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SYDNEY, Jan 17: New Zealand have shocked Australia to hand the World Cup champions their third successive loss with a 23-run victory in the fourth match of the triangular limited overs series Thursday.
Australia made 212 all out from 47.2 overs chasing 236 to win from their 49 overs at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Seemingly cruising to their first victory of the competition at 174-4 with Michael Bevan and Damien Martyn batting in the 37th over, Australia then collapsed losing five wickets for 29 runs to be all out in the 48th over.
Australia’s one-day specialist Bevan anchored the innings and top-scored with 66 before he was caught at first slip by Scott Styris off Chris Cairns in the 39th over at 174 for five.
Martyn, who had added 56 for the fifth wicket with Bevan, was then run out backing up at the non-striker’s end after a straight drive from Ian Harvey (6) deflected from the hand of Cairns onto the stumps leaving Australia 178 for six.
Harvey was undone by a Chris Harris slower ball and Brett Lee was trapped in front by left-arm pace bowler James Franklin before Shane Warne then blasted 14 runs from 15 balls before he skied a catch to Mark Richardson in the deep.
Glenn McGrath was the last wicket to fall when he mistimed another Harris slower ball and spooned the catch to Lou Vincent in the covers.
Earlier, Mark Waugh (0) and Ricky Ponting (11) were out cheaply as Australia slumped to 29 for two in the seventh over before opener Ryan Campbell (38) and Bevan took the score through to 98 when Campbell was caught by Harris.
Harris then took a spectacular catch in the gully to dismiss Australia captain Steve Waugh for nine in the 26th over at 118 for four.
Harris, who was named Man-of-the-Match, also took 3-37 and rescued the New Zealand innings with an unbeaten 42, after the Kiwis started poorly with the bat, scoring 81 for three from their first 25 overs.
Craig McMillan (39) and Cairns (31) added 61 for the fourth wicket before Harris took charge in the final 10 overs that yielded a further 70 runs for four wickets.
Harvey (2-40) and Shane Warne (2-65) each took two wickets for Australia but Warne’s nine overs were costly.
Cairns replaced Stephen Fleming as captain after the regular skipper withdrew when he injured his elbow during the warm-up.
The Kiwis broke into celebration after McGrath was caught by Vincent for one, giving them victory with 10 balls to spare.
A slow over-rate by Australia’s bowlers meant Australia could face a maximum of only 49 overs in their innings.
NEW ZEALAND:
M.H. Richardson st C’bell b Warne 26
B.B. McCullum run out 5
L. Vincent c Ponting b Harvey 24
C.D. McMillan c C’bell b Martyn 39
C.L. Cairns c S. Waugh b G’espie 31
S.B. Styris c Bevan b Harvey 20
C.Z. Harris not out 42
A.C. Parore c M. Waugh b Warne 18
D.L. Vettori c Campbell b Lee 2
J.E.C. Franklin run out 5
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-18, W-3) 23
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 235
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-54, 3-74, 4-135, 5-137, 6-182, 7-210, 8-216, 9-235.
DID NOT BAT: S.E. Bond.
BOWLING: McGrath 10-2-22-0; Gillespie 10-0-28-1 (1w); Harvey 10-0-40-2 (1w); Lee 8-1-40-1; Warne 9-0-65-2 (1w); Martyn 3-0-20-1.
AUSTRALIA:
M.E. Waugh run out 0
R.J. Campbell c Harris b Vettori 38
R.T. Ponting c Parore b Bond 11
M.G. Bevan c Styris b Cairns 66
S.R. Waugh c Harris b Bond 9
D.R. Martyn run out 24
I.J. Harvey c Vincent b Harris 6
S.K. Warne c R’ardson b Harris 14
B. Lee lbw b Franklin 1
J.N. Gillespie not out 13
G.D. McGrath c Vincent b Harris 1
EXTRAS (LB-7, W-18, NB-4) 29
TOTAL (all out, 47.2 overs) 212
FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-29, 3-98, 4-118, 5-174, 6-178, 7-181, 8-188, 9-203.
BOWLING: Bond 8-1-28-2 (1nb, 7w); Franklin 9-0-46-1 (2nb, 5w); Cairns 9-2-32-1 (2w); Vettori 10-0-45-1; Harris 8.2-0-37-3 (1nb, 2w); Styris 3-0-17-0 (2w).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Chris Harris.
NEXT MATCH: South Africa v New Zealand, Brisbane (D/N), Saturday.—Reuters
