LIVE: Aussies 'stunned' by little-known star; Kiwi gamble pays off after costly error.
“At times I’ve been a bit more negative to left-arm bowlers. There’s some technical things I can do to a left-armer that can help that. Williamson missed his sweep shot and opted to review, but ball-tracking showed the delivery was going on to hit middle stump. I still feel as though I’ve got a really solid game plan. “If there is rain around and the game is shortened, that can dictate what you do with your team,” he said earlier in the week. “It was nice for them to have a bit of a conversation with an experienced spinner in this format.” “They’re very clinical at home and in most places that they play, which is a reflection of where they stand in the game,” he said. [Josh Inglis ruled out of the tournament](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/t20-world-cup-2021/cricket-world-cup-2022-josh-inglis-injury-backup-team-australia-aaron-finch-golf-squad-cameron-green/news-story/6207aa7544d6f0d3a09e1b915d042872) after a freak accident earlier this week. Adam Gilchrist said in commentary that the home crowd appeared to be “somewhat stunned”. Australia had a chance to stop Allen in the third over when he was on 19 but Adam Zampa dropped the catch at short fine leg. Australia’s title defence at the T20 World Cup is underway as they face New Zealand at what is expected to be a capacity crowd at Sydney Cricket Ground. It proved to be a costly error with Allen going on to make 42 runs off just 16 balls to set-up the New Zealand innings.
Australia begin their defence of the T20 World Cup with a rematch of the 2021 final against New Zealand in Sydney. Follow the action in our live blog.
The ball was just barely clearing the top of the bails. Zampa is convinced it was pad, but the umpire does not agree. Fielders all back in front of the wicket. He's taken that from outside off stump and clipped over backward square leg for six. First ball, Conway comes down the pitch and creams Zampa over midwicket for six. A sweet shot and a beautiful way to get off the mark. Dug in by Hazlewood, and Phillips was unable to clip that over the off-side. Zampa tosses one up and Conway belts it back down the ground for four. A wide allowed Hazlewood an extra ball at Phillips, and he made it count. There hasn't been a hint of slogging in his innings, just good cricket shots from start to finish. Just a gorgeous straight drive from Devon Conway for four. Neesham chips over cover now, one bounce out to the deep fielder.
It was the young opener Finn Allen who introduced the cat to Australian pigeons. Facing up to Patrick Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood would be an ...
Boult and Southee cleaned up the tail, Boult finishing with two for 24 from his full allotment, while Southee claimed an absurd three for six from 13 deliveries. Another piece of New Zealand brilliance knocked out Stoinis, caught at deep cover by an airborne Phillips who was up and celebrating almost as soon as his flight path had intersected with the ground. James Neesham also played his part to perfection with four overs to play, battering 26 from 13 balls including a six from the final ball of the innings. After facing 13 of the 18 balls bowled, he had 35 runs and New Zealand had 46. [mowed down a decent chase of 173](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/14/australia-win-their-first-t20-world-cup-after-eight-wicket-victory-over-new-zealand) without breaking a sweat in the 2021 final. He took Starc down the ground, Hazlewood through cover, and Cummins over square leg.
New Zealand (3-200) beat Australia (111) in front of 34,756 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Summary: A blistering performance from opening batters Finn Allen ...
Conway played second fiddle to Allen early on but took control of New Zealand's innings once his teammate was dispatched. Quote of the day: After only one game, Australia face a challenge to qualify for the final four and defend their title, given they will come up against tournament favourites England later in the Super 12 stage.
New Zealand has proved it's certainly a contender for the T20 World Cup, belting Australia in an 89-run victory and inflicting the Aussies' biggest T20 WC ...
Together, the duo had New Zealand 65-1 through the Powerplay overs, the nation’s largest-ever total in a T20 World Cup through the first six overs. In a rematch of the 2021 T20 WC final, the result was reversed after a dominant performance from Kane Williamson’s troops was seen with both bat and ball. Allen was an unknown commodity to Australian fans in his first game against Aaron Finch’s side, but they certainly know his name after a swashbuckling 42 off 16. But his fortune would be short lived, falling for just five. “New Zealand have thrown it down to Australia at the start of the World Cup!” Whateley said at the innings break. “New Zealand, for the first time in 11 years, down Australia on these shores, and on the opening night of a title defence, it is an unmitigated disaster for the hosts.
The Super 12 stage of the tournament begins with a cracker as Aaron Finch's defending champions take on old foes the Black Caps in a trans-Tasman clash at ...