McCullum half-century gives New Zealand precious win

Brendon McCullum hit a sturdy time period to steer New Zealand to a comprehensive six-wicket convince Holland in an exceedingly World Twenty20 Super-10 game in port on weekday.

McCullum hit a laborious 45-ball sixty five with 3 sixes and 4 boundaries to create simple work of a 152-run target that New Zealand pursued down in nineteen overs.

McCullum additionally became the primary man to succeed in two,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket once he cleared twenty one in his 67th match.

The finish provides New Zealand their second win in 3 games whereas Holland, the sole associate facet to qualify for the second spherical, crashed out of the event with 3 defeats in as several games.

McCullum additional forty two for the second wicket with Kane Williamson (29) associated another forty six for the fourth wicket with Corey Anderson United Nations agency created an undefeated twenty.

McCullum holed call at the seventeenth over off paceman Timm van der Gugten United Nations agency took 3-30 in his four overs.