New Zealand kept their hope of playing semifinals of the ICC World T20 alive when they beat Netherlands by six wickets in their crucial group match held on Saturday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.Chasing a winning total of 152 runs, New Zealand rode on skipper Brendon McCullum’s responsible half century, reached home in 19 overs for the loss of four wickets. Skipper Brendon McCullum led from the from with an impressive 45-ball of 65-run hitting four boundaries and three over boundaries while Kane illiamson supported him with 22-ball of 29-run smacking five boundaries.Timm van der Gugten was the most successful bowler for Netherlands picking up three wickets for 30 runs.Earlier, a captaincy knock innings by Peter Borren and well supported by Tom Cooper saw Netherlands scored a competitive total of 151 for 4 from their allotted 20 overs against New Zealand.Skipper Peter Borren pairing with middle order batsman Tom Cooper contributed useful 60 runs for the fourth wicket stand to take Netherlands to a comfortable position after they were forced to bat first by New Zealand.Skipper Borren played a responsible innings as he scored 35- ball of 49-run hitting seven boundaries and one over boundary. He received an ample support from cooper, who smashed an unbeaten 23- ball of 40-run hitting four boundaries and two over boundaries.Michael Swart (26) and Stephan Myburgh (16) were the other notable scorers for Netherlands.Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum, Trent Boult and Mitchell McClenaghan bagged one wicket each giving away 20,20, 25 and 29 runs respectively.
