Australia Vs New Zealand 5Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 2007 (2006/07) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 21 January 2007
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Craig McMillan top-scored with 89 for New Zealand. Stuart Clark took 4/54.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 21 January 2007
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Michael Clarke
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 218 all out. Craig McMillan top-scored with 89 off 87 balls. Stuart Clark took 4 for 54 for Australia.
Chasing 219, Australia made 224 for 8. Michael Clarke top-scored with 75 off 111 balls, and Michael Hussey made 65. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke, 40% of the total.
Australia won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 218 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | c Michael Hussey b Stuart Clark | 12 | 43 |
| Nathan Astle | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 0 | 4 |
| Hamish Marshall | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Taylor | c Michael Hussey b Stuart Clark | 26 | 43 |
| Peter Fulton | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart Clark | 19 | 39 |
| Craig McMillan | c & b Glenn McGrath | 89 | 87 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 15 | 24 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Ricky Ponting b Stuart Clark | 6 | 10 |
| James Franklin | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 18 |
| Mark Gillespie | not out | 6 | 12 |
| Michael Mason | b Nathan Bracken | 4 | 7 |
Extras 23 · Total 218 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.4 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 1 | 54 | 4 |
| Andrew Symonds | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Nathan Astle, 2.4 ov), 2-7 (Hamish Marshall, 4.2 ov), 3-38 (Stephen Fleming, 13.1 ov), 4-53 (Ross Taylor, 17.1 ov), 5-84 (Peter Fulton, 26.4 ov), 6-126 (Brendon McCullum, 34.1 ov), 7-136 (Daniel Vettori, 36.5 ov), 8-193 (James Franklin, 43.2 ov), 9-205 (Craig McMillan, 45.2 ov), 10-218 (Michael Mason, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (5) and Nathan Astle (0) | 5 | 16 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (2) and Hamish Marshall (0) | 2 | 10 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (5) and Ross Taylor (17) | 31 | 54 |
| fourth | Peter Fulton (5) and Ross Taylor (9) | 15 | 25 |
| fifth | Craig McMillan (14) and Peter Fulton (14) | 31 | 57 |
| sixth | Craig McMillan (22) and Brendon McCullum (15) | 42 | 46 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (6) and Craig McMillan (4) | 10 | 16 |
| eighth | Craig McMillan (39) and James Franklin (18) | 57 | 39 |
| ninth | Craig McMillan (10) and Mark Gillespie (0) | 12 | 12 |
| tenth | Michael Mason (4) and Mark Gillespie (6) | 13 | 15 |
AUSTRALIA: 224 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Ross Taylor b Michael Mason | 0 | 10 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Brendon McCullum b James Franklin | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Clarke | c Ross Taylor b Daniel Vettori | 75 | 111 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Michael Mason | 5 | 15 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Daniel Vettori | 38 | 40 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 65 | 73 |
| Cameron White | c Peter Fulton b Mark Gillespie | 5 | 15 |
| Brett Lee | c Hamish Marshall b Mark Gillespie | 2 | 12 |
| Nathan Bracken | c Ross Taylor b Craig McMillan | 14 | 16 |
| Stuart Clark | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath
Extras 16 · Total 224 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mason | 10 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| James Franklin | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Mark Gillespie | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 2.4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Adam Gilchrist, 1.2 ov), 2-6 (Matthew Hayden, 2.4 ov), 3-17 (Ricky Ponting, 6.5 ov), 4-77 (Andrew Symonds, 19.4 ov), 5-167 (Michael Clarke, 37.1 ov), 6-175 (Cameron White, 40.3 ov), 7-198 (Brett Lee, 44.3 ov), 8-217 (Nathan Bracken, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (0) and Adam Gilchrist (3) | 6 | 9 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (0) and Michael Clarke (0) | 0 | 8 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (5) and Michael Clarke (5) | 11 | 26 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (38) and Michael Clarke (16) | 60 | 78 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (32) and Michael Clarke (54) | 90 | 106 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (3) and Cameron White (5) | 8 | 20 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (2) and Michael Hussey (19) | 23 | 26 |
| eighth | Michael Hussey (5) and Nathan Bracken (14) | 19 | 20 |
| ninth | Michael Hussey (6) and Stuart Clark (1) | 7 | 5 |
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