AUS Vs NZ: The Kangaroo team registered a thrilling victory in the first T20 match played between New Zealand and Australia at the Wellington Stadium. They have taken a 1-0 lead in the series in the first T20 thanks to Tim David’s explosive innings. David ended the match by hitting a four on the last ball of Tim Southee.
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Australia vs New Zealand T20: The first T20 match between Australia and New Zealand was played at Wellington Stadium. In which Australia’s explosive batsman Tim David led his team to victory by hitting a four on the last ball in a thrilling match.
After which Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the three T20 match series. In this exciting match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first. After which the Kiwi team, who came to bat first, scored 215 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In response to which Australia achieved this target in 20 overs by losing 4 wickets. With this, Australia has now taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series.
Tim David turned the match
Australia’s explosive batsman Tim David gave Australia the lead in the series by hitting a four on the last ball of Tim Southee. The Australian team, which came out to chase the huge target of 216 runs, had a very good start. However, he lost the important wicket of Travis Head on just 29 runs. But despite that he continued to bat aggressively.
On the last ball of the sixth over, David Warner returned to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs in 20 balls. After this, captain Mitchell Morsh took charge from here and scored unbeaten 72 runs in 44 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 2 fours. Apart from this, Glenn Maxwell also played a brilliant inning of 25 runs in 11 balls. Whereas Tim David played an important inning of 31 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours in 10 balls. On the basis of which Australia won the match by 6 wickets till the last ball.
Australia won a high-scoring thriller in Wellington to take a 1-0 lead in the T20I series 👌#NZvAUS 📝 : https://t.co/rqwX3jLtZU pic.twitter.com/QszL57qDUc
— ICC (@ICC) February 21, 2024
Rachin Ravindra played an amazing innings
New Zealand’s young left-handed batsman Rachin Ravindra came to bat at number 3 and scored 68 runs in 35 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 2 fours. Apart from this, Devon Conway also scored 63 runs in 46 balls. Both the batsmen had made a partnership of 113 for the third wicket. Due to which New Zealand scored 215 runs against Australia in 20 overs at the loss of 3 wickets. Talking about Australian bowlers, the most experienced leg spinner in the team, Adam Zampa, gave away 42 runs at an economy of 14 in 3 overs of bowling. Glenn Maxwell also spent 32 runs in 2 overs of bowling.
Tim Southee disappointed
New Zealand’s most experienced fast bowler Tim Southee disappointed a lot in bowling. He gave away 52 runs in 4 overs of bowling while giving runs at an economy of 13. Apart from this, Adam Milne also took 1 wicket for 53 runs in 4 overs bowling. Captain Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi also gave away 42 runs in 4 overs of bowling. However, Mitchell Santner also took 2 wickets in 4 overs against Australia. But still he could not make his team win. Now a better performance will be expected from the New Zealand bowlers in the second T20.
Tim David's combination of brute force and icy nerves delivered Australia a remarkable last-ball win in the series opening T20I against New Zealand. @ARamseyCricket | #NZvAUShttps://t.co/pUkoIRceQm
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 21, 2024
Tim Southee disappointed
New Zealand’s most experienced fast bowler Tim Southee disappointed a lot in bowling. He gave away 52 runs in 4 overs of bowling while giving runs at an economy of 13. Apart from this, Adam Milne also took 1 wicket for 53 runs in 4 overs bowling. Captain Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi also gave away 42 runs in 4 overs of bowling. However, Mitchell Santner also took 2 wickets in 4 overs against Australia. But still he could not make his team win. Now a better performance will be expected from the New Zealand bowlers in the second T20.
