Marsh century secures Australia T20 series win

Third T20I, Mount Maunganui

New Zealand 156-9 (20 overs): Seifert 48 (35); Abbott 3-25

Australia 160-7 (18 overs): Marsh 103 (52); Neesham 4-26

Australia won by 3 wickets

Scorecard

Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh smashed 103 not retired to steer Australia to triumph successful nan 3rd T20 against New Zealand and unafraid a 2-0 bid win.

The opener dominated nan Australia innings, holding things together while wickets fell astatine nan different end.

The visitors were chasing 157 aft a reasonable batting show from New Zealand. Opener Tim Seifert top-scored pinch 48 from 35 balls aft nan apical bid fell to 77-4.

Late cameos from Michael Bracewell and Jimmy Neesham, who deed 26 and 25 respectively, helped nan Black Caps to 156-9.

Sean Abbott was nan prime of nan Australia bowlers, taking 3-25, while Josh Hazlewood and Xavier Bartlett took 2 wickets each.

In reply, Marsh was astatine his ascendant champion and almost single-handedly sealed triumph - Mitchell Owen's 14 nan second-highest score.

He vanished pinch an unbeaten 103 disconnected 52 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes.

The triumph secures Australia a bid triumph - having won nan first T20 by six wickets, while nan 2nd had nary consequence owed to rain.