adminDharamsala – New Zealand beat Australia by eight runs on Friday in a thrilling match at cricket’s World Twenty20, with recalled paceman Mitchell McClenaghan taking three wickets for 17.
McClenaghan was a surprise replacement for Nathan McCullum, one of the heroes of New Zealand’s dramatic victory over the hosts India on Tuesday.
But poor shot selection and tight bowling from the veteran Shane Watson and allrounders Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner put the brakes on one of T20 cricket’s biggest-hitting teams.
New Zealand never recovered their momentum and no batsman ever really looked settled on what proved to be a slow pitch.
Australia seemed comfortably placed at the mid-way point in their innings, having put 66 on the board.
Sodhi conceded just 14 runs in his four overs while Santner took two for 30, his figures slightly tarnished at the end when he conceded two sixes off his last three balls. -News24
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