Australia Vs New Zealand 20Th Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh · 27 October 1987
Australia won by 17 runs
Australia won by 17 runs. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 126* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
- Date
- 27 October 1987
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 17 runs
- Player of the match
- Geoff Marsh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 251 for 8. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 126 not out off 149 balls, and Dean Jones made 56. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh, 50% of the total.
Chasing 252, New Zealand made 234 all out. John Wright top-scored with 61 off 82 balls, and Ken Rutherford made 44.
Australia won by 17 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Sector 16 Stadium across the 5 ODIs in our archive. New Zealand's 234 all out is the lowest completed total at Sector 16 Stadium. Geoff Marsh's 126 not out is the highest individual score at Sector 16 Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: 251 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out | 14 | 28 |
| Geoff Marsh | not out | 126 | 149 |
| Dean Jones | c Ian Smith | 56 | 80 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Veletta | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Greg Dyer | bowled | 8 | 10 |
| Craig McDermott | lbw | 5 | 7 |
| Tim May | run out | 15 | 10 |
| Andrew Zesers | not out | 8 | 3 |
Did not bat: Bruce Reid
Extras 17 · Total 251 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| Stephen Boock | 10 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| John Bracewell | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (David Boon), 2-151 (Dean Jones), 3-158 (Allan Border), 4-158 (Mike Veletta), 5-175 (Steve Waugh), 6-193 (Greg Dyer), 7-201 (Craig McDermott), 8-228 (Tim May)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 25 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 126 |
| third | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 7 |
| fourth | Geoff Marsh and Mike Veletta | 0 |
| fifth | Geoff Marsh and Steve Waugh | 17 |
| sixth | Geoff Marsh and Greg Dyer | 18 |
| seventh | Craig McDermott and Geoff Marsh | 8 |
| eighth | Geoff Marsh and Tim May | 27 |
| ninth | Geoff Marsh and Andrew Zesers | 23 |
NEW ZEALAND: 234 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Andrew Zesers | 61 | 82 |
| Martin Snedden | bowled | 32 | 56 |
| Martin Crowe | run out | 4 | 5 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Dean Jones | 44 | 57 |
| Jeff Crowe | c Allan Border | 27 | 28 |
| Dipak Patel | st Greg Dyer | 3 | 10 |
| John Bracewell | run out | 12 | 20 |
| Ian Smith | c David Boon | 12 | 15 |
| Stephen Boock | run out | 12 | 8 |
| Willie Watson | run out | 8 | 8 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 5 | 6 |
Extras 14 · Total 234 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 9.4 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Andrew Zesers | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Tim May | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 7 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-72 (Martin Snedden), 2-82 (Martin Crowe), 3-127 (John Wright), 4-173 (Jeff Crowe), 5-179 (Ken Rutherford), 6-186 (Dipak Patel), 7-206 (John Bracewell), 8-208 (Ian Smith), 9-221 (Stephen Boock), 10-234 (Willie Watson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Martin Snedden | 72 |
| second | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 10 |
| third | John Wright and Ken Rutherford | 45 |
| fourth | Jeff Crowe and Ken Rutherford | 46 |
| fifth | Ken Rutherford and Dipak Patel | 6 |
| sixth | John Bracewell and Dipak Patel | 7 |
| seventh | John Bracewell and Ian Smith | 20 |
| eighth | Stephen Boock and Ian Smith | 2 |
| ninth | Stephen Boock and Willie Watson | 13 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Willie Watson | 13 |
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