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It was a different country but the same result for Australia as they breezed to a six-wicket win over an out-classed New Zealand in the first Twenty20 in Wellington. After an unbeaten home summer the visitors started their tour with another convincing display built on very fast bowling and powerful opening batting.
New Zealand were knocked over for 118 by the speed of Shaun Tait, Dirk Nannes and Mitchell Johnson and their chances of defending the small total were basically extinguished as soon as David Warner and Shane Watson blasted 28 from the first two overs. The openers were dismissed quickly and Johnson’s promotion to No. 4 failed, dropping the visitors to 39 for 3, but the small target allowed them to take their time and the win came with 24 balls to spare.
David Hussey, who hit Nathan McCullum for three fours in a row, was the aggressor in the 67-run partnership with Michael Clarke, who accumulated calmly for 18 off 26. Hussey finished with 46 from 36 balls and left shortly before the end when he drove McCullum to cover. Cameron White ended the game with a four and a straight six off Martin Guptill in a strong sign-off.
Warner didn’t have a chance to try batting right handed, but he made an impact with his usual stance by introducing himself to Shane Bond with a lofted straight four and a six to square leg in the first six balls. The situation was worse in the next over for Daryl Tuffey, who was taken for 18 by Watson’s four fours and a two.
They both left with 19 – and strike-rates of more than 150 – after Warner was bowled trying to slog another six from Bond and Watson was lbw to Daniel Vettori, who brought himself on in the fourth over. Vettori is always a threat against Australia and they got a sign of what life will be like over the next month as he allowed 1 for 13 from four. Bond touched 150kph in his opening spell to join the pace party and finished with 2 for 32.
Johnson’s three early wickets left New Zealand at an uncomfortable 54 for 4 and the intervention of James Franklin, who collected a composed 43 off 42, was required to get them past 100. Only two other batsmen, Guptill (30) and Gareth Hopkins (21), reached double figures as the hosts were over-run.
Johnson, who finished with 3 for 19, joined in a frightening partnership with Tait and Nannes as the trio operated around 150kph. Tait and Nannes collected two wickets while Watson also chipped in with a couple of victims in a comprehensive performance from the attack.
Brad Haddin began the day in spectacular style when he dived to his right for a one-handed catch to remove the dangerous Brendon McCullum from the fourth ball. Johnson, the first-change, bowled Peter Ingram with his opening delivery to have the hosts 13 for 2 in the fifth over and he was also involved when Ross Taylor (9) was unlucky to be given out lbw by Billy Bowden. Taylor, a player who is so important to his side, was hit on the foot well outside off stump and departed at 3 for 33.
Finding the boundary was the hard thing for the home side and Australia’s tight bowling prevented a quick start and a competitive score. Guptill broke free a handful of times but was taken by Johnson after Watson ran back to claim a top edge at midwicket.
A quick stand of 50 in 5.1 overs between Franklin and Hopkins was crucial in gaining some momentum for the hosts, but they quickly fell back and were dismissed on the final ball of the 20th over. They will need to improve dramatically for the second match in Christchurch on Sunday if they are going to end Australia’s winning streak.
Australia in New Zealand T20I Series – 1st T20I
New Zealand v Australia
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
- T20I no. 148 | 2009/10 season
- Played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
- 26 February 2010 – day/night (20-over match)
| New Zealand innings (20 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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BB McCullum | c †Haddin b Tait | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 0.4 This one is quick again and McCullum pushes away from his body and it takes the outside edge and Haddin takes a remarkable catch diving full stretch to his right, snaring the ball in one hand. What a start! 2/1 | ||||||||
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PJ Ingram | b Johnson | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 4.1 143 kph, great start from Johnson as he bowls back of a length and Ingram plays all around it trying to work it through the leg side and it takes out middle stump 13/2 | ||||||||
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MJ Guptill | c Watson b Johnson | 30 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 103.44 |
| 10.5 short and Guptill pulls into mid wicket where Watson moves back from mid wicket and takes the catch half-way between the boundary and the 30m circle 54/4 | ||||||||
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LRPL Taylor | lbw b Johnson | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 6.4 Taylor walks across to the off side and looks to heave it over mid wicket but he misses and it takes him on his back foot outside the line of off stump and he’s given out LBW. The hosts certainly didn’t need that and Australia are rampant! 33/3 | ||||||||
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JEC Franklin | c Smith b Tait | 43 | 49 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 102.38 |
| 18.4 full delivery and Franklin drives down the ground in the air, he mistimes it and Smith dives forward to his left at mid off to take a good catch 113/8 | ||||||||
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GJ Hopkins† | c †Haddin b Watson | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 161.53 |
| 15.6 advances down the pitch and attempts to play over cover but takes the outside edge through to Haddin 104/5 | ||||||||
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JDP Oram | c Watson b Nannes | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 17.1 short and angled at the body and Oram pulls to mid wicket where Watson dives full stretch to his right and pulls of a superb one handed grab! 109/6 | ||||||||
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NL McCullum | c Hussey b Nannes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 17.6 good length from Nannes, McCullum tries to pull, it takes him high on the bat and it loops to Hussey at mid on 111/7 | ||||||||
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DL Vettori* | run out (†Haddin) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| 19.4 Watson to Tuffey, Tuffey swings hard again and misses, Vettori calls him through for a bye, Haddin rolls to collect the ball as it bounces in front of him and he throws down the stumps in the same motion. Superb work from the keeper! 117/9 | ||||||||
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DR Tuffey | c †Haddin b Watson | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 19.6 Tuffey moves across to outside off stump and it takes him on the thigh pad and Haddin collects it and half-appeals and umpire Baxter gives it out! Unlucky for Tuffey there 118/10 | ||||||||
| SE Bond | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 1, w 1) | 5 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 20 overs; 85 mins) | 118 | (5.90 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-2 (BB McCullum, 0.4 ov), 2-13 (Ingram, 4.1 ov), 3-33 (Taylor, 6.4 ov), 4-54 (Guptill, 10.5 ov), 5-104 (Hopkins, 15.6 ov), 6-109 (Oram, 17.1 ov), 7-111 (NL McCullum, 17.6 ov), 8-113 (Franklin, 18.4 ov), 9-117 (Vettori, 19.4 ov), 10-118 (Tuffey, 19.6 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
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SW Tait | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | ||
| 0.4 to BB McCullum, This one is quick again and McCullum pushes away from his body and it takes the outside edge and Haddin takes a remarkable catch diving full stretch to his right, snaring the ball in one hand. What a start! 2/1
18.4 to Franklin, full delivery and Franklin drives down the ground in the air, he mistimes it and Smith dives forward to his left at mid off to take a good catch 113/8 |
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DP Nannes | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | ||
| 17.1 to Oram, short and angled at the body and Oram pulls to mid wicket where Watson dives full stretch to his right and pulls of a superb one handed grab! 109/6
17.6 to NL McCullum, good length from Nannes, McCullum tries to pull, it takes him high on the bat and it loops to Hussey at mid on 111/7 |
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MG Johnson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | (1w) | |
| 4.1 to Ingram, 143 kph, great start from Johnson as he bowls back of a length and Ingram plays all around it trying to work it through the leg side and it takes out middle stump 13/2
6.4 to Taylor, Taylor walks across to the off side and looks to heave it over mid wicket but he misses and it takes him on his back foot outside the line of off stump and he’s given out LBW. The hosts certainly didn’t need that and Australia are rampant! 33/3 10.5 to Guptill, short and Guptill pulls into mid wicket where Watson moves back from mid wicket and takes the catch half-way between the boundary and the 30m circle 54/4 |
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| SPD Smith | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | |||
| DJ Hussey | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | |||
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SR Watson | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | ||
| 15.6 to Hopkins, advances down the pitch and attempts to play over cover but takes the outside edge through to Haddin 104/5
19.6 to Tuffey, Tuffey moves across to outside off stump and it takes him on the thigh pad and Haddin collects it and half-appeals and umpire Baxter gives it out! Unlucky for Tuffey there 118/10 |
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| DT Christian | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | |||
| Australia innings (target: 119 runs from 20 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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DA Warner | b Bond | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 190.00 |
| 2.6 he tries to heave it over mid wicket, gets a bottom edge back onto the stumps. New Zealand strike at last 38/1 | ||||||||
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SR Watson | lbw b Vettori | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 158.33 |
| 3.4 tossed up and Watson plays down the wrong line, it takes him on the pad and everyone goes up and Baxter agrees that it is fairly adjacent 38/2 | ||||||||
| MJ Clarke* | not out | 18 | 55 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | |
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MG Johnson | b Bond | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 4.2 Bond strikes again! Good length and Johnson stays crease bound looking to drive, it takes the inside edge and back onto the stumps. The promotion hasn’t quite worked. 39/3 | ||||||||
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DJ Hussey | c Guptill b NL McCullum | 46 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 127.77 |
| 14.1 half volley chipped straight to Guptill at cover. Disappointed finish to a good innings from Hussey. 106/4 | ||||||||
| CL White | not out | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 | |
| Extras | (w 5) | 5 | ||||||
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| Total | (4 wickets; 16 overs; 67 mins) | 119 | (7.43 runs per over) | |||||
| Did not bat BJ Haddin†, DT Christian, SPD Smith, SW Tait, DP Nannes |
| Fall of wickets1-38 (Warner, 2.6 ov), 2-38 (Watson, 3.4 ov), 3-39 (Johnson, 4.2 ov), 4-106 (Hussey, 14.1 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
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SE Bond | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | (3w) | |
| 2.6 to Warner, he tries to heave it over mid wicket, gets a bottom edge back onto the stumps. New Zealand strike at last 38/1
4.2 to Johnson, Bond strikes again! Good length and Johnson stays crease bound looking to drive, it takes the inside edge and back onto the stumps. The promotion hasn’t quite worked. 39/3 |
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| DR Tuffey | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | |||
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DL Vettori | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | (1w) | |
| 3.4 to Watson, tossed up and Watson plays down the wrong line, it takes him on the pad and everyone goes up and Baxter agrees that it is fairly adjacent 38/2 | ||||||||
| JDP Oram | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | (1w) | ||
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NL McCullum | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| 14.1 to Hussey, half volley chipped straight to Guptill at cover. Disappointed finish to a good innings from Hussey. 106/4 | ||||||||
| MJ Guptill | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | |||
| Match details |
| Toss New Zealand, who chose to bat Series Australia led the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Player of the match MG Johnson (Australia) |
| Umpires GAV Baxter and BF Bowden TV umpire EA Watkin Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire CB Gaffaney |
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