World T20: New Zealand clinch hard-fought win against Australia

New Zealand produced a brilliant performance to clinch a hard fought 8-run victory against Australia at Dharamshala on Friday.

New Zealand produced a brilliant performance to clinch a hard fought 8-run victory against Australia at Dharamshala on Friday.

Australia's Shane Watson(R) plays a shot as New Zealand's wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi looks on. (AFP Photo)

Over 19: 3 runs and two wicket off the over. Aus 124/7

Over 18: 5 runs off the over. Aus 121/5

Over 17: 15 runs off the over. Aus 116/5

Over 16: 1 runs and a wicket off the over. Aus 101/5

Over 15: 11 runs off the over. Aus 100/4

Over 14: 4 runs off the over. Aus 89/4

Over 13: Big over for Australia as 14 runs came off it. Aus 85/4

Over 12: 3 runs off the over. Aus 71/4

Over 11: 2 runs and a wicket off the over. Aus 68/4

10.1 Santner to Warner

Warner’s gone for a huge pull and picked out deep midwicket who barely has to move!

Over 10: 4 runs off the over. Aus 66/3

Over 9: 7 runs and a brilliant run out in the over. Aus 62/3

Over 8: 3 runs off the over. Aus 55/2

Over 7: 2 runs and a wicket off the over. Aus 52/2

6.4 Santner to Smith

Santner gave this more flight, a tough wider too, luring Smith into dancing down the pitch, it gripped and spun away and the bails were whipped off.

Over 6: 8 runs and a wicket off the over. Aus 50/1

5.2 McClenaghan to Watson

Watson has fallen, hook, line and sinker - I think that may have been a slower ball, and he’s driven it straight to mid-off.

Over 5: 5 runs off the over. Australia 42/0

Over 4: 7 runs off the over. Australia 37/0

Over 3: 11 runs off the over. Australia 30/0

Over 2: 8 runs off the over. Australia 19/0

Over 1: 11 off Anderson’s first over, including two boundaries by Khawaja. Australia 11/0

New Zealand reached 142 for the loss of 8 wickets at the end of their innings against Australia in their World T20 encounter at Dharamsala on Friday.

AUS XI: U Khawaja, S Watson, S Smith, D Warner, G Maxwell, M Marsh, J Faulkner, P Nevill, A Agar, A Zampa, N Coulter-Nile

NZ XI: M Guptill, K Williamson, C Munro, C Anderson, R Taylor, G Elliott, M Santner, L Ronchi, A Milne, M McClenaghan, I Sodhi