Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    24.1 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. 61/1
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    40.2 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! 88/3
    30.6 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 65/2
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    41.3 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 89/4
    54.2 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 156/5
    62.1 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 176/6
    71.2 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 211/7
    78.5 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 244/8
    83.6 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 267/9
    115.1 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 383 383/10
    Extras
    41 (b 12, lb 6, nb 3, w 20)
    TOTAL
    383 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    TG Southee2749203.4002
    MJ Henry30.1117052.3220
    W O'Rourke27108723.2230
    SC Kuggeleijn2017523.7531
    DJ Mitchell401704.2500
    R Ravindra712413.4200
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    4.4 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 12/1
    17.1 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 29/5
    4.6 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 12/2
    5.3 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 12/3
    16.6 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 29/4
    31.3 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 113/6
    40.3 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 161/8
    31.5 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 113/7
    43.1 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 179/10
    41.4 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 162/9
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    7 (b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)
    TOTAL
    179 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc943413.7710
    JR Hazlewood1205524.5800
    PJ Cummins1023313.3000
    MR Marsh401012.5002
    NM Lyon8.114345.2600
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    0.3 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! 0/1
    26.5 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. 81/4
    4.4 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 4/2
    15.6 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 53/3
    44.2 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 146/8
    38.2 taken at long off! Head looking to be aggressive, aiming down the ground, skews it slightly and picks out the fielder on the rope 127/5
    38.3 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 127/6
    42.2 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 139/7
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    51.1 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. 164/10
    47.5 edged, taken at second slip! Back of a length, straight, Cummins staying leg side of it and effectively steers the edge into the cordon 159/9
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    Extras
    6 (b 5, lb 1)
    TOTAL
    164 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    TG Southee11.124624.1100
    MJ Henry12.113632.9500
    SC Kuggeleijn301806.0000
    W O'Rourke7.541101.4000
    GD Phillips1644552.8100
    R Ravindra10202.0000
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    5.2 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. 15/1
    20.3 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 59/3
    11.1 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 35/2
    47.3 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 126/4
    64.4 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. 196/10
    47.6 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 126/5
    49.4 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 128/6
    56.3 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. 164/7
    60.4 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 187/8
    61.5 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 194/9
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    Extras
    19 (b 14, lb 2, nb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    196 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc932903.2210
    JR Hazlewood9.422022.0600
    NM Lyon2786562.4000
    PJ Cummins1214003.3301
    TM Head411012.5000
    C Green301615.3310

Match Details

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)

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

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15TWM LathamWA Young
2nd20KS WilliamsonWA Young
3rd24WA YoungR Ravindra
4th67DJ MitchellR Ravindra
5th0DJ MitchellTA Blundell
6th2DJ MitchellGD Phillips
7th36DJ MitchellSC Kuggeleijn
8th23DJ MitchellMJ Henry
9th7TG SoutheeDJ Mitchell
10th2DJ MitchellW O'Rourke