New Zealand posted their highest Twenty20 worldwide whole of 254 as they hammered Scotland by 102 runs in Edinburgh on Friday to finish a 2-0 collection win.
Check world champions New Zealand, who solely two days earlier defeated Scotland, a workforce outdoors the worldwide elite, by 68 runs once more proved too robust for his or her hosts.
Mark Chapman and Michael Bracewell each loved career-best scores at this degree on Friday, making 83 and 61 not out respectively in a complete of 254-5.
Chapman’s 44-ball knock featured seven sixes, the primary getting him off the mark, whereas Bracewell confronted 25 balls for his runs.
The 28-year-old Chapman’s innings was all of the extra creditable because it was his first skilled knock since mid-April.
“It’s simply the character of worldwide cricket,” Chapman advised the ESPNCricinfo web site. “It took a bit to get going, however when you get one out of the center of the bat, issues come again fairly rapidly.
“We’ve been speaking about taking the sport on, and being actually constructive in the best way we play. It got here off at present, and the boys are fairly completely happy.”
Scotland by no means regarded like chasing down an enormous goal and in the long run did effectively to keep away from being bowled out as they completed on 152-9.
Chris Greaves top-scored with 37, whereas New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham took two wickets in an over and spinner Michael Rippon 2-37.
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