New Zealand vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 6 March 2021
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 7.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Josh Philippelbw b Trent Boult |
2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
 Aaron Finch (c)c Mitchell Santner b Ish Sodhi |
36 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 112.5 |
 Matthew Wade (wk)c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult |
44 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 151.7 |
 Glenn Maxwellc Trent Boult b Mark Chapman |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Marcus Stoinisc Martin Guptill b Ish Sodhi |
26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 |
 Ashton Agarc Martin Guptill b Ish Sodhi |
6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
 Mitchell Marshb Tim Southee |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.1 |
 Jhye Richardsonc Glenn Phillips b Tim Southee |
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Kane Richardsonnot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 11 (lb 3, w 7, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 142/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-8 Josh Philippe 2.2 ov, 2-74 Aaron Finch 9.6 ov, 3-77 Glenn Maxwell 10.5 ov, 4-103 Matthew Wade 14.2 ov, 5-122 Marcus Stoinis 17.1 ov, 6-122 Ashton Agar 17.2 ov, 7-139 Mitchell Marsh 19.2 ov, 8-142 Jhye Richardson 19.6 ov
Did not batNew Zealand bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Tim Southee4 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
 Mitchell Santner |
4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 |
 Trent Boult |
4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
 Mark Chapman |
2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.50 |
 Ish Sodhi |
4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
 Glenn Phillips3 wd |
2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
New Zealand batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.23
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devon Conwayc Ashton Agar b Riley Meredith |
36 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 128.6 |
 Martin Guptillc Mitchell Marsh b Jhye Richardson |
71 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 154.3 |
 Kane Williamson (c)lbw b Riley Meredith |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Glenn Phillipsnot out |
34* | 16 | 5 | 2 | 212.5 |
| Mark Chapmannot out |
1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 1 (w 1) | ||||
| Total | 143/3 (15.3 ov) | ||||
1-106 Devon Conway 11.5 ov, 2-106 Kane Williamson 11.6 ov, 3-124 Martin Guptill 14.1 ov
Did not batIsh Sodhi, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Agar |
4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Riley Meredith |
4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Jhye Richardson1 wd |
3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Kane Richardson |
2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
 Adam Zampa |
2.3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 17.20 |
Match details
- Toss
- Australia, bat
- Ground
- Sky Stadium, Wellington
- Start
- Sat 6 Mar, 23:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2021
New Zealand vs Australia Questions
When is New Zealand vs Australia?
New Zealand vs Australia starts at 23:00 UK time (04:30 in India) on Saturday 6 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.