New Zealand set Australia a daunting task in their T20 World Cup opener on Saturday, putting 200 runs on the board — and things could not have gone much worse for the defending champions who lost by 89 runs.
Unfortunately for Australia, it was a combination of early luck and some fielding brilliance from the Black Caps that led to two of their dismissals.
The first saw David Warner depart in freakish fashion after he inside edged a Tim Southee delivery onto his leg, then accidentally hitting the ball again that then went into the stumps.
“That is freakishly bad for David Warner,” Ian Smith said in commentary.
“Cannot believe it. Simply cannot believe it.”
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