05/03Result
4th T20I (N), Australia tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 5 2021
Australia won by 50 runs
Player of the Match
Aaron Finch
Aaron FinchAustralia
05/03Result
4th T20I (N), Australia tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Mar 5 2021
Australia won by 50 runs
Player of the Match
Aaron Finch
Aaron FinchAustralia

END OF OVER:
20 | 26 Runs | AUS: 156/6 | RR: 7.80

  • Aaron Finch79 (55b)
  • Jhye Richardson4 (7b)
  • Kyle Jamieson4-0-49-0
  • Tim Southee4-0-32-0

8:44pm Looks like Australia will start with spin. Ashton Agar has the ball and is positioning his long-off fielder.

Stuart: "NZ to knock these off in 18 overs, absolute walk in the park "

Kieran: "It's easy to point the finger at KJ there for that last over. But his captain and coaching staff are hardly putting himself in a position to build confidence and succeed."

Zahid Mahmood: "Finch proves today why he is the captain of Australia. Many discussion about his form before this series but how well he played. Always believe he is very good for National team. "

Jake: "@Misal Jamieson far less than convincing. 1 wkt at 175 and economy of 11.66 - i would say he's been terrible "

Praveen: "Confused situation for RCB fans! An ex-RCB opener belting the future high priced RCB bowler! "

misal khan: "Cricket is a funny Game Jamieson 3 overs went for 23 and one over went for 26. so cruel game "

Vivaan: "Kyle Jamieson hasnt been convincing in his short T20I career so far"

Malli: "Why are Newzealand persisting with Jamieson to bowl 4 overs. They could plan in a way that he and Neesham bowls in the middle. Boult has been exceptional at death in the recent past."

Trent: "gem innings this from the captain. leading from the front. I was stunned when people were criticising his strike rate earlier."

8:27pm Four sixes off the last over to finish! Fantastic end to the innings for Australia, and Finch in particular who had a real grind on his hands today. Has batted through the innings and it has paid off for Australia on a slightly sluggish surface where boundary scoring isn't easy. Especially against spin. 157 still a total that won't scare New Zealand, but it will be a bit too many in their estimate on what had been a very good bowling innings in the first 19 overs. We'll be back soon for the chase.

19.6
6
Jamieson to Finch, SIX, sent far over midwicket! A slot ball again as he misses the yorker, front foot clear and a big heave to lift that over the boundary
19.5
0
Jamieson to Finch, no run, nails the yorker and beats him this time. Just outside off and under the swing
19.4
6
Jamieson to Finch, SIX, drilled over long-on! Jamieson getting it wrong. His legcutters worked well earlier, they seem to be out of the picture now. A third yorker that he's missed in a row. Front leg clear and a clean swing from Finch
19.3
6
Jamieson to Finch, SIX, crunched over extra cover this time! This wasn't a gift, this had to be manufactured and he's done superbly. It's not easy to do this on this pitch. Full outside off, opens the face and times it perfectly to go inside-out
19.2
6
Jamieson to Finch, SIX, lofted handsomely over extra cover. Six No. 100 for Finch in this format. Jamieson erred - a full toss at knee height just outside off and he simply lofts this with the full face offered
19.1
2
Jamieson to Finch, 2 runs, length ball wide outside off, reaches out and throws his arms out at it, ends up slicing it over point. Sweeper gets across to his left and cleans up

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | AUS: 130/6 | RR: 6.84

  • Aaron Finch53 (49b)
  • Jhye Richardson4 (7b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-32-0
  • Trent Boult4-0-27-2
18.6
1
Southee to Finch, 1 run, low full toss at middle stump, backs away and can only drive this to long-off's left
18.5
2
Southee to Finch, 2 runs, full at leg stump, miscued slog, picked on the bounce to the right at long-on
18.4
2
Southee to Finch, 2 runs, full slower ball, looks for the slog, gets it to long-on with a couple of bounces and that brings up a laboured fifty for Australia's captain
18.3
0
Southee to Finch, no run, yorker tailing in at middle and leg. Looks to drill through the covers, gets an inside edge onto boot
18.2
1
Southee to JA Richardson, 1 run, short of a length on leg stump, nudged down to fine leg with the angle
18.1
1
Southee to Finch, 1 run, low full toss at leg stump, whipped off the shin to deep midwicket's right

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | AUS: 123/6 | RR: 6.83

  • Jhye Richardson3 (6b)
  • Aaron Finch47 (44b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-27-2
  • Ish Sodhi4-0-32-3

Ugair: "this dreaded spin duo of Mitch and Ish may well be a world title winning factor for them later on this year in India."

17.6
0
Boult to JA Richardson, no run, offcutter at a length outisde off, beaten on the attempted dab through the off side
17.5
1
Boult to Finch, 1 run, full at off stump, aerial drive on the bounce to long-on
17.4
4
Boult to Finch, FOUR, full at middle stump, shuffles a long way to cut out the angle and flicks aerially to the square leg boundary
17.3
1
Boult to JA Richardson, 1 run, full and wide outside off, reaches out and drives to sweeper cover
17.2
0
Boult to JA Richardson, no run, short of a length outisde off, beaten on the late cut
17.1
1
Boult to Finch, 1 run, short of a length outside off, uses the angle to run that to third man

Jonny: "Without Finchy's innings, Australia may have been in and out by now. It may well be a vital captains knock "

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 116/6 | RR: 6.82

  • Jhye Richardson2 (3b)
  • Aaron Finch41 (41b)
  • Ish Sodhi4-0-32-3
  • Tim Southee3-0-25-0

Another top spell from Sodhi. Went for just as many the other night and took two wickets.

16.6
2
Sodhi to JA Richardson, 2 runs, short of a length at middle stump, onto the back foot and pulled firmly along the ground to long-on's right
16.5
0
Sodhi to JA Richardson, no run, good length and turning from middle stump. Looks to clip through midwicket, leading edge towards extra cover

Slip comes in now

Liam: "Interested to see how Meredith goes today. Thought he was excellent the other night but with the pitch now favoring off pace deliveries going to be fascinating to see how he adjusts "

16.4
0
Sodhi to JA Richardson, no run, good length and turning past the outside edge as he looks to defend on the front foot
16.3
W
Sodhi to Marsh, OUT, taken at short fine. Full, slow, dipping at middle stump. Mitch Marsh in a poor position for a sweep shot, not low enough and is almost reaching out by the end. A top edge lobs nicely for the fielder

MR Marsh c Southee b Sodhi 6 (10m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

16.2
1
Sodhi to Finch, 1 run, dipping and full at middle stump, driven to long-on's left

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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21MJ GuptillTL Seifert
2nd13KS WilliamsonTL Seifert
3rd2KS WilliamsonDP Conway
4th5DP ConwayGD Phillips
5th7JDS NeeshamDP Conway
6th9DP ConwayMJ Santner
7th7TG SoutheeDP Conway
8th16DP ConwayKA Jamieson
9th2IS SodhiKA Jamieson
10th24TA BoultKA Jamieson