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New Zealand defeat Australia by 8 runs

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New Zealand defeated Australia by eight runs in a Super 10 Group 2 match to record their second win in a row in the ICC World Twenty20 here today.

Brief Scores: New Zealand: 142/8 in 20 overs (Martin Guptill 39, Glenn Maxwell 2/18, James Faulkner 2/18). 134 for 9 in 20 overs.(Usman lhawaja 38, Mitchell Marsh 24; M McClenaghan 3/17).