to collect a boundary. This has been a brilliant innings from Leask!

Length ball, outside off. Michael Leask drags it to wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Well bowled! Milne sees Leask making room to the leg side, he follows him and bowls a full one. Leask misses his heave. 25 runs needed from 4 balls now!

Full ball, around leg. Chris Greaves drills it to long on for a run.

Adam Milne to bowl the final over. 26 to defend in the last over.

SIX! TOP SHOT! Too little, too late for Scotland though! Another slower ball, into the pitch, around off. Michael Leask skips down and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! 26 runs needed off 6 balls!

Change of pace from Southee! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Chris Greaves looks to cut but it takes the underedge and goes to the keeper on the bounce.

Short of a length, around off. Michael Leask heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Leg bye! Southee bangs it into the deck, around leg. Chris Greaves misses his heave and gets hit on his pad. The ball rolls away for a leg bye!

Short of a length, down leg. Michael Leask is early into his pull and the ball goes towards deep square leg. The batters cross for a run.

Wide! Another ball, way outside off. Michael Leask leaves it alone this time. Wided!

Wide! Southee goes for the knuckle ball but errs in line as he bowls it way outside off. Michael Leask misses his slog. Wide called.

Back of a length, around middle and leg. Chris Greaves heaves it along the ground towards deep square leg. A single taken.

Tim Southee to bowl the penultimate over.

FOUR! Two in a row! Michael Leask giving some hiccups to New Zealand! Short again, outside off. Easy for Michael Leask as he thumps it wide of long on for another boundary. 17 coming of this over.

FOUR! Hammered! Short ball, outside off. Leask skips down and pulls it down to long on for a boundary.

SIX! Freebie and it has been dispatched! A low full toss, on middle. Leask gets low and powers it over square leg for a maximum.

In the air but safe! A full ball, on middle. Leask again tries to heave it but does not middle it. Hits it straight down the ground and the ball drops safe. Two taken.

A flatter ball way outside off. Michael Leask dances down the track and tries to heave it. he under edges it back on the deck.

A full ball, outside off. Chris Greaves reverse hits it to point and scampers across for a quick single.

Play and a miss! Lovely chance of pace from Boult! An off-cutter, on a length, outside off. Michael Leask moves across to heave it away but he fails to get any bat on it.

SIX! BANG! Slower ball, into the pitch, around middle. Michael Leask stays back, clears his front leg and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie!

Another low full toss, on off. Chris Greaves drives it hard towards mid off and manages only a single.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Chris Greaves shuffles across and looks to paddle it behind square on the leg side but he misses.

A low full toss, around off. Michael Leask drills it to long on for a run.

Length ball, on off. Chris Greaves pushes it to mid off for a quick single.

Full and way outside off. Chris Greaves drags it to deep square leg for a single. 65 needed in 24 balls.

Short again, on middle, pulled away to square leg for a single.

Chris Greaves is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sodhi gets the set batsman and New Zealand are in a pole position now. A short ball, on middle. Richie Berrington advances down the track and tries to pull. It takes the leading edge, high in the air and towards the keeper, where, Conway settles under it and pouches it nicely.

NOT OUT! A googly from Sodhi, flatter and on middle and leg. Leask fails to read it as he tries to sweep it. He gets rapped on the pads. An appeal for LBW but not given. Williamson takes the review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracker shows the ball goes onto miss the top of the leg pole and the on-field decision stays. Leask survives. A leg bye taken in the process.

Review time! Kane Williamson has opted for a review as Richie Berrington has been struck on his pad. The Ball Tracker suggests that the ball would have gone well over the sticks so it is NOT OUT! The on-field decision stays and New Zealand lose a review!

Sodhi slows it down as he sees Leask walk down the track. Leask manages an inside edge to the fine leg region. A couple.

Flatter ball, on off. Leask hits it to covers.

Ish Sodhi comes back to bowl his last over. 21 runs off his first 2 overs!

Short and on middle. Leask pulls it to square leg for a single. 70 runs needed in 30 balls.

Michael Leask is the new man in.

OUT! TIMBER! Calum MacLeod's struggling innings ends as he walks back for a timid score. A full ball, very full and pacy, on middle. Calum MacLeod walks across and tries to paddle scoop it. You miss, I hit stuff, as once MacLeod failed to connect it, the stumps were disturbed behind.

In the air but safe! A full ball, on middle. Richie Berrington heaves it to long on for a single.

A length ball, on off. Calum MacLeod chops it to point who has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. A single.

A full ball, slanting outside off. Calum MacLeod under edges it to the keeper.

Just wide of Trent Boult! A short ball, on middle. Calum MacLeod is late on his pull shot. He mistimes it to the right of the bowler. Boult stretches his right arm out but fails to catch it. Hard chance.

Trent Boult (2-0-17-1) is back on.

SIX! Maximum to finish the over and 13 coming off it! A full ball, angling on middle. Richie Berrington slogs it high and over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full ball, on off, worked to mid-wicket for a single.

Short and on middle, pulled wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. Glenn Phillips dives to his right and does well this time to stop it.

A flatter ball, on middle. Richie Berrington backs away and lofts it over covers for a single.

Full and on off. Calum MacLeod mistimes his reverse sweep to backward point. A single.

Slight misfield from Glenn Phillips! A full ball, on middle. Calum MacLeod slips as he tries to sweep it to the right of deep mid-wicket where Glenn Phillips fumbles. A couple.

Excellent stop at backward point! A length ball, outside off. Richie Berrington cuts it to the left of Martin Guptill who dives and stops it. 86 needed in 42 balls.

Short of a length, outside off. Calum MacLeod waits and ramps it towards third man for a single.

Again pulls it but straight to deep mid-wicket. A single.

FOUR! Punished! Short in length, on middle. Richie Berrington stays back and pulls it wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

Adam Milne (2-1-20-0) is back on.

A length ball, nipping back in, on middle, tucked to square leg for a single.

Short and quicker, following the batter, as he had moved to the leg side. Richie Berrington punches this but only to the cover fielder. 3 off this one. 93 needed in 48 balls!

Calum MacLeod goes back and works this through mid-wicket to hand the strike back to Richie.

Around off, gently defended out to the cover region.

Flatter, quicker, on middle, punched through covers for one.

On middle, Calum MacLeod steps across and nudges this to fine leg for one.

Floated on off, pushed back to the bowler.

Change. Mitchell Santner to bowl now.

Around off, on a length, driven through point for a single and Calum MacLeod gets off the mark on ball one. A wonderful over by Tim Southee as he takes a wicket and concedes just a run.

Calum MacLeod is the new man in.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Tim Southee has completely done him! The pressure was building with the dot balls and Southee breaks the deadlock. Scotland were going along nicely and now, their momentum has been halted. Tim Southee serves this delivery on a length, around off, the ball hits the deck and seams in beautifully, which goes through the attempted flick shot of Cross, to clip the top of the middle pole. 97 more needed in 55 balls!

Four dots on the trot now! On a length around off, Cross looks to push but gets an inside edge, back onto his pad.

Short of a length, around off, knocked down to the mid-wicket fielder again.

On middle, the flick finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Around off on a length, it lands and shapes away this time, Matthew Cross looks to push this through the off side but the ball evades his blade, to the keeper. An appeal for caught behind by Southee but no one else joins him in support and the umpire does not move too.

DRINKS! 97 runs needed in 60 balls. This game is beautifully set up for a thriller as Scotland are keeping up with the required run rate. New Zealand though will look for wickets at quick intervals. Their spinners will play a key role in this middle phase. Tim Southee is back into the attack.

Around off, pushed to covers. 97 needed from 60 balls for the Scots!

In the air...lands safe! Not the best shot from Richie but it does not result in his dismissal. Fuller, floated, outside off, Richie Berrington makes room and looks to loft it over covers but only chips this one over extra cover. Luckily for him, it lands in no man's land for a couple.

Short again, on middle, Cross hangs back and punches this to long on. Rotates the strike.

On middle and leg, nudged gently to the leg side for a single.

Shorter and quicker around the leg pole, Matthew Cross shuffles and powers this behind square on the leg side for a run.

Flighted around off, lands and turns away slightly as Cross pushes this to covers.

Quicker this time, fuller on middle, Matthew Cross steps out and works this through mid-wicket for one. A good over by Santner, just 4 off this one.

Shorter, on off, punched through mid off for one.

Fuller around off, pushed straight to the fielder at covers.

Skips out to this full ball outside off and bunts it to the left of the long off fielder for a single.

On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Floats it up, on middle, eased nicely through mid off for a run.

Another low full toss, outside off. Richie Berrington eases it to long off to get off the mark with a run!

OUT! TAKEN! Ish Sodhi has the last laugh! A low full toss, on middle and leg. George Munsey looks to go downtown but it takes the bottom half of the bat and goes to the right of the long on fielder. Tim Southee at long on runs there and puts in a slide to take a very good catch. George Munsey is gutted with himself as he has missed out on a full toss! Scotland lose their second wicket as Munsey walks back to the hut.

Wide! Fuller in length but way outside off. George Munsey reaches out to cut it but he misses. Wide called by the umpire.

In walks Richie Berrington.

SIX! BACK-TO-BACK SIXES! George Munsey is on a roll! Tossed up, around middle. Munsey clears his front leg and plays a massive slog over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!

SIX! WHACKED! Sodhi errs in his line and hurls it around leg. George Munsey gets low and slog-sweeps it way, way over deep square leg for a biggie!

A half-tracker, around middle. Matthew Cross rocks back but gets the toe end as he looks to pull it to deep mid-wicket. A single taken!

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. George Munsey stays back and works it to the leg side for a run.

Flatter ball, around off. Matthew Cross gets behind the line to block this one. Just 3 runs off the over!

Floated, outside off. Matthew Cross prods and works it to point. Mark Watt there dives and stops the single.

Change. Time for Ish Sodhi to roll his arm!

An appeal for LBW but turned down! Tossed up, outside off. Matthew Cross looks for a sweep but the ball brushes his glove before hitting him on the pad.

Quicker ball, outside off. George Munsey rocks back and punches it to point for a quick run.

Tossed up, outside off. Matthew Cross blocks it to the off side and takes a single.

Flatter ball, on middle. George Munsey pushes it to the leg side for a run.

Short of a length, outside off. Matthew Cross looks to heave it away but he gets an inside edge onto his pad. 20 runs off the over! At the end of the Powerplay, Scotland are 48/1.

Will we see a bowling change now? Yep. Spin time now as Mitchell Santner is into the attack!

FOUR! Glorious! This is some serious ball-striking from Matthew Cross! Good-length ball, outside off. Cross stands tall and drives on the up. The ball flies over the point fielder and goes into the fence. 5 boundaries in a row!

FOUR! Streaky, but Matthew Cross and Scotland will take that! Milne bangs it into the deck, around off. Cross looks to pull but it takes the top edge and the ball flies over the keeper for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Make that three in a row! Length ball, outside off. Matthew Cross prods and carves it past cover for a boundary. Kane Williamson gives it a chase but the ball wins.

FOUR! AND AGAIN! Just wide of the fine leg fielder! Milne bangs it into the deck, around middle. Matthew Cross swivels and hooks it to the left of the diving fine leg fielder to collect another boundary.

FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length, around off. Matthew Cross stays back and pulls it in front of square for a boundary.

SWING AND A MISS! A full ball, just around off. Munsey swings across the line and fails to connect any bat on it.

Short of a length, on off, it nips back in. Munsey ends up working it to covers.

A length ball, on off. Cross drives it wide of mid off and collects a single.

WIDE! Short ball, rising high off the deck. Cross misses his pull. Wided.

Short in length, on off. Munsey pushes it to point and calls for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Would have been a tight call.

Full and on off, driven down to mid off.

Short of a length, outside off. Munsey knocks it to point.

Maiden over! Short of a length, outside off. Cross fails to get any bat on it again as he tries to play it on the off side. Terrific over from Milne.

A length ball, outside off. Cross is again beaten on the outside edge as he tries to drive.

Short in length, on middle. Cross goes for the pull but ends up defending on the leg side.

Slightly short, angling on the pads. Cross tries to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball lobs and goes to the first slip who dives forward to complete the catch. An appeal follows but the umpire is not interested.

BEATEN! A length ball, outside off. Cross looks to defend inside the line of the ball but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A length ball, on off. Defended to covers.

FOUR! Straight like an arrow! A full ball, on middle. George Munsey steps across and drives it straight back past the bowler for a boundary.

Change in bowling. Adam Milne is introduced into the attack!

BEATEN! A length ball, outside off, it lands and swings away from the left-hander. Munsey looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand find the breakthrough! The slower ball does the trick for Boult. A length ball, on middle. Kyle Coetzer is too early as he tries to lift it. Ends up chipping it high in the air and towards mid on where Tim Southee takes a good catch.

Matthew Cross walks out into the middle!

Now serves a short ball, on middle. Kyle Coetzer sways away from it.

FOUR! This time he finds the gap! A length ball, around off. Kyle Coetzer punches it and beats the diving cover fielder for a boundary.

A length ball, on middle. Kyle Coetzer stands tall and punches it straight to the cover fielder.

Length and on off, pushed to covers.

This one swings back in after landing, Short and around off. Munsey gets cramped for room as he tries to cut.

Darted on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Full and way down the leg side. Kyle Coetzer misses his flick. Wided.

On middle. Kyle Coetzer flicks it back on the pads and the ball rolls away to covers.

WIDE! Spills a bouncer, on middle. Left alone for a wide.

FOUR! Finds the gap! A length ball, on off. Kyle Coetzer drives it through covers. The fielder tries to chase it down but to no avail as the ball wins the race.

A length ball, on off. Munsey stays back and punches it to covers.

FOUR! Good shot! A full ball, very full, on middle. Kyle Coetzer tucks it past mid on and the ball races away to the fence.

Short of a length, on off, punched to point.

Full ball, swinging in on the pads. Kyle Coetzer misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length, outside off. Kyle Coetzer hangs back and punches it through covers. Kane Williamson gives it a chase, he puts in a dive but the ball wins.

Edged, but safe! Length ball, outside off, shaping away late. Munsey looks to drive on the up but it takes the outside edge towards third man. George Munsey and Scotland are up and running!

Back of a length, around off. George Munsey blocks it off the back foot.

Full ball, around leg. James Neesham digs it out to the leg side and comes back for the second run. NEW ZEALAND END ON 172/5!

New Zealand were off to a nervy start as wickets were falling at regular intervals while Guptill was watching it from the other end. Glenn Phillips then joined Guptill in the middle to control things. it looked like both were playing on a completely different pitch after the drinks break as everything was coming off the middle of the willow. Phillips was playing the second fiddle while Guptill was going all guns blazing. Once both fell, The Kiwis failed to take the advantage of the last few overs.

The veteran of New Zealand cricket, Martin Guptill showed his presence today as he kept his calm initially before taking the bowlers for cleaners. He was clearly losing his breath during the overs and then he decided to deal with boundaries. In the end, he was fully exhausted and missed out on a terrific hundred. For Scotland, they ended things well as they gave away just 22 runs in the last three overs.

NOT OUT! TWO WIDES! Full ball, down leg. Mitchell Santner misses his flick and the umpire calls it a wide. James Neesham at the non-striker's end looks to steal a bye! The keeper collects the ball and throws it back to Sharif. He catches it and runs to whip the bails off at the non-striker's end. Mitchell Santner puts in a dive and he is well inside the crease.

Another yorker, just outside off. James Neesham squeezes it out to wide of cover for one. Can Safyaan Sharif end well here?

Is that a run out? Replays show that Mitchell Santner had made it in.

Excellent delivery! Sharif hurls a pin-point yorker, on the pads. James Neesham digs it out back to the bowler.

A yorker, around middle and leg. James Neesham squeezes it out towards mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.

Wide! Sharif spills this one down leg. James Neesham misses his whip and the umpire calls it a wide.

Short of a length, outside off. Mitchell Santner stays back and punches it to cover for a run.

BEATEN! Full ball, just outside off. Mitchell Santner looks to drive but he misses.

FOUR! That spoils a good over! Wheal bangs it into the deck, around off. Neesham stays back and pumps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Well bowled! A well-directed yorker, outside off. Mitchell Santner digs it out and the batters take a run.

A low full toss, outside off. James Neesham pushes it to long off for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is a huge wicket for Scotland as Martin Guptill falls 7 runs short of his hundred!  Length ball, on middle. Guptill looks to clear long on but it takes the toe end and the ball goes straight to Calum MacLeod at long on who gulps it down. That brings an end to a fine innings from Guptill! Brad Wheal is on a hat-trick now!

Mitchell Santner is the new man in!

OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Phillips holes out and his struggle in the middle comes to an end. Wheal hurls a slower ball, into the pitch, around middle. Phillips looks to pull hard but he only manages a top edge and the ball loops up in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Chris Greaves there settles under it and takes a good catch.

James Neesham walks out.

TWO LEG BYES! Full ball, darted on the pads. Phillips misses his heave and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away behind square on the leg side for a couple of leg byes!

A single to end the over! Watt hurls a quicker ball, fuller in length, around off. Guptill squeezes it out to long off for a run.

Leg bye! Watt fires in a quicker ball, on the pads. Guptill misses his slog-sweep and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away for a leg bye!

Quicker ball, outside off. Glenn Phillips digs it out to backward point. The fielder there fumbles and concedes a single.

Another ball, fuller in length, way outside off. Martin Guptill reaches out and carves it to deep cover for one.

Full ball, outside off. Glenn Phillips drills it to long off for a single.

Watt fires in a yorker, around leg. Glenn Phillips misses his heave. That is an excellent take from Matthew Cross behind the sticks.

Change. Mark Watt (3-0-9-1) to bowl out!

Full ball, around off. Glenn Phillips looks to heave it away but it goes off the bottom half towards long on for a run. 13 runs off the over!

Another slower ball, fuller in length, around middle and leg. Martin Guptill gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg. The batters cross for a single.

A low full toss, around leg. Guptill stays low and whips it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

SIX! BANG! Slower ball, into the pitch, on middle. Guptill stays back and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!

Wide! Evans bangs it into the deck, outside off. Martin Guptill looks to cut it over the keeper but he misses. Wide called by the umpire.

Wide! Evans errs in his line and spills this one way down leg. Martin Guptill misses his flick. Wided!

Slower ball, fuller in length, outside off. Martin Guptill drives but straight to the cover fielder.

Back of a length, around off. Glenn Phillips stays back and heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! You do not serve such deliveries to Martin! A juicy full toss, around middle, Martin Guptill does not need another invitation to smack this. He hammers this one well over deep mid-wicket. 17 off this over!

Good length on off, Martin Guptill lofts this over covers and the long off fielder runs to his left and cuts this one out. Two taken.

SIX! Well hit by Guppy! It was the slower one, shorter too, but the Kiwi batter judged this well. It is around off, Martin hangs back and pumps this one over deep mid-wicket. An 82m hit from him!

One more run as this is hit down to long on.

A low full toss, around off, heaved to deep mid-wicket for one.

Around off, powered hard, but only to the long on fielder for one.

Safyaan Sharif (2-0-2-2) is back on.

Excellent yorker. Right in the blockhole, Guptill only jams this one out.

On middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.

Slower, shorter, on off, Glenn Phillips mistimes his pull towards mid on. They scamper back for the second run. The direct hit is scored at the non-striker's end by the fielder but Guptill was well in. Two, in the end.

Good-length ball on off, punched to covers.

Around off, heaved towards long on, on the bounce, for a single.

SIX! Martin Guptill is on the charge here! A touch shorter, around off this time, Martin Guptill stands tall and heaves it towards deep square leg. It hangs around in the air for a long time and it goes just past the ropes in the deep.

Brad Wheal (2-0-24-0) comes back to bowl

A really good over by Watt! Around off, fuller, punched down to long off for one.

WIDE. Just outside the tramline on the off side, left alone.

Full and fast around off, MG only pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller outside off, worked through covers for a run.

Pushed straight to the fielder at covers.

This full toss is bunted down to long off for an easy single.

Darted on the pad, Martin misses his flick and gets pinged on his pad.

Mark Watt is back into the attack.

DROPPED! Michael Leask is the culprit and Glenn Phillips is handed a life! Chris Greaves floats this one up, lands it around off, Glenn Phillips whips this one aerially towards deep mid-wicket, but he has not timed this one well. Michael Leask runs to his left, keeps his eyes up, but with the sun beating down, he seems to not judge it properly and the ball pops out of his hands. Two taken.

Knocked down towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Well played. 100 up for the Kiwis! On middle, fuller, Martin Guptill gets low and sweeps this one hard to the deep square leg fence.

Around off, pushed to covers.

SIX! Fifty for Martin Guptill too! What a cracking shot to get to your fifty! That went miles in the air and deep into the stands. Fuller, tossed up, around off, Martin Guptill gets low and mows a slog-sweep well over the deep mid-wicket fence. Guppy will be looking to continue!

Tossed up, around off, nudged through mid-wicket for one.

A length ball, on middle. Glenn Phillips whips it to deep square leg where the fielder overcooks it but does enough to keep it away from the fence. A single.

On middle, drilled down to long on for a single.

SIX! Runs coming nicely for New Zealand! A length ball, angling on middle. Martin Guptill plays the pick up shot perfectly as he hits it over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Short in length, on middle. Glenn Phillips pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Length and on middle. Blocked out.

In the air but safe! A length ball, on middle, was a cross-seamer. Martin Guptill closes the face of the bat too early as he looks to flick, gets a leading edge towards the vacant mid on region for a single.

Alasdair Evans (2-0-25-0) is back on.

Now pulls it nicely but finds the deep square leg fielder. A single.

Short and on middle. Phillips mistimes his pull to square leg for a single.

SIX! Maximum! Nice shot! Full and on off. Phillips gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie. New ball, please!

Angles it on the pads, kept out.

Two again! Hitting to the longer areas and collecting couples with ease! Full on middle, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a brace,

Full and on middle. Glenn Phillips wrists it to deep mid-wicket with soft hands and collects a couple.

DRINKS! Scotland have started well with the ball and New Zealand's batters are finding it hard to time the ball on this slowish pitch. The Kiwis would hope that their set batter, Martin Guptill bats deep and takes them to a good total. Michael Leask comes to bowl now.

Slightly full and on off. Guptill chops it to short third man.

FOUR! Welcome boundary and a much-needed one for New Zealand! A short ball, outside off. Guptill sees the width and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

A loopy ball, outside off, pushed through covers for a couple.

Quicker one now, full and on the leg pole. Glenn Phillips mistimes his heave back on the deck.

Flatter and on off. Guptill pushes it wide of long on for a single.

Tossed up on middle. Guptill works it on the leg side for a single.

Short and on middle, pulled to mid-wicket for a single.

Appeal for LBW but not given! Might be going down the leg side. A full ball, slanting on the pads. Glenn Phillips sits and looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Angles it on the pads, drilled down to long on for one more.

A friendly full toss, angling on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

Full and on off, pushed to covers.

Tossed up, around off. Martin Guptill defends it out off the front foot.

Flatter ball, outside off, turning in late. Martin Guptill leaves it alone thinking that it is a wide but the ball was well inside the tramline.

Just a tad short, outside off. Glenn Phillips punches it to deep cover off the back foot. A single taken.

Shorter in length, around off. Martin Guptill stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Tossed up, outside off. Martin Guptill prods to block this one out.

Greaves starts with a half-tracker, around middle. Guptill rocks back and pulls it wide of deep square leg for a couple.

Spin from both the ends as Chris Greaves to bowl now.

A dot to end the over! Quicker ball, outside off. Glenn Phillips pushes it to cover off the back foot.

Watt fires in a quicker ball, around off, coming in with the angle. Glenn Phillips rocks back and turns it to mid-wicket.

Flatter ball, coming in with the angle. Glenn Phillips hangs back and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Floated, around middle. Martin Guptill prods and works it to long on for a single.

Leg bye! Flatter ball, down leg. Glenn Phillips misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away to the leg side for a leg bye.

Glenn Phillips walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mark Watt strikes on his very first ball and it is Devon Conway who has to walk back to the hut now! Tossed up, outside off. Conway looks to play the reverse sweep but the ball brushes his gloves and goes straight to Matthew Cross behind the sticks who does not make any mistake.

Time for some spin as Mark Watt is into the attack.

Length ball, around off. Devon Conway pushes it to mid off and scampers through for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, New Zealand are 52/2.

Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Guptill tickles it to fine leg for a run.

SIX! BOOM! Length ball, on the pads. Martin Guptill stays back and whips it behind square on the leg side to collect a maximum! That biggie also brings up 3000 runs in T20Is for Guptill!

Wide! Another ball, way down leg. Martin Guptill misses his flick. Wide called!

FOUR! Not where Martin Guptill intented it to go but he will take that! Banged in short, around off. Guptill looks to pull but it takes the splice of the bat and clears mid on, into the fence on the bounce.

Good-length ball, angling in from middle. Martin Guptill gets an inside edge onto his pad as he tries to flick it.

Wide! Full ball but way down leg. Martin Guptill misses his flick. Wided!

Short of a length, outside off. Martin Guptill punches it past covers and takes a couple of runs.

Alasdair Evans changes ends.

Another dot to the end the over! Good-length ball, around off. Devon Conway pushes it back to the bowler. Just 1 run and two wickets off the over!

Wide! Sharif spills this one way down leg. Devon Conway misses his nudge. Wide called by the umpire!

Devon Conway is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is a huge wicket for Scotland as Kane Williamson walks back without troubling the scorers! Williamson would be gutted as he was very unlucky here! Sharif sprays it down leg. Williamson looks to flick but it gets a nick and the ball goes behind to the left of the keeper. Matthew Cross dives there and takes a good catch. Sharif puts in an appeal, the umpire takes his time but raises his finger in the end.

This is excellent stuff from Sharif! Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Kane Williamson blocks it watchfully.

Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson punches it off the back foot to cover.

Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson hangs back and guides it to the gully fielder.

Kane Williamson walks out to the middle.

Review time! Daryl Mitchell refers it upstairs after been given LBW. UltraEdge shows no bat there. Ball Tracker shows umpire's call on wickets hitting and the on-field decision stays. New Zealand retains the review.

OUT! LBW! Safyaan Sharif strikes and New Zealand lose their first wicket. Sharif hurls a good-length ball, around middle, jagging back in sharply. Daryl Mitchell looks to flick but he misses and gets hit high on his pad. Sharif puts in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Mitchell opts for a review but the Ball Tracker shows that the ball would have clipped the leg stump so it is umpire's call.

Safyaan Sharif is back into the attack.

Short on off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. 12 off this one. A decent start by the Black Caps.

Daryl Mitchell lofts this one over the bowler and they collect a couple before the fielder can cut the ball off this time.

FOUR! There was power on this shot, no enough timing, but still enough for the ball to run away to the ropes. Around middle and off, Brad Wheal hits the deck hard this time, Daryl Mitchell pumps this one past the mid on fielder for a boundary.

WIDE. Short and down the leg side, DM leaves it after watching it closely. Wided.

Around middle and leg, the slower one, MG misses his tuck and the ball takes the pad and goes to the off side for a leg bye.

In the air...safe! A touch shorter this time, around middle and leg, Martin Guptill looks to pull but mistimes it behind short fine leg. There is no one in the deep and it lands safe. Two taken.

Daryl Mitchell pulls this one in between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a single run.

Change. Brad Wheal is back on. Went for 13 runs in his first over.

9 off this one! On a length on off, defended out to the point region.

Around off, tapped to the off side now.

FOUR! And again! The same delivery as the last one and Guppy dishes the same punishment! Width offered outside off, Martin Guptill smacks this through point again for a boundary.

FOUR! BANG! That is what Guptill was waiting for! The width on offer is what Martin wanted and he got it! Outside off, Martin Guptill frees his arms and slaps this behind point for a boundary.

A single now as this is pushed to the mid on region.

On a length, around off, slower too, Daryl mistimes his shot, straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Alasdair Evans is into the attack now.

Just a single off this over! A top start by Sharif. Outside off, on a length, sliced to the man at backward point again.

No pace on this one, on a length around off, Martin taps this to backward point and looks for one, but is sent back.

Around off, slashed hard to the man at backward point.

Back of a length, on the pads, MG looks to tuck but misses and gets hit high on the pad.

Slightly shortish, around off, Daryl Mitchell looks to pull but gets an inside edge, back onto the pad, to the off side. They scamper through for a single.

Good-length ball on off, defended out.

Who will bowl from the other end? Safyaan Sharif it is.

On middle now, pushed to the mid on region for a quick single. 13 off the first over!

Around off, on a length, Daryl Mitchell pokes at this but gets an outside edge, which goes down to third man and the batters collect a couple.

FIVE WIDES. Uh-oh. Went wrong for Wheal there. On a length, but sliding down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell leaves it and the keeper fails to stop it too. Runs away to the fence.

Better length this time. Back of a length, around off and middle, following Martin as he moves to the leg side. He inside-edges this to the leg side for a quick single.

FOUR! New Zealand and Martin Guptill open their account. Brad changes his length and gets punished. A touch too full, around off, shaping away, Martin Guptill makes room and lofts this one over covers for a boundary.

Brad sticks with the same line and length and the ball again bounces slightly more than what Martin expected. It moves away slightly too as the Kiwi makes his second leave on the trot.

Brad Wheal starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery, around off, it lands and takes off slightly. Martin Guptill keeps his wits about himself and makes an early leave.

The players walk out and line up for their respective national anthems. It is Scotland's first followed by New Zealand's. Done with all the pre-match formalities. It is time for the action as the players of Scotland stride out to the middle. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are the openers for New Zealand. The players take the knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Brad Wheal to start with the ball. Here we go...

Kane Williamson, the skipper of New Zealand, says that they would have bowled first as well as it looks like a good surface. Says that they are ready for the job. Informs that they are playing the same team. Adds that they have to maintain the standard same as they showed against India and would focus on their game. Tells that the players can play a variety of roles and that is why they are playing with the same team.

Kyle Coetzer, the skipper of Scotland, says they will bowl first. Informs that they have two changes as Kyle Coetzer and Alasdair Evans come in place of Craig Wallace and Josh Davey. Adds that setting totals has been challenging in this tournament so they would look to chase. Tells that they were expecting tough competition coming into the Super 12 stage and it is a brilliant opportunity for them to push their boundaries as far as they can against quality sides.

New Zealand (Unchanged Playing XI) - Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (C), Devon Conway (WK), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (C) (In place of Craig Wallace), Matthew Cross (WK), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Alasdair Evans (In place of Josh Davey), Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal.

TOSS - We are all in readiness for the flip of the coin as both the skippers are out in the middle. The flip of the coin lands in the favor of Kyle Coetzer. SCOTLAND ELECT TO BOWL FIRST!

Scotland, on the other hand, are a good side but they haven't quite been able to bring their A game coming into the Super 12 stage. Their bowlers have done a decent job but it is their batters who need to step up if they are to stand a chance of winning against a strong New Zealand side. Right then, lots of match-ups to look forward to in this game and it promises to be an intriguing contest between Scotland's batters and New Zealand's bowlers. Stay tuned for toss and further updates.

New Zealand will be coming into this fixture high on confidence after having won their previous game against India and they are certainly looking favourites to grab the semi-final spot. The Kiwis have a world-class bowling attack and they proved their worth in their last game against India. Their top order has also spent some quality time in the middle and they have all to play for as the race for semi-final is well and truly on.

Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 32 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup where New Zealand will go up against Scotland. The race for semi-final is getting intense and we are in for another exciting encounter from group 2 of this mega event.

.... Match Day ....