Toss – New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

Result - Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Teams
Australia: Shane Watson, Tim Paine (W), Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (C) (W), Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Kyle Mills, Ian Butler, Shane Bond, Jeetan Patel

New Zealand Innings

• New Zealand lost 1st wicket in 4th over – 1-5 (McCullum, 3.2 ov)
• P Siddle to B McCullum, OUT ! EDGED AND TAKEN ! Short ball just outside off, McCullum goes for the cut, but that was too close to cut and gets afaint edge to Paine. New Zealand have lost their first wicket for 5.
• Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
• New Zealand: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (93 balls), Extras 4
• Drinks: New Zealand – 54/1 in 16.0 overs (AJ Redmond 18, MJ Guptill 31)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (AJ Redmond 16, MJ Guptill 32, Ex 2)
• New Zealand lost 2nd wicket in 19th over – 2-66 (Redmond, 18.3 ov)
• N Hauritz to A Redmond, OUT! STUMPED! Flighted delivery outside off, slightly wider,Redmond comes down the track and has a swing but misses it completely. Paine has knocked the bails over. New Zealand have lost their second wicket for 66.
• New Zealand lost 3rd wicket in 23rd over - 3-77 (Guptill, 22.2 ov)
• N Hauritz to M Guptill, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Full and flighted on middle, Guptill drives the ball straight down the ground back to Hauritz who takes a sitter. New Zealand have lost their third wicket for 77.
• New Zealand lost 4th wicket in 24th over - 4-81 (Taylor, 23.1 ov)
• M Johnson to R Taylor, OUT! CAUGHT AT POINT! Good length delivery outside off, Taylor has played the square drive uppishly. Johnson plucks it out of thin air. New Zealand have lost their fourth wicket for 81.
• New Zealand lost 5th wicket in 27th over - 5-94 (Elliott, 26.4 ov)
• B Lee to G Elliott, OUT! LBW! Fast inswinging yorker on middle, Elliott failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. New Zealand have lost their fifth wicket for 94.
• New Zealand: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (171 balls), Extras 8
• Drinks: New Zealand – 107/5 in 30.0 overs (NT Broom 11, JEC Franklin 6)
• Power Play 3 (batting): Overs 38.1 – 43.0
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (NT Broom 23, JEC Franklin 26, Ex 2)
• New Zealand: 150 runs in 39.6 overs (248 balls), Extras 10
• New Zealand lost 6th wicket in 41st over - 6-159 (Broom, 40.5 ov)
• S Watson to N Broom, OUT! RUN-OUT! Full toss outside off, Played straight to point by Broom. Franklin calls for a single, Broom hesitates and both are batsmen are mid-way. Throw goes to the non-striker’s end where Watson runs Broom out. New Zealand have lost their sixth wicket for 159.
• New Zealand lost 7th wicket in 42nd over - 7-166 (Franklin, 41.6 ov)
• B Lee to J Franklin, OUT! BOWLED! Fast swinging yorker on off stump, Franklin is late getting down on that and loses his off stump. New Zealand have lost their seventh wicket for 166.
• New Zealand lost 8th wicket in 44th over - 8-174 (Butler, 43.4 ov)
• N Hauritz to Ian Butler, OUT! LBW! Fuller length delivery, Butler tries to play it on the side and misses and is hit on the pad. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. New Zealand have lost their eighth wicket for 174.
• New Zealand lost 9th wicket in 47th over - 9-187 (Mills, 46.4 ov)
• M Johnson to J Patel, OUT! RUN-OUT! Pushed to the cover region by Patel. They go for the single. A direct hit by Ponting sends Mills back to the pavillion. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Gould. Red signal by the Third Umpire sends Mills back to the pavillion. New Zealand have lost their ninth wicket for 187.
• New Zealand: 200 runs in 49.6 overs (309 balls), Extras 12
• Innings Break: New Zealand – 200/9 in 50.0 overs (JS Patel 16, SE Bond 3)

Australia Innings

• Australia lost 1st wicket in 2nd over – 1-2 (Paine, 1.2 ov)
• S Bond to Tim Paine, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT AT SLIP! Bond strikes! Fuller length delivery outside off, Paine went for the drive and edged that to slip to Taylor who took a sharp catch. Australia have lost their first wicket for 2.
• Australia lost 2nd wicket in 3rd over – 2-6 (Ponting, 2.2 ov)
• Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
• Drinks: Australia – 34/2 in 15.0 overs (SR Watson 14, CL White 15)
• Australia: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 3
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (SR Watson 31, CL White 19, Ex 0)
• SR Watson: 50 off 74 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
• Australia: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (172 balls), Extras 4
• CL White: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (SR Watson 54, CL White 50, Ex 1)
• Drinks: Australia – 123/2 in 32.0 overs (SR Watson 59, CL White 58)
• Australia: 150 runs in 36.6 overs (223 balls), Extras 4
• Australia: 200 runs in 45.1 overs (272 balls), Extras 4
• Power Play 3 (batting): Overs 45.1 – 50.0
• SR Watson: 100 off 129 balls (10 x 4, 4 x 6)
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (SR Watson 28, JR Hopes 22, Ex 0)

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