Live Cricket Score, New Zealand vs Australia 3rd T20I

Riley Meredith to Tim Seifert, Some inward movement. Going down though. Length ball coming in with the angle, Seifert looks to flick it away to the leg side but he misses it. The ball rolls to the off side off his pads. There is an appeal but the umpire is unmoved. A leg bye taken.

Riley Meredith to Tim Seifert, Length and around off from the debutant, Seifert taps it to covers.

Debutant Riley Meredith is into the action!

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, SIX! First six in the first over. What a start! Short and around off, Guptill gets under the ball there as he lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, Good length and angled on off, Guptill stands tall and punches it to covers.

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, Another back of a length ball around off, Guptill taps it to backward point now.

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, Length and around off, Guptill slaps it to covers this time.

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, Short of good length and outside off, Guptill punches it off the back foot past point for a brace. NEW ZEALAND AND GUPTILL ARE UNDERWAY!

Jhye Richardson to Martin Guptill, Richardson starts with a full ball outside off, Guptill taps it to point and looks for a single but is sent back in time.

We are back for the chase as the Australian players make their way out. The are followed by the two New Zealand openers, Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert make their way out to the middle. Jhye Richardson to start with the ball. Here we go...

Briliant finish from Australia sees them end really strongly. A sheer batting carnage from them. First it was Finch who brought up his fifty to get back to form. Then it was the Big Show who lit up the empty stadium with his batting. 

... THE CHASE BEGINS ...

Right then! The target for New Zealand is a massive 209 runs. They have the batting who can chase it down. Cna they do it tonight? Australia on the other hand would be happy with their effort with the bat and now would look to their bowlers to get them a win here. All action for the chase coming up on the other side of the break.

Glenn Maxwell is down for a quick chat. He says that it was ugly at the start but the plan was to clear the ropes later on. Tells the pitch was a bit slow and inconsistent. Tells Sodhi made it a little harder. Adds the more a batter stays out in the middle it gets easier. Maxwell says that Finch has been hitting the ball well and it was good. Tells he is an important player and the skipper. Maxwell feels if they hit the top of the stumps they can do it.

New Zealand's bowlers were good with the ball as Southee and Boult began on the right note. Jamieson and Sodhi too were good but the disappointing thing for them was James Neesham who was clobbered for 60 runs in his 4 overs. He was carted for 28 runs in one over by Maxwell. In the end, a couple of wickets for Sodhi and a wicket each for Boult and Southee summed up the bowling for New Zealand. 

Having put into bat, Australia lost Wade early. But then an 83-run stand between Finch and Philippe steadied the ship as well as laid a platform for them before Philippe departed. Finch though continued to play his shots as he brough his fifty. He along with Maxwell stitched a 64-run stand as Maxwell just took 25 balls to bring up his fifty. Both departed in quick succession but not before putting Australia in command there. In the end Marsh and Stoinis finished the innings for them.

Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, EDGED AND FOUR! Does not matter how it comes. Length ball outside off, Stoinis swings but gets an outside edge. Luckily it goes away from short third man and to the fence. 

Kyle Jamieson to Mitchell Marsh, Length ball on off, Marsh can just push it to cover for a single. 

Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Conway does well to get to the ball but cannot hold onto it.  Outside off, Stoinis swings but gets it off the outer half of his bat. The ball flies towards cover. Conway at sweeper cover picks it up late as he is slow to come off his line. He runs in and puts a dive. Hre gets his hands to it but cannot hold onto it. Single taken.

Kyle Jamieson to Marcus Stoinis,  Swing and a miss! Outside off and fuller. Stoinis swings but cannot get anything on it.