New Zealand have bounced again from their shock seven-wicket Twenty20 loss to the United Arab Emirates to clinch the three-match sequence 2-1.
Will Young and Mark Chapman hit half-centuries on Sunday because the Black Caps recorded a cushty 32-run victory within the third T20 worldwide in Dubai.
Young, considered one of three modifications the guests made following Saturday’s shock defeat, top-scored with 56 whereas Chapman added 51 for his second successive half-century as New Zealand posted a robust whole of 5-166.
The hosts couldn’t get any momentum going as soon as captain Muhammad Waseem (eight) feathered a catch to wicketkeeper Tim Seifert in Ben Lister’s (3-35) first over.
They had been restricted to 7-134.
New Zealand, touring with out a number of frontline T20 batters, continued to wrestle after captain Tim Southee misplaced his third successive toss and the Kiwis had been once more requested to bat first.
Seifert (13) and Chad Bowes (9) fell inside the batting powerplay whereas going for extravagant pictures towards tempo, earlier than Young and Chapman dominated the spinners within the center overs.
The pair shared an 84-run stand in 10 overs for the third wicket, Young hitting seven boundaries and a six earlier than they fell throughout seamer Junaid Siddique’s return spell within the latter half of the innings. Siddique took 3-26.
He deceived Young with a superb slower bouncer to have the No.3 caught at further cowl whereas Chapman, who smashed 5 fours and two sixes, holed out to deep backward sq. leg whereas going for an enormous hit towards the right-armer.
Mitchell Santner performed a brisk knock of 20 not out off 11 deliveries, together with a last-ball six, as New Zealand posted the best whole of the sequence.
The hosts slipped to 5-53 inside the primary 9 overs as 20-year-old debutant legspinner Adithya Ashok (1-28) impressed together with his regular bowling for New Zealand.
No.7 Aayan Afzal Khan high scored with 42 off 36 balls however the UAE had been all the time struggling, regardless of Khan including 68 for the sixth wicket alongside Basil Hameed, who remained unbeaten on 24.
Lister picked up two wickets in his ultimate over, included that of Khan, who was caught by Southee at mid-off.
New Zealand received the sequence opener by 19 runs.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
