- In a decisive finish, Matt Henry's lethal yorker shatters stumps as Netherlands bowled out for 223, sealing a 99-run victory for New Zealand.
- Matt Henry's eighth over sees Dutch batter Sybrand's daring doubles, but a risky pull leads to his downfall caught at deep square leg Netherlands 218/9 in 45 overs.
- Five-wicket haul for Mitchell Santner! Kiwi spinner claims his fifth wicket with a sharp turn, dismissing Klein for LBW after a review proves unsuccessful. Netherlands 212/8 in 44 overs.
- Fourth wicket for Santner! van der Merwe's attempted reverse-sweep ends in disappointment, caught by Henry at short fine-leg, further adding to Dutch batting woes as score reaches 196/7 in 40 overs.
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Mitchell Santner claims another wicket, securing the dismissal of the Dutch captain Scot Edwards. Netherlands 175/6 in 35 overs. That's 3-wicket haul for Kiwi spinner.
- Resilient fight by Colin Ackermann ends with a soft dismissal as Mitchell Santner cames in for New Zealand's rescue. Score reaches 157/5.
- Firm batting by Colin Ackermann as he completes his half-century with a glorious shot for four. Netherlands reach 125/4 in 27 overs.
- Despite New Zealand's potent bowling, Netherlands stands strong at 114/3 in 25 overs, showcasing determination at the crease.
- Dutches lose their second wicket as Max O'Dowd departs; Score reaches 57/2 in 13 overs.
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Netherlands get off with a slow start as they lose their first wicket early in the form of Vikramjit Singh. NED 35/1 in 10 overs.
- Will young remained the top scorer for New Zealand with 70 runs while Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe picked 2 wickets each for the Dutch team.
- Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, and Tom Latham shine with half-centuries as Kiwis put 322 on board against the Netherlands.
Will Young, Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham defied the sluggishness of the pitch to construct well-paced fifties and lead New Zealand to a healthy 322 for 7 against Netherlands here on Monday.
After being asked to bat first, Young (70 off 80 balls) and Ravindra (51 off 51 balls) gave the Kiwis some momentum against the Dutch bowlers, who exploited the slowness of the track with an assortment of slow balls and cutters.
Captain Latham gave some impetus to the Black Caps while making a 46-ball 53 towards the business end of the innings.
The course of the innings was revealed very early when the Netherlands managed to tie down Kiwis openers with three maidens in a row.
It was Young who broke the manacles, driving pacer Ryan Klein through mid-off for a four and he notched up another boundary in the fourth over.
Devon Conway tried to give some muscle to the innings when he clobbered spinner Aryan Dutt, who had also opened the bowling along with Klein, for a massive six over long-on.
However, Conway (32) did not last long as his attempt to speed up the proceedings did not fetch a good result.
The left-hander jumped down the track against left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe and tried to deposit him over long-on, a repeat of the shot he played against Dutt, but this time the Kiwi found Bas de Leede in perfect position under the ball.
It ended the 67-run opening alliance but Ravindra, who made a hundred against England, and Young compiled a 77-run stand for the second wicket.
During this period, the Kiwis made runs at nearly 6 an over, but the Dutch did not allow them to motor away.
New Zealand's performance was in stark contrast against the rollicking effort they dished out against England a few days back at Ahmedabad. But the Kiwis team management will certainly be pleased with the way their batters adapted and made substantial runs through a different method.
However, the dismissals of Ravindra and Young pegged back New Zealand a bit. Young could not read a slow ball from Paul van Meekeren and his attempted pull transformed into a simple catch to De Leede.
Ravindra too soon followed after he edged Van der Merwe to Scott Edwards behind the wicket.
However, the Kiwis kept themselves ahead of the curve through a 53-run stand between Latham and Daryl Mitchell (48 off 47 balls).
When Latham was the seventh batter to be dismissed at the score of 293 in the 49th over and the Kiwis might have felt the need to add a few extra runs.
Those runs came from the bat of Mitchell Santner, who made an unbeaten 36 off 17 balls as New Zealand made 50 runs in the last three overs much against the script of play.
Scorecard:
New Zealand: Devon Conway c Bas de Leede b van der Merwe 32 Will Young c Bas de Leede b van Meekeren 70 Rachin Ravindra c Edwards b van der Merwe 51 Daryl Mitchell b van Meekeren 48 Tom Latham st Edwards b Aryan Dutt 53 Glenn Phillips c Edwards b Bas de Leede 4 Mark Chapman c van der Merwe b Aryan Dutt 5 Mitchell Santner not out 36 Matt Henry not out10
Extras: (LB-3, W-8,NB-2) 13 Total: (For 7 wickets in 50 Overs) 322 Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-144, 3-185, 4-238, 5-247, 6-254, 7-293
Bowling: Aryan Dutt 10-2-62-2, Ryan Klein 7-1-41-0, Paul van Meekeren 9-0-59-2, Roelof van der Merwe 9-0-56-2, Colin Ackermann 4-0-28-0, Bas de Leede 10-0-64-1, Vikramjit Singh 1-0-9-0.
Teams:
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (w/c), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.