Kiwis deny underestimating UAE after shock T20 loss

Kiwis deny underestimating UAE after shock T20 loss

New Zealand batter Mark Chapman has denied they took the United Arab Emirates evenly after a shock loss to the minnows within the second T20 International in Dubai.

After narrowly avoiding a defeat within the opener on Friday, the vacationers managed a below-par 8-142, which the UAE chased down with 26 balls to spare to register their first victory towards New Zealand in any format of the sport.

New Zealand have been reeling at 5-65 within the twelfth over earlier than Chapman, who topscored for his facet with a breezy 63, lent some respectability to their rating.

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem (55) and quantity 4 batter Asif Khan, who made a whirlwind 48, engineered a scientific chase to vogue their seven-wicket victory to degree the three-match sequence 1-1.

“I think we’ve seen associate cricket is going from strength to strength,” Chapman instructed reporters after the loss, denying reducing the guard towards a group 13 rungs decrease within the official rankings.

“The T20 World Cup in Australia highlighted that with some associate nations turning over some Test nations.

“It’s definitely no shock to see the best way they’ve performed and the arrogance they’ve with some actually robust native tournaments right here.

“It’s producing some good talent.”

New Zealand captain Tim Southee additionally heaped reward on their opponents.

“A lot of the credit has to go to the UAE team. They outplayed us in all three facets,” Southee mentioned.

“We probably didn’t learn enough from the other day, we made a few mistakes that were similar to the other day and we were made to pay for that.

“We simply should be bettered in all three areas.”

The third and ultimate T20 was scheduled on Sunday.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au