DHAKA: New Zeeland are chasing in a small target of 143 runs set by Scotland in their World Cup Pool A match at Dunedin’s University Oval Tuesday morning.
Till filling this report at 09.01am Bangladesh time, Kiwis scored 129 runs for five losses in 23 overs.
KS Williamson on the crease with 34 runs off 37 balls. GD Elliott is assisting him on another end, scoring 17 runs.
MJ Guptill and Kiwi captain BB McCullum added 17 and 15 runs respectively. I Wardlaw sent both of them to pavilion.
Earlier, Scotland was all out for 142 after being sent into bat against New Zealand. The Scots were reduced to 4-12 early in their innings as strike Kiwi bowlers Trent Boult (2-21) and Tim Southee (2-35) were both on hat-tricks after taking wickets in consecutive balls.
Their hopes of being assertive were kneecapped by New Zealand's new ball pair Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who had the Scots 12 for four inside the fifth over.
Boult produced two sharp inswinging deliveries to remove Calum MacLeod and Hamish Gardiner with his first two legitimate deliveries but missed a hat-trick.
Southee got rid of Kyle Coetzer and captain Preston Mommsen to also sit on a hat-trick, which was denied.
The only partnership of substance came from stocky lefthander Matt Machan, who made a fine 56, and Richie Berrington, who hit 50, then holed out to fine leg next ball.
Both played some handsome, bold strokes in putting on 97 in 95 minutes but once they were out, Scotland faded away. The last six wickets fell for 33 in 8.2 overs. The innings lasted just 36.2 overs.
It was Scotland's best total against New Zealand in three attempts.
Left armer Corey Anderson and veteran spinner Dan Vettori took three wickets apiece, while Boult and Southee had two each.
For the third time in the innings a New Zealand bowler takes back-to-back wickets but no hat-trick chance for Vettori as his third wicket ends the Scotland innings. The final five wickets went for just 33.
New Zealand need 143 to pick up second win of the tournament and go top of group A.
• Scotland 142 all out after 36.2 overs.
• Five ducks (four of which were golden).
• Boult, Southee and Vettori all took wickets in successive deliveries.
• Machan and Berrington put on 97 for fifth wicket.
• Last six wickets fall for 33 runs.
• Vettori takes three
BDST: 0912 HRS, FEB 17, 2015
** Scotland all out for 142 runs
