Summary

  • Live text coverage from The Grange in Edinburgh

  • New Zealand comfortably defeated the Scots in their two previous meetings this week

  1. Goodbyepublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 31 July 2022

    New Zealand beat Scotland by seven wickets

    That's all from us for today.

    A good performance with the bat for Scotland, in particular Michael Leask, who made 85, but New Zealand's class shone through in that run chase.

  2. Player of the matchpublished at 18:46 British Summer Time 31 July 2022

    Mark Chapman

    Unsurprisingly, for that wonderful ton, Mark Chapman is awarded Player of the Match.

    His side were in a wee bit of strife when he walked to the middle, but he made it look pretty straightforward in the end.

    Mark Chapman shows off his awardImage source, Ian Jacobs
  3. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 7 WICKETSpublished at 45.5 overs

    New Zealand 307-3 v Scotland 306

    Fittingly, it's Chapman who hits the winning runs.

    Scotland fought valiantly, and will take plenty of lessons from the three games this week, but New Zealand judged that chase brilliantly.

  4. 100 runs

    for Mark Chapmanpublished at 45.3 overs

    New Zealand v Scotland 306

    A dragged hoick to leg brings Chapman two, and then two more guided through cover take him to 99.

    He then drops the next ball into the offside to bring up three figures from 74 balls.

    Ian Jacobs celebrates reaching 100 not out in the Edinburgh sunshineImage source, Ian Jacobs
  5. Postpublished at 45 overs

    New Zealand 300-3 v Scotland 306

    Chapman finds the fence from the first ball of Watt's over, before Darryl Mitchell blocks out the rest of the over.

    Chapman needs five more for a stunning hundred.

  6. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 44 overs

    New Zealand 292-3 v Scotland 306

    That's large.

    Mitchell clears his front leg and launches Chris Sole into the sight-screen for a maximum.

  7. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 43 overs

    New Zealand 284-3 v Scotland 306

    And Chapman ends the over with another enormous six down the ground.

    He now has 89 from 66 balls.

    New Zealand need 23 more.

  8. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 42.4 overs

    New Zealand 278-3 v Scotland 306

    Tahir gets the better of Chapman this time, but Michael Leask shells a straightforward catch at long-off.

    First thing he's done wrong all day.

  9. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 42.3 overs

    New Zealand 274-3 v Scotland 306

    Mark Chapman is in a hurry here, and will have his eye on a hundred.

    Two sixes down the ground of Hamza Tahir.

  10. Postpublished at 42 overs

    New Zealand 262-3 v Scotland 306

    Mitchell and Chapman continue to accumulate after the drop.

    Mitchell picks up four with a lovely reverse sweep.

  11. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 41.1 overs

    New Zealand 256-3 v Scotland 306

    You feel this had to be taken.

    It's a tough chance, swirling high in the air after a top-edged sweep from Chapman, and Michael Jones shells it.

  12. Postpublished at 40.3 overs

    New Zealand 248-3 v Scotland 306

    Mark Watt now from the pavilion end.

    An attempted reverse sweep comes off the bottom of Chapman's bat, straight back towards the bowler, but drops just short of Watt's despairing dive.

    Cries of anguish from the crowd.

  13. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 40 overs

    New Zealand 247-3 v Scotland 306

    Michael Leask is back into the attack, as Scotland try to make something happen.

    However, another delivery disappears into the stands off the middle of Mark Chapman's bat.

    New Zealand need exactly six-an-over from the final ten overs.

  14. Postpublished at 39 overs

    New Zealand 239-3 v Scotland 306

    Mitchell muscles one down the ground for four - brute force from New Zealand's number five.

    The 100 partnership between these two came up in that over - they're guiding their side to victory at the moment.

  15. Postpublished at 38 overs

    New Zealand 231-3 v Scotland 306

    Just three singles off it, but Scotland need wickets, and fast.

  16. 50 runs

    for Mark Chapmanpublished at 37.3 overs

    New Zealand 230-3 v Scotland 306

    Chapman raises his bat, following Mitchell to 50 just two balls later.

    He was class on Friday, and has looked in supreme touch again today.

  17. 50 runs

    for Darryl Mitchellpublished at 37.1 overs

    New Zealand 229-3 v Scotland 306

    He's ridden his luck this afternoon, but a defensive nudge into the offside takes Darryl Mitchell to 50.

  18. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 37 overs

    New Zealand 228-3 v Scotland 306

    Another productive over for the Kiwis, as Mark Chapman takes four through point, before he just about clears the fielder stationed at midwicket.

    14 from it.

  19. Postpublished at 36 overs

    New Zealand 214-3 v Scotland 306

    Darryl Mitchell's luck is in, and Safyaan Sharif's very much isn't.

    A skewed on-drive just evades the reach of Calum Macleod, and then the final ball of the over again finds the inside edge, and again somehow misses the stumps.

  20. Postpublished at 35 overs

    New Zealand 204-3

    The Blackcaps pass 200, and continue to tick along nicely.

    Mitchell again gets a bit of luck as a top edge finds open ground, before a flick of the wrists brings him four through midwicket.