End of over 20 (10 runs) Australia 134/9 (9 runs required)

A Zampa2 (1b 0x4 0x6)
PM Nevill7 (2b 0x4 1x6)
CJ Anderson4-0-29-2
MJ McClenaghan3-0-17-3
 

Now's a good time to look at the points table, too, before we turn our attention to England v South Africa.

Mitchell McClenaghan is given the player-of-the-match award: "Nice to perform like that but it was as a collective," he said. "The spinners were fantastic and got us back in the game. It's nice to show some teams we can play in these conditions. There still 2 more games [though]."

We'll have reaction from the captains shortly, and Brydon's penning the bulletin as we speak.

A comfortable eight-run win for New Zealand in the end. For the second match, New Zealand posted a total we thought was 20, 25 runs short. Maybe even 30. But again, New Zealand's spinners have been outstandingly controlled, calm under pressure, and - perhaps the most important point - the pitch never offered either side the chance to time the ball properly.

 
19.6
Anderson to Zampa, 2 runs, lofted tamely for two, and there's the match for New Zealand
19.5
Anderson to Coulter-Nile, OUT, bowled him! Inside edge as NCN tries to carve this somewhere, anywhere, but can only find his stumps

NM Coulter-Nile b Anderson 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
 

11 from 2! It's still on, Aussies!

 
19.4
Anderson to Nevill, 1 run, mistimed down the ground but just for a single
 

Ahaan: "Seems that even I can bowl on this wicket. All you need is to bowl is a slower one."

 
19.3
Anderson to Nevill, SIX, out! No - he's lofted it just over for six! Beautifully timed and Santner, who's not short, leapt up to take it but couldn't reach
19.2
Anderson to Coulter-Nile, 1 run, stand-and-deliver from NCN, but mistiming it (how often have I written that today?) for a single to long-off
19.1
Anderson to Faulkner, OUT, goddim! Guptil takes a fine catch in the deep as Faulkner, The Finisher, tries to clobber this across the line into the midwicket stand but picks out Guptil who has huge, safe buckets, scooping it up on the run

JP Faulkner c Guptill b Anderson 2 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
 

So, the final over. 19 needed. Anderson I think will take the ball - yes. Strap in,

vivek bhandari: "Micheal Hussey scored 34 off two overs (Mohd Amir and Saeed Ajmal) in the 2010 WC semifinal; and Dharamsala is a smallish ground; so it's still anybody's game"