Aaron Finch scored unbeaten 79, while his spinners took wickets at regular intervals as Australia defeated New Zealand by 50 runs to level the 5-match series 2-2 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Friday. Batting first, Australia could manage only 156/6 in 20 overs as Ish Sodhi took three wickets. Trent Boult took 2/72 as other Australian batsmen struggled on a challenging wicket. Chasing, New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals as Australia spinners secured a 50-run win. Kyle Jamieson was the highest scorer with 30 runs. Ashton Agar (2/11), Adam Zampa (2/24), Kane Richardson (3/19) and Glenn Maxwell (2/14) were the pick of the bowlers for the winners. Catch the highlights of New Zealand Vs Australia 4th T20I here.
11:19 AM IST: Australia to bat first
Teams:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Australia: Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade (wk), Josh Philippe, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith