da jogodeouro： New Zealand A began the first of their four one-dayers in the UAE with a simple win against the hosts. Carried to 246 by a half-century from opener Martin Guptill, the seamers then combined to ensure UAE fell short by 78 runs
da poker： ESPNcricinfo staff23-Nov-2014
ScorecardNew Zealand A began the first of their four one-dayers in the UAE with a simple win against the hosts. Carried to 246 by a half-century from opener Martin Guptill, the seamers then combined to ensure UAE fell short by 78 runs.New Zealand A were inserted, and were given a solid platform by the openers Anton Devcich and Guptill. They added 111 before Devcich was caught behind. Guptill, though, completed a half-century, top scoring with 75 off 94 with 11 fours and two sixes. But the rest of the line-up couldn’t really build on that start, with several getting starts but no one else really kicking on as New Zealand were bowled out in the final over.However, UAE were off to a woeful start in the chase, losing three of their top five for ducks, and that meant the target was always beyond them. The only resistance came from Nos. 6 and 7, Shaiman Anwar and Krishna Karate, who both made half-centuries and added 89 for the sixth wicket. New Zealand A’s new-ball pair of Kyle Mills and Adam Milne had done most of the damage at the top, and Daniel Vettori chipped in with a wicket in an economic spell.
