Overview

• Australia chased 182 with 21 balls to spare, closing out the first T20I in 16.3 overs at Bay Oval.
• Captain Mitchell Marsh smashed 85 off 43 balls with nine fours and five sixes and was named Player of the Match.
• Tim Robinson, a late replacement for injured Rachin Ravindra, struck an unbeaten 106 off 66 to lift New Zealand from 6/3 to 181/6.
• Josh Hazlewood and Ben Dwarshuis removed key top-order wickets in the powerplay before Adam Zampa stemmed the scoring through the middle.
• New Zealand were without Mitchell Santner and Kane Williamson and now face bowling questions before the second T20I on Oct 3 at the same venue.