Aussies sunk by McCullum heroics

Second Twenty20 international, Christchurch (AMI Stadium):
New Zealand 214-6 (20 ovs) & 9-0 (Super Over) beat Australia 214-4 (20 ovs) & 6-1 (SO) after scores were tied.
Match scorecard

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McCullum tried his luck all round the wicket in Christchurch

New Zealand won a thrilling game against Australia in a Super Over after Brendon McCullum hammered the second-highest international Twenty20 score.

Tim Southee took 6-1 in Australia's Super Over - the equivalent of extra-time - after the two sides tied on 214.

Shaun Tait then fired down two wides as man-of-the-match McCullum and Martin Guptill made 9-0 in New Zealand's over.

Earlier, McCullum hammered 116 not out off 56 balls before Australia fell one shy of the 12 needed off the last over.

McCullum's maiden Twenty20 international century was filled with dazzling strokes, including scooped sixes off Tait.

He brought up his 100 in 50 balls, with eight sixes and 12 fours, to equal Chris Gayle's record for the fastest hundred in international Twenty20 history.

606: DEBATE Well played Brendon McCullum and Tim Southee - exceptional bowling at the death and in the super over alfie_nz

But the New Zealand keeper could not knock the West Indian off the top of the highest Twenty20 scores list, finishing unbeaten on 116, one run short of Gayle's total.

McCullum's eight huge sixes were the most by a New Zealander in an innings - surpassing Jacob Oram's six against Australia in 2007 - and put him third on the all-time list behind Gayle (10) and Loots Bosman (nine).

Gareth Hopkins weighed in with a 17-ball 36 before Nathan McCullum (14 not out) joined his brother to hoist New Zealand past the 200-run mark for the first time in the shortest form of the game.

Australia's top order all contributed, with David Warner getting them off to a flyer with 20 off only 10 balls.

Brad Haddin, with 47 off 36 deliveries, kept the Aussies rattling along before Michael Clarke and Cameron White nearly took Australia to victory.

White blazed his way to an unbeaten 64 off only 26 balls while Clarke, who made 67 off 45 deliveries, was run out off the final ball of the regular overs going for a third run which would have given Australia victory.

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