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Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Match Summary

AUS vs NZ, 2016 - ODI Summary

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
AUS 324/8
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1053-steven-smith-playerprofile>Steve Smith</a>
Steve Smith
164 (157)
  • 14x4s
  • 4x6s
  • 104.45SR
<a href=/cricket/players/62477-travis-michael-head-playerprofile>Travis Head</a>
Travis Head
52 (60)
  • 5x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 86.66SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Trent Boult
ECON 5.1
10
OVERS
51/2
R/W
Bowler
James Neesham
ECON 9.66
6
OVERS
58/2
R/W
NZ 256/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1225-martin-guptill-playerprofile>Martin Guptill</a>
Martin Guptill
114 (102)
  • 10x4s
  • 6x6s
  • 111.76SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1480-colin-munro-playerprofile>Colin Munro</a>
Colin Munro
49 (59)
  • 4x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 83.05SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Josh Hazlewood
ECON 4.9
10
OVERS
49/3
R/W
Bowler
Mitchell Marsh
ECON 4.56
8.2
OVERS
38/2
R/W
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That's it from all of us here. Hope you liked our coverage today. Will the visitors make a comeback or will the hosts prevail again? Do join us for the second ODI between the two sides on 6th December at the Manuka Oval, Canberra at 0850 IST to find out. Until then, it's goodbye and take care!
Man of the Match, Australia skipper Steven Smith donates some of his money to charity. He states that he was lucky, was out lbw at one stage but was happy to make it count by posting a big total. Adds that he was looking to set standard in the field and admits that he got a bit hurt when he caught that blinder. Calls it a pleasing thing to get over the line. Credits Cummins for bowling well with some good pace and control. Admits that Head is a smart player, he too got lucky and made it count. Acknowledges that they need to keep preforming since they have been disappointing in the last few series. He is aware that NZ will come back hard but hopes his team can keep the momentum going and seal the series in the next game. Calls it important to smile, since that is why you play the game. Ends by saying that they are always looking to improve as a team.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says that they bowled poorly in the middle stage. Credits Smith for playing a brilliant knock. Admits that it is tough chasing such a big score. Acknowledges that they were good in patches. Adds that he was happy with the way they responded with the bat in the chase. Credits Guptill for scoring a fantastic hundred and feels that had they lost few wickets less in the middle stage, they could have pushed Australia more. Hopes that they can do better in the next game.
Earlier, Australia were reduced to 92/4 before a superb stand between Smith and Head rescued them. Both of them were gifted lives and they made the opposition pay for it dearly. Smith was dropped on 13 and went on to score a stupendous 164. Trent Boult was the only bowler who posed any threat and New Zealand will rue their missed chances in the field. They are 0-1 behind in the series and will look for a win in Canberra to stay alive in the series.
A spirited performance from the Kiwis with the bat to try and chase down 325 but it always looked 50-60 too many for them and that was in fact the margin of victory for the home side - 68 runs. Australia kept taking wickets at regular intervals despite Martin Guptill going great guns and his threatening 92-run stand with Neesham. Guptill was dropped on 56 and he made the hosts pay with a century but he could not get his team through. Hazlewood was the best bowler taking 3/49 and Marsh, Cummins and Zampa chipped in with a couple each.
44.2
W
Mitchell Marsh To Lockie Ferguson OUT!
OUT! That was pitched outside off which was angling in, Ferguson looked to dab it through the line but the ball took an inside edge and went on to rattle the stumps. That's it for New Zealand. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 68 RUNS and lead 1-0 in the three-match series.
44.1
1
Mitchell Marsh To Trent Boult
That was slow, low full toss on the stumps, gently knocked into the leg side for a single.
Over 44 : 255/9
3 Runs
L. Ferguson
0 (2)
T. Boult
0 (0)
P. Cummins
9-0-62-2
43.6
0
Pat Cummins To Lockie Ferguson
Inside edge, hits on the pads, goes towards the cover region for no runs.
TRENT BOULT is the new man in.
43.5
W
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro OUT!
OUT! Cummins outsmarts Munro with a well disguised slower one which Munro has a swing at and the ball goes to the fielder standing at mid off. Bailey takes the catch.
43.4
lb
Pat Cummins To Lockie Ferguson
Angling onto the pads, it hits the pads and it results into a leg bye in process.
43.3
1
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
Very full outside off, Squirted down to third man for a single.
LOCKIE FERGUSON is the new man in.
43.2
W
Pat Cummins To Matt Henry OUT!
OUT! Bowled overpitch around off, Henry goes for a wild swing but is unable to get the elevation and power this time. The ball goes high up in the sky, Bailey gets under it and takes a safe catch at long on. New Zealand drown further.
50-run stand up between Henry and Munro.
43.1
1
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
Angling on the body, Munro guides it towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
Over 43 : 252/7
4 Runs
M. Henry
27 (14)
C. Munro
47 (56)
M. Marsh
8-1-37-1
42.6
0
Mitchell Marsh To Matt Henry
Henry goes for a wild swing outside off but he cannot find the ball this time which is pitched wide outside off.
42.6
wd
Mitchell Marsh To Matt Henry
WIDE! Harsh call for the bowler. It was really close to the line on the off side.
42.5
1
Mitchell Marsh To Colin Munro
Munro has cut that ball hard towards the deep point region for a single.
42.4
0
Mitchell Marsh To Colin Munro
Banged in short by Marsh, Munro watches it till late and ducks at the last moment.
42.3
0
Mitchell Marsh To Colin Munro
Munro pushes it towards the point region.
42.2
0
Mitchell Marsh To Colin Munro
Munro tries to hit the ball hard which was pitched outside off but he misses it totally.
42.1
2
Mitchell Marsh To Colin Munro
Munro gets in line of the ball to drive it through the cover region for a double.
MITCHELL MARSH returns for a bowl.
Over 42 : 248/7
13 Runs
M. Henry
27 (13)
C. Munro
44 (51)
P. Cummins
8-0-60-0
41.6
4
Pat Cummins To Matt Henry
FOUR! Angling on the pads, Henry hammers it over the mid wicket region for a boundaty.
41.5
1
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
Munro has played it for a single towards the mid-wicket region for a single.
41.4
4
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
FOUR! Fuller on the pads, Munro flicks it to the square leg fence for a boundary.
41.4
wd
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
Wide! That's a really wide one by Cummins. Munro tries to reach it but it is really far.
41.3
1
Pat Cummins To Matt Henry
Angling towards the stumps, Henry swings his bat hard but finds the inside edge for a single towards square leg.
41.2
1
Pat Cummins To Colin Munro
Pitched outside off, Munro tries to hit it hard through the cover region for a single and finds his bat broken in the process.
Full Commentary
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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