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Australia cricket team. (BCCI/Twitter)
Toss:
Australia have won the toss and have opted to field
Teams:
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner(c), D'Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Blundell(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Commentary (Australia innings)
Billy Stanlake is declared the Man of the Match. His spell at the start decided the fate of this game as New Zealand never recovered after that. That's all we have from this game. We look forward to your company on 7th February for the clash between Australia and England in Hobart. Do join us at 1940 local (0840 GMT) for all the action. Cheers!
Glenn Maxwell gives a quick interview on his way back. He says that he is happy with the team performance. Adds that many of their players have played a lot of domestic cricket and were looking good. On the chase, he replies that they didn't get much from the Powerplay so they tried to score quick runs after that. Mentions that they played to their strengths and he is delighted that Lynn took the pressure off him. On team selection, he says that the players were chosen on current form and good performance in the Big Bash League. He reckons that they want to see more success in this format. On being asked about taking tips from Ricky Ponting, Maxwell replies that he is his idol and he always looks up to him.
The tourist got two early wickets in the game but didn't apply enough pressure to bottle up Australia. They didn't get the bounce that Stanlake produced which allowed Maxwell and Lynn to go after them. 117 is less on any pitch and after the revised target it became even more difficult for New Zealand. Just the first game of the series, they will take positives from it, if any, and will try to bounce back.
Commanding win for this new-look Australia! After a delayed start to the chase, Australia were set a revised target of 95 runs in 15 overs. The hosts approached it with aggressive intent and tried to score quickly. They lost a couple of quick wickets but that didn't stop Maxwell and Lynn from playing their shots. Their partnership worth 77 off 53 balls sealed the deal for the visitors.
11.3 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell finishes it off in style. Southee pitches it full and around off, Maxwell pounces onto it and spanks it over mid off. One bounce into the fence. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS (D-L method)! 96/3
11.2 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Bouncer by Tim, Glenn ducks. 92/3
11.1 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, FOUR! My lord, that's power for you. A length ball around middle, Maxwell walks across the stumps and bludgeons it through square leg. There is a fielder in the deep but before he can react, it has crossed the fence. 92/3
11.1 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Wide! Short and angling down the leg side, Maxwell tries to work it around but misses. 88/3
Tim Southee to bowl...
Alex Carey is in next.
10.6 T Boult to C Lynn, OUT! Lynn falls to a short ball. He once again attempts to power his pull shot but fails to get on top of the bounce. As a result, his shot lacks the desired venom to sail into the stand. Sodhi catches it in the deep backward square leg region. For a moment, we thought he misjudged it. But no, was always in control, it's just he didn't bring his body behind and caught it sideways. 87/3
10.5 T Boult to C Lynn, That's a mishit but it still goes like a rocket. Short in length on middle, Lynn powers it with great bat speed, doesn't middle but it races to wide long on. A couple taken. 87/2
10.4 T Boult to G Maxwell, Spears it very full around off, Maxwell digs it out to mid off and pinches a run. 85/2
10.3 T Boult to G Maxwell, A length ball on middle, Maxwell goes on his toes and defends it back. 84/2
10.2 T Boult to C Lynn, Almost identical to the last delivery, this time Lynn makes connection and slaps it to backward point for a run. 84/2
10.1 T Boult to C Lynn, Boult runs in from over the wicket and delivers a shortish ball outside off, Lynn stays back and tries to smash it down the ground but misses. 83/2
Trent Boult is back.
9.6 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, FOUR! No stopping Lynn, he hits it straight back past the bowler for another boundary to end the over. 12 more runs needed. 83/2
9.5 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Easy runs for Australia. Another shot driven through covers to get closer to the total. 79/2
9.4 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Maxwell cuts this ball through point to rotate strike. 78/2
9.3 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Lynn drives this past covers for another run. 77/2
9.2 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, FOUR! Lynn is in a hurry, pulls this short ball to the deep square leg region for a boundary. 19 more needed. 76/2
9.1 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Darts this full, Maxwell lofts it over covers for one. 72/2
8.6 M Santner to G Maxwell, Maxwell rocks onto his back foot and punches this to pick up a run. 12 off the over. Australia need 24 more to win. 71/2
8.5 M Santner to G Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell goes hard at this full delivery. Floated ball, Maxi drives it through covers for a boundary. Drilled. 70/2
8.4 M Santner to C Lynn, In the air...but safe. Nicely tossed up again, Lynn goes for the sweep and the ball gets a bottom edge to it and flies high towards deep square leg. It falls safe and they run through. 66/2
8.3 M Santner to C Lynn, Fires this one. Good change of pace. Lynn hits it back to the bowler. 65/2
8.2 M Santner to C Lynn, Tosses this one too after being hit for a biggie. Lynn drives this to mid off. 65/2
8.1 M Santner to C Lynn, SIX! Tossed up, Lynn goes on one knee and slog sweeps this over mid-wicket for a biggie! That's the fifty-run stand between the two. 65/2
Mitchell Santner to bowl.
7.6 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Lynn cuts this past point for another run. 59/2
7.5 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Maxwell punches this ball on the off side. Good effort from the cover fielder to restrict it to one. 58/2
7.4 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, On the legs of Maxwell who flicks it away to deep square leg for a brace. 57/2
7.3 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 55/2
7.2 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Cracker of a leg break. Bowls this in line of the stumps and goes past the outside edge of Maxwell. Glenn was completely bamboozled by the turn. There is some turn and grip if the spinners get their pace right. 55/2
7.1 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Short ball, Lynn punches this one and crosses over. 55/2
6.6 de Grandhomme to C Lynn, De Grandhomme punches the ball close to his body past mid on to end the over with a run. 54/2
6.5 de Grandhomme to G Maxwell, Maxwell cuts this through point for a quick run. 53/2
6.4 de Grandhomme to C Lynn, Pitched up, Lynn works it past mid on to rotate strike. 52/2
6.3 de Grandhomme to G Maxwell, A bit behind the good good length, Maxwell punches this for another run. 51/2
6.2 de Grandhomme to G Maxwell, SIX! Effortlessly done! Fuller this time from de Grandhomme, Maxwell extends his arms and lofts it over long on for half a dozen. 50/2
6.1 de Grandhomme to C Lynn, Starts off with a back of a length ball, Lynn punches it on the off side for a run. 44/2
De Grandhomme to bowl his first over.
5.6 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Lynn plays it through mid-wicket to retain strike. 43/2
5.5 Ish Sodhi to G Maxwell, Enough time for Maxwell to ease it away on the leg for one more. 42/2
5.4 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, Lynn flicks it away with a wristy shot on the leg side. They pick up a single. 41/2
5.3 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. 40/2
5.2 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, FOUR! Wrong one from Sodhi, Lynn cuts it with fast hands and the ball runs away to the backward point region for a boundary. Santner from the deep hares to stop it but his dive too is not enough. 40/2
5.1 Ish Sodhi to C Lynn, A bit short from Sodhi, Lynn taps it on the off side. 36/2
Ish Sodhi comes into the attack.
4.6 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, FOUR! Cheeky by Maxy! Southee bangs in a short ball outside off, Maxwell stays put inside the crease and just uses the pace of the bowler to ramp it past the keeper. A boundary at third man results, 9 from the over, 36/2 in the Powerplay, 59 needed off 60 balls. 36/2
4.5 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Jumps on the back foot to a shortish ball and taps it down to point. One more ball left in the Powerplay. 32/2
4.4 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Shortish and around leg, cramping Maxwell who tries to glance. It takes his gloves and rolls past the diving keeper to fine leg. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 32/2
4.3 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Back of a length delivery outside off, Glenn steers it through backward point for a couple. 30/2
4.3 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Wide called for height! Southee follows the batsman with a bouncer, Maxwell ducks and lets it through with his bat hanging right up. Not a good technique. 28/2
4.2 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Short and around leg, angling down, Maxwell moves across to pull but misses. 27/2
4.1 Tim Southee to G Maxwell, Angles in a length ball on middle and off, Maxwell defends it from the crease. 27/2
Tim Southee gets a change of ends.
3.6 M Santner to C Lynn, FOUR! Pierces the gap this time. Flatter delivery in the line of the stumps, Lynn hops back a bit to create room and packs a punch past the cover fielder for a boundary. 27/2
3.5 M Santner to C Lynn, Quicker ball wide outside off, Lynn smashes it through the line but finds the cover fielder. 23/2
3.4 M Santner to C Lynn, Santner slows it up this time. He lands it around middle and off, gets some spin as well. Lynn defends it with an angled bat to point. 23/2
3.3 M Santner to C Lynn, FOUR! Santner drags his length short and bowls it around middle, Lynn gets down on one knee and thwacks it through square leg for a boundary. He picked the length very early there. 23/2
3.2 M Santner to C Lynn, Tossed up ball on middle, Lynn stays back footed in defense. 19/2
3.1 M Santner to C Lynn, Quicker one, around leg, almost a yorker, Lynn digs it back. 19/2
Mitchell Santner to bowl inside the Powerplay.
2.6 T Boult to C Lynn, Fullish and on middle, eased to mid-wicket for a run. 19/2
2.5 T Boult to C Lynn, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 18/2
2.4 T Boult to C Lynn, FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard. Looking in fine touch, Chris. He attacks the delivery outside off and smacks it over point for a boundary. 18/2
2.3 T Boult to C Lynn, FOUR! Powerfully struck! Boult angles a length ball away from the batsman, outside off, Lynn chances his arms and muscles it over covers for a boundary. 14/2
2.2 T Boult to C Lynn, Around off, Lynn defends it from the back foot. 10/2
Glenn Maxwell arrives. One big hitter after the other, Australia have plenty of them but who will stay and steer the side home?
2.1 T Boult to D Warner, OUT! Fantastic catch in the deep by Bruce to dismiss the Aussie skipper. Body blow to the home team. Boult digs in a sharp short ball on middle, Warner goes for the pull shot and makes decent connection as well. It flies to the deep square leg region where Bruce settles underneath it and takes the catch close to the rope. He realizes that the momentum is taking him behind and hence he tosses the ball up, steps behind the rope and then comes back to complete the catch again. That's smartness for you. 10/2
1.6 Tim Southee to C Lynn, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 10/1
Chris Lynn, another batsman known for his big hitting, walks in next.
1.5 Tim Southee to D Short, OUT! Short's debut innings is cut short. Southee persists with a short of a length delivery outside off, D'Arcy stays back to unfurl another powerful pull shot but fails to middle it well. Still it goes like a rocket to Taylor at short mid-wicket who pouches it easily. Those bucket-like hands of Rosco... Made it look so effortless. New Zealand get the first breakthrough. They need to keep chipping away at the wickets to stay in hunt. 10/1
1.4 Tim Southee to D Short, Angling away from the batsman, Short tries another pull shot but misses. 10/0
1.3 Tim Southee to D Short, FOUR! What a shot, Mr. Short! We saw plenty of these in the BBL and now the young man is displaying his talent on the big stage. He rocks back to a shortish ball outside off and blazes his pull shot through mid-wicket for a boundary. 10/0
1.2 Tim Southee to D Warner, Straighter in line, Warner turns it through square leg and takes a single. 6/0
1.1 Tim Southee to D Warner, FOUR! Southee drops it short first up, wide outside off, Warner exercises his arms and slams it over covers for a boundary. Tim needs to be right on the money as they are not defending a big total. 5/0
Tim Southee will bowl from the other end.
0.6 T Boult to D Short, Punched off the back foot by Short. End of a good over by Boult. 1/0
0.5 T Boult to D Warner, Length around off, Warner plays it to mid on and they quickly run through. First run on the board. 1/0
0.4 T Boult to D Warner, Drags his length back a bit, Warner goes for the pull and the ball hits his arm before dying on the ground. 0/0
0.3 T Boult to D Warner, Length ball in line of the stumps, Warner hits it to mid on. 0/0
0.2 T Boult to D Warner, Effort ball from Boult, outside off, Warner goes for the cut but it is high and wide above him. 0/0
0.1 T Boult to D Warner, Starts off with a fuller ball in line of the stumps, Warner taps it on the leg side. 0/0