Mitchell Marsh again snatched victory from New Zealand by playing explosive inningsImage Credit Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images
If any other team is seen in the most dangerous rhythm apart from Team India before the T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka, then this is Australia. The Australian team, which won the T20 World Cup title four years ago, is once again presenting its claim for this trophy. After defeating England, West Indies and South Africa in the T20 series, the former champion also dusted New Zealand. With the help of captain Mitchell Marsh’s record -breaking century, Australia defeated New Zealand by 3 wickets in the third and last T20 match and with this the series won.
Kiwi batting did not run in front of Australian pace
Australia also won the first match of this series in New Zealand, while the second match was canceled on Friday 3 October due to rain. The last match was played on Saturday in Mount Mounaganui, in which Australia’s pace attack shook New Zealand’s batting order. Earlier, hosts New Zealand had lost 4 wickets for just 77 runs in 9.1 overs and the four batsmen scored just 26 runs.
But for him, opener Tim Sifart (48) was razing from the other side, who along with captain Michael Bracewell and all -rounder James Neesham somehow brought the team to 156 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. For Australia, Sean Abbott took the most 3 wickets, while Josh Hazlewood and Xavier Bartlet also took 2-2 wickets.
Marsh hit first century
After this, the turn was of Australia captain Mitchell Marsh, who won the team by playing a stormy innings in the first T20 match. In that match, Marsh was able to reach 85 runs only, but this time the explosive opener got a century by scoring a century. However, he did not get any support from the other side and the remaining 5 batsmen of the top-6 of the batting order could score just 21 runs. None of these could reach double digit. But Marsh alone beat Kiwi bowlers and scored the first century of his T20I career in just 50 balls.
Over half runs scored, broken 20 year old record
Australia won the match by 3 wickets by scoring 160 runs in 18 overs, out of which 103 runs (8 fours, 7 sixes) alone came out of the bat of captain Marsh. Not only this, with this innings, Marsh also broke the 20 -year -old record. In fact, in 2005, the first match of T20 International History was played between Australia and New Zealand. Then Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 98 runs. Since then, no Australian batsman could score such a big score against New Zealand. Now Marsh took this record after 20 years.