Australian skipper Aaron Finch rued the horror powerplay his side endured in the first T20I, losing 4 wickets, but admitted that the visitors were comprehensively outplayed by a clinical New Zealand team. Finch also expressed admiration for the knock of Conway, who finished agonizingly on 99*.

David White, the CEO of New Zealand cricket, has revealed that he’s held talks with counterpart Kevin Roberts over potentially restarting international cricket with Australia-New Zealand matches. As things stand, both the oceanic countries have considerably flattened the Covid-19 curve.

Matt Henry, the New Zealand fast bowler, believes that the secret of New Zealand's success has been the depth of fast bowlers which has made them formidable in both white and red-ball format. The speedster also praised the heavily impressive Kyle Jameison after his success against India.

All-rounder Jimmy Neesham has admitted that it's the batting unit which has performed considerably well and has allowed them to carry the winning momentum post World Cup. New Zealand's 71-run defeat on Friday against Australia was their first in ODIs since the momentous World Cup final last year.