AUS beat NZ by 3 wickets- A clinical batting and bowling performance helped Australia beat New Zealand by 3 wickets on Monday. Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa restricted New Zealand to 158 in their allotted 20 overs as Aussies opted to bowl. Richardson, in particular, returned with 3/24 in his 4 overs. Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson and James Neesham chipped in with their 30s but failed to play till the end. Follow T20 World Cup live updates on insidesport.in
AUS beat NZ: Kane Richardson shines as clinical Australia defeats New Zealand by 3 wickets
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | 30 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 150.00 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 33 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 150.00 | |
| Kane Williamson (C) | 37 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 123.33 | |
| Devon Conway | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 172.22 | |
| Mitchell Santner | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Tim Southee | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Kyle Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 158/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | TL Seifert, MS Chapman, TD Astle, TA Boult, LH Ferguson, IS Sodhi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Ashton Agar | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13.25 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | 1-44 | 4.6 |
| KS Williamson | 2-114 | 13.5 |
| DP Conway | 3-120 | 14.4 |
| Glenn Phillips | 4-133 | 16.1 |
| Mitchell Santner | 5-141 | 17.5 |
| TG Southee | 6-152 | 19.2 |
| JD Neesham | 7-158 | 19.6 |
In reply, the batting department guided Australia to a 3 wickets victory. Steve Smith slammed 35 runs off just 30 deliveries while Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and Aston Agar chipped in with their 20s. Their contributions helped Australia clinch victory with a ball to spare. Mitchell Santner and Trent Boult scalped 3 and 2 wickets respectively.
AUS beat NZ: Kane Richardson shines as clinical Australia defeats New Zealand by 3 wickets
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Aaron Finch (C) | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 126.32 | |
| Mitchell Marsh | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 160.00 | |
| Steven Smith | 35 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 116.67 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121.74 | |
| Matthew Wade (WK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ashton Agar | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 127.78 | |
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 144.44 | |
| Josh Inglis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 400.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 2, w 2, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 159/7 (19.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | GJ Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, KW Richardson, Mitchell Swepson, A Zampa | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 3.5 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.96 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 |
| Trent Boult | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Todd Astle | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 1-0 | 0.1 |
| MR Marsh | 2-40 | 4.1 |
| AJ Finch | 3-66 | 7.4 |
| Steven Smith | 4-114 | 14.2 |
| MS Wade | 5-114 | 14.4 |
| MP Stoinis | 6-115 | 15.1 |
| AC Agar | 7-151 | 19.3 |
Australia will next face India on October 20. The four-time World Champions in 50-over format are still in search of a maiden T20 World Cup title.
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