Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Australia 5th Match Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series 2018 - Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series tournament of the 5th T20I match played between Australia and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 16th February 2018.
Australia pulled off a record-breaking five-wicket victory over New Zealand, despite a Martin Guptill's 49-ball century in a high-scoring epic game of the fifth match of a Trans-Tasman T20 Triangular series.
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- Australia chased down a world-record 244 in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous highest chase was 232 by West Indies against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2015.
- Martin Guptill became the seventh batsman to score two centuries in T20 internationals.
- Martin Guptill hammered a 49-ball joint ninth fastest century in T20 international and the second fastest century by an New Zealand batsman in T20Is.
- 9 : Martin Guptill hit the third most sixes in an innings for New Zealand in T20 internationals and the joint ninth in the list of most sixes in an innings in T20Is.
- 9 : Martin Guptill hit the most sixes by a batsman against Australia in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 8-sixes hit by Brendon McCullum at Christchurch in 2010.
- David Warner hammered a 20-ball his third fastest fifty for Australia in T20 internationals.
- Colin Munro hammered a 27-ball his 7th fastest fifty for New Zealand in T20 internationals.
- 64 : Andrew Tye became the joint second most runs conceded by a bowler in T20 internationals.
- 64 : Ben Wheeler became the joint second most runs conceded by a bowler in T20 internationals.
- 32 : This was the joint most sixes in an match in T20 international cricket history and most sixes between New Zealand and Australia in T20Is.
- 18 : New Zealand hit the joint fourth most sixes in an innings in T20 internationals.
- Australia's 245 was their third highest score in T20 international, it is their highest-score ever against New Zealand and the joint fifth highest total in T20Is.
- New Zealand's 244 was their joint highest score in T20 international, it is their highest-score ever against Australia and the joint eighth highest total in T20Is.
- 488 : This was the second highest aggregate match in T20 internationals and it is also the highest between New Zealand and Australia in T20Is.
- 131 : David Warner and D'Arcy Short set up the second highest first wicket partnership for Australia and it is their highest opening stand against New Zealand in T20Is.
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New Zealand scored 243-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by
Martin Guptill 105 off 54-balls - which was his 2nd T20I hundred and his first century against Australia in T20Is - including 9-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 194.44.
Colin Munro blasted a 76 off 33-balls including 6-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 230.30, Ross Taylor 17 not out and Mark Chapman 16.
Australia best bowler by Kane Richardson, Andrew Tye both took two-wickets and one for Ashton Agar - Billy Stanlake.
Australia chased 245-5 in 18.5 overs with top scorer by D'Arcy Short 76, David Warner blasted a 59 off 24-balls including 5-sixes and 4-fours with strike rate of 245.83.
Aaron Finch hammered a unbeaten 36 off 14-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours, Glenn Maxwell blasted a 31 off 14-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike-rate of 221.42 and Chris Lynn 18.
New Zealand best bowler by Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Colin de Grandhomme each took one-wickets.
D'Arcy Short named Player of the match for his match-winning rapid 76-runs knocked off facing 44-balls including 8-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 172.72.
