New Zealand: New Zealand will face Scotland in Group 2 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Wednesday.
MATCH STANDINGS
New Zealand: The fate of New Zealand’s World Cup will be determined over the next five days as Kane Williamson faces three consecutive games as Group 2 nears the end.
The Blackcaps did a great job last time, beating India and maintaining expectations for the semi-finals.
But now the focus is shifting to that day’s match against Scotland vs New Zealand. It goes into a duel for the first victory of the Super 12 stage in Dubai.
“It was a great team effort the other night against a very strong India side,” Tim Southee said. “We’re very pleased with how that went. But now our focus, obviously, shifts to Scotland and three games in five days, which are three-day games as well, which is a challenge in itself.
“So as good a win as it was the other night, we know we have to park it and move on and look forward to a day game tomorrow against Scotland.”
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New Zealand knows that the future of the tournament is in their hands. Three wins are enough to secure the position in the semi-finals.
However, this is New Zealand’s last opponent in these three games, Afghanistan, and is currently second in Group 2 after the destruction of Namibia and Scotland.
And Saudi, Williamson, and Company if tied within five days, would get their own big win, increasing the net execution gap between them to +0.765 and Afghanistan to +3,097. Aim to narrow down to.
New Zealand: Scotland has taken a week to recover from the disappointment of losing to Namibia and is now embarking on a busy run. India and Pakistan are coming in a week, so Kyle Coetzer’s side may be tested.
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New Zealand: FIXTURE DETAILS
- The match: New Zealand vs Scotland, Match 32
- Time: 14:00 local time, Wednesday 3 November 2021
- Venue: Dubai International Stadium
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Key Players
Mark Watt, Scotland: Spinners were a revelation throughout the tournament. Picking up wickets during key times and creating a very consistent and stingy economy. Scotland needs Watts to produce again in order to break New Zealand’s high-quality top orders.
Daryl Mitchell, New Zealand: The transition to the opening round was unexpected for Mitchell. But was good at his new role.
Mitchell’s job is to take Kiwi to a quick start with Martin Gaptil at the top of the order.
And to India, Mitchell showed how dangerous he could be by breaking all three of his team’s maximums to break the chase.
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