Trans-Tasman Trophy, 5th T20I: New Zealand vs Australia - Things which went wrong for the hosts

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#1 Not being able to contain the Aussie batsmen

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When you walk out to bat and there is a massive target of 244 to chase, you have to fire on all cylinders right from the outset.

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Australian openers David Warner and D'Arcy Short came out all guns blazing and started dealing in boundaries from the word go.

All the Kiwi pacers, Tim Southee, Ben Wheeler and Trent Boult, struggled to control the run flow as their fielders added insult to injury by dropping catches and making plenty of misfields.

Warner went on to slam his fifty in just 20 balls before he was dismissed by Ish Sodhi for 59 off 24 balls.

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Chris Lynn departed on 18, while Glenn Maxwell hammered 31 runs off 14 balls before he was dismissed by Tim Southee.

Short was dismissed by Trent Boult on 76 off 44 balls. Aaron Finch hammered 36* in 14 balls and finished the game with a huge six to create history as Australia defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets.

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