New Zealand won by 4 runs
New Zealand vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 25 February 2021
New Zealand batting
1st innings, run rate 10.95
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Guptillc Marcus Stoinis b Daniel Sams |
97 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 194.0 |
Tim Seifert (wk)c Aaron Finch b Kane Richardson |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Kane Williamson (c)b Adam Zampa |
53 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 151.4 |
James Neeshamnot out |
45* | 16 | 1 | 6 | 281.3 |
Glenn Phillipsb Jhye Richardson |
8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.3 |
Devon Conwayc Adam Zampa b Kane Richardson |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Mitchell Santnerc Glenn Maxwell b Kane Richardson |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tim Southeerun out (Matthew Wade) |
6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 1, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 219/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-20 Tim Seifert 3.1 ov, 2-151 Martin Guptill 14.4 ov, 3-173 Kane Williamson 15.5 ov, 4-190 Glenn Phillips 17.3 ov, 5-198 Devon Conway 18.4 ov, 6-199 Mitchell Santner 18.6 ov, 7-213 Tim Southee 19.5 ov
Did not batAustralia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Sams1 wd |
4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
Ashton Agar |
3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
Jhye Richardson1 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
Kane Richardson1 wd |
4 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 10.75 |
Adam Zampa1 wd |
4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
Marcus Stoinis |
1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 |
Australia batting
2nd innings, run rate 10.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Wade (wk)c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee |
24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 160.0 |
Aaron Finch (c)c Glenn Phillips b Ish Sodhi |
12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
Josh Philippec Devon Conway b Mitchell Santner |
45 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 140.6 |
Glenn Maxwellc Ish Sodhi b Mitchell Santner |
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
Marcus Stoinisc Tim Southee b James Neesham |
78 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 210.8 |
Ashton Agarc Devon Conway b Mitchell Santner |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mitchell Marshc Tim Seifert b Mitchell Santner |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Daniel Samsc Glenn Phillips b James Neesham |
41 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 273.3 |
Jhye Richardsonnot out |
4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | 8 (w 7, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 215/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-34 Matthew Wade 3.3 ov, 2-70 Aaron Finch 7.6 ov, 3-87 Glenn Maxwell 10.1 ov, 4-112 Josh Philippe 12.3 ov, 5-113 Ashton Agar 12.5 ov, 6-113 Mitchell Marsh 12.6 ov, 7-205 Daniel Sams 19.1 ov, 8-211 Marcus Stoinis 19.5 ov
Did not batNew Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Southee1 wd |
4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
Trent Boult2 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
Kyle Jamieson1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 14.00 |
Mitchell Santner1 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
Ish Sodhi2 wd |
3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 |
James Neesham |
1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, bowl
- Ground
- University Oval, Dunedin
- Start
- Thu 25 Feb, 01:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2021
New Zealand vs Australia Questions
When is New Zealand vs Australia?
New Zealand vs Australia starts at 01:00 UK time (06:30 in India) on Thursday 25 February 2021, at University Oval, Dunedin, part of T20I 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the New Zealand vs Australia head to head?
Australia lead the New Zealand vs Australia head to head at 11-5 from 17 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 4 October 2025 at Bay Oval, was won by Australia.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W L L L; most recently they beat India on 01 Nov, 195/3 to 191/8.
What is Australia's recent form?
Australia have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Bangladesh on 21 Jun, 112/3 to 109/8.
What is a good score at University Oval?
A good first-innings score at University Oval is around 181, the average over its last 4 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.

