New Zealand
175/0 (15.2)
T20I Match
VS
United Arab Emirates
173/6 (20)
New Zealand won by 10 wkts



Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, SIX, New Zealand win by 10 wickets! Full outside off at 131.2kph and Seifert smokes it through the line, lofts it powerfully over long-off for a mighty six. This is the highest partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cups
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 1 run, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle and Allen ends up dragging this slower ball on a length down to long-on
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 0
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, in-slanting length ball, Allen swings across the line and inside-edges it onto his pad
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, 1 run, slower ball bouncer, Seifert jumps and pulls to deep midwicket
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, short ball slanted into the right-hander, pulled to deep midwicket
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, 1 run, slow and short, Seifert waits and waits before pulling it to deep midwicket
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, yorker length, squeezed to sweeper cover
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, 1 run, length ball outside off, slapped to long-off
Runs: 17 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Seifert throws his arms at it and inside-edges towards mid-on
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 2 runs, throws his arms at this full ball to slice it to third man
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, tumbling shot and it's four. 128.5kph, very full and well outside off, Seifert clears his front leg and hence has to reach for this full ball. He's off-balance but makes good contact as he flays it over cover-point. Finds the gap between deep backward point and deep cover
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, wide, very full outside off, a backing away Seifert almost dives across to try and reach for it. Doesn't connect and that's been wided
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, very full outside off, Allen can't quite get under it, so had to settle for a single as he drills it to long-off
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 2 runs, very full outside off, Allen throws his hands at it to slice it towards third man
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, SIX, New Zealand cross 150. Slot ball, Allen shuffles across and swings hard to club it over deep midwicket
Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, no run, in-slanting short ball, Seifert moves across a long way to scoop and gets beaten for pace
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, pace on a and on a length outside off, scythed through cover-point
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, FOUR, one bounce and into the fence. Pace off and short outside off, Allen spots it early, waits for it and pummels it over midwicket with a pull shot. Splits the gap between long-on and deep midwicket
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, no run, yorker length, pad-lined, Allen flicks and misses
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 2 runs, slow and short outside off, pulled to deep midwicket. The fielder runs in and dives to stop it. The batters take two more
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, no run, slower ball into the deck, Allen walks across early to play a premeditated scoop and misses
Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, low full toss, Allen shuffles and flicks it to deep midwicket
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, low full toss, Seifert clears his front leg to drill it to long-off
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, another good stop in the deep. Pitched up ball, hoicked over midwicket and Alishan makes a sliding stop to his right after sprinting across from long-on
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, overpitched, Seifert drills to the left of extra cover who makes a diving stop
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, low full toss, Allen drills it to long-off and the fielder makes a sliding stop
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 2 runs, in-angling yorker, Allen clips through midwicket
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 0
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, FOUR, fired full outside off and Seifert brings out the reverse-sweep again. Hits along the ground and well wide of the short third man fielder
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, SIX, wow! Drifting in towards middle-leg, Seifert inverses his stance as he gets low and makes excellent contact as he dispatches it over deep point. Superb reverse-slogsweep
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, punched to long-off off the back foot
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, no run, in-drifter, Allen drives to extra cover off the back foot
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, no run, flat and on a length, Allen goes back to play across the line and inside-edges onto his pad
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, makes room to punch this flat length ball to long-off
Runs: 10 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, FOUR, boundary off the final ball of the over! Predictable length, in the blockhole, so Allen stays deep and with a back lift, he drills it straight down the ground. Long-off dives to his right, good effort but fails to stop the boundary
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, low full toss, Seifert drives hard and along the ground to long-off
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 1 run, slower and shorter, Allen walks across and stands tall, waits for it before slamming it down to long-off
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, drilled through the covers and the man in the deep makes a diving stop to his right. Saved two runs there and the bowler applauds
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, wide yorker, Seifert reaches out to squeeze it to deep backward point
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Allen's bottom hand comes off the bat handle as he slices it to sweeper cover
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, slow, full and in the slot, Seifert slightly backs away and hits through the line as he smacks it over the bowler's head. No need to run for that
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, swivels and pulls this shortish ball through backward square leg. 27-ball fifty for Finn Allen
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, FOUR, the onslaught continues. Fullish ball, Allen clears his front leg to biff it over the non-striker's head. One bounce and into the fence. No chance for the long-on fielder to even get close to the ball
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, hundred partnership! Slower ball bouncer, Seifert waits and pulls through midwicket
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Muhammad Arfan to Finn Allen, 1 run, slower ball on a length, heaved to deep midwicket
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Muhammad Arfan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, full ball and Seifert drives along the ground to long-off
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 0
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, no run, pitched up delivery, Allen drills it straight at the non-striker and Tim Seifert has little time to react. The non-striker jumps to try and evade it, hits his glove, brushes the thigh and then goes on to hir the sticks at the bowler's end
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, SIX, high and handsome! Full and right in the slot, Allen gets under it and tonks it powerfully over long-on for a towering six. Lands on the second tier
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, no run, skiddy length ball well outside off, Allen shuffles to slash and misses
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, 1 run, full outside off, Seifert leans forward to drive hard to long-off
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, fullish ball, pushed to mid-off for a quick single
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, FOUR, wow, that's a stunning hit. Fuller than a length outside off, Allen hangs back and clears his front leg to thump it over mid-off. Gets the elevation to clear the mid-off fielder. One bounce and into the fence
Runs: 7 • Wickets: 0
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, FOUR, 23-ball fifty for Tim Seifert! His second half-ton in as many matches. The right-hander midwicket, slightly bends his back leg to flay this length ball over extra cover. One bounce and into the fence
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, 85.3kph, tossed up and full, Allen swings hard and the bat turns at the point of impact. Mishits to long-on for a single
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, no run, non-turner on the stumps, Allen rocks back to punch it to cover
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, 87.7kph, tossed up and full outside off, swept to deep midwicket
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, no run, lbw appeal, struck down by umpire Paul Reiffel. The UAE players ponder and decide to review. Slides on with the arm, beats Tim Seifert's inside edge as he looks to play it off the back foot. UltraEdge confirms no bat. Over to ball-tracking and it's clipping leg (umpire's call). UAE don't lose the review
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, 87.5kph, round the wicket, length just outside off, chopped to cover
Runs: 20 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 1 run, NZ – 78/0 after the powerplay! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, drilled towards long-off for one by Finn Allen
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, tad short around off, pulled towards wide mid-on for one
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, he looks unstoppable! Muhammad Rohid Khan goes full and Tim Seifert has smashed this towards the long-on fence along the floor. Struck it really powerfully and the fielder in the deep had no chance to stop it despite trying his best to sprint across
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, low full toss around off, Tim Seifert drills it right past the non-striker for four more. He's in the zone! New Zealand have scored more than 70 runs already
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, SIX, smashed into the stands! A length delivery by Muhammad Rohid Khan, right into the slot, was a slower one, Tim Seifert gets into a good position and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a 92m maximum
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, more runs! Back of a length around middle and leg, Tim Seifert swipes it through backward square leg for four more
Runs: 14 • Wickets: 0
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Dhruv Parashar to Tim Seifert, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, dragged towards wide long-on for one
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Dhruv Parashar to Finn Allen, 1 run, flatter through the air on middle and leg, Finn Allen knocks it towards long-on for one
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Dhruv Parashar to Finn Allen, SIX, smoked into the stands! A half-tracker by Dhruv Parashar, Finn Allen goes deep in his crease and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a 87m maximum. Absolutely picks the bones out of this short ball
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Dhruv Parashar to Tim Seifert, 1 run, 50 up for NZ! That short around middle and leg, Tim Seifert knocks it to long-on for one
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Dhruv Parashar to Tim Seifert, FOUR, makes room and smashes this short ball through wide mid-off. The fielder puts in a dive to his left, but fails to get his hand to it
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Dhruv Parashar to Finn Allen, 1 run, flatter through the air on middle and leg, Finn Allen whips it through the leg-side for one
Runs: 22 • Wickets: 0
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, FOUR, runs coming thick and fast! Pitched up by the bowler, was a slower delivery into the slot. Tim Seifert stays put and smacks it over mid-off. Almost goes the distance. Had there been a little more elevation, this might have gone the distance. Junaid Siddique concedes 22 runs in his opening over
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Junaid Siddique to Tim Seifert, FOUR, that's a poor effort in the field. It's contagious. The bowler with a fumble in the previous over, it's the UAE captain this time around. Tim Seifert punches it powerfully and a misfield by the skipper results in four runs
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, 1 run, slower one by Junaid Siddique, it's a length delivery and Finn Allen plays it with soft hands. Knocks this back to the bowler who fumbles and gives away a single
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, SIX, back-to-back maximums! Finn Allen shuffles across in the crease and scoops it over fine leg for half-a-dozen. Was cautious against the spinner, but he looks good and comfortable against pace
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, no run, short of a length outside off, Finn Allen slaps it towards cover
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, wide, shortish delivery down the leg-side, Finn Allen tries to flick it away, misses it though. Given a wide by the umpire
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Junaid Siddique to Finn Allen, SIX, that's massive! Pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, right into the slot, Finn Allen flicks it over deep mid-wicket for a towering six. Got it off the cue end, but still managed to clear the fence comfortably
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 0
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, yet another economical over. This was tad short as Finn Allen punched it towards long-off for one
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, lovely bowling by Haider Ali in the powerplay. Not conceding boundaries at all. This was quicker through the air on off as Tim Seifert knocked to long-off for one
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, taking it easy against the spinner as Finn Allen knocks it towards long-off for one
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, fraction short around off, slapped along the carpet to long-off for one
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, no run, tad fuller on middle and leg, Tim Seifert heaves it towards mid-on, doesn't get the timing right
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, Finn Allen whips it through mid-wicket for one
Runs: 14 • Wickets: 0
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Wifth on offer outside off, Tim Seifert slashes it over the off-side for back-to-back boundaries. Three boundaries from that over, 14 runs – overall
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Tim Seifert flicks it over mid-wicket for his first boundary
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, 1 run, back of a length around off, Finn Allen taps it towards the off-side
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Finn Allen, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Finn Allen thumps it over covers. The ball slows down in the deep considerably, but still finds the fence
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, 1 run, swings hard, mistimes this towards mid-on for one
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Muhammad Rohid Khan to Tim Seifert, no run, width on offer outside off, punched to cover by Tim Seifert
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, no run, only 3 runs from the over. Lovely start. Tad short around off, punched straight to the fielder at cover by Finn Allen
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, no run, flatter through the air, punched to the fielder at cover by Finn Allen
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, full and straight on off, Tim Seifert drives it towards wide long-off for a single
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, no run, tad short outside off, Tim Seifert rocks back and carves it towards point
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Haider Ali to Finn Allen, 1 run, tad short around off, punched to long-off for a single by Finn Allen
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Haider Ali to Tim Seifert, 1 run, flatter through the air on middle and leg, Tim Seifert clips it towards mid-wicket off an inside edge