Kane Williamson (New Zealand Captain): Most players have played together in various tournaments. We knew it was going to be a great game of cricket. They had a pretty competitive total. We stood there, building the partnerships and cashing in on some moments, some matchups. Mitchell's character definitely stood out today. He batted beautifully in a high-pressure situation. T20 cricket is a game of small margins. Depending on the surface, the short side - these things can be match-defining. Neesham came out and hit the ball hard, that's what he does. He hanged the momentum of the game. A fantastic knock from Daryll, hit the big shots when it counted. We'll be following that match - going to be fantastic. We know we have another challenge coming up. We would start looking into that soon.
Daryl Mitchell (Player of the match): Obviously a bit of a whirlwind. Nice to get the job done. It was a bit challenging at the start. It was two-paced. Conway batted beautifully in the middle and set the platform. Neesham came in the end and struck to all parts & that helped us. We knew one or two big overs would bring the match our way. Luckily, we got a few. It was amazing how well Neesham struck the ball. Lucky enough to get across the line. With what's going around in the world, it is pretty cool for him to come around and watch this game.
END OF OVER 1920 runs
Score after 19 overs167/5
Daryl Mitchell
72(47)
Mitchell Santner
1(1)
Chris Woakes
4-1-36-2
18.64
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Four, full toss, on the middle stump Daryl Mitchell plays the flick, of the frontfoot to the square leg for four
18.5 1
Chris Woakes to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Mitchell Santner plays sweep, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
18.4 1
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, 1 run, short length, on the middle stump, Daryl Mitchell plays top edge, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
18.36
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! good length outside off Daryl Mitchell plays pull, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
18.26
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! inswinger full length on the off stump Daryl Mitchell plays lofted of the frontfoot over the long on
18.1 2
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, 2 runs, legbreak full length, on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell plays of the frontfoot to mid on for 2 run
END OF OVER 1814 runs
Score after 18 overs147/5
Daryl Mitchell
53(42)
Jimmy Neesham
27(11)
Adil Rashid
4-0-39-1
17.6W
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, no run, Caught out!! legbreak full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays punch, of the frontfoot to the cover where Eoin Morgan completes catch. Gone. c EJG Morgan b AU Rashid
17.5 1
AU Rashid to DJ Mitchell, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell plays of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
17.46
AU Rashid to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! legbreak full length outside off Daryl Mitchell plays lofted of the frontfoot over the long on
17.3 1
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays cut, of the backfoot to cover for 1 run
17.26
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! legbreak full length on the middle stump Jimmy Neesham plays lofted slog sweep, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
17.10
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays of the frontfoot to mid on.
END OF OVER 1723 runs
Score after 17 overs133/4
Daryl Mitchell
46(40)
Jimmy Neesham
20(7)
Chris Jordan
3-0-31-0
16.6 1
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 1 run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays flick, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
16.5 2
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 2 runs, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays slog sweep, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 2 run
16.46
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! inswinger full length on the middle stump Jimmy Neesham plays lofted slog sweep, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
16.4 1wd
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 1 wide, full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
16.34
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, Four, inswinger back of length, outside off Jimmy Neesham plays the of the frontfoot to the mid on for four
Kane Williamson (New Zealand Captain): Most players have played together in various tournaments. We knew it was going to be a great game of cricket. They had a pretty competitive total. We stood there, building the partnerships and cashing in on some moments, some matchups. Mitchell's character definitely stood out today. He batted beautifully in a high-pressure situation. T20 cricket is a game of small margins. Depending on the surface, the short side - these things can be match-defining. Neesham came out and hit the ball hard, that's what he does. He hanged the momentum of the game. A fantastic knock from Daryll, hit the big shots when it counted. We'll be following that match - going to be fantastic. We know we have another challenge coming up. We would start looking into that soon.
Daryl Mitchell (Player of the match): Obviously a bit of a whirlwind. Nice to get the job done. It was a bit challenging at the start. It was two-paced. Conway batted beautifully in the middle and set the platform. Neesham came in the end and struck to all parts & that helped us. We knew one or two big overs would bring the match our way. Luckily, we got a few. It was amazing how well Neesham struck the ball. Lucky enough to get across the line. With what's going around in the world, it is pretty cool for him to come around and watch this game.
END OF OVER 1920 runs
Score after 19 overs167/5
Daryl Mitchell
72(47)
Mitchell Santner
1(1)
Chris Woakes
4-1-36-2
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Four, full toss, on the middle stump Daryl Mitchell plays the flick, of the frontfoot to the square leg for four
Chris Woakes to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Mitchell Santner plays sweep, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, 1 run, short length, on the middle stump, Daryl Mitchell plays top edge, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! good length outside off Daryl Mitchell plays pull, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! inswinger full length on the off stump Daryl Mitchell plays lofted of the frontfoot over the long on
Chris Woakes to DJ Mitchell, 2 runs, legbreak full length, on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell plays of the frontfoot to mid on for 2 run
END OF OVER 1814 runs
Score after 18 overs147/5
Daryl Mitchell
53(42)
Jimmy Neesham
27(11)
Adil Rashid
4-0-39-1
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, no run, Caught out!! legbreak full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays punch, of the frontfoot to the cover where Eoin Morgan completes catch. Gone. c EJG Morgan b AU Rashid
AU Rashid to DJ Mitchell, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell plays of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
AU Rashid to DJ Mitchell, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! legbreak full length outside off Daryl Mitchell plays lofted of the frontfoot over the long on
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays cut, of the backfoot to cover for 1 run
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! legbreak full length on the middle stump Jimmy Neesham plays lofted slog sweep, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
AU Rashid to JD Neesham, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays of the frontfoot to mid on.
END OF OVER 1723 runs
Score after 17 overs133/4
Daryl Mitchell
46(40)
Jimmy Neesham
20(7)
Chris Jordan
3-0-31-0
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 1 run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays flick, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 2 runs, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Jimmy Neesham plays slog sweep, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 2 run
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! inswinger full length on the middle stump Jimmy Neesham plays lofted slog sweep, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, 1 wide, full length, outside off, Jimmy Neesham plays on the frontfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
CJ Jordan to JD Neesham, Four, inswinger back of length, outside off Jimmy Neesham plays the of the frontfoot to the mid on for four