Well, that was a timely breakthrough.

What a catch from MacLeod down in cow corner. The ground is still humming with approval.

for Finn Allenpublished at 13 overs

13 overs

New Zealand 77-0 v Scotland 306

Sole starts this over with a lively delivery but his second is swatted for four by Guptill.

Allen then brings up his 50 from 46 balls, feathering one off his legs for another boundary.

Chris Greaves is into the attack and starts poorly with a couple of short balls - Finn Allen dispatches them to the fence.

A play-and-a-miss is followed by a full toss that Allen smashes for four more.

Pressure released somewhat.

Chris Sole is charging in now, and beats the bat with consecutive deliveries.

A tempter draws the drive and once again flies past the outside edge.

Get a slip in...

I'm not really sure how Scotland haven't taken a wicket here...

Sharif beats Guptill, the ball thuds into the Kiwi opener's pads and rolls back onto the stumps, but the bails stay in place.

Chris Sole backs up Sharif with a tidy over of his own. The only runs came from another outside edge down to third.

Dropped catchpublished at 8 overs

8 overs

New Zealand 47-0 v Scotland 306

A top over from Sharif goes for just the one, but it could have been even better.

A full ball is punched back at Sharif in the air, he sticks out a hand, but it doesn't stick.

Sole continues, and Guptill takes two more boundaries to leg.

Steady start for the Blackcaps.

Safyaan Sharif switches ends, and his first five deliveries go for just two.

Martin Guptill decides enough is enough, and belts the final ball over the offside field for four.

Sole opens up with a beauty that finds the outside edge of Finn Allen's bat, but it evades Matthew Cross - unlucky.

Sole nips one past the edge this time, but then concedes four more.

It's a batters game.

Mark Watt rattles through his second over.

Chris Sole is on from the pavillion end, and the stadium announcer tells us that Sole is celebrating his stag-do this evening.

An inside edge flies past the stumps and away for four.

A much better shot from Finn Allen races through point for four more.

Nice from Watt, straight into his work.

A clever dab down to third brings Martin Guptill a couple.

Mark Watt will open up at the other end.

Good areas from Sharif, before he strays onto Finn Allen's pads.

The kiwi opener helps himself to four.

Martin Guptill and Finn Allen are in the middle for the tourists.

Safyaan Sharif has the new ball.

From 107-5, Scotland have done remarkably well to get up to 306.

Michael Leask put on 155 off just 109 balls in his partnerships with Matthew Cross and then Mark Watt.

The short boundaries and quick outfield will help New Zealand's cause, but Scotland have scoreboard pressure on their side.

The run chase is coming up shortly...

At some international venues, you get professional entertainers at the interval.

Today at The Grange, we've got fans singing along drunkenly to Atomic Kitten's 'Whole Again', which I've just been told is apparently Douglas Ross's favourite song...

Every day's a school day.