Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington, 03 Mar, 2021

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bowl
Australia 208/4 (20)
New Zealand 144/10 (17.1)
Australia won by 64 runs
Man of the Match: Ashton Agar

    Over 4.1 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to Aaron Finch, Six! Gets forward and just free his arms and smokes it over mid-off. The ball went all the way into the stands.

    Over 4.2 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to Aaron Finch, no run, runs down the wicket and is met by a dragged back length, misses and is struck on the thigh pad

    Over 4.3 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to Aaron Finch, Boundary! Gets forward and  lofts through the line, straight off the cue-end and goes way up into the grey skies, drops safely in front of the backtracking Williamson and rolls into the fence

    Over 4.4 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to Aaron Finch, no run, steps out to whip it into the leg-side and misses again, struck low on the pad and the ball rolls away into the off-side

    Over 4.5 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to Aaron Finch, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

    Over 4.6 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to Aaron Finch, no run, gets forward and knocks it into the off-side and there's no single on offer

    Over 6.1: Single. James Neesham to Josh Philippe,

    Over 6.2: No runs. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 6.3: Single. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 6.4: Four runs. James Neesham to Josh Philippe,

    Over 6.5: Four runs. James Neesham to Josh Philippe,

    Over 6.6: Two runs. James Neesham to Josh Philippe,

    Over 8.1: Four runs. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 8.2: Four runs. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 8.3: Two runs. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 8.4: Single. James Neesham to Aaron Finch,

    Over 12.1 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to Aaron Finch,1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-off for one.

    Over 12.2 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs, backing away and has to reach out, toe-ends the loft straight down the ground and goes back for the second

    Over 12.3 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 12.4 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell, no run, presses forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

    Over 12.5 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell, no run, gets forward and blocks it to cover watchfully.

    Over 12.6 James Neesham bowls it short of length to GJ Maxwell, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it hard past the point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 16.1 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell, Boundary! Gets forward and pumped behind backward point to the square third man fence for four! Just a simple back away cut shot, and that's racing away...

    Over 16.2 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell, Six! Stays on the back foot and backfoot and throws his weight behind the flat heave over a deep square leg for six! He's drilled a hole into one of the plastic seats

    Over 16.3 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it straight down the ground to long-off fence for four.

    Over 16.4 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell, Boundary! Stays already outside the leg-stump and lofts it clean over the bowler for four.

    Over 16.5 James Neesham bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the grounf to the sweeper cover fence for four.

    Over 16.6 James Neesham bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell, Six! Stands tall and pumps the hook shot in front of deep square leg for six - that's 28 runs off the over.