17 Mar 2021

High hopes Team New Zealand lifts the Auld Mug today

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 17 March 2021

Will today be the day that the Team New Zealand sailors lift the America's Cup?

The defenders of the Auld Mug are on match point, and were prevented from wrapping up a series victory over Italy's Luna Rossa yesterday, when the sailing was abandoned due to a change in wind conditions.

And while Team New Zealand are just one win away from securing the cup, the America's Cup has a history of unlikely comebacks.

Māni Dunlop spoke to RNZ's sports reporter, Felicity Reid.