Mitch Marsh’s first T20I century has propelled the Australian men’s cricket team to a stunning three-wicket win over New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Marsh, Australia’s touring captain, played a lone hand in chasing down the Black Caps’s 9-156 with an unbeaten 103 from 52 balls at Tauranga’s Bay Oval on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
Only two other batters \u2014 Mitch Owen (14) and Sean Abbott (13 not out) \u2014 reached double figures, as Marsh carried Australia home with two overs to spare.<\/p>\n
Marsh hit seven sixes and eight fours in his eighth century for Australia across the three formats, adding to his four ODI and three Test tons.<\/p>\n
James Neesham’s 4-26 gave the Black Caps a fighting chance of squaring the series after Australia had already retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.<\/p>\n
Australia took the series 2-0, with Friday’s second match washed out.<\/p>\n
Wet weather continued to hover on Saturday, with the start of play delayed by 15 minutes after Marsh won the toss and elected to field first.<\/p>\n
Rain forced the team from the field briefly after just two overs of New Zealand’s innings.<\/p>\n
But star quick Josh Hazlewood (2-26) was able to make an immediate impact, removing out-of-form Black Caps opener Devon Conway (0) and number three Tim Robinson (13).<\/p>\n
Wicketkeeper Tim Seifert played an important knock but was dismissed by Xavier Bartlett (2-25) for 48 off 35 balls.<\/p>\n
Abbott wreaked havoc on the Black Caps’s lower order, finishing with figures of 3-25.<\/p>\n
Big-hitting Tim David pulled off a stunning catch to help dismiss Mark Chapman (4) to give Abbott his first wicket.<\/p>\n
Black Caps captain Michael Bracewell (26) and all-rounder Neesham (25) were able to do some damage late in the innings, smashing 17 from one Marcus Stoinis over.<\/p>\n
But Neesham fell to Bartlett before he was able to truly lift New Zealand’s score up towards a difficult victory target for the tourists.<\/p>\n
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