- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.4 holes out to Stoinis at long off! Guptill was just a metre short of a century! Full outside off, he stayed deep in the crease and clubbed it flat to long off but didn't quite get the elevation. Stoinis took an outstanding catch right on the rope. 151/23.1 carved straight to cover! Short of a length outside off, Seifert losing his shape again as he looks to swat it over the off side and it's a simple catch 20/115.5 bowled him with an outstanding wrong un! Great length, outside off, he got caught on the crease and tried to cut but didn't read the wrong un, got a little inside edge onto off stump 173/317.3 bowled him! Yorker at the base of leg. Phillips reset his guard and then stepped outside off to lap scoop and Richardson went with the inswinging yorker that crashed into the base of leg 190/418.4 caught at third man! 122kph, short wide slower ball, Conway reached out and took one hand off the bat, slicing it off a thick outside edge to wide third man and Zampa runs in to take the catch 198/518.6 holes out to deep midwicket running in! Clever slower ball wide of off, Santner tried to go over wide long on but didn't read the slower ball, he got under it and hit it straight up to deep midwicket, Maxwell comes in and takes the catch easily 199/619.5 Southee is run out trying to pinch an extra! It was a length ball way wide of off, it should have been a wide, Southee missed it, Neesham called him through, Wade had his glove off, threw to Sams who did well to gather it and flick it onto the stumps 213/7Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL219/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.95)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Tim Seifert, 3.1 ov), 2-151 (Martin Guptill, 14.4 ov), 3-173 (Kane Williamson, 15.5 ov), 4-190 (Glenn Phillips, 17.3 ov), 5-198 (Devon Conway, 18.4 ov), 6-199 (Mitchell Santner, 18.6 ov), 7-213 (Tim Southee, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Sams 4 0 46 1 11.50 7 2 4 1 0 AC Agar 3 0 30 0 10.00 5 2 2 0 0 JA Richardson 4 0 39 1 9.75 8 4 2 1 0 KW Richardson 4 0 43 3 10.75 10 2 4 1 0 A Zampa 4 0 43 1 10.75 5 0 4 1 0 MP Stoinis 1 0 17 0 17.00 0 0 2 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 taken at mid-off! Short of a length outside off, Wade tries to clear the off side but can't get the elevation as he drives off the back foot 34/17.6 taken at deep midwicket! Finch's problems continue. He couldn't get going. Dragged down outside off, he rocks back and pulls over the leg side but it didn't come out of the middle. Good catch 70/212.3 holes out to deep cover-point! Tossed up outside off, it was nicely looped, he tried to go inside out over cover and slices it to the man in the deep and Conway comes in to take a good catch 112/410.1 extraordinary catch from Sodhi! Maxwell reverse sweeps a full ball outside off, he hits it well but flat to short third man, Sodhi jumps up and to his left at full stretch on the circle and he pulls in a superb catch! 87/319.5 caught at long on! New Zealand survive! It was a length ball in that slot that could have disappeared, but Stoinis tried to go over long on and sliced across it, hit it high in the air to straight long on and Southee took a good catch 211/812.5 holes out to deep midwicket! Great catch by Conway! Short again, he's back and pulling hard but flat straight to deep midwicket, Conway had to move to his right and took a good diving catch 113/512.6 strangled down the leg side! Oh no. Santner bets this third in the over. Brilliant catch from Seifert. Drifting down leg, he got his bat out infront of the pad to glance it fine but just got a little tickle and Seifert moved down leg with superb footwork to complete the catch 113/619.1 holes out to deep midwicket! A full toss in the slot, he got a good piece of it but it's one of the longest boundaries and it fell just a metre short, Phillips waited under it and held his nerve inside the rope! 205/7Extras8 (nb 1, w 7)TOTAL215/8 (20 Overs, RR: 10.75)Did not bat: A ZampaFall of wickets: 1-34 (Matthew Wade, 3.3 ov), 2-70 (Aaron Finch, 7.6 ov), 3-87 (Glenn Maxwell, 10.1 ov), 4-112 (Josh Philippe, 12.3 ov), 5-113 (Ashton Agar, 12.5 ov), 6-113 (Mitchell Marsh, 12.6 ov), 7-205 (Daniel Sams, 19.1 ov), 8-211 (Marcus Stoinis, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TG Southee 4 0 47 1 11.75 8 3 4 1 0 TA Boult 4 0 30 0 7.50 6 3 0 2 0 KA Jamieson 4 0 56 0 14.00 6 4 4 1 1 MJ Santner 4 0 31 4 7.75 6 2 1 1 0 IS Sodhi 3 0 41 1 13.66 5 3 3 2 0 JDS Neesham 1 0 10 2 10.00 4 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
25 February 2021 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 0
- MJ Guptill: 50 off 27 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (MJ Guptill 38, KS Williamson 12, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 53 balls (MJ Guptill 70, KS Williamson 33, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 1
- KS Williamson: 50 off 32 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 19.0 overs (114 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 219/7 in 20.0 overs (JDS Neesham 45, KA Jamieson 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (31 balls), Extras 3
- Over 6.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - SB Haig, Batsman - JR Philippe (Struck down)
- Australia: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 5
- Australia: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 6
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 18 balls (MP Stoinis 23, DR Sams 30, Ex 1)
- MP Stoinis: 50 off 22 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Australia: 200 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
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