Match Details

AUS vs NZ 4th Match, AUS vs NZ 2021

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NZ
106-1018.5
Australia won by 50 runs
AUS
20.0156-6
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T Boult Logo
T Boult Jersy

T Boult

6

(6)

T Boult
6(6)
4s: 1
6s: 0
SR:100.00
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K Jamieson Logo
K Jamieson Jersy

K Jamieson

30

(18)

K Jamieson
30(18)
4s: 5
6s: 0
SR:166.67
K Richardson Logo
K Richardson Jersy

K Richardson

3-19

(2.5)

K Richardson

3-19(2.5)
Econ: 6.71
16th Over:
0
2
1
W
1
0
 
= 4
17th Over:
1
W
4
1
0
wd
4
 
= 11
Last Over:
4
1
1
1
0
0
 
= 7
This Over:
0
wd
4
1
1
W
 
= 7

Player of the Match

Aaron Finch Logo
Aaron Finch Jersy
Aaron Finch
Australia
79(55)
NZNZ - 2nd Innings
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6 Over 4525
10 Over 5841
AUSAUS - 1st Innings
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6 Over 5138
10 Over 7170
15 Over 112100
20 Over 150156
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Back-to-back wins for the visitors, and now we are in for a series decider scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 AM IST. So that's all from the commentary box today. This is me, Arjun Bhalla signing off on the behalf of Kingshuk Kusari and Arijit Kundu. Do join us for the ongoing live coverage of the fourth Test between India and England.
Williamson: I thought the way the Australian side adjusted, the knock from Finchy to take them deep was crucial. At the same time it was a poor performance from us. We lacked intent and got behind the eight ball. But for us it's imporant to make the adjustment, we have three games on this surface. I think it surprised everybody but got to use that experience to adjust quickly, which the Australians did well today. It was a poor batting performance, certainly things to touch on and adapt. I think it was a very good total in the end, the guys did adapt reasonably quickly (with ball) but it's those big overs that give you the real competitive totals and we weren't able to get in those positions.
Finch: I think just hanging out in the end helped me out. I had visions of ending up 50 off 60 balls! I think I was trying to hit a bit too hard. We lost a couple of wickets along the way so had to take it deep. Good to get some out of the middle in the end. I thought with ball we adapted really well, we learnt from the way NZ bowled. Pace off the ball was going to be important, the way Agar bowled in that powerplay was important. He's such a dynamic player (Maxi), he always wants to be in the action - he's a great player to balance out your side. We've been trying to be a bit more aggressive with the batting but when you lose wickets, it gets tougher, so we looked to take it deeper [today] and got some good momentum going into the bowling innings. We felt it was a competitive score and knew the powerplay would make or break the game. We knew had to be really really on in that powerplay.
Aaron Finch gets the Man of the Match award for his brilliant knock of 79 runs.
Arjun: A clinical performance from the visitors hand New Zealand a 50 runs loss. It all began with Aaron Finch's 79 off 55 in the first innings that pushed the Australian total to 156 runs. The Kiwi had a manageable total to chase but they tumbled against a quality Australian bowling attack. The cheery on top was Finch's brilliant captaincy. The skipper brought in the right bowlers in the right moment key and rotated them in a dazzling fashion. Kane Richardson was the pick of the bowler with three wickets to name bracklet, while the spin-trio of Agar, Zampa, and Maxwell took two each.
Arjun: Australia level the series up with this wicket. The Kiwi gets all-out as the small cameo by Kyle Jamieson comes to an end.
18.5 Kane Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
W Full and slow, on the off stump. Jamieson goes big and helps the ball sail high, but not enough to clear the ropes. Maxwell at cow corner comes underneath and makes good ground to dismiss Kyle Jamieson. The Kiwis are bundled for 106 with 7 balls remaining.
18.4 Kane Richardson to Trent Boult
1 Slower one again, the batsman manages to pull it over the mid-wicket fielder and hurries for a single.
18.3 Kane Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
1 Gets a single on a pace off delivery to rotate the strike.
18.2 Kane Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
4 Length delivery there from the bowler, the batsman clears the front legs and slams it across the line. The ball races away to the boundary ropes. Amazing display of shots here from Jammy.
18.2 Kane Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
WD Going down the leg side to be called a wide.
18.1 Kane Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
0 Bang on full, Jamieson hits it straight to the bowler. Kane Richardson gets a hand onto that and the ball rolled near the bowling stumps. Boult the man at the non-strikers end, dived backto his rescue.
OVER 18.0
New Zealand
99/9
Trent Boult
5(5)
Kyle Jamieson
25(14)
Jhye Richardson
0-16(2.0)
17.6 Jhye Richardson to Trent Boult
0 Shorter one this time from the bowler. The batsman creates some room and clears the front legs to hoick it down but misses on the occasion.
17.5 Jhye Richardson to Trent Boult
0 Fuller on the off stump and the batsman makes room and tries to slice it down the ground. He hits it straight to mid-off and gets no runs.
17.4 Jhye Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
1 Slower one near the off stump, the batsman manages to nudge it down for a single at long off.
17.3 Jhye Richardson to Trent Boult
1 Slower one on the stumps, the batsman waits for it and looks to slice it behind the wickets but inside edges and huddles for a single.
17.2 Jhye Richardson to Kyle Jamieson
1 Fuller one, enar the off, the batsman hammers it down the ground for a single at long-off.
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