New Zealand post 7-wicket win

New Zealand Under-19 team strolled to a seven-wicket victory over Scotland U-19 team in their ninth-place playoff
quarter-final held Thursday at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy ground in Cox`s Bazar.

Glenn Phillips cracked 89 runs off 40-balls laced with 11 fours and six sixes, in the chase of 182 to help New Zealand romp to the target with 23 overs to spare.

Phillips added a 98-run opening stand off 70 balls with Daniel Stanley, who contributed 9 of those. Christian Leopard (25 off 37), Josh Finnie (30-run off 29-ball) and Finn Allen (31-run off 20-ball) contributed to help seal the chase. Haris Aslam grabbed two of the three wickets to fall.

Earlier, Scotland chose to bat and were given a solid start through a 37-run opening stand. However, wickets fell with regularity thereafter.

A score of 78 for 2 quickly turned to 135 for 6 as the bowlers chipped away. Owais Shah top-scored with 32 off 66 balls. Left-arm quick Ross ter Braak returned figures of 3 for 34, while Nathan Smith and Felix Murray bagged two scalps apiece.