New Zealand vs Australia Live Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, AUS vs NZ, 25 February, 2021
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Player of the match
Martin Guptill,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Jimmy Neesham | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
New Zealand won by 4 runs.
New Zealand vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (0.1 ov): Jhye Richardson: 4 (1), Kane Richardson: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Marcus Stoinis 78(37) - c T Southee b J Neesham Jimmy Neesham
- Fall of Wickets: 34 - 1 Matthew Wade, 70 - 2 Aaron Finch, 87 - 3 Glenn Maxwell, 112 - 4 Josh Philippe, 113 - 5 Ashton Agar, 113 - 6 Mitchell Marsh, 205 - 7 Daniel Sams, 211 - 8 Marcus Stoinis
- Reviews Remaining: Australia - 0 of 0, New Zealand - 0 of 0
- Toss: Australia elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 2nd T20I
- Series: Australia vs New Zealand
- Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
- Time: 06:30 AM
- Venue: University Oval
- City: Dunedin
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Shaun Haig (New Zealand), Chris Brown (New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
End of over 16 (25 runs)
Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, Four, full length, on the off stump Marcus Stoinis plays the drive Cover
Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, Four, short length, on the off stump Marcus Stoinis plays the outside the edge third man
Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the mid wicket for 1 run.
Kyle Jamieson to Daniel Sams, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! short length on the middle stump Daniel Sams plays pull square leg
Kyle Jamieson to Daniel Sams, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Daniel Sams plays drive to the mid wicket for 1 run.
Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the mid on for 1 run.
End of over 17 (17 runs)
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the Cover for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Daniel Sams, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Daniel Sams plays drive to the long on for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to Cover.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, 1 wide, back of length, outside the leg stump, Marcus Stoinis plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, , on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the long on for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Daniel Sams, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Daniel Sams plays along the ground drive to the long on for 1 run.
Trent Boult to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the mid on for 1 run.
End of over 18 (6 runs)
Tim Southee to Marcus Stoinis, 1 wide, back of length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Tim Southee to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the Cover for 1 run.
Tim Southee to Daniel Sams, 1 run, back of length, on the middle stump, Daniel Sams plays flick to the mid wicket for 1 run.
Tim Southee to Marcus Stoinis, Four, back of length, on the middle stump Marcus Stoinis plays the flick square leg
Tim Southee to Marcus Stoinis, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! back of length on the middle stump Marcus Stoinis plays lofted pull mid wicket
Tim Southee to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Marcus Stoinis plays drive to the Cover for 1 run.
Tim Southee to Daniel Sams, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Daniel Sams plays drive to the mid off for 1 run.
End of over 19 (15 runs)
Daniel Sams c G Phillips b J Neesham 41 (15) Jimmy Neesham to Daniel Sams, no run, c G Phillips b J Neesham, Caught out!! full toss, on the middle stump, Daniel Sams plays a lofted sweepmid wicket where Glenn Phillips completes catch. Gone.
Jimmy Neesham to Marcus Stoinis, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Jimmy Neesham to Marcus Stoinis, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the off stump, Marcus Stoinis plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Jimmy Neesham to Marcus Stoinis, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full toss on the middle stump Marcus Stoinis plays lofted pull long on
Marcus Stoinis c T Southee b J Neesham 78 (37) Jimmy Neesham to Marcus Stoinis, no run, c T Southee b J Neesham, Caught out!! good length, on the middle stump, Marcus Stoinis plays a lofted pulllong on where Tim Southee completes catch. Gone.
Jimmy Neesham to Jhye Richardson, Four, full length, on the off stump Jhye Richardson plays the along the ground drive Cover
End of over 20 (10 runs)