sliced past short third man. Not enough for Australia. A wide yorker and he carved it into the gap
New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd T20I at Dunedin, Aus in NZ, Feb 25 2021 - Match Result
RESULT
2nd T20I, Dunedin, February 25, 2021, Australia tour of New Zealand
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New Zealand • 219/7(20 overs)
97 (50)
3/43 (4)
53 (35)
1/39 (4)
Australia • 215/8(20 overs)
78 (37)
4/31 (4)
45 (32)
2/10 (1)
end of over 2010 runs • 2 wickets
AUS: 215/8CRR: 10.75
Jhye Richardson4 (1b 1x4)
Kane Richardson0 (0b)
James Neesham 1-0-10-2
Tim Southee 4-0-47-1
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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19.6
4
Neesham to Jhye Richardson, FOUR runs
19.5
W
Neesham to Stoinis, OUT
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
Marcus Stoinis c Southee b Neesham 78 (37b 7x4 5x6 47m) SR: 210.81
19.4
6
Neesham to Stoinis, SIX runs
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
19.3
•
Neesham to Stoinis, no run
low full toss, he miscues to long on and calls no. Stoinis is backing himself to do it himself
19.2
•
Neesham to Stoinis, no run
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.
19.1
W
Neesham to Sams, OUT
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!
Daniel Sams c Phillips b Neesham 41 (15b 2x4 4x6 30m) SR: 273.33
end of over 1915 runs
AUS: 205/6CRR: 10.78 • RRR: 15.00
Daniel Sams41 (14b 2x4 4x6)
Marcus Stoinis72 (33b 7x4 4x6)
Tim Southee 4-0-47-1
Trent Boult 4-0-30-0
Jimmy Neesham comes into the bowl the last over
18.6
1
Southee to Sams, 1 run
yorker, brilliantly bowled, he can only jam this out to cover
18.5
1
Southee to Stoinis, 1 run
full toss outside off, 128kph, he mistimes it straight to cover! Another full toss yields just one
18.4
6
Southee to Stoinis, SIX runs
launched over deep midwicket! Short slower ball sat in the surface, he was back waiting and he muscled it way back over deep midwicket!
18.3
4
Southee to Stoinis, FOUR runs
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
18.2
1
Southee to Sams, 1 run
135kph, yorker at leg stump, he whips this behind square to the man in the deep
18.1
1
Southee to Stoinis, 1 run
length slower ball wide of off, he hammers this straight to deep point
18.1
1w
Southee to Stoinis, 1 wide
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
end of over 186 runs
AUS: 190/6CRR: 10.55 • RRR: 15.00
Marcus Stoinis60 (29b 6x4 3x6)
Daniel Sams39 (12b 2x4 4x6)
Trent Boult 4-0-30-0
Kyle Jamieson 4-0-56-0
Superb over from Boult
17.6
1
Boult to Stoinis, 1 run
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 "
17.5
1
Boult to Sams, 1 run
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
17.4
1
Boult to Stoinis, 1 run
137kph, yorker on off, he jams this to wide long on, Sams wants an easy two but Stoinis sent him back. He just slipped
17.4
1w
Boult to Stoinis, 1 wide
Stoinis steps outside off, this slower ball swings just down leg and it's called wide
17.3
•
Boult to Stoinis, no run
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! "
17.2
1
Boult to Sams, 1 run
yorker on middle, he can only drive this along the ground to long on
17.1
1
Boult to Stoinis, 1 run
length ball, angled across the right hander, he carves this flat and straight to deep cover
Boult back at a critical moment
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
97 runs (50)
6 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
26 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
78%
AUS
78 runs (37)
7 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
19 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
85%
Best performances - bowlers
O
4
M
0
R
31
W
4
ECO
7.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | 1W | |||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
O
4
M
0
R
43
W
3
ECO
10.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
Match details
| 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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| Match Referee | |
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