New Zealand vs Australia, 3rd T20I
Australia tour of New Zealand 2025 · T20I · · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganu
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (New Zealand 152/9, Australia 160/7).
- New Zealand: 152/9 (20 ov)
- Australia: 160/7 (18 ov)
Match report
New Zealand (NZ) faced Australia (AUS) in the 3rd T20I of Australia tour of New Zealand 2025, a T20I match, at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganu. Play began on Saturday, 4 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 152/9 in 20 overs, with Tim Seifert top-scoring on 48 from 35 balls. Sean Abbott was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Australia made 160/7 in 18 overs, with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring on 103 not out from 52 balls. James Neesham was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 26.
Result: Australia won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
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: 152/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | c sub b Xavier Bartlett | 48 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 137.14 |
| Devon Conway | c Mitchell Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Robinson | c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| Mark Chapman | c Tim David b Sean Abbott | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Alex Carey b Marcus Stoinis | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Michael Bracewell | c Matthew Short b Adam Zampa | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 118.18 |
| James Neesham | c Sean Abbott b Xavier Bartlett | 25 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 138.89 |
| Matt Henry | c Marcus Stoinis b Sean Abbott | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Ben Sears | b Sean Abbott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi | not out | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Jacob Duffy | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 15
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
Australia · 1st innings: 160/7 (18 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | not out | 103 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 198.08 |
| Travis Head | b Jacob Duffy | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Matthew Short | c sub b James Neesham | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Tim David | c Ben Sears b James Neesham | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Alex Carey | c Mark Chapman b James Neesham | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Michael Bracewell b James Neesham | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mitchell Owen | c Matt Henry b Ben Sears | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Tim Robinson b Jacob Duffy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sean Abbott | not out | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 185.71 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Ben Sears | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 15 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Bracewell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (AUS, Jacob Duffy): 9 runs, 158/7 – 4 1 1 • 1 2
- Over 17 (AUS, James Neesham): 15 runs, 149/7 – 2 4 1 6 1 1
- Over 16 (AUS, Jacob Duffy): 3 runs, 134/7 – 1 1 W • • 1
- Over 15 (AUS, Ben Sears): 15 runs, 131/6 – • 1 6 4 • 4
- Over 14 (AUS, Michael Bracewell): 7 runs, 116/6 – 1 • 1 1 • 4
- Over 13 (AUS, Ben Sears): 9 runs, 109/6 – W 6 • • 2 1