New Zealand vs Australia Match Stats

Just a single as this is worked to long on.

OUT! BOWLED! A big and timely wicket! New Zealand would believe that they can push further now. Tossed up, on leg. Smith looks to paddle it down to fine leg but misses. The ball crashes onto the stumps.

Loopy ball, around off. Wade looks to block but gets hit on the pads.

OUT! TAKEN! A duck for Wade and Santner gets his third! Tossed up, on off. Wade goes to sweep but gets the top edge. The man from deep square leg runs in and dives to take a very good catch. Great work in the field by Tim Southee.

Darted on the pads. Marcus Stoinis works it past mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out. An excellent over by Mitchell Santner. He finishes with figures of 4-0-22-3!

OUT! TAKEN! Huge moment in this game as Marcus Stoinis walks back to the hut! Full ball, outside off. Marcus Stoinis lofts it straight to Mitchell Santner at long off who takes a good catch running forward.

Back of a length, around off. Ashton Agar blocks it out.

Short ball, around middle and leg. Ashton Agar pulls it to wide of fine leg and takes a run.

Full ball, on the pads. Mitchell Starc clips it to fine leg for a single.

Good-length ball, on middle. Ashton Agar turns it to mid-wicket.

Short ball, around middle. Ashton Agar gets in an awkward position and hooks it to fine leg for one. 41 runs needed off 24 balls!

Full ball, on off. Ashton Agar drills it to mid off and takes a quick run.

Full ball, on leg. Starc whips it to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! BANG! Short ball, outside off. Ashton Agar stands tall and whacks it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full ball, way outside off. Ashton Agar swings hard but he misses.

Full ball, outside off. Ashton Agar drills it hard towards long off for a run.

Good-length ball, on middle and leg. Mitchell Starc looks to heave it but it goes off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. A single taken. 33 runs needed from 18 balls!

Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Mitchell Starc drags it to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller-length delivery, outside off. Ashton Agar drives it wide of long off and takes a couple.

Good-length ball, outside off. Ashton Agar looks to cut but he misses.

Play and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Ashton Agar looks to slog hard but he misses yet again.

FOUR! Nicely done! Length ball, angled into the pads. Ashton Agar whacks it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Short ball, around off. Ashton Agar pulls it in front of square and takes a single. 25 runs needed off 12 balls!

Short ball, outside off. Ashton Agar looks to pull but takes the underedge behind the sticks. The batters cross for a run.

Good-length ball, outside off. Mitchell Starc cuts it to cover and collects a run.

Full ball, on middle and leg. Ashton Agar drags it to long on for one. The required run rate is creeping up for Australia and they need some big hits here!

Back of a length, around leg. Mitchell Starc heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs.

Full ball, outside off. Mitchell Starc moves across and scoops it towards fine leg. The batters take a single.

SIX! WOW! What a clean strike! Southee bangs it into the deck, around off. Ashton Agar smacks it way over deep square leg for a biggie! 13 runs needed off the last over!

FOUR! Great start to the over for Australia! Jamieson misses his yorker and serves a full toss, outside off. Mitchell Starc slices it past point for a boundary.

Good-length ball, on off. Mitchell Starc drags it to long on and settles for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! A wicket against the run of play and it is a huge one for New Zealand! A full ball, on middle. Ashton Agar digs it out straight back to the bowler. Kyle Jamieson takes a sharp catch to get rid of the set batter in Agar.

FOUR! What a shot on the very first ball from Josh Inglis! Jamieson hurls a full ball, on off. Josh Inglis moves across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. 4 runs needed off 2 balls now!

FOUR! That is it! Not where Inglis intented but he will take that! He has taken his team over the line! Good-length ball, outside off. Josh Inglis looks to heave it across the line but it takes the outside edge and the ball flies over the short third man fielder. Boundary! Australia WIN THE MATCH BY 3 WICKETS!