Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series 2018: Australia vs New Zealand- Final, 5 talking points

#2 Ashton Agar troubles the middle order with his spin

Once Munro and Guptill were back in the hut, the onus was on captain Kane Williamson and Mark Chapman to take New Zealand to a challenging target. However, Ashton Agar had other plans.

The very first ball of his spell had been hit by Guptill for a six, after which he staged such a comeback that no other batsman hit him for another! He mixed in the yorker-length balls and the fuller deliveries and got his first scalp when he bowled Williamson with a flat ball that was missed completely by the player.

Two deliveries later, he had Chapman plumb in front with a flat back of a length delivery. He was back again to dismiss Colin de Grandhomme, that was fired on the middle stump and his spell, in which he gave away just 27 runs for 3 wickets, stalled the Kiwi innings from gaining any kind of a momentum.