Video of Guptill 93 Runs in 56 Balls : 7 Super Sixes 6 Fours : T20 WC 2021

New Zealand vs Scotland, 32nd Match, Group 2, Dubai (DSC), Nov 3 2021, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Match Result: New Zealand won by 16 runs

Player of the Match: Martin Guptill

Kyle Coetzer | Scotland captain: “We will have to go back and look at those opportunities that we couldn’t take, the next little step and keep them under pressure. We picked up a couple of quick wickets at the back end of the powerplay. Maybe that’s something we need to look at. They controlled the innings well, Martin Guptill played an outstanding knock.

This is the best pitch we have played on thus far. If you restricted another 10 runs, the game could have been different. Often I don’t like to keep bowlers bowling more than 2 overs in T20 cricket. It’s about trying to change the pace and try and not let the batter to settle against set bowlers. That was the idea there to chop and change as much as you can. Mark Watt was excellent again today. Greaves was unlucky.

There were opportunities. We need to look back at those. Mark is very confident at the moment. Trusts himself to use the crease, the depth, the angles. He backs himself to nail any of the deliveries he is looking to bowl. This is our best performance in the Super 12, but we have to go back and see.” 

Kane Williamson: “We certainly knew coming into this tournament that there were match winners all around. It ebbed and flowed and we got a good first innings total. We were patchy with the ball but we need to move on. Credit to Scotland for the way they played and hit the ball out of the park.

We were tested and we need to learn from this. Guptill is a power player. He is hitting the ball beautifully. We really needed his innings. Also Glenn Phillips, and that partnership was necessary to get us to a good total. A quick turnaround now, recover as quickly as possible for the next challenge.

There are always things to work on, and there are definitely a few things we want to touch on. We need to adjust quickly to surfaces. It was a hard fought match. We will go to Sharjah and take it from there.

Every game is valuable and we know we try and prepare as well as possible for all of them. The next game is the only game that matters. For us it is all about playing the cricket we want to play and stay committed to that.”

Martin Guptill, Man of the Match: [On him tiring during batting] “We have a day off tomorrow, so I won’t be doing much then. We didn’t have a great start. It wasn’t a rescue mission, but Glenn and I had to assess. I have played a lot of cricket with him, and we have put up a lot of partnerships for Auckland.

A few missed balls and we were able to get them away and get some momentum. Not ideal with the running, but we got there in the end. Afghanistan are a great side and we can’t take them lightly.”