- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.1 edged, taken! There's the breakthrough. Good length around off stump, hint of shape away, Smith plays, takes the outside edge Blundell dives across in front of first slip to pouch a good catch. Was heading straight for Mitchell. 61/140.2 What a corker! Full on off, swinging into Khawaja. It goes through bat and pad as Khawaja looks to defend and knocks the off-stump back. Henry reaps the reward for some superb bowling today. And he has got the big wicket of Khawaja! 88/330.6 Edged to first slip! Full and straighter around off, it pitches and seams away to take the edge. Mitchell makes no mistake. A tentative stay at the crease comes to an end for Marnus Labuschagne 65/241.3 got him! Edged behind! Another one goes. Back of a length, angling across, Head pushes at it away from his body, takes the shoulder of the bat 89/454.2 Top edge and gone! Henry with the breakthrough again. Back of length delivery induces the pull from Marsh. Not short enough for the pull and the ball goes straight up in the air. Blundell settles under it and pouches an easy one. Big wicket straight after the tea break 156/562.1 Hit straight to cover! That was a nothing delivery, on a full length and going across, there to be driven. Carey hit it hard, got a good hold of it, but unfortunately for him, straight to Kane Williamson, who pouches it without any drama 176/671.2 edged, taken at second slip! Well bowled. Short of a length around middle and off, Starc gets a thick outside edge and it flies at head height 211/778.5 big appeal and given! Cummins has called the review. Has Ravindra snaffled a bonus wicket before the new ball? Pitches and straightens, past the edge, this looks very out. Hits the back pad in front of off stump. Smashing off stump halfway up 244/883.6 caught behind! A lovely delivery from Henry who has been the pick of the attack. Good length around off stump, Lyon has to play, straightens to take a regulation outside edge 267/9115.1 Chipped to mid-off and Henry wraps things up with his fifth! Pitched up and it drew Hazlewood into the off-drive. Hits it in the air and Rachin takes it moving to his left. New Zealand bowl Australia out for 383 383/10Extras41 (b 12, lb 6, nb 3, w 20)TOTAL383 all out (115.1 Overs, RR: 3.32, 534 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Steven Smith, 24.1 ov), 2-65 (Marnus Labuschagne, 30.6 ov), 3-88 (Usman Khawaja, 40.2 ov), 4-89 (Travis Head, 41.3 ov), 5-156 (Mitchell Marsh, 54.2 ov), 6-176 (Alex Carey, 62.1 ov), 7-211 (Mitchell Starc, 71.2 ov), 8-244 (Pat Cummins, 78.5 ov), 9-267 (Nathan Lyon, 83.6 ov), 10-383 (Josh Hazlewood, 115.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 27 4 92 0 3.40 0 2 MJ Henry 30.1 11 70 5 2.32 2 0 W O'Rourke 27 10 87 2 3.22 3 0 SC Kuggeleijn 20 1 75 2 3.75 3 1 DJ Mitchell 4 0 17 0 4.25 0 0 R Ravindra 7 1 24 1 3.42 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 played on! Starc gets the first. Good length around off stump, Latham just looking to defend, brings the bat down late, plays it onto off stump. Latham may actually have been looking to leave that to begin with and realised it was far too close 12/117.1 Fired full down leg. Did he get a tickle on that? The finger goes up and Young is walking! Two wickets in two balls for Australia! He tried to nudge it down leg but only managed a faint tickle and it's a good take from Carey 29/54.6 oh no, what a mess up! Williamson is run out. A full ball, pushed towards mid-off, Williamson sets off, Young is ball watching, they collide into each other mid-pitch and Labuschagne hits the stumps. Was quite some force when the two batters ran into each other. Starc nearly got in the middle of it 12/25.3 taken at point! New Zealand falling apart. Full and wide outside off, Ravindra goes after it with a drive, slices the shot with an open face and Lyon holds a good catch 12/316.6 Edged and taken! Great comeback from Cummins after being hit for four. This is a perfect length ball in the channel that straightens. Mitchell gets squared up and gets a thick outside edge. Carey dives to his right and holds on as New Zealand lose their fourth 29/431.3 inside edge? Yes, taken at short leg! Lyon breaks through. Blundell using his feet, looks to defend, closes the face, and the edge loops off the top of the pad, Head has plenty of time to skip across the pitch and take it 113/640.3 Caught at deep backward square! The Phillips counterattack comes to an end as Hazlewood bounces him out. Well directed short ball angling into him and cramping him for room. Goes for the pull but top-edges it and Starc settles under it 161/831.5 straight to deep midwicket! That's awful batting. Uses his feet, tries to clear the leg side but just offers a simple catch on the fence 113/743.1 Got him! Caught at deep midwicket as he looks for another six off Lyon. The veteran spinner finishes with four and New Zealand wrap up for 179. Spirited knock from Henry comes to an end 179/1041.4 Caught at short leg. Lyon has another, Southee has to o. Length ball down leg, Southee tried to nudge it to the leg side and ends up giving Head some catching practice as he gloves it onto his thigh 162/9Extras7 (b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL179 all out (43.1 Overs, RR: 4.14, 208 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Tom Latham, 4.4 ov), 2-12 (Kane Williamson, 4.6 ov), 3-12 (Rachin Ravindra, 5.3 ov), 4-29 (Daryl Mitchell, 16.6 ov), 5-29 (Will Young, 17.1 ov), 6-113 (Tom Blundell, 31.3 ov), 7-113 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 31.5 ov), 8-161 (Glenn Phillips, 40.3 ov), 9-162 (Tim Southee, 41.4 ov), 10-179 (Matt Henry, 43.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 9 4 34 1 3.77 1 0 JR Hazlewood 12 0 55 2 4.58 0 0 PJ Cummins 10 2 33 1 3.30 0 0 MR Marsh 4 0 10 1 2.50 0 2 NM Lyon 8.1 1 43 4 5.26 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 Played on! Length ball outside off, Smith pushes at it but gets an inside edge and the ball makes a mess of his stumps. Smith is frustrated, Southee delighted. He finally has a wicket in this Test! 0/126.5 Has Phillips gotten Khawaja out stumped? Yes, confirms the third umpire. Phillips tossing it up wide brings him his first wicket against Australia. Just 82ks on a fullish length, Khawaja hadn't been able to score freely this morning and tried to make a play by dancing down the track and reaching out to try and smear it over extra. The ball spun away and Khawaja instantly turned and jammed his bat back. The bat plonked just in front of the crease, Blundell dragged the ball back to the stumps just in time. Really good work actually. 81/44.4 Labuschagne has been strangled down the leg side! Length ball going across him, he gets a tickle on it and Blundell grabs it up. Labuschagne continues his search for form 4/215.6 taken at square leg! No fifty for Lyon. He keeps his record. Full, angling in at the stumps, he aims to flick it over the leg side and is well taken by Young, above his head just in front of square 53/344.2 brilliant catch! Phillips has five. Wonderful grab by Young at short leg. Perfect line and length, brings Green forward, takes a thick inside edge and Young flies to his left. Phillips sprints off in celebration 146/838.2 taken at long off! Head looking to be aggressive, aiming down the ground, skews it slightly and picks out the fielder on the rope 127/538.3 gone first ball! Goodness me. Marsh pushes this firmly off his pads and it's superbly held low down at short leg. Quite hard hands from Marsh, pushing in front of his pads. Very sharp by Young under the lid 127/642.2 taken at short cover! Phillips has four. Tossed up outside off, Carey goes for the drive and doesn't keep it down. Sharp catch by Southee. That was traveling 139/751.1 Bail trimmer ends the innings, New Zealand need 369 to win Length ball lands in line and comes back in a bit, Starc shaped to play straight but had to adjust. He tried it by straightening his leg but the ball snuck through and hit the top of leg. 164/1047.5 edged, taken at second slip! Back of a length, straight, Cummins staying leg side of it and effectively steers the edge into the cordon 159/9Extras6 (b 5, lb 1)TOTAL164 all out (51.1 Overs, RR: 3.2, 235 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Steven Smith, 0.3 ov), 2-4 (Marnus Labuschagne, 4.4 ov), 3-53 (Nathan Lyon, 15.6 ov), 4-81 (Usman Khawaja, 26.5 ov), 5-127 (Travis Head, 38.2 ov), 6-127 (Mitchell Marsh, 38.3 ov), 7-139 (Alex Carey, 42.2 ov), 8-146 (Cameron Green, 44.2 ov), 9-159 (Pat Cummins, 47.5 ov), 10-164 (Mitchell Starc, 51.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 11.1 2 46 2 4.11 0 0 MJ Henry 12.1 1 36 3 2.95 0 0 SC Kuggeleijn 3 0 18 0 6.00 0 0 W O'Rourke 7.5 4 11 0 1.40 0 0 GD Phillips 16 4 45 5 2.81 0 0 R Ravindra 1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 Short, wide and nicked off! It was spun away and Latham went hard for the cut. The 89kph ball turned away and bounced, Latham still should have smashed that but nicked it to Carey. Sharp reflex catch from him, his gloves followed the spinning ball and the deflection off the bat wasn't sharp. Lyon grimaces and knows he's burgled one. 15/120.3 what a catch! A one-handed stunner from Smith at slip. Head strikes third ball. Length ball outside off, goes on straight, Young pushes forward and gets the edge. It goes fine, to Smith's left, and his reaction time is brilliant 59/311.1 taken at leg slip! Sharp catch. Lyon has the big one. Williamson has fallen into the trap. Around the wicket. Pitches around middle, straightens, Williamson plays and gets an inside edge. Smith stays low to take a very good catch 35/247.3 taken at point! The plan's worked. Got to praise Lyon and Cummins for the field setting. Not Lyon's best ball, short outside off, Ravindra can't keep the cut shot down and Green takes a simple catch 126/464.4 Clothed right up, Hazlewood runs in and takes it. Australia complete a 172-run win to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Hard length, heavy ball, normal stuff from Hazlewood. Mitchell went back in the crease, cleared the front leg and heaved across the line. The ball got big on him and came around chest-height. It ballooned up for a dolly. Celebrations follow. 196/1047.6 inside edge, yes! Another one goes. That's very soft, really. Round the wicket, Blundell pressers forward, gets an inside edge that loops up off the thigh guard to give Head a simple chance 126/549.4 brilliant bowling! Pushed through a touch quicker, Phillips playing back, deep in the crease. He's called the review but it looks very out. Just above the knee roll, but he's so far back on his stumps. Phillips is already walking off, and it's three reds 128/656.3 Extra bounce does it for Green. Heavy ball on a length, 136ks, angling in at the body. It erupted at the flank and all Kuggeleijn could do was fend and hop. The bottom hand came off and the ball ballooned off the glove to the left of Carey, who jumped across and took a dolly. 164/760.4 Edged and Smith takes a high catch at second slip. Henry stood still and tried to drive the ball on the up through cover. It was three-quarter length outside off at 131ks, he couldn't cope with the pace or bounce that Hazlewood got from his steep height. Outside edge went high to the right of Smith. Floaty, so not too difficult 187/861.5 One-handed hit doesn't clear long-on and Lyon has six, ten-for in the Test too! Southee made room and tried to heave it across, hit it too soon it skied high. Starc settled close to the boundary to fizzle out the anticipation building in the crowd. Great loop from Lyon btw 194/9Extras19 (b 14, lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL196 all out (64.4 Overs, RR: 3.03, 303 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tom Latham, 5.2 ov), 2-35 (Kane Williamson, 11.1 ov), 3-59 (Will Young, 20.3 ov), 4-126 (Rachin Ravindra, 47.3 ov), 5-126 (Tom Blundell, 47.6 ov), 6-128 (Glenn Phillips, 49.4 ov), 7-164 (Scott Kuggeleijn, 56.3 ov), 8-187 (Matt Henry, 60.4 ov), 9-194 (Tim Southee, 61.5 ov), 10-196 (Daryl Mitchell, 64.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 9 3 29 0 3.22 1 0 JR Hazlewood 9.4 2 20 2 2.06 0 0 NM Lyon 27 8 65 6 2.40 0 0 PJ Cummins 12 1 40 0 3.33 0 1 TM Head 4 1 10 1 2.50 0 0 C Green 3 0 16 1 5.33 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
29 February 1,2,3 March 2024 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 12, New Zealand 0
Close of Play
- Thu, 29 Feb - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 279/9 (C Green 103*, JR Hazlewood 0*, 85 ov)
- Fri, 1 Mar - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 13/2 (UT Khawaja 5*, NM Lyon 6*, 8 ov)
- Sat, 2 Mar - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 111/3 (R Ravindra 56*, DJ Mitchell 12*, 41 ov)
- Sun, 3 Mar - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 196 (64.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 49.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - GD Phillips (Struck down)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 149/6 in 54.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 27, SC Kuggeleijn 17)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 54.1 overs (326 balls), Extras 13
- Australia: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Australia - 71/3 in 21.0 overs (UT Khawaja 20, C Green 7)
- Australia: 100 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: Australia - 113/4 in 35.0 overs (C Green 17, TM Head 24)
- Australia: 150 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia - 159/9 in 47.5 overs (MA Starc 8)
- Innings Break: Australia - 164/10 in 51.1 overs (JR Hazlewood 1)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Over 5.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - KS Williamson (Struck down)
- Tea: New Zealand - 15/1 in 6.0 overs (WA Young 7, KS Williamson 0)
- Over 17.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - R Ravindra (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: New Zealand - 64/3 in 24.0 overs (R Ravindra 24, DJ Mitchell 3)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 34.5 overs (209 balls), Extras 11
- R Ravindra: 50 off 77 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (R Ravindra 33, DJ Mitchell 11, Ex 6)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 111/3 in 41.0 overs (R Ravindra 56, DJ Mitchell 12)
- Australia: 300 runs in 91.5 overs (554 balls), Extras 32
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (C Green 38, JR Hazlewood 11, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia - 332/9 in 98.0 overs (C Green 138, JR Hazlewood 15)
- C Green: 150 off 225 balls (20 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Australia: 350 runs in 103.2 overs (623 balls), Extras 39
- 10th Wicket: 100 runs in 133 balls (C Green 75, JR Hazlewood 17, Ex 9)
- Lunch: Australia - 383/10 in 115.1 overs (C Green 174)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Drinks: New Zealand - 16/3 in 11.0 overs (WA Young 8, DJ Mitchell 2)
- Tea: New Zealand - 42/5 in 21.0 overs (TA Blundell 5, GD Phillips 8)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 21.6 overs (134 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (TA Blundell 24, GD Phillips 26, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (170 balls), Extras 5
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (175 balls), Extras 5
- GD Phillips: 50 off 43 balls (10 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 144/7 in 37.0 overs (GD Phillips 62, MJ Henry 19)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 38.4 overs (234 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 179/10 in 43.1 overs (W O'Rourke 0)
- Australia 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Australia - 13/2 in 8.0 overs (UT Khawaja 5, NM Lyon 6)
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 27/0 in 15.0 overs (SPD Smith 17, UT Khawaja 8)
- Over 20.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 20.4 overs (125 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (SPD Smith 24, UT Khawaja 26, Ex 2)
- Lunch: Australia - 62/1 in 27.0 overs (UT Khawaja 28, M Labuschagne 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 88/3 in 40.2 overs (C Green 5)
- Australia: 100 runs in 43.1 overs (260 balls), Extras 18
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (C Green 16, MR Marsh 33, Ex 1)
- Tea: Australia - 147/4 in 53.0 overs (C Green 23, MR Marsh 39)
- Australia: 150 runs in 53.4 overs (323 balls), Extras 19
- Drinks: Australia - 197/6 in 69.0 overs (C Green 44, MA Starc 8)
- Australia: 200 runs in 69.2 overs (417 balls), Extras 29
- C Green: 50 off 108 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 78.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - PJ Cummins (Struck down)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs.
- Australia: 250 runs in 80.2 overs (484 balls), Extras 30
- Over 82.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - NM Lyon (Struck down)
- C Green: 100 off 154 balls (16 x 4)
- End Of Day: Australia - 279/9 in 85.0 overs (C Green 103, JR Hazlewood 0)
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