At a glance

aggressive. We were truly outplayed.’’

Spin was in for the Black Caps who dropped Kyle Jamieson and recalled Mark Chapman the leftarmer whose bowling has been limited since shoulder surgery.

In an accurate, committed performance in the field, Williamson used 12 overs of spin. Chapman was tidy and snared the massive wicket of Glenn Maxwell (1), while Phillips conceded 21 off two, well and

Fifth men’s Twenty20 international at Sky Stadium, Wellington:

Australia 142-8 off 20 overs (Matthew Wade 44, Aaron Finch 36; Ish Sodhi 3-24, Trent Boult 2-26, Tim Southee 2-38) lost to

New Zealand 143-3 off 15.3 overs (Martin Guptill 71, Devon Conway 36, Glenn Phillips 34no; Riley Meredith 2-39) by 7 wickets.

Series: New Zealand win fivematch series 3-2.

trying to bowl a wide line to avoid being whacked square.

While the turn wasn’t as pronounced as game four, on a sluggish surface it was a hint of what we’ll see at the Twenty20 World Cup in India in October. Ish Sodhi relished it as he led the way again.

The legspinner removed Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar in successive deliveries when the charge was beckoning, both caught by Guptill at long-off, to end with 3-24 and superb series numbers of 13 wickets at 12, and economy rate of 8.26.

Matthew Wade (44 off 29) and Finch (36 off 32) had Australia in reasonable shape for 160-plus at 74-1 in the 10th, before Sodhi removed the captain and they were strangled by spin.

In the final seven overs Australia lost 5-43 as senior men Trent Boult and Tim Southee were effective, varying their pace and lengths. Boult snared 2-26 while Southee took two in the final over and conceded only three off the bat.