Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test

ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2019

Australia won by 247 runs

Australia won by 247 runs. Tom Blundell top-scored with 121 for New Zealand. Pat Cummins took 5/28.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2019 to 29 December 2019
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 247 runs
Player of the match: Travis Head
Captains: Tim Paine (Australia), Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Umpires: M Erasmus and NJ Llong
Match referee: RB Richardson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.

Australia batted first and made 467 all out. Travis Head top-scored with 114 off 234 balls, and Steven Smith made 85. Neil Wagner took 4 for 83 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tim Paine and Travis Head. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 360 across 10 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 148 all out. Tom Latham top-scored with 50 off 144 balls. Pat Cummins took 5 for 28 for Australia. Australia led by 319 on first innings.

Australia made 168 for 5 declared in their second innings. David Warner top-scored with 38 off 65 balls. Neil Wagner took 3 for 50 for New Zealand.

Set 488 to win, New Zealand made 240 for 9. Tom Blundell top-scored with 121 off 210 balls. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 81 for Australia.

Australia won by 247 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 467 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner	41	64
Joe Burns	b Trent Boult	0	1
Marnus Labuschagne	b Colin de Grandhomme	63	149
Steven Smith	c Henry Nicholls b Neil Wagner	85	242
Matthew Wade	c BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme	38	78
Travis Head	c Mitchell Santner b Neil Wagner	114	234
Tim Paine	lbw b Neil Wagner	79	138
Mitchell Starc	c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee	1	3
James Pattinson	not out	14	11
Pat Cummins	c Tom Latham b Tim Southee	0	5
Nathan Lyon	c Neil Wagner b Tim Southee	1	6

Extras 31 · Total 467 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	31	3	91	1
Tim Southee	33.1	6	103	3
Colin de Grandhomme	30	5	68	2
Neil Wagner	38	11	83	4
Mitchell Santner	20	1	82	0
Tom Blundell	3	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Joe Burns, 0.4 ov), 2-61 (David Warner, 21.2 ov), 3-144 (Marnus Labuschagne, 49.5 ov), 4-216 (Matthew Wade, 73.3 ov), 5-284 (Steven Smith, 104.4 ov), 6-434 (Tim Paine, 148.1 ov), 7-435 (Mitchell Starc, 149.1 ov), 8-458 (Travis Head, 152.2 ov), 9-463 (Pat Cummins, 153.3 ov), 10-467 (Nathan Lyon, 155.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (1) and Joe Burns (0)	1	4
second	David Warner (40) and Marnus Labuschagne (18)	60	124
third	Steven Smith (37) and Marnus Labuschagne (45)	83	171
fourth	Matthew Wade (38) and Steven Smith (26)	72	142
fifth	Steven Smith (22) and Travis Head (38)	68	187
sixth	Tim Paine (79) and Travis Head (61)	150	261
seventh	Mitchell Starc (1) and Travis Head (0)	1	6
eighth	James Pattinson (6) and Travis Head (15)	23	19
ninth	James Pattinson (5) and Pat Cummins (0)	5	7
tenth	Nathan Lyon (1) and James Pattinson (3)	4	10

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 148 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	50	144
Tom Blundell	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	15	19
Kane Williamson	c Tim Paine b James Pattinson	9	14
Ross Taylor	c Joe Burns b Pat Cummins	4	28
Henry Nicholls	lbw b Pat Cummins	0	1
BJ Watling	c Joe Burns b James Pattinson	7	17
Colin de Grandhomme	c David Warner b Mitchell Starc	11	33
Mitchell Santner	c Tim Paine b James Pattinson	3	32
Tim Southee	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	10	11
Neil Wagner	not out	18	20
Trent Boult	b Mitchell Starc	8	13

Extras 13 · Total 148 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	12.5	4	30	2
Pat Cummins	17	5	28	5
James Pattinson	15	2	34	3
Nathan Lyon	9	1	35	0
Matthew Wade	1	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Tom Blundell, 5.4 ov), 2-39 (Kane Williamson, 12.2 ov), 3-46 (Ross Taylor, 20.1 ov), 4-46 (Henry Nicholls, 20.2 ov), 5-58 (BJ Watling, 25.2 ov), 6-97 (Colin de Grandhomme, 36.1 ov), 7-112 (Tom Latham, 46.3 ov), 8-116 (Mitchell Santner, 47.6 ov), 9-124 (Tim Southee, 50.6 ov), 10-148 (Trent Boult, 54.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tom Latham (1) and Tom Blundell (15)	23	35
second	Kane Williamson (9) and Tom Latham (5)	16	40
third	Ross Taylor (4) and Tom Latham (3)	7	47
fourth	Tom Latham (0) and Henry Nicholls (0)	0	1
fifth	BJ Watling (7) and Tom Latham (4)	12	30
sixth	Colin de Grandhomme (11) and Tom Latham (26)	39	67
seventh	Tom Latham (11) and Mitchell Santner (3)	15	62
eighth	Tim Southee (4) and Mitchell Santner (0)	4	9
ninth	Tim Southee (6) and Neil Wagner (2)	8	18
tenth	Neil Wagner (16) and Trent Boult (8)	24	23

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 168 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c Tom Blundell b Neil Wagner	38	65
Joe Burns	c BJ Watling b Mitchell Santner	35	100
Marnus Labuschagne	run out (Tom Latham, Mitchell Santner)	19	33
Steven Smith	c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner	7	11
Matthew Wade	not out	30	54
Travis Head	b Neil Wagner	28	64

Did not bat: Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon

Extras 11 · Total 168 for 5 declared

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	9	0	30	0
Tim Southee	15	3	44	0
Colin de Grandhomme	5	0	14	0
Neil Wagner	17.2	1	50	3
Mitchell Santner	8	0	22	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (David Warner, 20.1 ov), 2-100 (Marnus Labuschagne, 31.1 ov), 3-110 (Joe Burns, 33.6 ov), 4-110 (Steven Smith, 34.4 ov), 5-168 (Travis Head, 54.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (38) and Joe Burns (14)	62	122
second	Joe Burns (18) and Marnus Labuschagne (19)	38	65
third	Steven Smith (7) and Joe Burns (3)	10	17
fourth	Matthew Wade (0) and Steven Smith (0)	0	4
fifth	Matthew Wade (30) and Travis Head (28)	58	118

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 240 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	c Tim Paine b James Pattinson	8	21
Tom Blundell	c Nathan Lyon b Marnus Labuschagne	121	210
Kane Williamson	lbw b James Pattinson	0	9
Ross Taylor	b James Pattinson	2	4
Henry Nicholls	st Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon	33	52
BJ Watling	c David Warner b Nathan Lyon	22	63
Colin de Grandhomme	c David Warner b Nathan Lyon	9	12
Mitchell Santner	c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon	27	46
Tim Southee	run out (James Pattinson, Tim Paine)	2	3
Neil Wagner	not out	6	7

Did not bat: Trent Boult

Extras 10 · Total 240 for 9

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	15	3	59	0
Pat Cummins	18	4	47	0
James Pattinson	12	3	35	3
Nathan Lyon	23	4	81	4
Marnus Labuschagne	3	1	11	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Tom Latham, 8.4 ov), 2-33 (Kane Williamson, 11.2 ov), 3-35 (Ross Taylor, 11.6 ov), 4-89 (Henry Nicholls, 29.2 ov), 5-161 (BJ Watling, 49.2 ov), 6-172 (Colin de Grandhomme, 51.4 ov), 7-212 (Mitchell Santner, 65.5 ov), 8-214 (Tim Southee, 67.2 ov), 9-240 (Tom Blundell, 70.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tom Latham (8) and Tom Blundell (19)	32	52
second	Kane Williamson (0) and Tom Blundell (1)	1	16
third	Ross Taylor (2) and Tom Blundell (0)	2	4
fourth	Tom Blundell (17) and Henry Nicholls (33)	54	105
fifth	BJ Watling (22) and Tom Blundell (50)	72	120
sixth	Colin de Grandhomme (9) and Tom Blundell (1)	11	14
seventh	Tom Blundell (13) and Mitchell Santner (27)	40	85
eighth	Tim Southee (2) and Tom Blundell (0)	2	8
ninth	Neil Wagner (6) and Tom Blundell (20)	26	21

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