Australia lose by three runs as New Zealand defend 142
17th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Australia v New Zealand at Dharamsala – Mar 18, 2016 – New Zealand 142/8 (20/20 ov); Australia 134/9 (20/20 ov) – New Zealand won by 8 runs
This is the first game between Australia and New Zealand in WT20 snd the sixth game between the two teams in T20Is. New Zealand won this game by eight runs. It was its first win against Australia in T20Is, though it had won a tied game at Christchurch on 28.02.10 by one over eliminator. The interval between the fifth game and the sixth game was six years and 18 days
Australia has played 26 WT20 games and New Zealand has played 27 WT20 games. Australia hos lost 12 games, while New Zealand has won 13 games
MJ Guptill and KS Williamson added 61 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in WT20 and the eighth such occasion for the first wicket in WT20. This stand represents the second best stand for the first wicket by New Zealand batsmen in WT20. The highest first wicket stand by New Zealand in WT20 is 68 runs between BB McCullum and L Vincent against South Africa at Durban on 19.09.07
MJ Guptill and KS Williamson added 61 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership against Australia in T20Is and the first such occasion for the first wicket in T20Is. This stand represents the record stand for the first wicket by New Zealand batsmen against Australia in T20Is. The previous best was the 49 runs partnership between SP Fleming and BB McCullum at Auckland on 17.02.05. This stand represents New Zealand’s first fifty plus stand against Australia for any wicket in WT20
GD Elliot and MJ Santner were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 30th and 31st occasion of New Zealand batsman dismissed run out in a WT20 game.
UT Khwaja was dismissed run out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and the 41st occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in WT20
SPD Smith was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in WT20. He is the second Australian captain to be dismissed stumped in WT20 after MJ Clarke. MJ Clarke was dismissed stumped for 17 against Pakistan at Gros Islet on 14.05.10