| 1.1 : 1.1: Trent Boult to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Crunched! First boundary of the game and it comes off Boult's first ball. Boult starts with a full ball wide outside off, Wade slams it through covers and gets a boundary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Trent Boult to Matthew Wade, OUT! CAUGHT! Boult gets his first and what a ball this is. A loose delivery first up followed by some real gems! Good length ball pitching just outside off. Wade looks to drive it on the up on the off side but the ball shapes away and catches the outside edge. It goes to the right of slip. Guptill there is safe a house and he takes a good catch. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Tim Southee to Aaron Finch, FOUR! That is a safe shot! Length ball around off, Finch skips down the track, gets under the ball and then chips it over mid off and into the fence at long off for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Trent Boult to Josh Philippe, SIX! helped on! Full and around leg, Phillipe clips it to deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Trent Boult to Josh Philippe, FOUR! Clipped away! Full and around middle, Philippe clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: James Neesham to Aaron Finch, SIX! This should ease the nerves for Finch! Length and around off, Finch lofts it up and over mid off as he fetches a maximum. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: James Neesham to Aaron Finch, FOUR! A mishit but it fetches runs. Full and around off, Finch goes for a lofted hit but mistimes it. Still it has enough power to beat mid on and races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Kyle Jamieson to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Good shot and Finch is starting to get into his groove now! Full on middle and off, Finch smokes it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: James Neesham to Josh Philippe, FOUR! That went like a rocket! Short and width on offer as Philippe latches onto it and then cuts it to deep point for a boundary. 50-run stand is up between these two. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: James Neesham to Josh Philippe, FOUR! Hammered away! Full and around off, Philippe throws his arms at it as he lofts it over extra cover for another boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Kyle Jamieson to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Boundary off the first ball of the over is always good. Full and around off, Finch lofts it off the inner half of the bat towards long on as the ball beats the man there for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Kyle Jamieson to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Great shot! Full and in the slot for Finch to go over the off side as he lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Ish Sodhi to Josh Philippe, OUT! CAUGHT! Another mishit and this time Guptill succeeds in taking it. Sodhi strikes at a crucial point as this partnership was getting on. He tosses one up and wide outside off, Josh Philippe had to reach to the ball as he gets it off the lower part of the bat. The ball goes to wide long off where Guptill runs across, slides and takes it inches above the ground. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Ish Sodhi to Aaron Finch, SIX! Reverse hit and Finch is back in form. Floated on leg, Finch goes for the reverse hit as he nails it over covers for half a dozen. He knows that the task is half done and he needs to continue. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! All the good work from Neesham goes down the drain. Fuller and around leg, Maxwell glances it fine down to fine leg as the ball races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Trent Boult to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Rammed away! Short and wide to start from Boult as Finch cuts it through point. The ball races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Trent Boult to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Now Aaron gets it on the other side of the wicket. Short and around middle, Finch pulls it flat and towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Trent Boult to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Third hit from Finch in the over. Short of good length and outside off, Finch rocks on the back foot and then punches it through point for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That is brutal! Short of good length from Southee, Maxwell waits for it to come before powering it over short third man. The ball runs to the fence there for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell is getting funky here! Short of good length around middle, Maxwell reverse hits it up and over short third man for a one bounce into the fence there. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! This time the Big Show connects! Short again from Southee, Maxwell waits for the ball to come before pulling it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Maxwell is turning it on here. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Ish Sodhi to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Maxwell in the groove here! Switch hits on display! Tossed up around leg, Maxwell switches his stance and then pulls it over third man for a maximum. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Ish Sodhi to Aaron Finch, OUT! CAUGHT! Finch tries to showcase that he too can hit the Maxwell way but departs! Floated around middle, Finch goes for the reverse hit this time. He ends up hitting it in the air towards short third man where Kyle Jamieson does not move an inch as he pouches it. A body blow for Australia as Finch was looking in great touch. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Powered away! Short of good length and outside off, Maxwell throws his bat at it and sends it to deep point for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Crunched! Slower short ball around off, Maxwell waits on the back foot before pulling it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! 14 from the 3 balls! Length and around off, Maxwell lofts it over mid on and gets a boundary as the fielder there cannot cut it off. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell is on the charge there! Length and around off, Maxwell lofts it over the bowler's head for another boundary. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! That brings up his fifty! Just 25 balls for him! Fuller and around off, Maxwell drives it uppishly towards point. The ball goes for a boundary this time. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: James Neesham to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! 28 runs off it! A strong over and this also means Australia on acceleration mode! Short of good length and around off, Maxwell pulls it handsomely up and over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! The Maxwell carnage continues! Slower delivery bowled into the surface. It is short and wide, Maxwell hangs on his back foot and slams it over point for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! KAWABANGA! This is smoked again! Full on middle and off, Maxwell gets on his back foot and deposits it into the empty stands over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Tim Southee to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! Southee has the last laugh as the Big Show is over. End of a fantastic knock from Maxwell. An absolute carnage of an innings. An anticlimatic end to it but that is what you get from Maxwell. Full around leg, Maxwell looks to play the reverse hit ver third man. The ball though hits his pad, then lobs off his bat behind the stumps. Tim Seifert comes running in and dives with the gloves on to take a good catch. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, EDGED AND FOUR! Does not matter how it comes. Length ball outside off, Stoinis swings but gets an outside edge. Luckily it goes away from short third man and to the fence. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, SIX! First six in the first over. What a start! Short and around off, Guptill gets under the ball there as he lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Riley Meredith to Martin Guptill, SIX! Bang! Length and around off, Guptill gets under the ball once again and then lofts it up and over long off for a maximum. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Riley Meredith to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Pulled away! Short and around middle, Seifert pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball goes on the bounce to the fence for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Riley Meredith to Tim Seifert, OUT! CAUGHT! Great comeback from the debutant! He has his maiden T20I wicket in his very first over. Bangs one short and gets it to rear up on Seifert who looks to flick it over the deep mid-wicket fence. He though cannot get it off the middle as the ball lobs towards covers. Stoinis there keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a tubling catch. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson, SIX! Clean strike! Floated around middle, Kane uses his feet as he gets to the pitch of the ball and then lofts it flat over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Adam Zampa to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Drilled! Full and around off, Guptill lofts it over and past the bowler. The ball goes to long on for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, SIX! Up and over all the way! Short and outside off, ,Guptill wafts it up and over deep point for half a dozen this time. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Slapped away! Full toss outside off, Guptill slaps it through covers to fetch another boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Riley Meredith to Kane Williamson. OUT! LBW! Williamson departs and Meredith is on fire! He gets his second. Full and sliding on off, Kane looks to flick it to the leg side but is beaten get rapped low on the pads. There is an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Kane discusses with Guptill then walks back to the hut. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Riley Meredith to Devon Conway, FOUR! Length ball outside off, a hint of width and Conway lofts it over covers to get going with a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ashton Agar to Devon Conway, FOUR! Great shot! Full and wide outside off, Conway leans into the drive and then drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Ashton Agar to Devon Conway, FOUR! Conway is on the charge! He won't hold back with the kind of form he is in. Full and around off, Devon drives it through cover-point as he gets a boundary. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Ashton Agar to Devon Conway, FOUR! Conway takes Agar apart! Another fuller and outside off, Devon lofts it over extra cover for a one bounce into the cover fence for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Adam Zampa to Martin Guptill, OUT! CAUGHT! Zampa gets his man. Gets the valuable wicket of Guptill. Tossed up ball outside off, it was bowled a bit wider as Guptill looks to hit it over the fence on the off side . He though cannot get it off the middle as the ball goes straight to long off where Aston Agar holds onto the catch. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Glenn Maxwell to Devon Conway, SIX! Maxwell gets dispatched! First ball and Conway takes him on. Floated around off, Conway slogs it up and over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Glenn Maxwell to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Clobbered! Fractionally short from Maxwell and Glenn Phillips rocks on the back foot and then dispatches it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Kane Richardson to Devon Conway, FOUR! Deft touch! Good length delivery around off, Conway runs it down fine towards third man and gets a boundary. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Ashton Agar to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! Agar strikes first ball and Glenn Phillips cannot resist. The mounting run rate pressure consumes him. Tossed up around off, Glenn Phillips gets it from outside off and goes for the slog over mid-wicket. He though cannot get it off the meat of the bat as the ball lobs to long on where Kane Richardson takes a dolly. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Ashton Agar to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Agar gets the danger man Devon Conway. He strikes twice in three balls. Tossed up around off, Conway goes for the slog sweep but hits it flat and straight to the lone fielder out there in the deep. Marcus Stoinis out there takes the catch near the ropes. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ashton Agar to James Neesham, OUT! CAUGHT! Waht an over from Ashton Agar. Three wickets in the over for him. Sharp work from Matthew Wade there. Tossed up ball outside off, Neesham looks to drive it away from the body and through the off side. The ball though spins away a hint to catch the outside edge. Matthew Wade behind the wickets takes a sharp catch. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Ashton Agar to Tim Southee, OUT! CAUGHT! Agar has his 4th wicket! He is on a roll here. Tossed up outside off, Southee looks to go downtown but is no where near the pitch of the ball as he lofts it to long off. Glenn Maxwell there takes a good catch. |
| 15.1: Jhye Richardson to Kyle Jamieson, DROPPED AND FOUR! Poor from Finch! He did all the hard work but scuffed the easy part. Full on off, Jamieson goes downtown. He does not time it well. Finch runs to his left, covers all the ground. He gets his hands onto it but it pops out of his hand and goes to the fence. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Jhye Richardson to Mark Chapman, FOUR! Loevly shot! Length ball on off and middle, Chapman gets on top of the bounce and drives it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Ashton Agar to Mark Chapman, SIX! Hammered away! It is a lovely swing of the bat! Tossed up around off, Chapman goes for the slog and nails it over deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Ashton Agar to Mark Chapman, OUT! CAUGHT! Agar takes a 5-fer. His second in T20Is. Tossed up around off, Chapman goes for the slog once again but this time drags it to mid on where Zampa almost makes a meal of it before diving forward to take the catch. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Ashton Agar to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Full and outside off, Kyle Jamieson backs way to power it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Ashton Agar to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! LBW! Drama, drama and more drama. The umpire raised his finger late there. Length and around middle, Jamieson walks across as he looks to play the scoop. He though misses it as the ball goes off his pads. to fine leg. There goes an appeal and the umpire after thinking for a while raises the finger. Kyle takes the review. The Ultra Edge confirms that there is no bat involved. Ball Tracker shows Three Reds. Jamieson has to take the long walk back. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Kane Richardson to Ish Sodhi, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Australia finish a comprehensive win here. Length ball around off, Sodhi looks to go over the fence but can only end up hitting it high into the night sky. Kane Richardson calls for the catch and takes the skier with ease. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 64 RUNS! |
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