sliced past short third man. Not enough for Australia. A wide yorker and he carved it into the gap
That concludes our coverage from Dunedin. A fantastic game of T20I cricket. New Zealand go 2-0 up in the series. The two teams will meet again in Wellington for game three next Wednesday. Thanks for your company today. Goodbye and stay safe.
5.30pm Presentation
Martin Guptill is Player of the Match for his 97: "I'm a little bit cooked at the moment but it's nice to get some runs and another win. My mind has been clear. Things just haven't gone my way. It was nice to spend some time in the middle today. Getting the win is the most important thing."
Kane Williamson: "There were flashbacks there from the last time Stoinis hit a hundred. Incredible partnership from Stoinis and Sams at the end there. As we know on these sorts of grounds anything can happen and you have to be on your toes. I think it was a pretty strong performance from us across the board. But it was a very good game and it's such a small margin in T20 cricket."
Aaron Finch: "It was a great game of cricket. That partnership between Stoinis and Daniel Sams was extraordinary hitting. It was brilliant to get it back to 12 an over from 16 and a half. Trent bowled a beautiful over which halted our momentum. All in all a great game to be a part of. It would have been good to be on the winning side of it though. I thought that we didn't bowl too badly today. Gup played a brilliant innings. There was some brilliant hitting batting on both sides."
New Zealand win by 4 runs. What an amazing game of cricket. Australia looked dead and buried when Mitchell Santner took three wickets in an over. But Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams produced some of the best hitting you will ever see. They made 92 off 37 deliveries and save for a couple of miscues at the end they nearly pulled it off. The partnership was the highest 7th wicket stand in T20I history.
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caught at long on! New Zealand survive! It was a length ball in that slot that could have disappeared, but Stoinis tried to go over long on and sliced across it, hit it high in the air to straight long on and Southee took a good catch
launched over long on! Finally nails a full toss! Low full toss on middle, he used the bottom hand to lift it over long on
low full toss, he miscues to long on and calls no. Stoinis is backing himself to do it himself
Stoinis steps outside off, Neesham delivers a 134kph length ball just down leg but it's not called wide! Stoinis moved his stance
Stoinis on strike as they crossed
What an innings from Sams. He throws his helmet in anger when he gets into the rooms.
holes out to deep midwicket! A full toss in the slot, he got a good piece of it but it's one of the longest boundaries and it fell just a metre short, Phillips waited under it and held his nerve inside the rope!
Jimmy Neesham comes into the bowl the last over
yorker, brilliantly bowled, he can only jam this out to cover
full toss outside off, 128kph, he mistimes it straight to cover! Another full toss yields just one
launched over deep midwicket! Short slower ball sat in the surface, he was back waiting and he muscled it way back over deep midwicket!
glanced wide of short fine! Attempted yorker at leg but it strayed down leg and Stoinis flicked it with the bottom hand wide of short fine with ease
135kph, yorker at leg stump, he whips this behind square to the man in the deep
length slower ball wide of off, he hammers this straight to deep point
length ball outside off, tight to the guide line and called wide! Southee is furious because Stoinis had set up outside off
Tim Southee. Jimmy Neesham will have to bowl the last
Superb over from Boult
yorker on off, 137kph, he can only dig it out to long on
Prasanth : "This is the Sams we know from BBL , this is crazy hitting "
low full toss, he crunches a drive and it his the umpire's foot! That might have been going for four! They only get one
137kph, yorker on off, he jams this to wide long on, Sams wants an easy two but Stoinis sent him back. He just slipped
Stoinis steps outside off, this slower ball swings just down leg and it's called wide
133kph, full toss, he drives this hard but straight to cover. He keeps missing out on full tosses
Malli: "If this is not carnage I don't know what else is! "
yorker on middle, he can only drive this along the ground to long on
length ball, angled across the right hander, he carves this flat and straight to deep cover
Boult back at a critical moment
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University Oval, Dunedin | |
Toss | Australia, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | New Zealand led the 5-match series 2-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 1124 |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20 |
Match days | 25 February 2021 - day (20-over match) |
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