| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the ICC World Twenty20 clash between Australia and New Zealand at Dharamsala. Australia begin their campaign today, whilst the Black Caps will be on a high after thrashing India in their opening match on Tuesday. |
| There has been a fair bit of rain around the ground in recent days but at the moment the weather seems decent and play should get underway on time. News of the toss to come shortly. |
| New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat first. |
| Big team news for Australia, with Khawaja getting the nod at the top of the order ahead of Finch. Agar and Zampa both play, with Coulter-Nile the solitary quick in the XI. NZ have one change from the other night with McCleneghan in to replace McCullum. |
| The players are out now for the national anthems. Sunny weather at the moment so lets hope it stays that way. Stay tuned for the start of play in a few minutes. |
| All set to go then, Coulter-Nile bowling to Guptill. |
| 0.1 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, no run, shoulders arms to a good length ball outside off with a hint of shape away |
| 0.2 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, no run, gets width and slashes at a cut shot, play and a miss |
| 0.3 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, FOUR, forward in defence, thick outside edge goes along the ground wide of slip and races to the ropes |
| 0.4 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, FOUR, short outside off, he pulls and is slightly late on the shot but is able to muscle it down the ground past mid on |
| 0.5 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, one run, worked off his pads wide of mid on for a single |
| 0.6 : Coulter-Nile to Williamson, no run, back of a length and he defends well straight back to the bowler. End of over: NZL 9/0 (Guptill 9, Williamson 0) |
| 1.1 : Watson to Guptill, no run, good line and length ball and he defends to extra cover |
| 1.2 : Watson to Guptill, no run, back of a length this time, he is back and compact in defence playing to the off side |
| 1.3 : Watson to Guptill, no run, tidy line and length again and he calmly defends into the covers |
| 1.4 : Watson to Guptill, one run, pulls and gets a toe edge just past leg stump and it rolls toward fine leg, lucky to get away with that |
| 1.5 : Watson to Williamson, FOUR, slides on to his pads and Williamson clips it with ease away to the fine leg boundary |
| 1.6 : Watson to Williamson, no run, back trying to flick to the leg side, thick inside edge on to pad and it rolls to the off side. End of over: NZL 14/0 (Guptill 10, Williamson 4) |
| 2.1 : Agar to Guptill, SIX, serves up a full toss on off stump and Guptill launches it into the grandstand over wide mid on! |
| 2.2 : Agar to Guptill, SIX, another fully and he puts it into the crowd over long on again! Disastrous start for Agar! |
| 2.3 : Agar to Guptill, no run, fired in at leg stump, he clips to the leg side and finds the fielder |
| 2.4 : Agar to Guptill, no run, full on off stump and he drives, Agar fields well |
| 2.5 : Agar to Guptill, no run, forward in defence and he plays it down towards cover point |
| 2.6 : . End of over: Agar to Guptill, SIX, full length ball and Guptill strides forward and launches it off the half volley way back over the bowler for another maximum! NZL 32/0 (Guptill 28, Williamson 4) |
| 3.1 : Watson to Williamson, one run, clipped off his pads down to fine leg for a single |
| 3.2 : Watson to Guptill, no run, short length, he pulls and mistimes it to mid wicket |
| 3.3 : Watson to Guptill, no run, back of a length and he defends it down backward of point, the fielder is in quickly to intercept |
| 3.4 : Watson to Guptill, no run, length ball and he defends into the covers, tidy bowling |
| 3.5 : Watson to Guptill, one run, cuts well close to his body and they take a quick single as Maxwell makes a good save at backward point |
| 3.6 : Watson to Williamson, one run, punched firmly off the back foot, extra cover Marsh dives to stop it but knocks it away from himself and allows them to get a single. End of over: NZL 35/0 (Guptill 29, Williamson 6) |
| 4.1 : Faulkner to Williamson, no run, defended into the off side off a good line and length |
| 4.2 : Faulkner to Williamson, no run, tries to force off the back foot, thick inside edge on to his boot and it rolls out to point |
| 4.3 : Faulkner to Williamson, no run, length ball and he defends again towards cover point |
| 4.4 : Faulkner to Williamson, FOUR, full delivery, he lofts down the ground and doesn't time it, but has enough power to clear mid on comfortably |
| 4.5 : Faulkner to Williamson, FOUR, full on the pegs and he plays a powerful bottom hand flick, just wide of short mid wicket but superbly timed to the boundary |
| 4.6 : Faulkner to Williamson, one run, tucked away wide of short fine leg for a single. End of over: NZL 44/0 (Guptill 29, Williamson 15) |
| 5.1 : Coulter-Nile to Williamson, one run, back of a length and he flicks it away to deep backward square leg |
| 5.2 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, one run, plays it late and runs it away off the face to third man for a single |
| 5.3 : Coulter-Nile to Williamson, one run, good length ball and he works it well out towards deep mid wicket |
| 5.4 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, SIX, full ball and he swings hard through the line, clean strike and it sails mighty high over the long off fence! |
| 5.5 : Coulter-Nile to Guptill, one run, slams a cross bat shot off a short length, straight to deep mid wicket along the ground |
| 5.6 : Coulter-Nile to Williamson, FOUR, gets width and he plays a classical cut shot past backward point, races across this lightning outfield to the boundary. End of over: NZL 58/0 (Guptill 37, Williamson 21) |
| 6.1 : Zampa to Guptill, one run, short length and he pulls it away to deep backward square leg |
| 6.2 : Zampa to Williamson, one run, tidy line and length on middle, Williamson works it past the bowler down to long on |
| 6.3 : Zampa to Guptill, APPEAL, no run, sweeps and it pops up off something, Nevill dives forward and claims the catch, not out the decision |
| 6.4 : Zampa to Guptill, no run, looks to drive and mistimes it back to the bowler |
| 6.5 : Zampa to Guptill, one run, short of a length and he cuts it away to the man at deep cover |
| 6.6 : Zampa to Williamson, no run, tries to work off leg stump and gets a slight leading edge away to cover along the ground. End of over: NZL 61/0 (Guptill 39, Williamson 22) |
| 7.1 : Faulkner to Guptill, OUT, no run, goes to pick up a length ball and flick it high over the leg side, gets under it a fair bit and that gives Maxwell the chance to run around from long on and take an excellent catch right on the boundary edge! |
| 7.2 : Faulkner to Williamson, one run, steers a length ball past backward point, gets a single down to deep third man |
| 7.3 : Faulkner to Munro, one run, punches a drive off a good length to mid off, takes the fielder on for a good quick single |
| 7.4 : Faulkner to Williamson, no run, good length slower ball and he works it off middle stump to mid wicket |
| 7.5 : Faulkner to Williamson, one run, back of a length and he pushes it into the gap and out to deep cover |
| 7.6 : Faulkner to Munro, one run, drives a half volley to mid off, Agar fields again and they take him on for another quick single. End of over: NZL 65/1 (Williamson 24, Munro 2) |
| 8.1 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, flighted on off stump, he drives down to long off for a single |
| 8.2 : Maxwell to Williamson, OUT, no run, full ball and he looks to go downtown, thick leading edge is skied very high to long off, Agar sets himself under the ball and takes a safe catch. NZL 66/2 |
| 8.3 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, pushes down the ground to long off for a single |
| 8.4 : Maxwell to Anderson, no run, darted in on a length, Anderson defends into the off side |
| 8.5 : Maxwell to Anderson, one run, works it off his stumps to the gap at mid wicket for a single |
| 8.6 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, worked off his pads out to the man at deep mid wicket. End of over: NZL 69/2 (Munro 5, Anderson 1) |
| 9.1 : Marsh to Munro, wide, pushes it very full and wide out of the hand, no shot offered there |
| Marsh to Munro, one run, short of a length and he punches hard down to long off for a single |
| 9.2 : Marsh to Anderson, one run, short of a length, he pulls and tugs it off a thick bottom edge down to fine leg |
| 9.3 : Marsh to Munro, one run, pushes with hard hands and pops it up towards cover, Coulter-Nile dives forward but can't quite get there |
| 9.4 : Marsh to Anderson, no run, defended to mid wicket off a good line and length |
| 9.5 : Marsh to Anderson, one run, drives hard down to long on with a strong bottom hand guiding the shot |
| 9.6 : Marsh to Munro, one run, slashes outside off, bottom edge goes through low and bounces short of Nevill who does well to get his body behind it and prevent a boundary. End of over: NZL 75/2 (Munro 8, Anderson 3) |
| 10.1 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, skips down and drives hard to long off |
| 10.2 : Maxwell to Anderson, OUT, no run, charges and goes for the big shot, not to the pitch and he gets right under the shot sending it very high, Agar at long on stays calm and takes another good pressure catch. NZL 76/3 |
| 10.3 : Maxwell to Munro, no run, drives straight to extra cover |
| 10.4 : Maxwell to Munro, two runs, extravagant reverse sweep and he smacks it away to the deep cover area for a couple |
| 10.5 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, driven very hard down to long on for a single |
| 10.6 : Maxwell to Taylor, no run, pushed to the on side, can't beat short mid wicket. End of over: NZL 79/3 (Munro 12, Taylor 0) |
| 11.1 : Watson to Munro, no run, drives hard on the up and mistimes it down towards mid off |
| 11.2 : Watson to Munro, no run, shuffles down and tries to force it, thick inside edge bounces back up to the bowler |
| 11.3 : Watson to Munro, no run, bangs in a short ball and Munro ducks, no wide signalled |
| 11.4 : Watson to Munro, one run, punched to the off side, sets off for a single, Coulter-Nile at cover gets there and goes for the back handed flick, direct hit would have been gone |
| 11.5 : Watson to Taylor, one run, nudged down to the leg side for an easy single |
| 11.6 : Watson to Munro, one run, drives down to long on for an easy single. End of over: NZL 82/3 (Munro 14, Taylor 1) |
| 12.1 : Maxwell to Munro, FOUR, shapes up to reverse sweep, Maxwell fires it down the leg side, so he ends up playing a right handed late cut away for four! |
| 12.2 : Maxwell to Munro, one run, pulled away to deep backward square |
| 12.3 : Maxwell to Taylor, one run, defended down to the off side for a quick single |
| 12.4 : Maxwell to Munro, no run, good yorker length ball, he drives and can only dig it out to cover |
| 12.5 : Maxwell to Munro, FOUR, reverse sweeps very hard and finds the cover point boundary |
| 12.6 : Maxwell to Munro, four byes, big swipe outside off and he misses, spins sharply and beats Nevill as well. End of over: NZL 96/3 (Munro 23, Taylor 2) |
| 13.1 : Marsh to Taylor, APPEAL, no run, stuck on the crease there and he's very well beaten, they ask for a catch behind but umpire Llong isn't interested |
| 13.2 : Marsh to Taylor, one run, nicely cut away to the man at deep backward point |
| 13.3 : Marsh to Munro, no run, well directed slower ball, he drives in controlled fashion straight to cover |
| 13.4 : Marsh to Munro, no run, tight line and length and he tries to force it, mistimed back to the bowler |
| 13.5 : Marsh to Munro, no run, beaten by another slower ball that just bounces past over middle stump |
| 13.6 : Marsh to Munro, OUT, no run, another slower ball and he swings it across to the leg side, well beaten by the bowler there and he only chips it up for Faulkner at deep mid wicket for a comfortable catch. End of over: NZL 97/4 (Munro 23, Taylor 3) |
| 14.1 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, no run, full ball targeting the stumps, he works it off his pads straight to mid wicket |
| 14.2 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, one run, tucked down to the leg side for an easy single |
| 14.3 : Coulter-Nile to Taylor, no run, back of a length, he fends it down towards backward point, no chance for a single |
| 14.4 : Coulter-Nile to Taylor, one run, nudged down into the off side for a very quick single, well judged |
| 14.5 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, no run, pushes forward to a length ball outside off stump and is beaten trying to guide it away |
| 14.6 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, no run, defended off a good line and length, tidy over there for Australia. End of over: NZL 99/4 (Taylor 4, Elliott 1) |
| 15.1 : Marsh to Taylor, no run, banged in short of a length, Taylor shuffles down and works it to short mid wicket |
| 15.2 : Marsh to Taylor, one run, goes at a full ball and drags it off a thick inside edge to deep backward square leg, brings up the NZ 100 |
| 15.3 : Marsh to Elliott, FOUR, charges and tries to hack over the leg side, thick inside edge past the stumps and it beats Nevill diving down the leg side |
| 15.4 : Marsh to Elliott, no run, back of a length and he is forced to defend it down the on side, Marsh does his own fielding |
| 15.5 : Marsh to Elliott, two runs, forced off the back foot and he finds the gap at deep extra cover |
| 15.6 : Marsh to Elliott, one run, charges and slaps a length ball over the on side, lands safely out at deep mid wicket. End of over: NZL 107/4 (Taylor 5, Elliott 8) |
| 16.1 : Watson to Elliott, two runs, forces a length ball and gets a French cut away past leg stump, Zampa at fine leg just manages to keep it in play |
| 16.2 : Watson to Elliott, one run, short ball, he pulls and mistimes it away to deep backward square leg |
| Watson to Taylor, wide, short slower ball is pushed down the leg side and that's a definite wide |
| 16.3 : Watson to Taylor, SIX, length ball and he picks it up superbly over deep square leg for a huge six! |
| 16.4 : Watson to Taylor, OUT, no run, full ball, he tries to pick it up over the leg side again but this time just drags it straight to Marsh at mid wicket, simple chance and he makes no mistake. NZL 117/5 |
| 16.5 : Watson to Ronchi, no run, good line and length around off stump, he defends it straight to extra cover |
| 16.6 : Watson to Ronchi, one run, steers a length ball down to third man for a single. End of over: NZL 118/5 (Elliott 11, Ronchi 1) |
| 17.1 : Marsh to Ronchi, one run, short of a length ball, he steers it to backward point and they take a single to Khawaja on the edge of the circle |
| 17.2 : Marsh to Elliott, FOUR, makes room and drives a length ball off leg stump through extra cover, superb placement and he finds the boundary! |
| 17.3 : Marsh to Elliott, no run, charges, Marsh bowls a shorter length cutter and it grips in the surface, beats the cross bat swat of Elliot |
| 17.4 : Marsh to Elliott, one run, pulled off his hip away to deep backward square leg for a single |
| 17.5 : Marsh to Ronchi, one run, pushed wide of cover and they take a quick single |
| 17.6 : Marsh to Elliott, FOUR, short on the hip, he pulls it away hard and finds the boundary at fine leg. End of over: NZL 129/5 (Elliott 20, Ronchi 3) |
| 18.1 : Faulkner to Ronchi, one run, length on his pads, flicked away into the leg side for a single to deep mid wicket |
| 18.2 : Faulkner to Elliott, no run, back trying to launch a length ball over mid wicket, big swing and a miss |
| 18.3 : Faulkner to Elliott, one run, slower ball on his hip, he tucks it to short fine leg and they rush through for a single |
| 18.4 : Faulkner to Ronchi, two runs, down the wicket, through the shot early and he slices it up and over backward point, gets it to land safely |
| 18.5 : Faulkner to Ronchi, OUT, no run, another wicket off a slower ball, he couldn't create the pace on the shot and dragged the length ball to the leg side, Maxwell at deep mid wicket runs in and takes the catch low down. NZL 133/6 |
| 18.6 : Faulkner to Elliott, one run, makes room and lofts over the off side, gets a single to long off where it's fielded on the bounce. End of over: NZL 134/6 (Elliott 22, Santner 0) |
| 19.1 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, two runs, hacks a length ball wide of long on and they are able to make it back for two |
| 19.2 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, two runs, attempted ramp shot and he toe ends it to mid wicket, back for the second and a poor throw from Maxwell misses a run out chance |
| 19.3 : Coulter-Nile to Elliott, one run, swings hard and gets a thick bottom edge down to fine leg |
| 19.4 : Coulter-Nile to Santner, OUT, one run, cuts up and over the off side to deep cover, Maxwell launches it over the bails and looks to have Santner short of his ground. Goes to the third umpire and it is confirmed. NZL 140/7 |
| 19.5 : Coulter-Nile to Milne, two runs, short ball and he hammers a pull shot, Marsh at deep square just gets there on the half volley and does very well to stop it |
| 19.6 : Coulter-Nile to Milne, OUT, no run. |
| Coulter-Nile to Milne, OUT, no run, swing and a miss off a slower ball, they run for the bye and Nevill underarms the stumps to have Elliot run out. |
| New Zealand end up on 142 after their 20 overs, not a bad total but they would have hoped for 150+ after the start they got off to. |
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Australia pegged it back well with a lot of slower balls making it difficult to time the ball, and you'd think the NZ bowlers will take note and look to exploit the conditions in a similar fashion. End of over: NZL 142/8 (Elliott 27, Milne 2)
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Australia Squad:
Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa
New Zealand Squad:
Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi (wk), Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi
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