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Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Commentary, Live Updates

AUS vs NZ, 2016 - ODI Live Commentary

Australia vs New Zealand Scorecard
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1st ODI, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney , Dec 04, 2016
Australia Australia
324/8 (50.0/50)
New Zealand New Zealand
256 (44.2/50)
Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Steven Smith
Match Info
  • Venue Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs
  • Player of the Match Steven Smith
  • Umpire Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Mick Martell (AUS) and Paul Wilson (AUS)
  • Referee Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Australia 324/8 in 50.0 overs
  • Australia 322/8: M Starc c Watling b Neesham 11(5)
  • Referral 1 (49.4 overs): M Starc against NZ (Caught) - Unsuccessful (AUS 0, NZ 1)
  • Australia 300/5 in 47.0 overs
  • S Smith dropped on 152 by C Munro in 45.4 overs
  • S Smith: 152 runs in 148 balls (13x4) (4x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 of 23 balls between S Smith (28) and M Wade (21)
  • Australia 253/5 in 43.5 overs
  • T Head 2nd ODI fifty: 50 runs in 56 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • Australia 200/4 in 38.2 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 100 of 100 balls between S Smith (54) and T Head (38)
  • S Smith 7th ODI Hundred: 100 runs in 120 balls (11x4) (1x6)
  • Drinks: Australia 175/4 in 34.3 overs
  • Australia 150/4 in 28.4 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 52 of 53 balls between S Smith (25) and T Head (21)
  • T Head dropped on 7 by M Henry in 24.4 overs
  • Australia 100/4 in 22.5 overs
  • S Smith ODI fifty: 50 runs in 70 balls (4x4) (1x6)
  • Drinks: Australia 78/2 in 17.0 overs
  • Australia 50/2 in 11.5 overs
  • Mandatory power play (1-10): Australia 47/2
  • S Smith dropped on 13 by B Watling in 7.1 overs
  • L Ferguson makes his ODI debut for New Zealand
  • 8th wkt Partnership: 50 of 33 balls between C Munro (21) and M Henry (27)
  • New Zealand 250/7 in 42.1 overs
  • Referral 2 (38.5 overs): AUS against M Henry (LBW) - Unsuccessful (AUS 0, NZ 0)
  • New Zealand 203/7: de Grandhomme lbw b J Hazlewood 6(8)
  • Referral 1 (37.4 overs): de Grandhomme against AUS (LBW) - Unsuccessful (AUS 1, NZ 0)
  • New Zealand 203/6 in 37.3 overs
  • M Guptill 11th ODI Hundred: 104 runs in 93 balls (9x4) (6x6)
  • New Zealand 150/4 in 26.0 overs
  • New Zealand 102/2 in 19.3 overs
  • M Guptill dropped on 56 by G Bailey in 18.5 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 50 of 56 balls between M Guptill (28) and J Neesham (22)
  • M Guptill nd ODI fifty: 50 runs in 55 balls (6x4) (2x6)
  • M Guptill completes 5000 runs in ODI
  • Drinks: New Zealand 72/2 in 15.0 overs
  • New Zealand 53/2 in 11.3 overs
  • Mandatory power play (1-10):New Zealand 44/2
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