WELLINGTON, March 3, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Spinner Ashton Agar produced the best bowling performance in Australia’s Twenty20 international history as they defeated New Zealand by 64 runs at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday.
Agar’s match-turning six for 30, including three in one over, derailed a
New Zealand fightback as Australia avoided a series loss in the third
Twenty20 international.
Under-fire skipper Aaron Finch also hit 69, his best T20 international
score for more than two years, and Glenn Maxwell smashed 70 from 31 balls as
the tourists’ batting line-up finally fired.
The result leaves the five-match series at 2-1 in New Zealand’s favour
with two games to go.
But the Black Caps lacked the swagger of the opening two matches, with
shellshocked all-rounder Jimmy Neesham conceding 28 runs in a single over as
Maxwell ran riot.