The first T20 International Match was played on 17th February 2005 at Eden Park, Auckland between Australia and New Zealand. Australia won this high scoring match by 44 runs.
1st T20 International Match Summary
Toss: Australia won the toss and opted to bat
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Result: Australia won by by 44 runs
Player of the match: RT Ponting (Australia)
Australia: 214/5 in 20 overs (Ponting 98*, Symonds 32, Hussey 31*, Katich 30, Mills 3-44) beat
New Zealand: 170/10 in 20 overs (Styris 66, McCullum 36, Kasprowicz 4-29)
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Saurabh Sharma is the Editorial Head of Cricketnmore Hindi and a passionate cricket journalist with over 14 years of experience in sports media. He began his journalism career with Navbharat Times, part of the Times of India Group, before moving to television media with Sadhna News. In 2014, he joined Cricketnmore and currently serves as the editor of the platform.
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