Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Australia 1st T20I 2024 - Australia tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Australia and New Zealand at Sky Stadium, Wellington in 21st February 2024.
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Captain Mitchell Marsh's 44-ball 72* and Tim David's 10-ball 31* powers Australia pulled off a last-ball miracle chase of 216 against New Zealand by 6-wickets and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring thriller of the first T20I.
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- This is the fourth time Australia winning on the last ball of the match in T20 international and It their first such win against New Zealand in T20Is.
- Australia chased 216 was their third highest successful run-chase in T20 international and It is their second highest chase against New Zealand in T20Is after their record 244 chase also against New Zealand at Auckland in 2018.
- New Zealand's 215 was their joint tenth highest score in T20 international and It is their third highest total against Australia in T20Is.
- New Zealand's 215 was their eighth highest score at their home venue in T20 international and It is their second highest total at Sky Stadium, Wellington in T20Is after their 219 against India in 2019.
- 61 : Finn Allen and Devon Conway equalled a joint third highest first-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Australia in T20 internationals, jointly 61-run stand held by between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson at Dharamsala in the 2016 World Twenty20 and the New Zealand's joint tenth highest any-wicket stand against Australia in T20Is, jointly 61-run stand for the opening wicket held by between Brendon McCullum and Neil Broom at Sydney in 2009.
- Australia became the first team to conceded 200 plus runs in four consecutive matches in T20I cricket history.
- 113 : Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra set up the second highest second-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Australia in T20 international, The highest is 131-run stand between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson at Dunedin in 2021, It is the New Zealand's fifth highest second-wicket partnership in T20Is and the New Zealand's third highest any-wicket stand in T20Is.
- 6 : Rachin Ravindra hit his most sixes in an innings for New Zealand in T20 international and the joint fourth most-sixes hit by an New Zealand batsman against Australia in T20Is, jointly with Jacob Oram, Colin Munro and James Neesham.
- Australia's 216 was their tenth highest score in T20 international and It is their second highest total against New Zealand in T20Is after their 245 at Auckland in 2018.
- Australia's 216 was their second highest score in New Zealand in T20 international after their 245 at Auckland in 2018 and the second highest total by any team at Sky Stadium, Wellington in T20Is after New Zealand's 219 against India in 2019.
- 7 : Mitchell Marsh equalled a joint eighth most sixes hit in an innings for Australia in T20 international, jointly with David Warner's two times struck 7-sixes and Shane Watson's one time and the most-sixes hit by an Australian batsman against New Zealand in an innings in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly with Ricky Ponting, Cameron White, David Warner, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell.
- 42 : Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell set up the fifth highest third-wicket partnership for Australia against New Zealand in T20Is.
- 61 : Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis set up the fourth highest fourth-wicket partnership for Australia against New Zealand in T20Is.
- 44* : Mitchell Marsh and Tim David set up the second highest fifth-wicket partnership for Australia against New Zealand in T20Is, The highest is 83-run stand between Ricky Ponting and Simon Katich at Auckland in the first-ever T20I game in 2005.
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New Zealand scored mammoth total of 215-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rachin Ravindra hammered a 68 off 35-balls including 6-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 194.28.
Devon Conway cracked a 63 off 46-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 136.95, Finn Allen blasted a 32 off 17-balls included 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 188.23.
Glenn Phillips hit a unbeaten 19 off 10-balls including one-six & a four with strike rate of 190 and Mark Chapman scored a unbeaten 18 off 13-balls included a six.
Australia best bowler by Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins each took one-wickets.
Australia chased 216-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Mitchell Marsh hammered a unbeaten 72 off 44-balls including 7-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 163.63.
David Warner struck 32 off 20-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 160, Tim David blasted a unbeaten 31 off 10-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 310.
Glenn Maxwell hammered a 25 off 11-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 227.27, Travis Head hit 24 off 15-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 160 and Josh Inglis scored a run-a-ball 20-runs contained one-six & a four.
New Zealand best bowler by Mitchell Santner took 2-wickets and one for Lockie Ferguson - Adam Milne.
Mitchell Marsh named Player of the match for his match-winning magnificent unbeaten 72-runs knocked off facing 44-balls including 7-sixes and 2-fours with strike rate of 163.63.
