New Zealand
Match Complete
Australia
| 106 all out Australia win by 50 runs |
| 3/19 (2.5) | *Richardson | O: 18.5 | ||
| 0/16 (2.0) | Richardson | RR:5.05 | Boult | 6 (6) |
| c. Maxwell b. Richardson |  | 18.5 10/106 |  | Jamieson 30(18) |
| c. Finch b. Zampa | | 16.2 9/82 | | Sodhi 0(2) |
| c. Stoinis b. Agar | | 15.4 8/80 | | Conway 17(20) |
| c. Wade b. Richardson | | 13.5 7/64 | | Southee 6(4) |
| b. Maxwell | | 12.6 6/57 | | Santner 3(5) |
| c. Finch b. Zampa | | 11.3 5/48 | | Neesham 3(5) |
| run out (Philippe) | | 9.6 4/41 | | Phillips 1(3) |
| c. Marsh b. Maxwell | | 8.4 3/36 | | Williamson 8(12) |
| b. Richardson | | 7.5 2/34 | | Seifert 19(28) |
| c. Maxwell b. Agar | | 4.2 1/21 | | Guptill 7(10) |
| First Innings: Australia | 6/156 | RR: 6.69 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: Australia | 6/156 | RR: 6.69 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.S. Wade+ c. Sodhi b. Santner | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 |
A.J. Finch* not out | 79 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 143.64 |
J.R. Philippe c. Southee b. Sodhi | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 76.47 |
G.J. Maxwell c. Guptill b. Boult | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 |
M.P. Stoinis c. Williamson b. Sodhi | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 146.15 |
A.C. Agar b. Boult | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M.R. Marsh c. Southee b. Sodhi | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
J.A. Richardson not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
K.W. Richardson | |||||
A. Zampa | |||||
R.P. Meredith | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 156 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.G. Southee | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| T.A. Boult | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| M.J. Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 |
| K.A. Jamieson | 4.0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 |
| I.S. Sodhi | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
| First Innings: New Zealand | 106 all out | RR: 5.05 | O: 18.5 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.J. Guptill c. Maxwell b. Agar | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
T.L. Seifert+ b. Richardson | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.86 |
K.S. Williamson* c. Marsh b. Maxwell | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
D.P. Conway c. Stoinis b. Agar | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85.00 |
G.D. Phillips run out (Philippe) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
J.D.S. Neesham c. Finch b. Zampa | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
M.J. Santner b. Maxwell | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
T.G. Southee c. Wade b. Richardson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
K.A. Jamieson c. Maxwell b. Richardson | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 166.67 |
I.S. Sodhi c. Finch b. Zampa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.A. Boult not out | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 0) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 106 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Agar | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 |
| R.P. Meredith | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| J.A. Richardson | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| A. Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| K.W. Richardson | 2.5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6.71 |
| G.J. Maxwell | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 |
Australia have kept their T20 series against New Zealand alive and will look to square the ledger in the fourth game tonight in Wellington. Join The Roar for live scores from 5pm (AEDT).
After two dreadful outings with the ball to start this tour, Australia found form in the field in on Wednesday, rolling the Kiwis for 144 en route to a 64-run victory.
Ashton Agar was back to his best following the opening two games of the series when he was taken to by the Black Caps, and walked off the Cake Tin with the best ever figures by an Australian man in international T20 cricket: 6-30.
But really, the match was won before then with the bat. Aaron Finch found some touch with the bat with a much-needed half-century, Josh Philippe continued to impress at the top of the order, and Glenn Maxwell played the kind of extraordinary innings only he can.
The Victorian started his innings slowly, but finished with 70 off 31 balls, complete with 8 fours and 5 sixes. If he can produce that kind of belligerent effort with the blade once again, Australia will be well on their way to tieing this series at two apiece.
There’s a boost for the hosts today, though, with Mitchell Santner available once again after missing Game 3 with flu-like symptoms. For Australia, while they won the last clash, there are still a number of players in the side under pressure to find form, particularly wicketkeeper and opening batsman Matthew Wade.
Game information
First ball: 5pm (AEDT)
Venue: Sky Stadium
TV: Fox Cricket
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: New Zealand $1.99, Australia $1.82 (odds via PlayUp
Teams
New Zealand (squad)
Kane Williamson (c), Hamish Bennett, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Australia (squad)
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, D’Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
moaman
Roar Guru
Bing---you have your apostrophe somewhere it isn't meant to be. :shocked:
PeteB
Roar Rookie
Two innings in a row now for Finch. He’s back !
Chanon
Guest
Great knock by our captain plus his nous to bowl the spinners early on was a masterstroke, Great work Finch!!!!!
Mangas
Roar Rookie
Including mark waugh in the commentary box. Shame
Marty
Roar Rookie
Finch and Agar sharing MOM honours in the last 2 games, who would have thunk it? Lucky we didn’t the panic button to early...
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Surely McDermott or Turner get to play the decider ahead of Wade. They could be home playing Shield and Marsh Cup...as could Behrendorff, Tye, Sangha...
Jak
Guest
Aussies starting to hit their stride now. Glad there’s a decider.
Panana split
Roar Rookie
STRAYA!!! far too good again
Panana split
Roar Rookie
The NZ test team apparently relies on a player that has never played for them. :laughing: :laughing: Follow me for some more great cricketing analysis
Panana split
Roar Rookie
Australia loss the first game by 50 so it's speculative to suggest NZ would not have won anyway.
Oh he for can play, you are right there
Unlike Satner, Agar can bat in limited overs cricket.
Peter
Roar Rookie
I see, Jamieson was picked for his batting. Top score.
Marty
Roar Rookie
8/41 in the last 2 games, speaks for itself really.
Bing
Guest
Just don’t look at Satner’s catching highlight reel.
Ronan O'Connell
Expert
Agar's career T20I numbers are remarkable - average of 18.8 at an economy of 6.9. Like Santner, he isn't much to look at, but both guys are just very canny T20 bowlers.
Bing
Guest
He won them the first game straight after AUS came out of isolation. The blackcaps middle order would look decidedly weak without him. I think they will take him if they can.
NZ should bring back Chris Harris for the final on Sunday