Australia thrashed New Zealand in the 4th Twenty20 international to keep the series alive.
Australia captain Aaron Finch has played a crucial inning, scoring an impressive unbeaten 79 off 55 balls.
In a do-or-die match against Black Caps, the Australians have levelled the five-match T20I series at 2-2 with one match to spare.
Australia once again displayed a brilliant all-round cricket to beat the Hosts by 50 runs in Wellington.
Australia – 156/6 in 20 overs
New Zealand – 106 in 18.5 overs
The result – Australia won by 50 runs
The series now stands at 2-2, while both sides will look to seal the series in the final encounter on Sunday.
2️⃣-2️⃣. Australia level the series and we’re all set for a decider on Sunday! Make sure we fill Sky Stadium for the final #NZvAUS showdown🏏 pic.twitter.com/nSgVVjce7e
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) March 5, 2021
Great to see Aaron Finch go so well. Always pays to give a champion more chances than others. 👊
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) March 5, 2021
Wouldn’t have expected Australia to win by 50 the way they batted but there we are. Ashton Agar 2/11 the standout bowler. Series tied 2-2 decider Sunday morning when it will be the curtain-raiser to the #NZvEng womens T20I
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) March 5, 2021
Kyle Jamieson in this T20 series:
1/175 off 15 overs
Economy rate of 11.66Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased the New Zealander for AU$2.66 million last month…#NZvAUS
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) March 5, 2021
The commentary on #NZvAUS is just them talking about #INDvENG in between balls 😂😂
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) March 5, 2021
So many Kyle Jamieson tweets talking about 2.6m. He’s tall but not that tall.
— Andrew (@shortflyslip) March 5, 2021
Three consecutive sixes in a row – with one of them being the player’s 100th six in that format:-
Ross Taylor🇳🇿 off Sohag Gazi🇧🇩, 2013 (ODI)
Aaron Finch🇦🇺 off Kyle Jamieson🇳🇿 today (T20I)#NZvAUS— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 5, 2021
A clinical performance from Australia as they bowl New Zealand out for 106 to set up a 50-run win in the fourth #NZvAUS T20I.
The series is well and truly alive!
📝 Scorecard: https://t.co/vHY5nULqOo pic.twitter.com/6PaQJ9OAiy
— ICC (@ICC) March 5, 2021
Aaron Finch tonight:
– Match-winning knock of 79no from 55 balls (next best score was 30)
– Became Australia’s leading T20I run-scorer
– And is the first Australian to hit 100 sixes in men’s T20Is#NZvAUS— Samuel Ferris (@samuelfez) March 5, 2021
Well it looks like I owe Aaron Finch an apology. That was actually a very good innings. #NZvAUS
— Michael Wagener (@Mykuhl) March 5, 2021
It looked close for a while but congrats to New Zealand on its 27-run win over Aaron Finch #NZvAUS
— Tim Michell (@tim_michell) March 5, 2021
3⃣ of our Royal Challengers combined to destroy the New Zealand batting with combined figures of 9⃣.5⃣-0⃣-5⃣7⃣-7⃣ in the 4⃣th #NZvAUS T20I 🤯#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/7vYI6MXzZb
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 5, 2021
From 0-2 down to 2-2, Australia has made a remarkable comeback in the series as they beat New Zealand by 50 runs in the 4th T20 while defending 157 runs. Captain Finch made the difference by scoring 79*(55) – Series decider on Sunday. #NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/Ig2YhaId9U
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 5, 2021
The first Aussie to reach the mark in T20Is and the sixth overall @AaronFinch5 #NZvAUS
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 5, 2021
