Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series 2018: Australia vs New Zealand- 5th match, 5 talking points

#3 A plethora of slow balls and yorkers stop the run flow

By the time Guptill was dismissed in the seventeenth over of the innings with the score reading 212 for three, the Aussies would have finally heaved a sigh of relief. The bowlers finally found their momentum and sent back Tim Seirfert, Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme and Kane Williamson in quick succession. New Zealand lost their last four wickets for 31 runs, with Richardson rattling the stumps of de Grandhomme and then sending back Williamson within the span of four deliveries.

If not for Ross Taylor’s knock of 17 in 6 balls, the Kiwis would have finished with a lot lesser runs, which would have made the chase even easier for the Kangaroos.