NZ edge Netherlands by 16 runs to win first T20I

Solid knocks from Martin Guptill and James Neesham and a destructive spell by mediumpacer Blair Tickner helped New Zealand pull off a 16run win over a fighting Netherlands unit in the first T20I of twomatch series here at Sportpark Westvliet in The Hague on ThursdayNew Zealand has gained a 10 lead in the twomatch series In their first innings New Zealand struggled against tight bowling by the Dutch and posted a modest 1487 in 20 overs Martin Guptill 45 and Jimmy Neesham 32 were the only ones that could contribute something solid with their willowLogan van Beek 235 and Shariz Ahmed 215 pulled out some brilliant bowling spells for their side In the chase of 149 the Netherlands lost their dominant position in the match and kept losing wickets at regular intervalsKnocks from Bas de Leede 66 and captain Scott Edwards 20 tried to take the hosts across the finishing line but they fell sixteen runs shortMedium pacers Blair Ticker and Ben Sears were extremely brilliant with the ball walking away with spells of 427 and 322 respectivelyNew Zealand opted to bat first New Zealand did not have a very good start Guptill was the only one who really had things going well with the bat while Finn Allen 8 Dane Cleaver 2 Daryl Mitchell 15 and Glenn Phillips 14 floppedAlso Read Threat looms large for Big Bash 15 Australian players offered AUD 700000 to play in UAE LeagueThe result was that half of New Zealands batting lineup was inside the pavilion by 95 runs Guptill was also dismissed by Ryan Klein for a fighting 45 off 32 balls After his dismissal allrounder Neesham tried stabilising the innings But he was dismissed by Van Beek for 32 runs off 17 balls A solid cameo from Ish Sodhi 19 and in the end took New Zealand to 1487 at the end of their 20 oversvan Beek 235 and Shariz Ahmed 215 took two wickets each Klein Tom Pringle and Clayton Floyd took one wicket eachChasing 149 the Dutch had an even worse start with the bat with three batters dismissed within a space of 15 runs Bas de Leede tried to resist the powerful New Zealand bowling with his partner and captain Scott Edwards But their fightback could last only 49 runs with Edwards being dismissed for 20 off 16 ballsThe Netherlands were 644 but they still had some batters left and most importantly Leede was still there Leede tried to keep things steady from one end but he did not get proper support from other batters If it was Tickner who had destroyed their top order Ben Sears and Ish Sodhi did the same with their lower middle orderlower orderLeede was the last man dismissed by Tickner for a gutsy 66 off 53 balls His knock was not enough for the hosts to win the game as they fell 16runs shortThe Netherlands was bundled out for 132 in 193 overs Tickner 427 and Sears 322 reigned supreme over the Netherlands batting attack without breaking a sweat Santner and Sodhi took one wicket eachBrief Scores New Zealand 1487 Martin Guptill 45 James Neesham 32 Shariz Ahmed 215 defeated Netherlands 132 in 193 overs Bas de Leede 66 Scott Edwards 20 Blair Tickner 427 by 16 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