Perhaps this match reminded me of the final match that New Zealand played against England in the 2019 World Cup. Why does this happen every time with New Zealand? Only New Zealand can do such a try and such a chance to win.
383 in the second innings might be the highest total for any team but unfortunately the team was defeated by just 5. The last six overs felt like I was sitting on the field watching the game. I am lucky because I got to witness such a match. I was betting on Australia but I would have been happy if New Zealand had won this match today. I know how boring it is to see one-sided victories in this World Cup tournament and today's match was enough to remove that boring feeling. There were chances till the last ball. If they could have scored 6 runs off the last ball, New Zealand would have won the match. Many thanks to both teams for gifting us such a match.
Batting at a target of 389 runs, it was much more difficult to win. Australian bowlers are quite experienced bowlers. Still New Zealand players managed to bat very well. If the two openers were able to bat a bit better, New Zealand could have won. Although Australia's two openers batted at a smart strike rate, New Zealand's two openers batted slowly. Good performances from Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell helped New Zealand to collect 383 runs in the end. Even then, the team could not win in the end. New Zealand and Australia are now level on points after today's defeat.