NZ VS AUS - 1st ODI, Australia tour of New Zealand, 2017

Stoinis is the Man of the Match and this piece of information is as predictable as Monday is. We were honoured to bring this game to you. Sometimes joy is not enough to express how you feel. It was that sort of a game. Stoinis has elevated himself to the next level. Enough with the BBL, can present his case for a permanent place in the Australian side. We can go on and on and on.. I, Abhishek Chaudhary, will stop there and bid goodbye on behalf of Krishna, and Raju Peethala. Take care!

17:56 Local Time, 05:56 GMT, 11:26 IST: It was a sub-par total that looked all the more timid considering the batting might Australia posessed. But New Zealand started like a dream and before the tourists could realize they were 6 down. Recuperation is a painful process and it was not a different one today. Faulkner was being unlike himself. Took 36 balls to find the fence for the first time but managed to hang in and that is what Stoinis needed. Hope! That he got from his partner and as far as the belief was concerned, he had it much more than any guy playing his second ODI will have. With Faulkner leaving him mid-way, Stoinis unleashed all he had. Was supported by some mediocre fielding efforts and ordinary bowling. But just when it mattered the most, Williamson kept his calm and hit the target to make sure that New Zealand did not lose the greatest ODI match of 2017.

Southee to Stoinis, out Hazlewood Run Out!! Willimason washes off all his sins. That catch he dropped of Stoinis, that run out which he missed. But produces a gem in the end. Runs Hazlewood out. It was a full ball and Stoinis cracked to Williamson at silly mid-on. Hazlewood was backing up too far. He had to take a run. He had not faced a ball in this partnership and Stoinis was desperate for a single too. But the New Zealand skipper latched on to the ball and underarmed the throw at the bowler's end. Hit the target and caught Hazlewood short there. Southee threw the ball into the turf. That was an indication that New Zealand had pulled it off. But they went upstairs. Just to check. We always need a formal confirmation. Without that no heroics is real. New Zealand win by 6 runs. A thriller in every sense. Hazlewood run out (Williamson) 0(0)

Southee to Stoinis, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Is it over? Is Hazlewood gone? Yes he is. New Zealand win. We wait for the final word and here we have it. New Zealand win

Southee to Stoinis, SIX, full toss! And the result is what we'd expect. Sent over long-off for a maximum. Fifty of the partnership and Hazlewood has not faced a ball. Lone wolf! Stoinis is the lone wolf here

Southee to Stoinis, SIX, wide yorker but Stoinis gets underneath it. Slices the uppish drive and sends it soaring over sweeper cover

Southee to Stoinis, no run, another full ball. Stoinis clears the front leg and drives, only to find extra cover

Southee to Stoinis, no run, Broom pulls off something magical at long-on, diving to his left he has saved a certain four. It was a low full toss and Stoinis cracked it, but Broom dived and watered down Stoinis's plans

Southee to Stoinis, no run, swings across the line and finds the man at mid-wicket, won't take a single

Boult to Stoinis, leg byes, 1 run, New Zealand review for a caught behind. Front foot is fine. Was there some bat as the ball nipped back in and beat his attempted dab. Definitely hit the flap of pad. Nothing substantial to turn down the on-field call. There is a spike on RTS but it comes when the ball passes the pad. The umpire though wants to be 200 percent sure. The match hangs on this decision. Now he is sure that the ball has missed the bat. The ball nipped back in and hit the flap of the pad. Latham was not sure and tried to run out Hazlewood as he ran across for a leg-bye. That in itself was an indication that the Kiwis were not hundred percent sure. But they had a review left and if nothing that has helped them take the pace off the game for a while now

New Zealand review for a caught behind. Front foot is fine. Was there some bat as the ball nipped back in and beat his attempted dab. Definitely hit the flap of pad. Nothing substantial to turn down the on-field call. There is a spike on RTS but it comes when the ball passes the pad. The umpire though wants to be 200 percent sure. The match hangs on this decision. Now he is sure that the ball has missed the bat

Boult to Stoinis, FOUR, doles out a slap this time. Takes the shine out of leather as if he already has not done that. Stays outside to the line of this shortish ball and sends it searing across the turf to the deep mid-wicket fence

Boult to Stoinis, no run, short ball. Stoinis is hurried by the short ball. Gets pinged on the abdomen area after missing the pull

Boult to Stoinis, no run, fullish ball, backs away and hits it straight to the fielder at extra cover

Boult to Stoinis, no run, Stoinis gets across towards the off-pole and mistimes the cut to the right of third man, could have run two. But does not want to take chances, decides to stay put

Boult to Stoinis, 2 runs, Stoinis mistimes the swing and gets it in the gap at wide long-on. Brilliant fielding in the deep keeps it to two. But from Australia's perspective, it is not that bad. Stoinis retains the strike

Southee to Stoinis, 1 run, Williamson! Oh Williamson! What have you done? He had all the three sticks to aim at the bowler's end and he misses. Stoinis drives straight to him at cover and runs. Has to. There's no second option. Williamson has all the time in the world. He always has. Even when he bats. Runs in towards the stumps, decides to under-arm the throw and misses. Stoinis gets a life

Southee to Stoinis, no run, he does not want to take any chance with Hazlewood. Just a delivery left in the over and he toe-ends the club to mid-off. Has a chance to get to the other end but does not want to expose Hazlewood, denies the run

Southee to Stoinis, SIX, this is the best hitting I have seen this year. After of course forehand winners from Federer yesterday. Gets a short ball this time and pulls well over the bowler's head, sends over the long-on fence