AFP
New Zealand captain Tim Southee is proud of the robust problem his staff confronted within the United Arab Emirates earlier than eking out a 2-1 sequence victory on Sunday.
The vacationers, lacking a number of frontline gamers, escaped to victory within the opener however had been shocked within the second T20 match with UAE registering their first win towards New Zealand in any format.
New Zealand put up an improved show in Sunday’s decider when Will Young smashed 56 in his first match of the sequence and Mark Chapman made 51 to assist them publish 166-5.
The hosts managed 134-7, with Ben Lister claiming 3-35 for New Zealand in what Southee known as their “best performance of the series”.
“We expected a tough challenge in these conditions,” Southee stated referring to the warmth after they prevailed by 32 runs on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
“As I stated at first of the sequence, they seem to be a rising facet, they’re ever-improving and we noticed that all through the sequence they performed extraordinarily effectively in these first two video games.
“We were able to build a partnership there with Chapman and Will Young – someone who came in after the first two games – so that was pleasing.”
New Zealand will journey to England later this month to play 4 T20 and as many one-day internationals earlier than heading to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November.
