New Zealand [219/7] beat Australia [215/8] by 4 runs in 2nd T20I [2-0]

[MenInG]

The win in Christchurch gave New Zealand a solid start to build on in the series. They will continue to look for death-bowling candidates to field in the ICC T20 World Cup in India later this year. The focus will also be on Martin Guptill, who in his last eight T20 innings, has failed to hit a 30-plus score.

Time: 1:00 AM GMT, 2:00 PM LOCAL


Squads:

New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert(w), Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Hamish Bennett

Australia Squad: Matthew Wade(w), Aaron Finch(c), Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Ben McDermott, Andrew Tye, D Arcy Short, Riley Meredith, Tanveer Sangha, Ashton Turner, Jason Behrendorff


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[Devadwal]

Wow what a hitting by New-Zealand .

 

[Devadwal]

NZ 189/3 in 17 over

 

[Space Cat]

This is a high scoring ground.

 

[sweep_shot]

NZ - 219/7 (20 overs).
Australia - 55/1 (6.2 overs).

Australia need 165 runs from 82 balls.

 

[Mobashir]

Great batting by the 3 new Zealanders.

Jamieson isn't a T20 bowler and Finchns time is over, he should be removed.

 

[Mesozoic]

Game over. Philippe gone

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Quite an extraordinary run chase in progress. It is 37 needed now from 19 balls - completely doable.

 

[Mesozoic]

Still remember some salty posters calling Daniel Sams a "club level" cricketer when he was playing against India.

Now he's smashing full strength New zealand in NZ.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

That was a stunning over from Boult. Just 6 runs. 30 needed now in 12.

 

[BDfanforever]

SAMS is so freaking good.

 

[Ellipsism]

Still remember some salty posters calling Daniel Sams a "club level" cricketer when he was playing against India.

Now he's smashing full strength New zealand in NZ.

His bowling is cannon fodder.

Decent as a lower order bat though.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

This 7th wicket partnership is worth 77 runs in just 5 overs so far.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

That's the first boundary in 10 balls. 23 now needed in 9 balls.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Wow, Stoinis hits some massive sixes. Australia still in this.

 

[BDfanforever]

15 from 6.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

That's a beautiful ball to end the over. 15 runs needs from the last and the final over. Australia still hanging in there.

 

[Mesozoic]

Goodness me Stoinis is strong.

 

[sweep_shot]

15 runs are needed from final over.

 

[Space Cat]

Really missing Lokie Ferguson.

We sorely lack depth bowling without him there. Dishing up a lot of length here.

 

[BDfanforever]

SAMS is OUT. Very close to being SIX

 

[sweep_shot]

How come Neesham didn't bowl more? Also, Williamson could've bowled an over or two.

 

[BDfanforever]

How come Neesham didn't bowl more? Also, Williamson could've bowled an over or two.

SAMS would've smashed Kane in this tiny ground.

 

[sweep_shot]

Stoinis is still there.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

This one has to go for a boundary.....and .......no it does not. In fact Stoinis rightly turns down the single.

 

[sweep_shot]

Two dots!

 

[BDfanforever]

Six!!!

 

[sweep_shot]

15 runs are needed from 3 balls.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

That is 6. Tremendous hit from Stoinis -especially after the first 3 balls were dots - in fact the first one was a wicket.

 

[sweep_shot]

9 runs are needed from 2 balls.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

That's it New Zealand won - good catch by Southee - great innings by Stoinis - that went at least 3 miles into the sky.

 

[BDfanforever]

OUT, that was close to being SIX too. Stoinis is powerful as hell.

 

[sweep_shot]

Stoinis is gone.

9 runs are needed from final ball.

 

[Rafa]

What a great match we have had.

 

[BDfanforever]

Nz won by 4 runs! GG Australia.

 

[sweep_shot]

NZ win by 4 runs.

Great game.

NZ go up 2-0.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

At the end of it all Kiwi's win by just 4 runs. Australia genuinely scared the Kiwis there for a bit - which is amazing especially after they lost 6 wickets for 113.

 

[BDfanforever]

NZ is Stoinis bunny.

 

[BDfanforever]

At the end of it all Kiwi's win by just 4 runs. Australia genuinely scared the Kiwis there for a bit - which is amazing especially after they lost 6 wickets for 113.

SAMS is good as hell down the order.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

SAMS is good as hell down the order.

Yup - his innings was the game changer. 41 off just 15.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Amazing hitting all through!

 

[MenInG]

Australia fall five runs short of the 220 target. New Zealand go 2-0 up in the five-match T20I series.

 

[Ab Fan]

Is Jamieson really so trash or is it a curse coming after an Indian franchise team known for choking picked him for some 14 Crores??

 

[Mamoon]

Is Jamieson really so trash or is it a curse coming after an Indian franchise team known for choking picked him for some 14 Crores??

He is not much of a T20 bowler. RCB splashed the cash on him out of desperation because they missed out on similar players like Chris Morris.

He is a top Test cricketer but not worth a fortune in T20s.

 

[Firebat]

Australia matching Pakistan's T20I performance last year in NZ so far.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Australia matching Pakistan's T20I performance last year in NZ so far.

I think compared to Pak, Australia have done much better with the bat and much worse with the ball.

 

[Ab Fan]

He is not much of a T20 bowler. RCB splashed the cash on him out of desperation because they missed out on similar players like Chris Morris.

He is a top Test cricketer but not worth a fortune in T20s.

Expect Maxwell and Jamieson to headline in the 2021 IPL Flops of the Year.

 

[MenInG]

Astunning return to form from Martin Guptill has powered New Zealand to a four-run victory over Australia and helped the hosts to a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

Guptill smashed eight sixes and six fours on his way to a 50-ball 97 to power New Zealand to a total of 219/7.

His knock was the backbone of New Zealand’s innings but he was far from the lone contributor, with captain Kane Williamson scoring a half-century and James Neesham providing serious impetus to the end of the innings.

In reply Australia made 215/8, with a record-breaking seventh wicket-stand between Marcus Stoinis (78) and Daniel Sams (41) keeping them in the chase right until the penultimate ball.

Coming into the match with a highest score of 21 across his past four T20Is, Guptill looked a man on a mission from the get-go, helping himself to a boundary off the first delivery of the innings after Australia won the toss.

By the end of the third over he had scored 17 of New Zealand’s 20 runs, including a vintage drive over long-off for six off the bowling of Jhye Richardson.

Off his first delivery of the match, Kane Richardson had Tim Seifert caught at cover for three to start the fourth over, bringing Williamson out to the middle.

Back in his groove, Guptill belted an inside-out drive over long-off for six in the sixth over from Ashton Agar and backed it up with a laced drive through the covers two balls later. He upped the ante in the very next over, hammering Adam Zampa for two huge sixes back over the bowler’s head as he raced to his half-century off 27 balls.

He dealt out similar punishment to Stoinis in the 11th over, picking up two more sixes and by the end of the 12th over he had made 87 off 41, picking up two sixes – one a top edge over the keeper – and a four in a single K.Richardson over.

A slog sweep off J.Richardson for six in the next over took Guptill into the 90s and when he muscled a Sams delivery down the ground he seemed set to bring up his third T20I century with a maximum. Alas, it was not to be as the shot was caught superbly by Stoinis on the ropes.

It ended a 131-run stand for New Zealand’s second wicket. While Williamson played the foil to the explosive Guptill, he scored at a brisk rate himself. The Kiwi skipper scored 53 runs off 35 balls before chopping on against Zampa.

Guptill’s dismissal did little to slow down New Zealand, with Neesham starting his innings with three consecutive sixes. He went on to blast an unbeaten 45 off 16, hitting six sixes and one four to take New Zealand past 200.

K.Richardson was Australia’s most dangerous bowler, taking 3/43 from his full allotment, while J.Richardson was their most economic, finishing with figures of 1/39.

A quickfire 24 off 15 from Matthew Wade provided Australia with an encouraging start, but his innings was cut short in the fourth over as he fell to Tim Southee.

Captain Aaron Finch perished to Ish Sodhi in the eighth over for 12 and at the start of the 11th things got worse for the Australians as Glenn Maxwell was removed by Mitchell Santner for three. But while wickets tumbled at the other end, Josh Philippe looked at ease and on course for a half-century.

The youngster looked set to take Australia deep into the chase, only to fall to Santner for 45 in the 13th over. His dismissal was the first of three for Santner in the over, with the finger-spinner knocking over Agar (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0) with consecutive deliveries and going on to finish with figures of 4/31 from his four overs.

The Australians rallied from there and were in the chase up until the final over thanks to Stoinis and Sams. The pair came together at 113/6 at the end of the 13th over and added 92 runs in six overs to take Australia into the 20th needing 15 runs to win.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2043390

 

[Hasan123]

Just watched the highlights. Was a really good game.

Sams is a very good hitter but a rubbish bowler, Jamieson doesn't look great in T20s but this ground was small and flat .