NZ VS AUS - 1st Test, Australia tour of New Zealand, 2024

New Zealand vs Australia

Australia won by 172 runs

NZ -196/10 (64.4)

AUS -164/10 (51.1)

NZ -179/10 (43.1)

AUS -383/10 (115.1)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Cameron Green

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
0
5
0
0
0

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
9.4
2
20
2
2.07

One Test done, one more to go. The teams will go to Christchurch from here and New Zealand have a real task on their hands if they are to bounce back and level the series. That's it for now. Goodbye!

So many key phases in the game that you can now look back on - Green's brilliant hundred in tricky conditions on the first day, his last-wicket partnership of 116 runs with Hazlewood, that Williamson run out, and of course the brilliance of Lyon right through. All of that contributed to ensuring that Australia continue their sustained dominance over New Zealand. They've now won 17 of the 20 Tests played between the two teams in the last two decades, while losing just one.

12:58 Local Time, 23:58 GMT, 05:28 IST: Australia needed seven more wickets as they arrived to the ground today, and they've wrapped it up inside a session led by Nathan Lyon's six-for. There was enough assistance for him in terms of turn and bounce right through the Test, and the world class offie that he is, he wasn't going to miss out. He took six in this innings, and 10 in the match as New Zealand struggled to combat him. It was a good fightback with the ball from the hosts yesterday to give themselves an outside chance, but they were always playing catch-up after conceding that first-innings lead of 204.

64.4

W

Hazlewood to Mitchell, out Caught&Bowled!! All over! Short of length into the body, Mitchell looks to pull hard but is late on it. Goes straight up off the top-edge and it's a simple catch for Hazlewood. Mitchell c and b Hazlewood 38(130) [4s-2]

Hazlewood to Mitchell, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

64.3

Hazlewood to Mitchell, no run, short of length on off, Mitchell pulls to deep square leg

64.2

Hazlewood to Mitchell, no run, good length on off, Mitchell punches to deep point

64.1

Hazlewood to Mitchell, no run, good length ball just outside off, Mitchell taps it wide of gully, and sets off with the idea of coming back for two. Midway, he realises that it's not on, and aborts the whole plan and gets back to the striker's end from halfway down the pitch

END OF OVER 64

1 Runs

NZ: 196 - 9

0 0 0 1 0 0

William ORourke

0 (5)

Daryl Mitchell

38 (126)

Nathan Lyon

27-8-65-6

63.6

Lyon to William ORourke, no run, tossed up on off, O'Rourke looks to defend and it goes off a thick inside edge to leg slip - on the bounce

63.5

Lyon to William ORourke, no run, flat length ball on middle, O'Rourke defends on the back foot

Plenty of close-in catchers now for O'Rourke. Taking some time because the helmets and shin pads are being brought out. Two short legs, two leg slips, and a slip in place

63.4

Lyon to Mitchell, 1 run, length ball turning in on off, Mitchell clips it behind square

63.3

Lyon to Mitchell, no run, length ball turning in on off, Mitchell shuffles across and tucks it to backward square

63.2

Lyon to Mitchell, no run, length ball outside off, Mitchell shuffles across and defends to short leg

63.1

Lyon to Mitchell, no run, tossed up outside off, reverse-swept to deep third, doesn't take the single

END OF OVER 63

1 Runs

NZ: 195 - 9

0 0 0 1 0 0

William ORourke

0 (3)

Daryl Mitchell

37 (122)

Josh Hazlewood

9-2-20-1

62.6

Hazlewood to William ORourke, no run, length ball outside off, left alone

62.5

Hazlewood to William ORourke, no run, dug in short, ORourke bends under it and evades

62.4

Hazlewood to Mitchell, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Mitchell punches to sweeper cover and takes the single

62.3

Hazlewood to Mitchell, no run, back of a length down leg, pulled to fine leg, refuses the single

62.2

Hazlewood to Mitchell, no run, good length on off, defended from the crease