In a thrilling T20 International series opener in Wellington, Australia pulled off a remarkable victory against New Zealand, chasing down a target of 216 runs without a ball to spare, marking their third-highest ever successful run chase in men's T20Is. The match was highlighted by stellar performances from Mitch Marsh (70no) and Tim David (2no), who together put on a crucial partnership of 44 runs off 19 balls to secure the win on a final-ball boundary. Marsh's innings included a rapid fifty from just 29 balls, contributing significantly to the chase. Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne were notable for their efforts with the ball for New Zealand, with Ferguson taking key wickets in both the opener and the subsequent match in Auckland, finishing with outstanding figures of 4-12 in the second T20I. The series, closely contested and filled with individual brilliance, has been a showcase of T20 cricket's unpredictability and excitement.
You won't see many better running catches by a keeper than this one from Matthew Wade! Catch NZ's run chase live on Fox Cricket and Kayo #NZvAUS https://t.co/rLJGrNVHfB
MATTHEW WADE, WHAT A CATCH! An incredible effort to make up the ground π πΊWatch #NZvAUS on Ch. 501 or stream via @kayosports: https://t.co/hD77t5wWeR βοΈBLOG: https://t.co/vxF2ihnLzr π’MATCH CENTRE: https://t.co/8RJuffGfwt https://t.co/6UorHK0c3Z
π―Lockie Ferguson's pace and variations were on point βοΈ Ben Sears put the brakes on Australia's innings with the big wickets of Head & Maxwell NZ's quicks put in some big performances on a small ground #NZvAUS https://t.co/osZuSEmfdT
Ready to go in Auckland! #NZvAUS https://t.co/mRIRlDnBGI
UPDATE | Devon Conway has left Eden Park to undergo an X-ray on his injured left thumb after sustaining a blow while wicket-keeping in tonightβs second T20I. A further update will be provided once more information is known. #NZvAUS https://t.co/zvM6kjDwbs
175 to chase at Eden Park. Lockie Ferguson (4-12) stars with the ball, backing up his performance in Wellington. Ben Sears (2-27) also in the wickets. Follow the second innings LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+, TVNZ 1, and The ACC. #NZvAUS https://t.co/WYBgbiLAnv
Australia are all out for 174 from their 20 overs after Pat Cummins (28 off 22) carted some late boundaries at Eden Park. Lockie Ferguson (4-12) was again outstanding with the ball. Kiwis in the box seat #NZvAUS
New Zealand stage a superb comeback after Australia were 104-2 in the 9th over π Will it be 1-1? π https://t.co/Z5aQUGhEe5 | #NZvAUS https://t.co/UGfVM6mV7Y
A big wicket for Adam Milne π₯ Follow play LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 π² #NZvAUS https://t.co/nOESe8X5x5
Tim David won't be around for the big push towards the end - out for 17 off 19 balls How good is this from NZ #NZvAUS
Aussies in real trouble now as Matthew Wade becomes the sixth wicket to fall with the score at 122 and still 8.3 overs to bowl #NZvAUS
Ferguson again! Australia now five down at Eden Park. Follow play LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 π² #NZvAUS https://t.co/p0xJWXm92K
Another for Sears! He gets Maxwell caught at long-on π Follow play LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1. #NZvAUS https://t.co/iuyoATCqCp
Maxwell's six down the down ground off Santner brings up the 100 in 8 overs #NZvAUS
Ben Sears π₯ A wicket in his first over LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1. #NZvAUS https://t.co/C2cWkV6nj8
Travis Head's rollicking knock comes to an end as he chops on for 45 off 22, having hit five sixes #NZvAUS https://t.co/ADWUZX383w
Steve Smith goes for 11 in Australia's penultimate T20I before the World Cup - opportunities drying up for that opening spot #NZvAUS https://t.co/lUXAi5u7ot
All action to start in Auckland. Lockie Ferguson strikes first ball after a successful review π Follow LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+, TVNZ 1, @SENZ_Radio and The ACC. @FoxCricket and @kayosports in Australia. #NZvAUS https://t.co/pLmi2qA2os
After a couple of outrageous ramp shots, Steve Smith is given his marching orders courtesy of an eagle-eyed New Zealand lbw review on Lockie Ferguson's first ball #NZvAUS Follow live:
Couple of edges turn into boundaries and Trent Boult's first over back as a Black Cap goes for 16 #NZvAUS
This could be a high-scoring match! Australia take 20 off the first over from Trent Boult #NZvAUS https://t.co/crElELXZof
Travis Head gets Australia off to a flying start π πΊ Watch #NZvAUS on Ch. 501 or stream via @kayosports https://t.co/69PwAYEok8 βοΈ BLOG https://t.co/ORJLMtZTNg π² MATCH CENTRE https://t.co/A5FrKtWwUg https://t.co/Hh71CNgy4A
Steve Smith has an opportunity to demand selection in Australia's first-choice T20 team with the star batter to open in David Warner's absence for the second #NZvAUS T20 at Eden Park https://t.co/rr5mTTLy4n
Steve Smith will open today! New Zealand will be without Rachin Ravindra (knee pain) as they look to level things in Auckland π https://t.co/Z5aQUGhEe5 | #NZvAUS https://t.co/UUi8yzS3D5
With the ball first in Auckland after a Mitch Santner toss win! Mark Chapman plays his 50th T20I for NZ. Will Young, Trent Boult and Ben Sears come into the side. Follow play LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+, TVNZ 1, @Senz_Radio and The ACC. #NZvAUS https://t.co/81Zk2jQnN7
New Zealand have won the toss in the Second T20I, and opted to bowl first in Auckland #NZvAUS
NEWS | Rachin Ravindra will miss tonightβs 2nd KFC T20I at Eden Park after experiencing pain in his left knee following the first game in Wellington. He will be treated and monitored over the coming days before a decision is made on his availability for the third T20I. #NZvAUS https://t.co/NUn13I7A3A
π @edenparknz. A chat with @TVNZ before the second match of the KFC T20I Series against Australia. Follow LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+, TVNZ 1, @SENZ_Radio and The Acc. @FoxCricket and @kayosports in Australia. #NZvAUS https://t.co/Z6IYRPBUiE
"It's an exciting prospect to have Tim David finishing games like that for Australia" https://t.co/MlA1yqthg1
Arrived in Auckland and our Aussie men are ready for their second T20 against the @BLACKCAPS πͺ https://t.co/cTPbuVB41n
π "Looking forward to making the most of it". Trent Boult ahead of his return to the team for T20I 2 & 3. The 2nd match of the KFC T20I series is tonight from 7:10pm NZT on @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 #NZvAUS https://t.co/zxSXYw1Gbl
Rachin Ravindra has starred in ODIs and Tests for New Zealand over the past few months and scored his maiden T20I fifty in the first #NZvAUS match. Will he make it to their T20 World Cup squad? https://t.co/o8vVG7XHHl https://t.co/8ywJisTqds
Rachin Ravindra has starred in ODIs and Tests for New Zealand overs the past few months, and scored his maiden T20I fifty in the first #NZvAUS match. Will he make it to their T20 World Cup squad? https://t.co/o8vVG7X9RN https://t.co/wOvMrkfchY
With his performance in Wellington, Tim David showed Australia fans why he's considered among the best finishers on the T20 circuitπ₯ https://t.co/yB8tQd7uJZ #NZvAUS https://t.co/iojWWbGrtv
Belief is building for Australia's T20 World Cup campaign, after pulling off one of the great escapes to beat New Zealand in their first T20 on the final ball of the match. The hero, Tim David - in the most dramatic of finishes. @SamDjodan #9News https://t.co/mhYJQghvqO
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On the roof at @edenparknz! The team has arrived in TΔmaki Makaurau ahead of KFC T20I's 2 & 3 on Friday and Sunday π #NZvAUS https://t.co/sEJCIxEqrF
Excited to play at Eden Park! Lockie Ferguson ahead of tomorrow's 2nd KFC T20I in Auckland π Tickets available | https://t.co/xLKGb1Kz3e. #NZvAUS https://t.co/4h8WbwB8dz
Steve Smith is set to open the batting in Auckland as Australia trial different combinations with an eye on the #T20WorldCup | @ARamseyCricket #NZvAUS https://t.co/d3s6rYsvaN
Australian duo Mitch Marsh and Tim David have left New Zealand in ruins after one of the all-time T20 International finishes. https://t.co/geKEnUfbak
"Get me off strike!" With 16 needed off the last over and Tim David on fire at the other end, Mitch Marsh understood the assignment #NZvAUS https://t.co/l4cuO25Gvz
A real ice-in-the-veins innings from Tim David underlined exactly why he's integral to Australia's #T20WorldCup plans | @ARamseyCricket #NZvAUS https://t.co/X01k0cVzPF
ICYMI: Mitchell Marsh produced a powerful all-round performance before Tim David batted superbly at the death to complete a last-ball win over New Zealand in a high-scoring series opener in Wellington #NZvAUS https://t.co/LbL5FTvn2Y
Tim David hits final-ball boundary as Australia seal opening T20 win over New Zealand https://t.co/NVufbOkHqB
The Aussie T20 line up looks powerful β¦ #NZvAUS
Fire and ice π₯π§ Mitchell Marsh and Tim David put together 44 off 19 balls to take Australia home π https://t.co/68wN585srQ #NZvAUS https://t.co/HgACVkZRkx
216 - Australia chased down a target of 216 runs in #NZvAUS without a ball to spare, their third-highest ever successful run chase in men's T20Is. Hotwire. https://t.co/pnTGc8hIZZ
Australia need 16 to win off the final over. Marsh on strike. A red-hot David at the other end. Southee with the ball #NZvAUS
Adam Milne to Tim David: 4οΈβ£6οΈβ£6οΈβ£ π₯ Australia need 16 runs in 6 balls now π https://t.co/68wN585srQ #NZvAUS https://t.co/al21yagAtI
Lockie Ferguson (4 overs, 1-23) finishes a tremendous spell in a high-scoring match. Mitch Marsh (70no) and Tim David (2no) need 35 to win from the last two overs #NZvAUS https://t.co/Fk3WJG3iGp
35 needed now in two overs! Tim David and Mitchell Marsh are at the crease, Milne with the ball ‡ #NZvAUS
It's going down to the wire in Wellington! Follow play LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 π² #NZvAUS https://t.co/0NHeCbl35I
Australia need 44 runs in 21 balls! Will we see a thriller in Wellington? #NZvAUS
The skipper keeps up the pressure! 5 sixes so far in the innings for Mitchell Marsh π₯ https://t.co/68wN585srQ #NZvAUS https://t.co/NByKiASLjd
Fifty up for Mitch Marsh! It comes up off just 29 balls - and he needs to keep going, with the Aussies requiring 71 from the final six overs #NZvAUS https://t.co/Y7YZwvjZCF
Lockie Ferguson with the breakthrough! A big wicket LIVE in NZ with @TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 π² #NZvAUS https://t.co/GZPJHnvh3C