New Zealand register massive 102-run, 2-0 series win over Scotland

A ruthless New Zealand scored 2545 their highest ever total in T20Is against Scotland in the second and final T20I to register a massive 102run win and complete a 20 series victory here on FridayMark Chapman 83 and Michael Bracewell 61 not out were the star performers for Black Caps with the batChapman last played a T20I in 2021 but with an opportunity coming his way the lefthander made it count to the fullest Walking in at No3 he moved to 23 off 15 balls inside the powerplay overs but took off in the middle overs in the company of Daryl MitchellThe 28yearold Chapman brought up his fifty off 27 balls before slamming 33 off his last 17 balls to bring up a careerbest 83 off a mere 44 balls When he was dismissed in the 16th over New Zealand were 1754 and aiming at a total of around the 220run markHowever Jimmy Neesham and Michael Bracewell had other ideas Neesham hit a six off the third ball he faced while Bracewell who had already started his rampage hit 26 runs off Alasdair Evans over to make a 22ball fifty his first in T20IsAlso Read CWG 2022 Cricket gets off to thrilling start with IND vs AUSA total of 15 runs came off the final over as New Zealand put on their highest ever T20I total of 254 The NeeshamBracewell stand worth 79 off 28 balls is the fifthquickest in T20I history for partnerships of over 25 ballsIn reply Scotland once again struggled against spin Sodhi Santner and Bracewell stifled the hosts as they struggled to string together partnerships Michael Rippon went on to grab a couple of wickets too amidst the ruckusEarlier after Bracewell broke the opening stand in the second over Neesham went on to take two wickets in the fourth as Scotland succumbed to 333A misunderstanding resulted in a runout and another wicket in the Powerplay Despite Chris Greaves making a promising 29ball 37 the Scotland innings never gathered enough momentum to threaten New Zealands huge total and were eventually restricted to 1529 in 20 oversBrief scores New Zealand 2545 in 20 overs Mark Chapman 83 Michael Bracewell 61 not out Gavin Main 244 beat Scotland 1529 in 20 overs Chris Greaves 37 James Neesham 29 by 102 runsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever