Delhi: The match played between Northern Districts and Otago in the New Zealand Super Smash League ended in a thrilling tie. Both the teams tried their best to win till the last over, but in the end neither team could win the match.

Batting first, Otago team scored 166 runs in 20 overs. In response, the Northern Districts team could only score 166 runs after playing the entire over. In this way the match became tied.

Northern Districts retired two batsmen.

A unique record was also seen in this match. The Northern Districts team retired two batsmen in their innings. This is the first time in the history of T20 cricket that two batsmen have been retired in the same innings.

Keitan Clark and Joe Carter opened for Northern, but both could not get a good start. After this, Brett Hampton scored 35 runs in 30 balls, but he too could not score runs fast.

tied match

After this Jeet Raval and Xavier Bell came to the crease. Both the batsmen batted very slowly. Raval scored 23 runs in 28 balls, while Bell scored only 9 runs in 13 balls. Both were retired out due to low run rate.

Later captain Ben Pomare scored 20 runs in 10 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn scored a quick 34 runs in 12 balls, which included three fours and two sixes. Despite this, the team could not win and the score remained at 166 runs.

Earlier, Max batted brilliantly for Otago. He scored 64 runs in 42 balls, which included five fours and a six. Jack Boele scored 24 runs and Jamal Todd contributed 32 runs. Thanks to these batsmen, Otago team was able to reach 166 runs.