New Zealand Vs Australia 20Th Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Eden Park, Auckland · 28 February 2015
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining). Brendon McCullum top-scored with 50 for New Zealand. Mitchell Starc took 6/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 28 February 2015
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Trent Boult
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 151 all out. Brad Haddin top-scored with 43 off 41 balls, and David Warner made 34. Trent Boult took 5 for 27 for New Zealand. From 95 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 11 runs, to 106 for 9. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 238 across 16 ODIs.
Chasing 152, New Zealand made 152 for 9. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 50 off 24 balls, and Kane Williamson made 45. Mitchell Starc took 6 for 28 for Australia. From 131 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 15 runs, to 146 for 9.
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining). Mitchell Starc's 6 for 28 are the best innings figures at Eden Park.
AUSTRALIA: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | b Tim Southee | 14 | 7 |
| David Warner | lbw b Tim Southee | 34 | 42 |
| Shane Watson | c Tim Southee b Daniel Vettori | 23 | 30 |
| Michael Clarke | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 12 | 18 |
| Steven Smith | c Luke Ronchi b Daniel Vettori | 4 | 11 |
| Glenn Maxwell | b Trent Boult | 1 | 3 |
| Mitchell Marsh | b Trent Boult | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Haddin | c Tom Latham b Corey Anderson | 43 | 41 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 1 | 7 |
| Mitchell Starc | b Trent Boult | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 7 | 30 |
Extras 12 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 9 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Adam Milne | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Corey Anderson | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Aaron Finch, 2.2 ov), 2-80 (Shane Watson, 12.6 ov), 3-80 (David Warner, 13.1 ov), 4-95 (Steven Smith, 16.3 ov), 5-96 (Glenn Maxwell, 17.2 ov), 6-97 (Mitchell Marsh, 17.4 ov), 7-104 (Michael Clarke, 19.6 ov), 8-106 (Mitchell Johnson, 21.3 ov), 9-106 (Mitchell Starc, 21.6 ov), 10-151 (Brad Haddin, 32.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (14) and David Warner (9) | 30 | 14 |
| second | Shane Watson (23) and David Warner (25) | 50 | 64 |
| third | Michael Clarke (0) and David Warner (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (11) and Steven Smith (4) | 15 | 20 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (0) and Glenn Maxwell (1) | 1 | 5 |
| sixth | Michael Clarke (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (5) and Michael Clarke (1) | 7 | 14 |
| eighth | Brad Haddin (1) and Mitchell Johnson (1) | 2 | 9 |
| ninth | Brad Haddin (0) and Mitchell Starc (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Brad Haddin (37) and Pat Cummins (7) | 45 | 62 |
NEW ZEALAND: 152 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins | 50 | 24 |
| Martin Guptill | c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc | 11 | 14 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 45 | 42 |
| Ross Taylor | b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 2 |
| Grant Elliott | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Anderson | c Pat Cummins b Glenn Maxwell | 26 | 42 |
| Luke Ronchi | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc | 6 | 7 |
| Daniel Vettori | c David Warner b Pat Cummins | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Milne | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 152 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 1 | 68 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | 9 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| Pat Cummins | 6.1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Martin Guptill, 3.5 ov), 2-78 (Brendon McCullum, 7.4 ov), 3-79 (Ross Taylor, 8.1 ov), 4-79 (Grant Elliott, 8.2 ov), 5-131 (Corey Anderson, 19.4 ov), 6-139 (Luke Ronchi, 20.6 ov), 7-145 (Daniel Vettori, 21.5 ov), 8-146 (Adam Milne, 22.3 ov), 9-146 (Tim Southee, 22.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (26) and Martin Guptill (11) | 40 | 24 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (24) and Kane Williamson (9) | 38 | 23 |
| third | Ross Taylor (1) and Kane Williamson (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Grant Elliott (0) and Kane Williamson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Corey Anderson (26) and Kane Williamson (25) | 52 | 68 |
| sixth | Luke Ronchi (6) and Kane Williamson (1) | 8 | 8 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (2) and Kane Williamson (3) | 6 | 5 |
| eighth | Kane Williamson (1) and Adam Milne (0) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Tim Southee (0) and Kane Williamson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Kane Williamson (6) and Trent Boult (0) | 6 | 3 |
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