New Zealand (NZ) will take on Australia (AUS) in the second T20I of the three-match series on Friday, October 3, at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. In the last match, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.
The Blackcaps lost their first three wickets for six runs. Tim Robinson and Daryl Mitchell added 92 runs for the fourth wicket before Mitchell was dismissed for 34 runs off 23 deliveries. Bevon Jacobs joined Robinson in the middle, and the duo added 64 runs for the fifth wicket. Jacobs was run out in the 19th over for 20 runs off 21 deliveries. Robinson finished on 106 runs off 66 deliveries and remained unbeaten. New Zealand posted a total of 181 runs for the loss of six wickets. Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers and took two wickets for 40 runs in four overs.
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head added 67 runs for the first wicket. Head was the first to get dismissed and made 31 runs off 18 deliveries. The duo of Matthew Short and Marsh helped Australia cross the 100-run mark. Short was dismissed in the 12th over, while Marsh got out in the 15th over. Marsh scored 85 runs off 43 deliveries and made the chase easy for the next batters. Tim David remained unbeaten on 21 runs off 12 deliveries, and Australia won the match by six wickets in 16.3 overs. Marsh won the Player of the Match award.
Match Information
New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd T20I
Australia tour of New Zealand, 3 Oct 2025, Fri, 11:45 AM IST ,Mount Maunganui
Probable PlayingXI
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, B Jacobs, Michael Bracewell(C), DJ Mitchell, MS Chapman, Tim Seifert, Zak Foulkes, KA Jamieson, MJ Henry, JA Duffy
Bench: Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, James Neesham
Australia
TM Head, Tim David, MP Stoinis, MR Marsh(C), MW Short, Mitchell Owen, AT Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, A Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Bench: GJ Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, JR Philippe
Pitch Report
Tim David AUS | bat
Tim David is the leading run-scorer for Australia in T20Is this year and has made 303 runs in six outings at an average of 75.75. He is the only Australian batter who has scored a century in T20Is this year.
Tim Robinson NZ | bat
Robinson is the second-highest run-scorer for New Zealand in T20Is this year. He has made 246 runs in five games at a strike rate of 146.42.
Travis Head AUS | BAT
Head scored 31 runs off 18 deliveries in the first game. It was his highest score in T20Is this year.
Jacob Duffy NZ | BOWL
Duffy is the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20Is this year. He has taken 20 wickets in 11 games at an average of 13.80, an economy of 6.95, and a strike rate of 11.9.
Ben Dwarshuis AUS | bowl
Dwarshuis is the leading wicket-taker for Australia in T20Is this year. He has taken 15 wickets in eight games at an average of 19.13, an economy of 8.96, and a strike rate of 12.8.
Matt Henry NZ | bowl
Henry is the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20Is this year and has taken 13 wickets in six games at an average of 15.61.
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Mark Chapman
NZ | ALL: 7
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