Marsh outmuscles Robinson as Australia cruise past NZ in first T20I
Australia won with 21 balls to spare as New Zealand's early batting troubles meant their total was far too less
01/10Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Oct 1 2025
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
185/4 (16.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
01/10Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Oct 1 2025
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
185/4 (16.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
MR Marsh
85(43) 9x4 - 5x6
Control %66%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 20 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days
1 October 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 181/6 (20 OVERS)
- Daryl Mitchell34 (23)
- Tim Robinson*106 (66)
- Josh Hazlewood1/23 (4)
- Ben Dwarshuis2/40 (4)
AUSTRALIA 185/4 (16.3 OVERS)
- Mitchell Marsh85 (43)
- Travis Head31 (18)
- Matt Henry2/43 (4)
- Zakary Foulkes1/35 (2.3)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alex Malcolm
Australia go 1-0 up after Marsh's brilliance. Robinson's outstanding century was overwhelmed in the end. New Zealand didn't have enough contributors elsewhere. The two sides front up again on Friday for game two but the weather forecast is not good with showers expected. Fingers crossed we get a game in. Please join us then. In the meantime tune into our coverage of the women's ODI World Cup where Australia and New Zealand are facing off in Indore.
10.30pm Presentation
Mitch Marsh is Player of the match: "It's really important in a three-match series to start off with a win. Nice to contribute. Heady and I have a great relationship off the field and tonight was a lot of fun with him. The way were playing has happened organically. We do have a lot of power in our batting line-up, hopefully it can continue. I thought we started really well with the ball tonight. The most pleasing thing was the way we handled the wind. We defended to the big side and backed our skill. We've been playing some really good cricket. It's a long build to the World Cup but nice to start well here."
Michael Bracewell: "In the powerplays in both innings we fell behind in the game. We did well as a batting unit to put a competitive total on the board. Ultimately Mitch and Travis took the game away from us. I think we can take a lot of positives. Those partnerships through the middle were particularly impressive. Tim Robinson played beautifully. He and Daryl took the game on from a difficult position."
10.24pm A cruise for Australia. Mitchell Marsh was sensational scoring 85 off 43. Marsh and Travis Head put on 67 in 5.3 overs to set the tone. Short and David made excellent contributions. New Zealand's bowlers had no answer to Australia's power. Australia hit 29 boundaries to New Zealand's 17.
Sampath Bandarupalli: The chasing team won for only the second time in 13 completed men's T20Is at Mount Maunganui. The other instance was New Zealand's win vs Bangladesh in a rain-affected game in 2023.
16.3
4
Foulkes to Stoinis, FOUR, pulled behind square! 4 off 1 for Stoinis and Australia win! Short on leg, he swivels on a controlled pull to find the rope
Stoinis out there to get one run
16.2
W
Foulkes to Carey, OUT, Carey makes a mess of this! He backed away, gets a slower bouncer, he shapes to pull and then bails on the shot and just loops it off the face of the bat to short third!
AT Carey c Chapman b Foulkes 7 (10m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100
One to win
16.1
1
Foulkes to David, 1 run, spooned just short of deep square! Short into the body, he miscues a pull but gets away with it
Foulkes to bowl with two to win
END OF OVER:16 | 12 Runs | AUS: 180/3 (2 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 11.25, RRR: 0.50)
- Tim David20 (11b)
- Alex Carey7 (6b)
- Michael Bracewell3-0-29-0
- Matt Henry4-0-43-2
Matthew: "It's all just too easy for the Aussies. NZ really missed Ferguson's thunderbolts tonight."
15.6
1
Bracewell to David, 1 run, darted outside leg, he punches off the back foot to deep midwicket
Three to win
15.5
6
Bracewell to David, SIX, that was what he was trying to avoid. Short on leg and he pummels it over deep square! Too short, David sits back and pounds it
15.5
1w
Bracewell to David, 1 wide, flighted wider of off and this one is called wide
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