THE Australian team poses with the Chappell Hadlee trophy after winning the third match of the ODI series against New Zealand at the MCG on Friday.—AFP
Scoreboard
AUSTRALIA:
D Warner run out (Boult)156
A Finch c Nicholls b Boult3
S Smith c Nicholls b Boult0
G Bailey c Santner b de Grandhomme23
M Marsh b de Grandhomme0
T Head b Santner37
M Wade c de Grandhomme b Santner14
J Faulkner c Guptill b Boult13
M Starc not out0
EXTRAS: (5lb,11w,2nb)18
TOTAL (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 264
FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-11, 3-73, 4-73, 5-178, 6-226, 7-262, 8-264
BOWLING: Southee 10-2-45-0 (3w), Boult
10-1-49-3 (2w), Ferguson 8-0-50-0 (3w,2nb), Santner 9-0-43-2 (1w), de Grandhomme
10-0-50-2 (2w), Williamson 1-0-3-0, Munro
2-0-19-0.
New Zealand
M Guptill c Bailey b Head34
T Latham c Faulkner b Cummins28
K Williamson lbw b Faulkner13
H Nicholls b Starc3
C Munro b Starc20
B.J. Watling lbw b Head8
C de Grandhomme c Head b Hazlewood11
M Santner lbw b Starc15
T Southee c Warner b Faulkner4
L Ferguson not out4
T Boult c Smith b Cummins1
EXTRAS: (2lb,4w)6
TOTAL (all out, 36.1 overs)147
FALL OF WKTS: 1-44, 2-74, 3-79, 4-83, 5-98, 6-113, 7-126, 8-139, 9-143, 10-147.
BOWLING: Starc 10-3-34-3 (2w), Hazlewood 7-1-22-1 (1w), Cummins 5.1-0-26-2 (1w), Faulkner 7-0-26-2, Head 7-0-37-2.
UMPIRES: Nigel Llong (England), Mick Martell (Australia)
TV UMPIRE: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
MATCH REFEREE: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
RESULT: Australia won by 117 runs
SERIES: Australia won 3-0
Published in Dawn December 10th, 2016