Group Stage Match-17 (Aus vs NZ)
Friday, March 18, 2016
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
Time : 15:00 Local | 09:30 GMT

March 18, 2016

5th super 10 match of ICC Worldt20 2015 has been played between Australia and New Zealand at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala today. Opting to bat first, New Zealand put 142 runs in 20 overs. MJ Guptill played well for New Zealand and made 39 runs of 27 balls. Australia in relpy managed to score 134 runs and lost the match by 8 runs. MJ McClenaghan declared man of the match for his 3 wkts in 3 overs spending 17 runs.

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. New Zealand made aggrassive start with MJ Guptill and skipper KS Willilson initially. Both addeed 61 runs in 7.1 overs before MJ Guptill lost his wicket contributing well 39 runs of just 27 balls with 4 massive sixes. Skipper also made 24 runs before left the field. Other batsmen got good start and but failed to convert their inning for higher score and New Zealand managed to score 142 runs in 20 overs.

Following target of 143 runs, Australia made good start with Usman Khwaja and SR Watson as well. U Khawaja played good inning from top with 38 runs. Other top and middle orders failed to bat well and lost wickets early. At last Auastralia managed to score 134 runs in 20 overs and lost the match by 8 runs.

Man of the Match : MJ McClenaghan (New Zealand)

Points : New Zealand 2, Australia 0.