United Arab Emirates vs New Zealand Match Stats

Neesham goes into wicket now, outside off, Ali Naseer goes down the track and slashes but connects with thin air. 

Takes the pace off and bowls it on a good length, just outside off, Ali Naseer has a waft at the delivery but misses. 

FOUR! Powered down the ground! On a nagging length, outside off, Ali Naseer frees his arms and flat bats it back past the bowler for a boundary.

Bumper, outside off, Ali Naseer looks to upper cut this one. Ends up hitting it uppishly but well short of third man for a single. 

WIDE! Neesham goes short again but this time the ball sails over the batter's head for a wide. Neesham falls over in his followthrough but gets back on his feet quickly. 

Bowls it on a hard length, around off, Aryansh Sharma backs away and swings through the line to go down the ground but misses. 

OUT! TAKEN! James Neesham gets the big wicket here and United Arab Emirates are dealt with a huge blow. Neesham bowls it on a hard length around off, Aryansh Sharma looks to punch it on the up but it isn't that full. Sharma does drive at it but hits it a bit uppishly in front of extra cover where Chad Bowes takes a sharp and low catch. Sharma departs after a fabulous knock and now UAE need 41 off 30 balls.

Shorter one around off, patted away toward point.

Good length around the top of off, Ali Naseer hangs back and has a swipe across the line but fails to connect.

Hard length over middle and off, forced away off the back foot through mid on for a single.

On a good length around middle, angling in, Aayan Khan misses the tuck and the ball goes off the thigh pad toward backward point.

Short of a length and angling in from outside off, Aayan Khan stays back and hits it away wide of the man at third man for one.

Back to over the wicket now and dug in a bit at the body. Ali Naseer stands tall and pulls it toward deep mid-wicket, looking for two right away. The throw from the deep comes in at the striker's end and Dane Cleaver whips off the bails. It is sent upstairs and the replays show that Naseer just managed to drag his bat in time.

Shorter one, close to off, cut away off the outside edge to short third man.

Nicely flighted one, just pulls back the length a bit and drops it around off, Aayan Khan looks to drag the sweep shot away but is comprehensively beaten.

Tossed up around off, this is knocked down to long off for a single.

SIX! BANG! Mitchell Santner comes from over the wicket now and drops it a bit short, turning it onto middle and leg. Ali Naseer backs away and slogs it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Goes back to bowling around the wicket and bowls it short but well across the left-hander. Ali Naseer has to reach for it and cuts it straight to point.

OUT! LBW! Ali Naseer tries something fancy but ends up paying the price. This is tossed up in the slot around middle by Mitchell Santner but Naseer tries to reverse sweep it fine past short third man. Naseer misses and the ball cannons into the pads. There is a loud appeal and up goes the umpire's finger. 30 needed now off 18 balls.

Good length over middle, Aayan Khan hops and nudges it in front of backward point for a quick single. Good running!

Full and on off stump, worked away in front of mid-wicket by Mohammed Faraazuddin for a single.

Slower and shorter outside off, Aayan Khan backs away and looks to go over point but gets a top edge down toward third man for one more.

Wide! On a length and angling down leg, wide called.

Leg bye! Length again, angling it into the pads, Mohammed Faraazuddin plays all around it. The ball goes off the pads onto the off side and they get a leg bye.

On a hard length, on middle, Aayan Khan tries to force it through the off side. Mistimes it towards cover. 

Direct hit but no harm done! Back of a length, on off, Aayan Khan slaps it towards extra cover. The fielder hits at the batting end but Mohammed Faraazuddin is well in. 

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The United Arab Emirates' slide continues! Southee serves ir full and at the stumps, Aayan Khan waits deep in his crease and looks to go downtown. Skies it high in the air towards mid on where Tim Seifert settles under the high ball and makes it look ever so easy. 

Fullish delivery, on leg, Junaid Siddique digs it out to long on for a single. 

Banged into the wicket, on middle, Mohammed Faraazuddin gets hurried on the pull and gets it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Angling in, on a good length, around leg, Junaid Siddique swings through the line but connects with thin air. 

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Tim Southee gets his fifth wicket and the champion pacer is leading New Zealand to a victory here! Serves it on a hard length, outside off, Junaid Siddique stays leg side of the ball and has a wild swing across the line. Gets a feather on it off the bottom part of the bat and Dane Cleaver makes no mistake. Only the formalities remaining now as United Arab Emirates are now 9 down. 

On a yorker length, on middle, Zahoor Khan gets his bat down in time and jams it out down the wicket. 

On a good length, outside off, Mohammed Faraazuddin walks across in the crease to scoop. Gets it off his gloves and the ball rolls to fine leg for a single. 

Bye! Back of a length, on off and middle, Zahoor Khan has a wild hoick across the line again. He misses and Mohammed Faraazuddin scampers across for a bye. 

Sharp bounce! Hits the hard length, on middle, Mohammed Faraazuddin is unable to get on top of the bounce but still goes through with the bat swing. Connects with thin air. 

OUT! CAUGHT! THAT'S IT! Kyle Jamieson takes the final wicket and wraps up the game! On a length, at the stumps, Mohammed Faraazuddin goes for a wild heave across the line. Skies it high in the air towards mid-wicket where Tim Southee settles under it and does the rest. New Zealand win by 19 runs!