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2nd Test: Australia vs New Zealand Head to Head Stats

2nd Test: AUS vs NZ, 2019 - Test Head to Head

Australia vs New Zealand Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne , Dec 26, 2019
Australia Australia
467&168/5d
New Zealand New Zealand
148&240 (71.0)
Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Travis Head
  • AUS
    • Matches: 58
    • Tied: 0
    • N/R: 18
    NZ
  • 32
    matches won
    8
  • 15
    Home Wins
    5
  • 12
    Aways Wins
    3
  • 607
    Highest Score
    624
  • 103
    Lowest Score
    42
  • 259
    Highest Total Chased
    227
  • 214
    Lowest Total Defended
    150
Form Guide
  • AUS
    NZ
  • New Zealand
    vs
    W
    Australia beat New Zealand by 296 runs
    l
    vs
    Australia
    Australia beat New Zealand by 296 runs
  • Pakistan
    vs
    W
    Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 48 runs
    D
    vs
    England
    New Zealand drew with England
  • Pakistan
    vs
    W
    Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 5 runs
    w
    vs
    England
    New Zealand beat England by an innings and 65 runs
  • England
    vs
    L
    England beat Australia by 135 runs
    w
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 65 runs
  • England
    vs
    W
    Australia beat England by 185 runs
    l
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Match Info
  • Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs
  • Player of the Match Travis Head
  • Umpire Marais Erasmus (SA), Nigel Llong (ENG) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
  • Referee Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Australia 257/4 in 90.0 overs
  • New ball taken: Australia 228/4 in 80.1 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 212/3 in 73.0 overs
  • Australia 200/3 in 68.5 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 109 balls between S Smith (21) and M Wade (21)
  • S Smith 28th Test fifty: 50 runs in 103 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • Tea: Australia 155/3 in 55.0 overs
  • Australia 150/3 in 53.1 overs
  • M Labuschagne 7thth Test fifty: 53 runs in 132 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 55 off 118 balls between M Labuschagne (27) and S Smith (28)
  • Australia 101/2 in 40.1 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 99/2 in 40.0 overs
  • Lunch: Australia 67/2 in 26.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 111 balls between D Warner (33) and M Labuschagne (15)
  • Australia 51/1 in 19.1 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 31/1 in 13.0 overs
  • Stumps: New Zealand 44/2 in 18.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (14.2 ovs): AUS against R Taylor (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 1, NZ: 2)
  • Drinks: Australia 29/1 in 9.0 overs
  • Innings Break: Australia 467/10 in 155.1 overs
  • Australia 450/7 in 150.5 overs
  • Referral 2 (150.1 ovs): NZ against T Head (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 2, NZ: 2) (Retained)
  • T Head 2nd Test hundred: 103 runs in 222 balls (10x4) (0x6)
  • Australia 434/6: T Paine lbw b Neil Wagner 79(138)
  • Referral 1 (148.1 ovs): NZ against T Paine (LBW) Successful (AUS: 2, NZ: 2)
  • Tea: Australia 431/5 in 147.0 overs
  • Australia 400/5 in 135.3 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 389/5 in 133.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 103 off 166 balls between T Head (42) and T Paine (61)
  • T Paine Test fifty: 51 runs in 72 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • Australia 350/5 in 121.3 overs
  • Travis Head completes 1000 runs in Test
  • Lunch: Australia 336/5 in 117.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 73 balls between T Head (19) and T Paine (31)
  • T Head 8th Test fifty: 50 runs in 109 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • Australia 302/5 in 108.0 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 284/4 in 104.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 116 balls between S Smith (17) and T Head (27)
  • Stumps: Australia 137/4 in 45.0 overs
  • N Wagner takes his 200th Test wicket
  • Australia 100/1 in 30.5 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 98/1 in 29.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 99 balls between D Warner (34) and J Burns (7)
  • Australia 50/0 in 16.3 overs
  • Tea: Australia 28/0 in 12.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (3.1 ovs): NZ against D Warner (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 2, NZ: 1)
  • Innings Break: New Zealand 148/10 in 54.5 overs
  • P Cummins 5th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/28 (17.0)
  • N Wagner dropped on 0 by M Wade in 48.4 overs
  • T Latham 16th Test fifty: 50 runs in 135 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • Lunch: New Zealand 102/6 in 42.0 overs
  • New Zealand 100/6 in 38.1 overs
  • Referral 2 (36.2 ovs): AUS against M Santner (Caught) Unsuccessful (AUS: 1, NZ: 2)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 63/5 in 29.0 overs
  • T Latham dropped on 9 by S Smith in 21.2 overs
  • New Zealand 51/4 in 20.5 overs
  • New Zealand 46/4: H Nicholls lbw b Pat Cummins 0(1)
  • Referral 1 (20.2 ovs): H Nicholls against AUS (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 2, NZ: 2) (Retained)
  • T Blundell 2nd Test hundred: 100 in 185 balls (11x4) (0x6)
  • New Zealand 201/6 in 61.3 overs
  • Referral 3 (54.3 ovs): T Blundell against AUS (LBW) successful (AUS: 1, NZ: 2)
  • New Zealand 153/4 in 47.4 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 93 balls between T Blundell (39) and BJ Watling (11)
  • Tea: New Zealand 131/4 in 39.0 overs
  • T Blundell Maiden Test fifty: 50 runs in 106 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • New Zealand 102/4 in 34.4 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 104 balls between T Blundell (17) and H Nicholls (33)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 77/3 in 26.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (30.2 ovs): AUS against T Blundell (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 1, NZ: 2)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 77/3 in 26.0 overs
  • New Zealand 50/3 in 17.5 overs
  • Lunch: New Zealand 38/3 in 13.0 overs
  • New Zealand 33/2: Kane Williamson lbw b James Pattinson 0(9)
  • Referral 1 (11.2 ovs): K Williamson against AUS (LBW) Unsuccessful (AUS: 2, NZ: 2) (Retained)
  • Innings Break: Australia 168/5 dec in 54.2 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 96 balls between M Wade (27) and T Head (23)
  • Australia 151/4 in 48.0 overs
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