SCO vs NZ LIVE Score: Scotland vs NewZealand Live: Finn Allen scored a fine century and Ish Sodhi followed it up with a fine four-wicket haul as New Zealand clinched a comfortable 68-run win on Wednesday. Allen scored his maiden T20I century to power the Kiwis to 225. Ish Sodhi in response took four wickets as the hosts could only manage 157 in their innings. Follow SCO vs NZ 1st T20 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Chasing 226 to win, Scotland were off to a sedate start with George Munsey and Calum MacLeod struggling to get off the blocks quickly. The duo did put on 62 for the first wicket before the spinners struck gold for the Kiwis. Ish Sodhi spun a web around the Scotland batsmen as they slipped from 62/0 to 88/5 in no time. The rest of the batting failed to make much as Scotland eventually managed to get to 157, handing New Zealand a 68-run win.
Earlier in the day, Finn Allen scored his maiden T20I century as the Kiwis put on a massive 225 on the board. Martin Guptill and Allen put on 85 for the first wicket, with the former becoming the leading run-getter in T20 internationals. Following Guptill’s departure Allen continued his onslaught to reach his ton in style.
James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips all chipped in with valuable cameos to help the Kiwis put on a winning score.
SCO vs NZ LIVE: Finn Allen century, Ish Sodhi four-fer make light work of Scotland, New Zealand take 1-0 lead with 68-run win – Check Highlights
New Zealand innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | 40 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 129.03 | |
| Finn Allen | 101 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 180.36 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 143.75 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 176.92 | |
| James Neesham | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 333.33 | |
| Michael Bracewell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 2, nb 5, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 225/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | D Cleaver, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, LH Ferguson, Ben Sears | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Tahir | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Chris Sole | 4 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Safyaan Sharif | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Mark Watt | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Chris Greaves | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Richie Berrington | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | 1-85 | 8.5 |
| Glenn Phillips | 2-136 | 13.4 |
| Finn Allen | 3-175 | 17.3 |
| James Neesham | 4-223 | 19.5 |
| Michael Bracewell | 5-225 | 19.6 |
Scotland innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Munsey | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Calum MacLeod | 33 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 137.50 | |
| Oliver James | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 | |
| Richie Berrington (C) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Matthew Cross (WK) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Chris Greaves | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 140.91 | |
| Michael Leask | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Mark Watt | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 141.67 | |
| Safyaan Sharif | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 116.67 | |
| Chris Sole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 1, w 4, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 157/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Hamza Tahir | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Michael Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Ben Sears | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| James Neesham | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Ish Sodhi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| HG Munsey | 1-62 | 8.1 |
| Oliver James | 2-70 | 8.6 |
| CS MacLeod | 3-72 | 9.4 |
| RD Berrington | 4-73 | 10.1 |
| MH Cross | 5-88 | 12.1 |
| MA Leask | 6-117 | 15.1 |
| CN Greaves | 7-130 | 16.4 |
| SM Sharif | 8-155 | 19.5 |
Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Calum MacLeod, Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington(c), Ollie Hairs, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir
New Zealand Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Finn Allen(w), Dane Cleaver, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears
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