New Zealand defeats Nehterlands by 6 wickets

Chittagong: New Zealand defeated Netherlands by six wickets in their ICC World T20 Group 1 match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday.
The Kiwis only had themselves to blame for the loss against South Africa as chasing a challenging 171-run target, they were well on course towards a victory before South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn single-handedly changed the complexion of the game with a brilliant final over.

Needing just seven runs for a win off six balls with five wickets in hand, New Zealand made a heavy weather of the task as Steyn produced a breathtaking final over to restrict the Kiwis to 168 for eight.

Coming into the match against South Africa after suffering one of the heaviest T20 defeats in the history of the game, Netherlands dished out a commendable performance against fancied South Africa.

Netherlands first rode on pacer Ahsan Jamil’s career-best figures of five for 19 to restrict South Africa to 145 for nine before falling short of a memorable win by just six runs.