New Zealand vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 3 March 2021
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 10.40
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Matthew Wade (wk)c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult |
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
 Aaron Finch (c)c Fielder b Ish Sodhi |
69 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 156.8 |
 Josh Philippec Martin Guptill b Ish Sodhi |
43 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 159.3 |
 Glenn Maxwellc Tim Seifert b Tim Southee |
70 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 225.8 |
 Marcus Stoinisnot out |
9* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
 Mitchell Marshnot out |
6* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 208/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-6 Matthew Wade 1.3 ov, 2-89 Josh Philippe 9.6 ov, 3-153 Aaron Finch 15.5 ov, 4-194 Glenn Maxwell 17.6 ov
Did not batAdam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Riley Meredith
New Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Tim Southee2 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
 Trent Boult |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
 James Neesham1 nb |
4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 15.00 |
 Kyle Jamieson |
4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
 Ish Sodhi1 nb |
4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
New Zealand batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.39
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martin Guptillc Ashton Agar b Adam Zampa |
43 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 153.6 |
 Tim Seifert (wk)c Marcus Stoinis b Riley Meredith |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Kane Williamson (c)lbw b Riley Meredith |
9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150.0 |
 Devon Conwayc Marcus Stoinis b Ashton Agar |
38 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 140.7 |
 Glenn Phillipsc Kane Richardson b Ashton Agar |
13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 130.0 |
| James Neeshamc Matthew Wade b Ashton Agar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Mark Chapmanc Adam Zampa b Ashton Agar |
18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 180.0 |
| Tim Southeec Glenn Maxwell b Ashton Agar |
5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Kyle Jamiesonlbw b Ashton Agar |
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.2 |
| Ish Sodhic & b Kane Richardson |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Trent Boultnot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 2 (lb 1, w 1) | ||||
| Total | 144 (all out, 17.1 ov) | ||||
1-20 Tim Seifert 1.6 ov, 2-48 Kane Williamson 4.4 ov, 3-80 Martin Guptill 8.4 ov, 4-109 Glenn Phillips 12.1 ov, 5-109 Devon Conway 12.3 ov, 6-110 James Neesham 12.5 ov, 7-116 Tim Southee 14.1 ov, 8-138 Mark Chapman 16.2 ov, 9-144 Kyle Jamieson 16.6 ov, 10-144 Ish Sodhi 17.1 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jhye Richardson |
3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
 Riley Meredith |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
 Adam Zampa |
2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
 Kane Richardson1 wd |
2.1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7.85 |
 Ashton Agar |
4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 7.50 |
| Marcus Stoinis |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Glenn Maxwell |
1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- New Zealand, bowl
- Ground
- Sky Stadium, Wellington
- Start
- Wed 3 Mar, 06:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2021
New Zealand vs Australia Questions
When is New Zealand vs Australia?
New Zealand vs Australia starts at 06:00 UK time (11:30 in India) on Wednesday 3 March 2021, at Sky Stadium, Wellington, 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 Sky Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sky Stadium is around 179, the average over its last 11 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 64% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.