New Zealand Won The T20 Series Against Australia
New Zealand won the T20 series against Australia, beating the last match by 7 wickets: NZ vs Aus.
The hosts New Zealand won the five-match T20 International series played against Australia by a margin of 3–2. On Sunday, the last match between the two teams was played, which was a series decision match.
In this match, the host Kiwi team won by a margin of seven wickets and won the series. This series was very important in terms of preparations for the T20 World Cup.
Talking about this series, the first two matches were won by the Kiwi team in a strong manner, but in the next two matches, the Kangaroo team made a strong comeback and brought the series to a 2–2 draw after four matches.
In such a situation, the last match was the decisive match of the series, which was easily won by the New Zealand team on the storm of Martin Guptill. Glenn Phillips also hit a few quick shots and played a key role in the victory.
Talking about the last match, it was Australian captain Aaron Finch who decided to bat after winning the toss, but the team was able to score 142 runs losing 8 wickets after playing 20 overs.
The highest run from the Kangaroo team was scored by Matthew Wade, who scored 44 runs off 29 balls.
36 runs were scored by captain Aaron Finch, while 26 runs were also scored by Marcus Stoinis. Glenn Maxwell did not bat in this match.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand team, chasing a target of 143 runs, got a good start by Devon Conway and Martin Guptill, which resulted in the Kiwi team winning both the match and the series.
Guptill scored 71 off 46 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes, while Conway scored 36 off 28 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. At the same time, Glenn Phillips returned unbeaten after scoring 34 runs in 16 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.
The Kiwi team achieved this target by losing three wickets in 15.3 overs and won the match by seven wickets.
Captain Virat Kohli breaks Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record, also left behind former Australian captain.
India continued their winning streak at home by defeating England in a four-match Test series. With this victory, captain Virat Kohli broke the record of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
He has now become the captain of most Test series wins in India. Under Virat’s captaincy, the Indian team has won the 10th series at home.