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Records tumble in stunning Aussie win

Australia shock New Zealand in Auckland, producing the highest successful run chase in T20 history

Australia have pulled off the highest successful run chase in the history of Twenty20 cricket in an extraordinary night at Eden Park in Auckland.

Watch all 32 sixes from epic clash at Eden Park

The Australians chased down a target of 244 with an incredible seven balls to spare thanks largely to a 121-run opening stand between David Warner and D'Arcy Short in just 8.3 overs. They finished on 5-245 from 18.5 overs.

At the same venue where these two sides played a low-scoring 50-over thriller at the 2015 World Cup, which the Black Caps won by one wicket, the Australians this time finished victorious.

Australia's score is the highest winning total in the second innings of not just T20 international cricket, but all 20-over cricket including the domestic level.

Warner, Short give Aussies flying start

The previous mark was the 6-236 that West Indies posted from 19.2 overs in their win against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2015.

New Zealand domestic side Central Districts posted a score of 4-248 in the second innings of their match against Otago in 2016, but that was in a losing effort.

India's score of 4-244 against the Windies in 2016 was also in a losing cause.

New Zealand openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro had earlier hammered 132 for the first wicket in less than 11 overs, the pair hitting 11 fours and 10 sixes during their partnership.

Guptill, Munro flay Aussies in massive opening stand

Munro departed for 76 from just 33 balls but Guptill continued the assault and brought up his second T20 century from just 49 balls, topping Brendon McCullum's mark of 50 deliveries as the fastest T20 hundred by a Black Cap.

The hosts finished on 6-243 from their 20 overs, their innings including 14 fours and 18 sixes.

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But skipper Warner (59 from 24 balls) and opening partner Short (76 from 44) immediately put Australia on course for victory, bringing up the 50 partnership in just four overs and the 100 in 7.1 overs. The Aussies were 135 at the halfway point of the innings.

Chris Lynn (18 from 13), Glenn Maxwell (31 from 14) and Aaron Finch (36no from 14) finished the job, the tourists cruising to victory in singles and winning with more than an over remaining.

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RECORDS THAT FELL AT EDEN PARK

  • Australia's score of 5-245 is the highest successful run chase in the history of all T20 cricket
  • It is also the highest second-innings score in T20 internationals and the second-highest second innings in all T20s
  • It is the fifth-highest total in all T20 internationals
  • The 32 sixes scored in the match is an equal record in T20 internationals
  • The 488 runs scored at Eden Park is the second highest match aggregate in T20 internationals
  • The 64 runs NZ's Ben Wheeler conceded from his 3.1 overs is the equal third-most by a bowler in T20 internationals. Wheeler was spared the record of 69 when he was forcibly removed from the bowling attack for bowling two waist-high full tosses
  • Wheeler's economy rate of 20.21 is the fourth-worst in T20 internationals, just short of the record of 20.50
  • The 18 wides NZ conceded is the fourth-most in T20 internationals. The match total of 26 is the third-most in a game
  • New Zealand's 6-243 is the highest score Australia have conceded in T20 cricket. It also equals the Black Caps' highest T20 total
  • Martin Guptill's century from 49 balls is the fastest by a New Zealander, overtaking Brendon McCullum's previous record of 50 deliveries
  • During his innings, Guptill overtook McCullum's mark ot 2140 to be the highest run-scorer in the history of T20 Internationals. He has 2188 career runs

Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series

First T20I Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets. Scorecard

Second T20I Australia beat England by five wickets. Scorecard

Third T20I Australia beat England by seven wickets. Scorecard

Fourth T20I New Zealand beat England by 12 runs. Scorecard

Fifth T20I Australia beat New Zealand by five wickets. Scorecard

Sixth T20I NZ v England, Seddon Park, February 18. Scorecard

Final Australia v TBC, Eden Park, February 21. Scorecard

Australia squad: David Warner (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

England squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, David Willey, Mark Wood.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Anaru Kitchen, Colin Munro, Seth Rance, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Ben Wheeler.