New Zealand beat Australia by eight runs

New Zealand have left out spinner Nathan McCullum, bringing in Mitch McClenaghan in his place.

March 18, 2016 02:55 pm | Updated 07:20 pm IST

Australia's Shane Watson plays a shot during T20 World Cup 2016 match against New Zealand at HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Friday.  Photo: PTI

Australia's Shane Watson plays a shot during T20 World Cup 2016 match against New Zealand at HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Friday. Photo: PTI

Electing to bat, New Zealand won against Australia by eight runs making this its second consecutive win in the ICC World Twenty20 series.

Teams:

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Mitch McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Shane Watson, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter—Nile.

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