Australia won by 50 runs
New Zealand vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 5 March 2021
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 7.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Wade (wk)c Ish Sodhi b Mitchell Santner |
14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140.0 |
Aaron Finch (c)not out |
79* | 55 | 5 | 4 | 143.6 |
Josh Philippec Tim Southee b Ish Sodhi |
13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 76.5 |
Glenn Maxwellc Martin Guptill b Trent Boult |
18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 |
Marcus Stoinisc Kane Williamson b Ish Sodhi |
19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 146.2 |
Ashton Agarb Trent Boult |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Mitchell Marshc Tim Southee b Ish Sodhi |
6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Jhye Richardsonnot out |
4* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Extras | 3 (w 3) | ||||
| Total | 156/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-18 Matthew Wade 2.3 ov, 2-42 Josh Philippe 6.6 ov, 3-68 Glenn Maxwell 9.4 ov, 4-93 Marcus Stoinis 12.6 ov, 5-97 Ashton Agar 13.6 ov, 6-114 Mitchell Marsh 16.3 ov
Did not batNew Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Southee |
4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
Trent Boult1 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
Mitchell Santner |
4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 |
Kyle Jamieson2 wd |
4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 |
Ish Sodhi |
4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 |
New Zealand batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.63
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Guptillc Glenn Maxwell b Ashton Agar |
7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
Tim Seifert (wk)b Kane Richardson |
19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.9 |
Kane Williamson (c)c Mitchell Marsh b Glenn Maxwell |
8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Devon Conwayc Marcus Stoinis b Ashton Agar |
17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85.0 |
Glenn Phillipsrun out (Josh Philippe) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
James Neeshamc Aaron Finch b Adam Zampa |
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
Mitchell Santnerb Glenn Maxwell |
3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
Tim Southeec Matthew Wade b Kane Richardson |
6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.0 |
Kyle Jamiesonc Glenn Maxwell b Kane Richardson |
30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 166.7 |
Ish Sodhic Aaron Finch b Adam Zampa |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Trent Boultnot out |
6* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 106 (all out, 18.5 ov) | ||||
1-21 Martin Guptill 4.2 ov, 2-34 Tim Seifert 7.5 ov, 3-36 Kane Williamson 8.4 ov, 4-41 Glenn Phillips 9.6 ov, 5-48 James Neesham 11.3 ov, 6-57 Mitchell Santner 12.6 ov, 7-64 Tim Southee 13.5 ov, 8-80 Devon Conway 15.4 ov, 9-82 Ish Sodhi 16.2 ov, 10-106 Kyle Jamieson 18.5 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashton Agar |
4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 |
Riley Meredith1 wd |
3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
Jhye Richardson |
2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
Adam Zampa1 wd |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
Kane Richardson1 wd |
2.5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6.71 |
Glenn Maxwell1 wd |
3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, bat
- Ground
- Sky Stadium, Wellington
- Start
- Fri 5 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 Friday 5 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.

