While New Zealand were able to recover from losing three early wickets, the game was all but decided when Australia clattered to 19 for 4 inside five overs with Tim Southee and Trent Boult finding movement under Hagley Oval’s lights that were being used for the first time in international cricket.
“The way they swung the ball – they probably swung it for seven or eight overs which, in T20 cricket, is pretty rare but we know they are world-class swing bowlers,” Marsh said. “They have done it for the last 10 years those two. We’ll have to combat that in the next few games if it swings.”
Williamson conceded he had been surprised by the amount of assistance his two leading bowlers found. “With the ball it was an outstanding effort. Dew came into play, the guys swung the ball nicely, we weren’t expecting it but was nice to have that asset.”
Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo
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