Dharamsala, March 18: New Zealand won their second consecutive match of the World Twenty20 after beating Australia by eight runs in a group phase clash here on Friday.
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New Zealand sored 142/8 after winning the toss and taking first strike and then restricted their opponents to 134/9 at the HPCA Stadium. The Kiwis beat hosts India in their opening game by 47 runs.
Brief scores:
New Zealand 142/8 (Martin Guptill 39, Glenn Maxwell 2/18);
Australia 134/9 (Usman Khawaja 38, Mitchell McClenaghan 3/17)
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