T20 World Cup: New Zealand thump Australia in Super 12 opener

Devon Conway deed an unbeaten 92 arsenic New Zealand claimed a broad 89-run triumph implicit hosts Australia astatine the T20 World Cup.

It was besides Australia's heaviest decision successful a T20 World Cup and their 2nd largest of each clip successful the 20-over format.

Finn Allen got things started arsenic helium bludgeoned 41 from 16 balls successful an opening basal of 56 with Conway, who expertly controlled the New Zealand innings.

The left-hander added 69 with skipper Kane Williamson and James Neesham smashed 26 not retired from 13 balls, including six from the past ball, to instrumentality New Zealand up to 200-3.

Australia's pursuit faltered aboriginal connected with David Warner's bizarre dismissal - bowled via his thigh pad and the backmost of his bat - the archetypal of 3 wickets to spell down successful the powerplay.

A stunning diving drawback from Glenn Phillips, moving astir from heavy screen to region Marcus Stoinis, near the location broadside 50-4 successful the ninth implicit and each but ended the crippled arsenic a contention with Australia slumping to 111 each retired successful the 18th over.

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Tim Southee ended with figures of 3-6 from 2.1 overs portion left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner took 3-31 arsenic the Kiwis began their tourney with a confidence-boosting win.

Australia question to Perth to instrumentality connected Sri Lanka successful their adjacent crippled connected Tuesday, portion New Zealand determination connected to Melbourne to look Afghanistan the pursuing day.

Finn fireworks acceptable the code for NZ earlier Conway takes over

Allen ensured the Super 12 signifier got disconnected to an electrical commencement arsenic helium took the onslaught to Australia connected his World Cup debut.

The 23-year-old right-hander thumped Mitchell Starc implicit the apical for 4 2nd shot and sent the adjacent transportation adjacent further, implicit long-on for six.

World fig 1 T20 bowler Josh Hazlewood was adjacent into the firing enactment and was powered implicit screen by a charging Allen earlier the opener was fixed a beingness connected 19 erstwhile his mistimed propulsion changeable burst done Adam Zampa's hands astatine abbreviated good leg.

Allen proceeded to nail Pat Cummins and Marcus Stoinis for sixes earlier his stunning show of cleanable hitting was brought to an extremity by Hazlewood's perfectly executed yorker.

Conway had been blessed to play 2nd fiddle but, with Allen gone, effortlessly stepped into a starring role.

There wasn't the retired and retired aggression of Allen, with the left-hander picking his moments and targeting the leg-spin of Zampa.

The spinner saw his archetypal shot drilled done the covers and Conway doubly enactment him into the stands, the 2nd maximum taking him to a 36-ball half-century.

With Neesham taking the bulk of the onslaught successful the last over, Conway was denied the accidental to scope a maiden T20 planetary 100 but his classy 58-ball sound enactment New Zealand good connected their mode to victory.

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