‘Kangaroos ko firse jeet ki aadat lag gayi’ – Fans react after Australia thrash New Zealand by 72 runs in second T20I at Auckland
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Mitchell Santner led New Zealand hammered away by Australia in the 2nd T20 at Auckland. Australia won by a thumping margin of 72 runs. Australia’s bowling made it seem like this match was happening at the WACA. That surface produced a lot of bounce and Aussie bowlers capitalised it very beautifully. Josh Hazlewood was the absolute best, bowling 17 dot balls in his four-over spell, and that included a maiden. NZ were trapped in this chase.
Australia had a great start, after batting first Australia was absolutely ruthless. They scored over 72 runs in their powerplay. Left-arm fast bowler Trend Boult has been punished by Travis Head. he scored 45 runs off 22 balls. At one time Australia was 104/2 in just 8.4 overs. New Zealand comes back very strongly. Australia loses their next 5 wickets in just 34 runs. At one point Australia was 138/7. But they ended their innings on 174. Adam Milne, Ben Sears and skipper Michell Santner took 2 wickets and fast bowler Lockie Ferguson took 4 wickets in his spell and gave only 12 runs.
New Zealand looked tacky in their chase. They were 29/4 in 7th over. Glenn Philips tried to fight back but he was out by Adam Zampa. Zampa took 4 wickets in his spell. It was a complete team performance by the Aussies. New Zealand all out at 102 in just 17 overs. Australia led the series by 2-0.
Michell Marsh said it’s a ‘collective’ performance by the Aussies, he praised his fast bowlers
“Great win for Australia. Our backs were against the wall. I thought we were 50 short. But the way our bowlers came out and performed was outstanding. A collective effort. It’s one of those grounds where you get lured into the short boundaries. The wicket was good. Had a steep bounce which we should be used to.
One of our mantras as a batting unit is to keep taking the game on and trusting our skills. I was proud of the fact we did that. I think all of our teams have been backed into corners in the last 12 months and we’ve found a way to get out of them. Tonight was another great example of that.” Marsh said in the post-match presentation. Australia and New Zealand will play third t20 on February 25 in Auckland.
Here are some fans’ reactions:
I said after the first game the kiwis choked, this game they didn't choke, they were pathetic 🤣🤣🤣
— Nestor (@nestor_212) February 23, 2024
Awesome win from the Aussies to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. #NZvsAUS
— Alex Sar #DonTheSash (@alexmatthewsar) February 23, 2024
— JustMyThoughts (@shaibal_27) February 23, 2024
Yes Ausies dominant in every aspecthttps://t.co/ZX9b7Rup4g
— Zain Ud Din Yousaf (@humayun79) February 23, 2024
AUS was on 🔥
— D☈. ƦЄӇƛƝ ƘӇƛƝ™ (@DrRehan_Khan) February 23, 2024
20 runs off to the first 6 balls of Boult pic.twitter.com/azzqSnnfTp
— shreyas iyer (parody) (@shreyas_iyerkkr) February 23, 2024
Damn each and every RCB players are on fire this year,
We are clear favourite— Bavuma Academy (@AcademyBavuma) February 23, 2024
lowest point of t20
player like babar and smith used to open in T20— sujay anand (@imsujayanand) February 23, 2024
