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NEW ZEALAND 184/5 (20 OVERS)
- Devon Conway*99 (59)
- Glenn Phillips30 (20)
- Jhye Richardson2/31 (4)
- Daniel Sams2/40 (4)
AUSTRALIA 131 (17.3 OVERS)
- Mitchell Marsh45 (33)
- Ashton Agar23 (13)
- Tim Southee2/10 (3)
- Ish Sodhi4/28 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alex Malcolm
That's it from Christchurch tonight. New Zealand far too good. The two teams meet again in Dunedin on Thursday. Hope you can join us then for game two. Goodbye and stay safe.
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Devon Conway is the Player of the Match for his 99 not out: "I think I just got myself in and ran hard between wickets. I was pretty happy with how it went tonight. You've just got to ride that form wave as long as you can. It's about momentum and keeping that momentum."
Kane Williamson: "An incredible knock from Devon. It was obviously a tough start with the bat and Devon led us back on a surface that wasn't all that easy to start on. It was just perhaps holding a little bit. An incredible knock. There's still a number of things we would like to do a little bit better. The bowlers were outstanding. It swung a little bit and Tim and Trent were at their best."
Aaron Finch: "We didn't play our best tonight. New Zealand played well. Devon Conway well and truly deserved a hundred. They're tough to come by in T20s and he played an absolutely great knock. I thought they built a great partnership and their foundation was through their running between wickets. We didn't get it right. It nipped and swung a bit under lights."
10.20pm Easy win for New Zealand. They were far too good in all departments for Australia. Their new ball bowling did the damage upfront and then Ish Sodhi cleaned up the middle order with his best T20I figures. Mitch Marsh played well for his 45 but Australia were humbled.
Dante: "So NZ spinners have tonight destroyed Australia - on our most seamer friendly wicket - with more than competent assistance from our seamers. Feel free to keep sending your second string Australia, great confidence boost and a headache for our selectors. Aussie who?"
JA Richardson st †Seifert b Santner 11 (17m 11b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | AUS: 124/9 (61 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 20.33)
- Adam Zampa12 (7b)
- Jhye Richardson5 (9b)
- Trent Boult3-0-22-2
- Ish Sodhi4-0-28-4
Kishan: "NZ have an awesome bowling unit and bench strength too. This attack can challenge any batting line up on home conditions."
Match Coverage
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