New Zealand vs Scotland ICC World Cup 2015 match at Dunedin: New Zealand set 143 to win by Scotland

ICC World Cup 2015: New Zealand set 143 to win by Scotland

Scotland were bowled out for 142 against New Zealand in a Pool A encounter of the ICC World Cup 2015 match at Dunedin. Scotland endured a miserable top order performance and were reeling at 14 for four. Live Score: New Zealand vs Scotland

However, Matt Machan and Richie Berrington joined hands for a brilliant display of resolve and grit to notch up a 97-run partnership. However both batsmen threw their wickets away shortly after getting to their fifties. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

After that partnership was broken, a flurry of wickets started going down once again and Scotland went from 109 for four to 143 all-out. In the bowling department, Trent Boult and Tim Southee were phenomenal with the new ball and picked two wickets each withing five overs of the innings. Boult got the wickets of Calum MacLeod and Hamish Gardiner, while Southee got Kyle Coetzer and Preston Mommsen cheaply. LIVE UPDATES: New Zealand vs Scotland ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Corey Anderson was responsible for getting wickets of both the set batsmen of Machan and Berrington. Both batsmen fell playing over-ambitious short balls. Daniel Vettori also picked three wickets of the lower-order batsman ensuring they didn’t have an opportunity to recover. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

Machan got the top-edge in his attempted pull shot and was safely pouched by Brendon McCullum, while Berrington got caught at backward square leg. Given New Zealand’s strong batting line up, they should have absolutely no trouble chasing down the total.

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Brief Scores

Scotland 142 (Matt Machan 56, Richie Berrington 50; Corey Anderson 3 for 18) vs New Zealand