New Zealand's strategy team appear to have lost little of their chutzpah in the absence of Brendon McCullum.
Radio Sport's Matt Brown talks to Grant Elliott:
2. Mitchell McClenaghan deserved his recall
The world's fifth-ranked T20 bowler came back at the expense of all-rounder Nathan McCullum and dissolved any pangs of anxiety when he delivered the 19th over of Australia's innings.
It proved the clincher with three runs conceded and two wickets taken. A series of slower balls helped remove set batsmen Mitchell Marsh and Ashton Agar. McClenaghan finished with three for 17 from three overs and earned man-of-the-match.
His inclusion raised a hypothetical question: What odds would you have got at the start of the tournament to suggest New Zealand would beat India and Australia after leaving out Trent Boult and Tim Southee?
3. What World T20?
Yes, Dharamsala is a magical venue at the foot of the Himalaya, so much so that it was like David Copperfield had waved his wand to make the crowd disappear.
Granted, weather patterns can be fickle at the venue. Forecast rain and thunderstorms turned into a perfect alpine day, but that misjudgment is not reason enough to explain the swathes of fluorescent seating still visible. This looks more like an indictment against the tournament's planning. How could there be empty seats for a match in cricket-loving India between last year's World Cup finalists?
