<p>Australia won the 5th T20 international tri-series match against New Zealand in the&nbsp;Auckland on Friday.</p>

<p>Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat and for New Zeland, Martin Guptill played magnificently and slammed a century.</p>

<p>Martin Guptill and Colin Munro inspire the team to set a giant target of 243.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/cricket-australia-new-zealand-ausvsnz-martin-guptill-colin-munro-33064">Despite Guptill&#39;s 105 splendid ton</a>, New Zealand lost the match as Australian were very quick in scoring to achieve the mammoth target.</p>

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<p>Australian opener David Warner and D Arcy Short started off for the team well and scored 121 runs together.</p>

<p>Warner played with a strike rate of 245.83 and scored 59 of 24 balls which is commendable and D Arcy Short scored 76 of 44 balls for his magnificent performance, Arcy Short was awarded the man of the match award.</p>

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<p>Also, Chris Lynn (18), Glenn Maxwell (31) and Marcus Stoinis (4) contributed well to the team.</p>

<p>Aaron Finch played an unbeaten knock of 36 runs of 14 balls to lead the Oz to victory.</p>

<p>Australia had already reached the series finale after winning all of their three previous matches, with two victories against England and one against New Zealand.</p>

<p>Now, New Zealand would either have to beat England on the weekend or hope to scrape through on run rate to enter the decider.<br />
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D Arcy Short played a match-winning knock and awarded player of the match for leading the team to victory

Australia won the 5th T20 international tri-series match against New Zealand in the Auckland on Friday. Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat and for New Zeland, Martin Guptill played magnificently and slammed a century. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro inspire the team to set a giant target of 243. Despite Guptill's 105 splendid ton, New Zealand lost the match as Australian were very quick in scoring to achieve the mammoth target. What a game we've had at Eden Park! Australia pull off the biggest successful run chase in T20I history to beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in a classic! #NZvAUS scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/Cidk6uRryy pic.twitter.com/RQm52tEXev — ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2018 × Australian opener David Warner and D Arcy Short started off for the team well and scored 121 runs together. Warner played with a strike rate of 245.83 and scored 59 of 24 balls which is commendable and D Arcy Short scored 76 of 44 balls for his magnificent performance, Arcy Short was awarded the man of the match award. An outstanding chase! @ShortDarcy is the Player of the Match for his brilliant 76 that led Australia's record-breaking pursuit! #NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/wb1Lz0mnki — ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2018 × Also, Chris Lynn (18), Glenn Maxwell (31) and Marcus Stoinis (4) contributed well to the team. Aaron Finch played an unbeaten knock of 36 runs of 14 balls to lead the Oz to victory. Australia had already reached the series finale after winning all of their three previous matches, with two victories against England and one against New Zealand. Now, New Zealand would either have to beat England on the weekend or hope to scrape through on run rate to enter the decider.

Despite Guptill's massive knock, Australia outplays New Zealand to win T20 match

<p>New&nbsp;Zealand&nbsp;won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the fifth T20 tri-series match in Auckland on Friday.</p>

<p>Playing first, New Zealand has given a target of 243 runs.</p>

<p>For New Zealand, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro started off well and gave a good start for the team.</p>

<p>Guptil slammed a magnificent century and scored 105 of 54. His splendid knock included six fours and nine sixes balls.</p>

<p>He found a determined ally in Colin Munro who scored 76 runs of 33 balls.</p>

<p>Together they made 132 runs for the first wicket an both of them edged the ball of Andrew Tye in the safe hands of Maxwell.</p>

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<p>Tim Seifert (12), Mark Chapman (16), Colin de Grandhomme (0) and Kane Williamson (1) lost their wickets&nbsp;at a low score.</p>

<p>Ross Taylor and Ben Wheeler remained unbeaten at 17 runs and 1 run respectively.</p>

<p>Earlier, New Zealand&#39;s captain Kane Williamson said that the team needed to set up a solid platform to challenge the unbeaten Australians at Eden Park.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s a used surface but it won&#39;t change too much, so it&#39;s important we do the job first up with the bat,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>He said&nbsp;New&nbsp;Zealand&nbsp;had called up seamer Ben Wheeler to replace spinner Mitchell Santner, who has a knee injury.</p>

<p>Australia has already reached the series finale after winning all of their three previous matches, with two victories against England and one against&nbsp;New&nbsp;Zealand.</p>

<p>A win would guarantee&nbsp;New&nbsp;Zealand&nbsp;a spot in the decider, rendering their match against England in Hamilton on Sunday a dead rubber.</p>

<p>A loss means they would either have to beat England on the weekend or hope to scrape through on run rate.</p>

<p>Australian skipper David Warner said he would have bowled first regardless.</p>

<p>He said Australia retained the same team that beat England by seven wickets in Melbourne on Sunday and has dominated the series so far.</p>

<p>&quot;They&#39;re playing with freedom (and) they&#39;re executing their skills,&quot; he said.</p>

<p><strong>Squad:</strong></p>

<p><strong>New&nbsp;Zealand:</strong> Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (capt), Mark Chapman, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Seifert, Ben Wheeler, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.</p>

<p><strong>Australia:</strong> David Warner (capt), D&#39;Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake.</p>


Guptil slammed a magnificent century and scored 105 and inspires the team to put up a modest total of 243

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the fifth T20 tri-series match in Auckland on Friday. Playing first, New Zealand has given a target of 243 runs. For New Zealand, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro started off well and gave a good start for the team. Guptil slammed a magnificent century and scored 105 of 54. His splendid knock included six fours and nine sixes balls. He found a determined ally in Colin Munro who scored 76 runs of 33 balls. Together they made 132 runs for the first wicket an both of them edged the ball of Andrew Tye in the safe hands of Maxwell. Glorious Guptill's record-breaking century guides New Zealand to a giant Eden Park record 243/6! It's New Zealand's joint-highest total in T20Is too! #NZvAUS LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/Cidk6uRryy pic.twitter.com/6Uj1ce7JuC — ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2018 × Tim Seifert (12), Mark Chapman (16), Colin de Grandhomme (0) and Kane Williamson (1) lost their wickets at a low score. Ross Taylor and Ben Wheeler remained unbeaten at 17 runs and 1 run respectively. Earlier, New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson said that the team needed to set up a solid platform to challenge the unbeaten Australians at Eden Park. "It's a used surface but it won't change too much, so it's important we do the job first up with the bat," he said. He said New Zealand had called up seamer Ben Wheeler to replace spinner Mitchell Santner, who has a knee injury. Australia has already reached the series finale after winning all of their three previous matches, with two victories against England and one against New Zealand. A win would guarantee New Zealand a spot in the decider, rendering their match against England in Hamilton on Sunday a dead rubber. A loss means they would either have to beat England on the weekend or hope to scrape through on run rate. Australian skipper David Warner said he would have bowled first regardless. He said Australia retained the same team that beat England by seven wickets in Melbourne on Sunday and has dominated the series so far. "They're playing with freedom (and) they're executing their skills," he said. Squad: New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (capt), Mark Chapman, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Seifert, Ben Wheeler, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult. Australia: David Warner (capt), D'Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake.

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