20/08Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Aug 20 2023
New Zealand won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Will Young
Will YoungNew Zealand
20/08Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Aug 20 2023
New Zealand won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Will Young
Will YoungNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 166/5 | RR: 8.30

  • Mitchell Santner20 (11b)
  • Rachin Ravindra0 (1b)
  • Zahoor Khan4-0-32-1
  • Muhammad Jawadullah4-0-26-1

7:41pm So, New Zealand make their way up to 166, which on a surface that has looked a little two-paced, seems a good score. Chapman and Young led the way with fifties and when they were going strong, it seemed the Kiwis would breach the 175-run mark. They lost both in relatively quick succession, though and that took a bit of momentum out of their innings, until Santner popped up with an 11-ball 20 to take NZ past the 160-mark.

UAE, meanwhile, will be happy with how they pulled things back, especially considering how ominous it was looking when Chapman and Young were at the crease. Siddique was the star of the show, picking up three wickets. He could have had Santner too had DRS been in play (but that is a discussion for another day). Zahoor also held his nerve well at the end, alongside Jawadullah and they would fancy their chances of chasing this down.

At the half-way stage, both teams will be quietly pleased with where they are placed. NZ have runs on the board, UAE have good memories of chasing against this bowling attack. Which way will this game sway? Join us in a bit to find out!

Ahmed Raza, UAE assistant coach: (On the score) It is about a par score. This wicket has played better. Our bowlers did well to pull it back. (On the pitch) The bounce was a lot more consistent. Our fast bowlers did fantastically on that wicket. (On the batting plan) It is all about partnerships, knowing your roles, knowing your match-ups and playing less dot balls.

19.6
6
Zahoor Khan to Santner, SIX, yes he can! Low full toss on middle and leg stump. Santner gets down low, gets the requisite leverage and slams it over deep mid wicket!

Santner on strike. Can he finish with a boundary?

19.5
1b
Zahoor Khan to Ravindra, 1 bye, superb yorker that tails in late on leg stump. Ravindra swings at it and misses. Santner, though, is alert enough to sneak in a bye

Ravindra joins Santner. Can he find the fence in the two balls that remain?

19.4
W
Zahoor Khan to Foxcroft, OUT, soft dismissal! Another slower delivery dug into the track outside off. Foxcroft is again a week early into the stroke and mistimes it badly. The ball spoons up and Waseem does the rest at extra cover! Foxcroft never came to grips with Zahoor's variations!

D Foxcroft c Muhammad Waseem b Zahoor Khan 10 (28m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.3
0
Zahoor Khan to Foxcroft, no run, slow and short outside off. Foxcroft plays three strokes at it before missing with his fourth attempt (which is a cut). That. Was. Slow
19.2
1
Zahoor Khan to Santner, 1 run, full on off stump. Santner drills it straight to extra cover. Just a single. That might have come off the toe-end too
19.1
4
Zahoor Khan to Santner, FOUR, mistimes it completely but still gets four! Full just outside off. Santner has a massive swing at it and slices it terribly. The ball goes miles up, evades two fielders (extra cover and deep cover point) and bobbles into the fence as those two fielders come close to colliding on the boundary

Right. 154 on the board already. How many more can NZ get from here? Zahoor tasked with bowling the last over

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | NZ: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

  • Dean Foxcroft10 (8b)
  • Mitchell Santner9 (8b)
  • Muhammad Jawadullah4-0-26-1
  • Zahoor Khan3-0-21-0
18.6
2
Muhammad Jawadullah to Foxcroft, 2 runs, full toss on the pads. Foxcroft charges down the track and tucks it away past short fine leg. Deep backward square leg comes around and cuts it off
18.5
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Santner, 1 run, yorker just outside off. Santner jams his bat down in time and slices it to third man
18.4
0
Muhammad Jawadullah to Santner, no run, short and wide outside off. Santner leaps into the air, trying to carve it away but only connects with fresh air
18.3
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Foxcroft, 1 run, back of a length delivery at the stumps. Foxcroft backs away again and jabs it towards deep cover point. Still no boundary this over
18.2
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Santner, 1 run, shortish on leg stump. The ball keeps coming back into Santner and he is tucked up for room. Wafts at it and squirts it off the inside edge towards short fine leg
18.1
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Foxcroft, 1 run, length on leg stump. Foxcroft backs away and stabs it towards mid off for one

Jawadullah to bowl the penultimate over

Rahul: "This is some coincidence in scorecard of both t20s happening simultaneously!! Wow!!" -- Think Rinku has stolen a march for India in the last few minutes...

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | NZ: 148/4 | RR: 8.22

  • Dean Foxcroft6 (5b)
  • Mitchell Santner7 (5b)
  • Zahoor Khan3-0-21-0
  • Junaid Siddique4-0-26-3
17.6
1
Zahoor Khan to Foxcroft, 1 run, slower delivery dug into the track at the stumps. Foxcroft has to wait an eternity for it before pulling it away to deep mid wicket
17.5
1
Zahoor Khan to Santner, 1 run, into the blockhole on middle and off. Santner gives himself a bit of room and drives it down to long on
17.4
1
Zahoor Khan to Foxcroft, 1 run, very full outside off. Foxcroft squeezes it out to backward point for a single

UAE will have to be careful about these twos. They have been guilty of conceding too many of these in this series, especially towards the end

17.3
2
Zahoor Khan to Foxcroft, 2 runs, slow and short on leg stump. Foxcroft heaves it away to deep mid wicket and scampers back for the second

Mid off, extra cover, point and fine leg in the circle

17.2
1
Zahoor Khan to Santner, 1 run, in the slot outside off. Santner winds up and powers it down to mid off. Waseem, though, dives to his right and prevents a certain boundary
17.1
0
Zahoor Khan to Santner, no run, excellent yorker outside off. Santner picks it a little late and cannot get his bat down in time

Zahoor returns, perhaps to bowl the 18th and the 20th over

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 142/4 | RR: 8.35

  • Mitchell Santner5 (2b)
  • Dean Foxcroft2 (2b)
  • Junaid Siddique4-0-26-3
  • Basil Hameed3-0-30-0
16.6
1
Junaid Siddique to Santner, 1 run, back of a length outside off. Santner eases it into the off side and ambles across to the other end
16.6
1w
Junaid Siddique to Santner, 1 wide, looked like Santner gloved that one but it has been called a wide! Dug in at the batter. Santner is cramped for room but swings at it anyway. Seems to get it off the glove and the keeper does well to gather. Siddique is off celebrating, only to turn around and see the umpire with his arms outstretched.
16.6
1w
Junaid Siddique to Santner, 1 wide, short delivery fired down the leg side. Left alone by Santner and called a wide by the umpire
16.5
4
Junaid Siddique to Santner, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary! Back of a length outside off. Santner gets on top of the bounce, opens his bat face slightly and times it exquisitely past backward point

Santner in at 6. In Neesham's absence, he has to step up for NZ in these last few overs. Siddique to bowl over the wicket

16.4
W
Junaid Siddique to Chapman, OUT, holes out to deep backward square leg, Siddique has three! Back of a length delivery on leg stump that seems to just stick in the surface a little. Chapman tries to heave it away but the lack of pace means that he shanks it. The ball arrows off the toe-end and straight down the fielder's throat!

MS Chapman c Aravind b Junaid Siddique 51 (57m 32b 5x4 2x6) SR: 159.37

16.3
1
Junaid Siddique to Foxcroft, 1 run, back of a length outside off. Foxcroft waits in his crease and runs it down to third man

U.A.E. 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Muhammad WaseemA Sharma
2nd21V AravindA Sharma
3rd15Asif KhanA Sharma
4th9Asif KhanAnsh Tandon
5th0Ansh TandonBasil Hameed
6th68Basil HameedAayan Afzal Khan
7th1Mohammed FaraazuddinBasil Hameed
8th12Junaid SiddiqueBasil Hameed