Power hitting openers Finn Allen and Tim Seifert slammed fifties as New Zealand drubbed the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets in their T20 World Cup Group D match here on Tuesday.
Allen (84 not out) and Seifert (89 not out) made mincemeat of the inexperienced UAE bowlers as the Kiwis overhauled the target of 174 in just 15.2 overs.
This was also the highest partnership in T20s for any wicket.
Earlier, skipper Muhammad Waseem and the promising Alishan Sharafu hit fifties to carry the UAE to a competitive 173 for six.
After opting to bat, UAE lost opener Aryan Sharma early to pacer Jacob Duffy, but Waseem (66 no off 45 balls) and Shrafu (55, 47b) added 107 runs for the second wicket to give their side a solid base.
For the Kiwis, pacer Matt Henry took two wickets while skipper Mitchell Santner and Duffy took a wicket each.
Brief scores: UAE: 173/6 in 20 overs (Alishan Sharafu 55, Muhammad Waseem not out 66; Matt Henry 2/37) lost to New Zealand.
Netherlands beat Namibia by 7 wickets
Netherlands beat Namibia by seven wickets in their T20 World Cup match here on Tuesday. Asked to bat first, Namibia scored 156 for eight. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton made 42 off 38 balls and Jan Frylinck got 30 in 26 deliveries for Namibia.
Skipper Gerhard Erasmus blazed away to a nine-ball 18 before JJ Smit scored 22 off 15 balls to prop up Namibia. Logan van Beek and Bas de Leede picked up two wickets each for the Netherlands. In reply, Netherlands chased down the target of 157 in 18 overs with Bas de Leede and Colin Ackermann making 72 and 32 respectively, after opener Michael Levitt struck a 15-ball 28.
Brief scores:
Namibia: 156/8 in 20 overs (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 42, Jan Frylinck 30; Logan van Beek 2/13, Bas de Leede 2/20).
Netherlands: 159/3 in 18 overs (Bas de Leede not out 72, Colin Ackermann 32).