Australia v New Zealand 1st Test

ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · Perth Stadium, Perth · 12 December 2019

Australia won by 296 runs

Australia won by 296 runs. Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 143 for Australia. Mitchell Starc took 5/52.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021)
Ground: Perth Stadium, Perth
Dates: 12 December 2019 to 15 December 2019
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 296 runs
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc
Captains: Tim Paine (Australia), Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Debut: Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and NJ Llong
Match referee: RB Richardson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Lockie Ferguson's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 416 all out. Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 143 off 240 balls, and Travis Head made 56. Neil Wagner took 4 for 92 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the third wicket between Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.

New Zealand replied with 166 all out. Ross Taylor top-scored with 80 off 134 balls. Mitchell Starc took 5 for 52 for Australia. Australia led by 250 on first innings.

Australia made 217 for 9 declared in their second innings. Joe Burns top-scored with 53 off 123 balls, and Marnus Labuschagne made 50. Tim Southee took 5 for 69 for New Zealand. From 131 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 160 for 6.

Set 468 to win, New Zealand made 171 all out. BJ Watling top-scored with 40 off 106 balls. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 45 for Australia.

Australia won by 296 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 416 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c & b Neil Wagner	43	74
Joe Burns	lbw b Colin de Grandhomme	9	42
Marnus Labuschagne	b Neil Wagner	143	240
Steven Smith	c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner	43	164
Matthew Wade	b Tim Southee	12	26
Travis Head	c Mitchell Santner b Tim Southee	56	97
Tim Paine	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	39	105
Pat Cummins	b Jeet Raval	20	85
Mitchell Starc	c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee	30	41
Nathan Lyon	c Colin de Grandhomme b Neil Wagner	8	6
Josh Hazlewood	not out	0	–

Extras 13 · Total 416 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	30.2	7	93	4
Lockie Ferguson	11	1	47	0
Neil Wagner	37	7	92	4
Colin de Grandhomme	22	8	37	1
Mitchell Santner	33	5	111	0
Jeet Raval	13	1	33	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Joe Burns, 12.6 ov), 2-75 (David Warner, 25.4 ov), 3-207 (Steven Smith, 74.3 ov), 4-225 (Matthew Wade, 82.1 ov), 5-301 (Marnus Labuschagne, 101.3 ov), 6-325 (Travis Head, 112.1 ov), 7-363 (Pat Cummins, 134.4 ov), 8-408 (Mitchell Starc, 144.6 ov), 9-416 (Nathan Lyon, 145.6 ov), 10-416 (Tim Paine, 146.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (26) and Joe Burns (9)	40	78
second	David Warner (17) and Marnus Labuschagne (15)	35	77
third	Steven Smith (43) and Marnus Labuschagne (88)	132	293
fourth	Matthew Wade (12) and Marnus Labuschagne (4)	18	47
fifth	Travis Head (40) and Marnus Labuschagne (36)	76	116
sixth	Tim Paine (8) and Travis Head (16)	24	64
seventh	Tim Paine (18) and Pat Cummins (20)	38	135
eighth	Tim Paine (13) and Mitchell Starc (30)	45	62
ninth	Tim Paine (0) and Nathan Lyon (8)	8	6
tenth	Tim Paine (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	0	2

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 166 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jeet Raval	b Josh Hazlewood	1	7
Tom Latham	c & b Mitchell Starc	0	2
Kane Williamson	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	34	70
Ross Taylor	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	80	134
Henry Nicholls	c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc	7	18
Neil Wagner	b Mitchell Starc	0	1
BJ Watling	b Pat Cummins	8	29
Colin de Grandhomme	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	23	21
Mitchell Santner	b Marnus Labuschagne	2	19
Tim Southee	c Michael Neser b Nathan Lyon	8	29
Lockie Ferguson	not out	0	2

Extras 3 · Total 166 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	18	2	52	5
Josh Hazlewood	1.2	1	0	1
Pat Cummins	14.4	3	46	1
Matthew Wade	2	0	8	0
Nathan Lyon	14.2	2	48	2
Marnus Labuschagne	5	1	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Tom Latham, 0.5 ov), 2-1 (Jeet Raval, 1.4 ov), 3-77 (Kane Williamson, 22.4 ov), 4-97 (Henry Nicholls, 28.5 ov), 5-97 (Neil Wagner, 28.6 ov), 6-120 (BJ Watling, 37.3 ov), 7-147 (Ross Taylor, 45.6 ov), 8-155 (Colin de Grandhomme, 46.6 ov), 9-166 (Mitchell Santner, 54.4 ov), 10-166 (Tim Southee, 55.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (1) and Tom Latham (0)	1	5
second	Kane Williamson (0) and Jeet Raval (0)	0	5
third	Ross Taylor (41) and Kane Williamson (34)	76	126
fourth	Ross Taylor (13) and Henry Nicholls (7)	20	37
fifth	Ross Taylor (0) and Neil Wagner (0)	0	1
sixth	Ross Taylor (14) and BJ Watling (8)	23	51
seventh	Ross Taylor (12) and Colin de Grandhomme (15)	27	51
eighth	Colin de Grandhomme (8) and Mitchell Santner (0)	8	6
ninth	Tim Southee (8) and Mitchell Santner (2)	11	46
tenth	Tim Southee (0) and Lockie Ferguson (0)	0	4

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 217 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c Tom Blundell b Tim Southee	19	63
Joe Burns	c Henry Nicholls b Tim Southee	53	123
Marnus Labuschagne	c Mitchell Santner b Neil Wagner	50	81
Steven Smith	c Jeet Raval b Neil Wagner	16	28
Matthew Wade	c Jeet Raval b Colin de Grandhomme	17	52
Travis Head	c Colin de Grandhomme b Tim Southee	5	8
Tim Paine	b Tim Southee	0	2
Pat Cummins	c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner	13	32
Mitchell Starc	c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee	23	21
Nathan Lyon	not out	0	11

Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood

Extras 21 · Total 217 for 9 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	21.1	6	69	5
Colin de Grandhomme	17	2	47	1
Neil Wagner	23	4	59	3
Mitchell Santner	8	0	35	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (David Warner, 17.6 ov), 2-131 (Marnus Labuschagne, 42.2 ov), 3-148 (Joe Burns, 47.2 ov), 4-154 (Steven Smith, 50.1 ov), 5-160 (Travis Head, 51.6 ov), 6-160 (Tim Paine, 53.2 ov), 7-180 (Pat Cummins, 62.6 ov), 8-189 (Matthew Wade, 63.5 ov), 9-217 (Mitchell Starc, 69.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (19) and Joe Burns (19)	44	112
second	Joe Burns (32) and Marnus Labuschagne (50)	87	147
third	Steven Smith (14) and Joe Burns (2)	17	30
fourth	Matthew Wade (4) and Steven Smith (2)	6	17
fifth	Matthew Wade (0) and Travis Head (5)	6	11
sixth	Tim Paine (0) and Matthew Wade (0)	0	8
seventh	Matthew Wade (5) and Pat Cummins (13)	20	58
eighth	Matthew Wade (8) and Mitchell Starc (0)	9	5
ninth	Nathan Lyon (0) and Mitchell Starc (23)	28	32

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 171 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jeet Raval	c Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Starc	1	21
Tom Latham	lbw b Nathan Lyon	18	68
Kane Williamson	c Matthew Wade b Nathan Lyon	14	8
Ross Taylor	c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc	22	42
Henry Nicholls	c Travis Head b Nathan Lyon	21	54
BJ Watling	c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc	40	106
Colin de Grandhomme	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	33	65
Mitchell Santner	c Travis Head b Pat Cummins	0	8
Tim Southee	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	4	10
Neil Wagner	c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc	8	5
Lockie Ferguson	not out	1	7

Extras 9 · Total 171 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	14	5	45	4
Pat Cummins	19	6	31	2
Nathan Lyon	22.3	3	63	4
Travis Head	5	1	13	0
Marnus Labuschagne	5	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Jeet Raval, 6.2 ov), 2-21 (Kane Williamson, 9.1 ov), 3-57 (Ross Taylor, 22.4 ov), 4-57 (Tom Latham, 23.3 ov), 5-98 (Henry Nicholls, 39.4 ov), 6-154 (Colin de Grandhomme, 59.3 ov), 7-154 (BJ Watling, 60.6 ov), 8-154 (Mitchell Santner, 61.5 ov), 9-163 (Neil Wagner, 62.6 ov), 10-171 (Tim Southee, 65.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (1) and Tom Latham (5)	6	38
second	Kane Williamson (14) and Tom Latham (1)	15	17
third	Ross Taylor (22) and Tom Latham (12)	36	81
fourth	Tom Latham (0) and Henry Nicholls (0)	0	5
fifth	BJ Watling (20) and Henry Nicholls (21)	41	97
sixth	Colin de Grandhomme (33) and BJ Watling (20)	56	120
seventh	BJ Watling (0) and Mitchell Santner (0)	0	9
eighth	Tim Southee (0) and Mitchell Santner (0)	0	5
ninth	Tim Southee (1) and Neil Wagner (8)	9	7
tenth	Tim Southee (3) and Lockie Ferguson (1)	8	15

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