Australia lift Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a series sweep

New Zealand were clean-swept at home in the T20I series after neighbours Australia won a rain-affected third game in Auckland by 27 runs to mark their 100th victory in the format. In a game punctuated by several personnel changes and as many rain interruptions, the visitors scored at a brisk pace to ensure that New Zealand were left facing a gargantuan chase once their target was revised. Eventually, having to get 126 from 10 overs proved to be a bridge too far for the Black Caps, who managed only 98 in the face of tight Australian bowling.

A start-stop game had been forecast and Mitchell Santner rightly opted to have a target in front of him when he won the toss, but he would have liked a little more control from his bowlers, who leaked