New Zealand vs Australia, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, AUS vs NZ, 23 February, 2024
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Eden Park
102/10 (17 ov)
174/10 (19.5 ov)
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Player of the match
Pat Cummins,
Australia
Player of the Series
Matt Henry,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sears | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
Australia won by 72 runs.
New Zealand vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 2 run (1.1 ov): Ben Sears: 2 (6), Lockie Ferguson: 0 (1)
- Last Bat: Lockie Ferguson 4(7) - b N Ellis Nathan Ellis
- Fall of Wickets: 6 - 1 Finn Allen, 14 - 2 Will Young, 26 - 3 Mitchell Santner, 29 - 4 Mark Chapman, 74 - 5 Josh Clarkson, 74 - 6 Adam Milne, 83 - 7 Glenn Phillips, 100 - 8 Trent Boult, 102 - 9 Lockie Ferguson
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand - 2 of 2, Australia - 2 of 2
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 2nd T20I
- Series: Australia vs New Zealand
- Date: Friday, February 23, 2024
- Time: 11:40 AM
- Venue: Eden Park
- City: Auckland
- Umpires: Chris Brown (New Zealand), Shaun Haig (New Zealand), Kim Cotton (New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Pat Cummins to Trent Boult, 1 run, Trent Boult goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an inswinger delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, Glenn Phillips goes forward and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Adam Zampa to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, Glenn Phillips goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, 1 run, Trent Boult goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
Glenn Phillips c TH David b A Zampa 42 (35) Adam Zampa to Glenn Phillips, no run, c TH David b A Zampa, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Glenn Phillips goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards long on, edged!! and flies straight to Tim David, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Glenn Phillips.
Adam Zampa to Lockie Ferguson, no run, Dot ball !! googly, yorker, on the off stump, Lockie Ferguson goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Adam Zampa to Lockie Ferguson, 1 run, Lockie Ferguson goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an googly delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Trent Boult goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 14 (3 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Lockie Ferguson, 1 run, Lockie Ferguson goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Trent Boult, 1 run, Trent Boult hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Lockie Ferguson, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Lockie Ferguson hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Josh Hazlewood to Lockie Ferguson, 1 run, Lockie Ferguson goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Trent Boult, no run, Dot Ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, and Trent Boult hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Josh Hazlewood to Trent Boult, 1 run, Trent Boult goes forward and plays a well-timed pull off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
End of over 15 (4 runs)
Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, 1 run, Trent Boult goes forward and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an googly delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Lockie Ferguson, 1 run, Adam Zampa delivers googly at good length, Lockie Ferguson goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Lockie Ferguson to just 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps. Trent Boult goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Trent Boult goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Trent Boult c S Smith b A Zampa 16 (11) Adam Zampa to Trent Boult, no run, c S Smith b A Zampa, Caught out !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Trent Boult goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Steven Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Trent Boult.
Adam Zampa to Ben Sears, 1 run, Adam Zampa delivers an inswinger at a perfectly good length, on the off stump, causing Ben Sears to hangs in the crease and execute defensive shot. but, the ball is stopped by the fielder, limiting to 1 run.
End of over 16 (13 runs)
Nathan Ellis to Ben Sears, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Ben Sears hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Nathan Ellis to Ben Sears, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Sears goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nathan Ellis to Ben Sears, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Sears goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nathan Ellis to Ben Sears, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben Sears goes forward, dabs it towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
Nathan Ellis to Ben Sears, 1 run, Nathan Ellis delivers fast ball at full length, Ben Sears goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Ben Sears to just 1 run.
Lockie Ferguson b N Ellis 4 (7) Nathan Ellis to Lockie Ferguson, no run, b N Ellis, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the stumps, Lockie Ferguson goes forward and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
End of over 17 (1 runs)