Robert Perry/Photosport
Mark Chapman made 83 from 44 balls as the Black Caps set a record 254-5 in their second T20 against Scotland.
At The Grange, Edinburgh: black caps 254-5 (Mark Chapman 83 out of 44, Michael Bracewell 61no out of 25; Gavin Main 2-44) beat Scotland 152-9 (Chris Greaves 37 out of 29; Jimmy Neesham 2-9, Michael Rippon 2-37) with 102 runs
The Black Caps posted a record Twenty20 total as they defeated Scotland by 102 runs to take a 2-0 series win at The Grange in Edinburgh.
Two days after taking their fifth highest score in the first game – 225-5 – they returned and went 29 runs better, making 254-5, thanks in large part to Mark Chapman and Michael Bracewell.
Chapman joined the Black Caps lineup after missing the first game, as well as all three of their T20 wins over Ireland earlier this month.
He made up for lost time by hitting 83 off 44 balls while Bracewell was able to deliver a strong finish hitting an unbeaten 61 out of 25 after being dropped when he had yet to score.
READ MORE:
* Finn Allen scores a century as Black Caps crush Scotland
* Black Caps coach Gary Stead not surprised by Ben Stokes’ ODI retirement
* Running helps Black Caps as focus shifts from Ireland to Scotland and the Netherlands
* Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell lead Black Caps to Twenty20 clean sweep over Ireland
Dane Cleaver (28 on 16), Daryl Mitchell (31 on 19) and Jimmy Neesham (28 on 12) also made significant contributions as the Black Caps put an insurmountable total on the board.
Neesham then took two wickets in his opening as Scotland fell to 37-3 and 67-5.
With the result gone, Chris Graves hit 37 out of 29 to give the hosts some respect, but the result was never in doubt.
On his New Zealand debut, Michael Rippon, the left arm wrist spinner, took 2-37 and Scotland finished in 152-9 at the end of their 20 overs.
The two teams will now play a one-day international on Sunday [first ball 10pm NZ time] before the Black Caps head to the Netherlands for a few T20s.
Black Caps’ Highest T20 Totals
254-5 v Scotland; The Grange, Edinburgh; July 29, 2022
243-5 v West Indies; Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui; January 3, 2018
243-6 against Australia; Eden Park, Auckland; February 16, 2018
238-3 v West Indies; Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui; November 29, 2020
225-5 v Scotland; The Grange, Edinburgh; July 27, 2022