Australia vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: NZ thrash AUS by 89 runs

So New Zealand go away with two points and, more importantly, a net run rate of +4.450, Australia conversely have the negative version of it. This is exactly the kind of start New Zealand would have been dreaming of. They next face Afghanistan on Wednesday at 9.30am IST. Australia, meanwhile, face Sri Lanka on Tuesday and that match starts at 4.30pm IST. Do join us for that and for now, we are also covering England's match against Afghanistan live. The toss was just done, England have won it and chosen to bowl first. It's ciao from here!

New Zealand have beaten Australia in Australia for the first time since 2011. Giant defeat up front for the hosts and defending champions. That is certainly not how they hoped their opening game would go. Cummins takes a swipe off Southee and the ball soars high into the night sky. Conway, the man who anchored the Kiwi innings, claimed it and made no mistake in pouching it. 

Pat Cummins c Conway b Southee 21 (18), Australia 111 all out

Replays show that Boult has smashed the stumpcam. Zampa makes room, Boult brings out the knuckle ball and takes the off stump. Australia down to their last wicket.  

Zampa b Boult 0 (2), Australia 109/9 in 16.3 overs

Boult angles a full one into Starc and shapes it away just so right at the end. Starc goes for a heave, misses the ball completely and his middle stump is uprooted. 

Starc b Boult 4 (7),  Australia109/8 in 16.1 overs 

Wow, he kept that ball right in his sights, stays dead still and sends the ball soaring past midwicket. That was off the second ball of the 17th, he had hit a four off the first. Australia need 97 to 2in in 26 so that's a tall order to say the least but those that followed the 2022 IPL would remember what Cummins did in a match against the Mumbai Indians. 

Knocked him over! Maxwell goes for another big switch hit, misses the ball completely and the ball takes the stumps. This might just be a statement win for New Zealand from here. 

Maxwell b Sodhi 28 (20), Australia 89/7 in 13.3 overs

Ferguson gets his first wicket of the tournament and Matthew Wade has to walk. 

Wade c Conway b Ferguson 2 (4), Australia 82/6 in 12.2 overs 

Well this might just go down as a forgettable outing for Australia. But they wouldn't want to lose by too big a margin or else that net run rate will bite them later on. 

He has been trying that for some time now, nails it finally. He changes his grip on Sodhi off the second ball of the 12th over and sends the ball soaring over what has now become extra cover. 

Well it's all unravelling quite quickly now for the defending champions. David hits the first ball of the 11th over for a flat six. Then tries to make it two in two but this time, Santner has the last laugh. 

David c Neesham b Santner 11 (8), Australia 68/5 in 10.5 overs

Glenn ‘Superman' Phillips brought out the goods with the bat early on and now in the field. Stoinis muttering to himself as he walks, extremely unlucky there. Santner floats the second ball of the 9th over outside off, Stoinis gives himself room and takes a whack at it, would have expected maybe a couple of runs. But Phillips starts running from extra cover, leaps at the ball and catches it mid-air while parallel to the ground and then keeps it in his hands on impact with the ground. Brilliant stuff. 

Stoinis c Phillips b Santner 7 (14), Australia 50/4 in 8.2 overs

Maxwell and Stoinis are in the middle now. They are both capable hitters but not exactly known to stay in the middle for too long and that is exactly what Australia need at the moment. Wonder if they regret dropping Steve Smith now. 

Neesham loses the ball in the lights but still completes the catch. Australia in trouble now. Marsh sends the ball soaring into the night sky and holes out in the deep. 

Marsh c Neesham b Southee 16 (12), Australia 34/3 in 4.5 overs

Flat from Santner, Finch gives himself room and smacks it straight at Williamson at extra cover. That is a good catch from New Zealand captain, it may have been straight at him but that was travelling at an incredible speed. 

Finch c Williamson b Santner 13 (11), Australia 30/2 in four overs

Marsh lifts Santner over the offside inside out over covers. What a sensational shot that is from the all rounder. 

Mitchell Marsh whips out the sweep off Mitch Santner for his first boundary of the innings. Marsh will be key here for New Zealand. Australia 23/1 in 3.2 overs.

The Australian captain taking the initiative. He first charges down and hits Boult deep into the stands over deep midwicket, a 102m hit! Then he places the second ball of the second over past mid-off for a four. 

That is a freak dismissal if there ever was any. Short of a length from Southee, Warner goes for the pull but the ball doesn't bounce enough. It hits his thigh pad, then the back of his bat and then hits the stumps. How about that. 

Warner b Southee 5 (6), Australia Australia 5/1 in 1.1 overs

This is going to be a tricky first few overs for Australia and that is not good news for them at all considering they are chasing 201. Finch gets beaten off the last ball of that over. Australia 5/0. 

Ooo that could have been a big wicket off the third ball! Boult swinging the ball around corners. Once again the ball shapes away from Warner, outside edge and it flies just out of the diving slip's reach for a boundary.  

Right, David Warner is facing up to Trent Boult and Australia captain Aaron Finch is at the other end. Big swing from Boult first up and it completely bamboozles Warner. 

“I got the call last night and got to sleep on it. I mean we talked about throwing the first punch and it was just committing to that. It's a good competitive score and we've done half the job. Hopefully, we can finish it off”

He sends Hazlewood sailing over long-on to help New Zealand finish on a round figure of 200. Neesham ends on 26 off 13 balls while Conway is unbeaten on 92 off 58 balls. 

New Zealand 186/3 in 19 overs. Starc unable to finish an otherwise good over well. Conway moves to create some room for himself and crashes it through the offside. 

He smacks Cummins over midwicket for his first six of the match. This might not be a pretty sight for Australian fans.