Latham was trapped lbw by Ravindra Jadeja for 14, Glenn Phillips put in a valuable 34 off 52 balls, hitting two fours and a six before being bowled by Varun, and Daryl Mitchell’s 63 from 101 balls was also useful, but included only three boundaries.

Captain Mitchell Santner was run out as his side pushed for more runs in the penultimate over, and Michael Bracewell reached his half-century with one ball of the innings left, to give himself and the rest of the bowlers a target to work with.