Australia won by 7 wkts (DLS method - Match reduced to 15 ovs due to rain target 95)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Billy Stanlake
Batter
Bowler
That's all the action we've got for today. Tune in tomorrow to catch the finals day of Womens and Mens Big Bash. Promises to be a cracker. Until then, sayonara from Raju Peethala, Pratyush Sinha, Varun Dixit and Sulthan. Wishing you a happy weekend. Ta!
22:44 local: Phewf! That was quick. Let's be honest here: New Zealand didn't have the runs; they pretty much lost it inside the first half of the first innings, (lost their top four inside 8 overs) and never found the road to recovery. de Grandhomme's 24-ball 38 only helped in coruscating a sorry scoreboard, and Australia with two of their best T20 batsmen - Lynn and Maxwell - made the chase look like a cheesecake. No sign of presentations yet unfortunately, guess that should be it. We are done...
Southee to Maxwell, FOUR, Australia win in style, by 7 wickets. Maxi stood back, picked up this half-volley and dismissed it over mid-off for a one-bounce smash
Southee to Maxwell, no run, short of length, drifting down, Maxi swings and misses
Southee to Maxwell, FOUR, he doesn't believe in singles, does he? Unveils those whippy-fast hands to power the half-flick/half-pull backwards of square leg
Southee to Maxwell, wide, short and way down the leg-side, umpire Simon Fry exercises his arms
Tim Southee [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack
Alex Carey, left handed bat, comes to the crease
END OF OVER 11
4 Runs
AUS: 87 - 3
0 1 0 1 2 W
Chris Lynn
44 (33)
Glenn Maxwell
32 (21)
Boult
3-0-14-2
Boult to Chris Lynn, out Caught by Ish Sodhi!! Another short ball, and Lynn comes second. Pulls, but too much pace on the delivery meant he was rushed onto the shot and mistimed it into the safe hands of Sodhi at deep backward square. Chris Lynn c Ish Sodhi b Boult 44(33) [4s-6 6s-1]
Boult to Chris Lynn, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Boult to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, gets his front leg out of the way and pulls the short ball over mid-wicket
Boult to Maxwell, 1 run, yorker swerving in towards middle stump, Maxwell digs it out towards mid-off
Boult to Maxwell, no run, cramps him for room, pushed back to the bowler
Boult to Chris Lynn, 1 run, makes contact this time around, throws his bat at a wide one and slices it over point
Boult to Chris Lynn, no run, clears his front leg and swings his bat like a 'Baahubali' sword. No dice. Done for pace
Trent Boult [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 10
12 Runs
AUS: 83 - 2
1 4 1 1 1 4
Chris Lynn
41 (29)
Glenn Maxwell
31 (19)
Ish Sodhi
3-0-24-0
Ish Sodhi to Maxwell, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! Lots of flight, making life easy for Maxwell who picks it up below his eyesight to deposit a clean blow over the bowler's head
Ish Sodhi to Chris Lynn, 1 run, looped up outside off, Lynn gets low and drives along the ground to long-off
Ish Sodhi to Maxwell, 1 run, quicker, tad short outside off, Maxwell cuts it down to deep point
Ish Sodhi to Chris Lynn, 1 run, full outside off, driven wide of long-off