Mitchell Marsh makes shocking confession on almost retiring......

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh faced a nightmare start in the rain-hit second T20I against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Friday, October 3. Mitchell Marsh even stunned one and all by jokingly admitting that he was about to retire after a horror start against the Black Caps.

In the nine-overs-per-side second T20I game, the Australian all-rounder struggled to find his rhythm, managing just one run off five balls at the start despite his heroics in the first match. He had blasted an 85 off 53 balls to guide Australia to a thrilling six-wicket win over New Zealand.

However, Marsh couldn’t get the big hits going immediately in the second match at Mount Maunganui. The frustration led him to briefly think about retiring, as his team had only nine overs to put up a good total on the board against the hosts.

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Mitchell Marsh jokes about retiring out in rain-hit T20I against New Zealand

But the Australian skipper soon found his touch, hitting a six in the next few deliveries. Well, before Mitchell Marsh could build momentum, rain returned and forced the match to be called off. As the second T20I ended without a result, Australia maintained their 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

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Mitchell Marsh said at the post-match presentation, “Days like today are always difficult. We tried our best to get a game for the crowd. The weather won today. Hopefully, tomorrow is a good day. A trophy like the Chappell-Hadlee holds a lot of history for both teams.”

Speaking about the conditions in the first over, Marsh admitted his struggles by saying, “I was 1 off 5 in a 9-over game and never felt so much pressure in my whole career. It was nice to walk off; I was actually about to retire myself (laughs).”

Mitchell Marsh shrugs off rain, as Australia retains the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

Well, the Australian captain has stressed that they are taking things lightly after the rain played spoilsport in the second T20I when he was asked if they would treat the match as a one-off and hand over the trophy. Marsh signed off by saying, “We will go home, no worries (laughs).”

Notably, Australia has retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, while New Zealand can only try to level the T20I series in the final match.

The Blackcaps have not won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy since 2017. The third and final T20I is scheduled for October 4 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

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New Zealand hopes for better conditions in the final T20I

On the other hand, New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell said that they wanted to play, but the weather forced a washout. They made some adjustments from the first game and were pleased with the improvement. The team hopes for better conditions for the final game and appreciates fans who came out to support despite the rain.

Bracewell said at the post-match presentation, “We will see what happens tomorrow. We made few adjustments from the first to the second game. Every game is important for your country. We are very lucky to have such loyal fans. For people to be braving the conditions here and coming out to support us is great. Hopefully we will have some nice weather tomorrow.”