New Zealand vs Australia, 1st T20I
Australia tour of New Zealand 2025 · T20I · · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganu
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (New Zealand 181/6, Australia 185/4).
- New Zealand: 181/6 (20 ov)
- Australia: 185/4 (16.3 ov)
Match report
New Zealand (NZ) faced Australia (AUS) in the 1st T20I of Australia tour of New Zealand 2025, a T20I match, at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganu. Play began on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at 06:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Chris Brown and Shaun Haig, with Prakash Bhatt as match referee.
New Zealand made 181/6 in 20 overs, with Tim Robinson top-scoring on 106 not out from 66 balls. Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 40. Australia made 185/4 in 16.3 overs, with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring on 85 from 43 balls. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 43.
Result: Australia won by 6 wickets (with 21 balls remaining). Mitchell Marsh was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
New Zealand · 1st innings: 181/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | c Mitchell Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Devon Conway | b Ben Dwarshuis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tim Robinson | not out | 106 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 160.61 |
| Mark Chapman | c Alex Carey b Ben Dwarshuis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Tim David b Matthew Short | 34 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 147.83 |
| Bevon Jacobs | run out (Travis Head) | 20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Michael Bracewell | run out (Ben Dwarshuis) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| Zakary Foulkes | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Matthew Short | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
Australia · 1st innings: 185/4 (16.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | c Tim Robinson b Matt Henry | 85 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 197.67 |
| Travis Head | c Mark Chapman b Matt Henry | 31 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 172.22 |
| Matthew Short | lbw b Kyle Jamieson | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 161.11 |
| Tim David | not out | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| Alex Carey | c Mark Chapman b Zakary Foulkes | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Zakary Foulkes | 2.3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 14 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Michael Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (AUS, Zakary Foulkes): 5 runs, 184/4 – 4 W 1
- Over 16 (AUS, Michael Bracewell): 12 runs, 179/3 – 1 6 wd • 1 1wd 1 •
- Over 15 (AUS, Matt Henry): 11 runs, 167/3 – 6 1 • 4 W •
- Over 14 (AUS, Kyle Jamieson): 7 runs, 156/2 – • 1 1 • 1 4
- Over 13 (AUS, Jacob Duffy): 5 runs, 149/2 – 1 2 • 1 • 1
- Over 12 (AUS, Kyle Jamieson): 10 runs, 144/2 – 4 1 • 4 1 W