Wellington: Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar’s (6/30) six-wicket haul and Glenn Maxwell’s 70 off 31 balls helped Australia beat New Zealand by 64 runs in the third T20I at the Westpac Stadium here on Wednesday.Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Australia posted a grand total of 208 for four, courtesy of Maxwell’s dashing innings and skipper Aaron Finch’s 69 off 44 balls. While Maxwell smashed eight fours and five maximums, Finch hit eight boundaries and two sixes.
In the second essay, Agar ran through the New Zealand middle-order as the host folded up for 144. With the win, Australia reduced the deficit but trails 1-2 in the five-match series.