ICC Cricket World Cup, 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 28, 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 28, 2015

Australia 151 (32.2 ov)                                                                   New Zealand RR 6.56
                                                                                                        Last 5 ovs 23/5 RR 4.60
New Zealand 152/9 (23.1 ov)                                                         Australia RR 4.67
                         
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining)

Current partnership 6 runs, 0.3 overs, RR: 12.00 (Williamson 6, Boult 0)

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Last bat TG Southee b Starc 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Fall of wicket 146/9 (22.4 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Southee 0, Williamson 0)

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Umpire reviews remaining New Zealand 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Australia 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)

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7.32pm What a match this turned out to be! Australia started strong, NZ shook their batting order, were then cruising in their chase of 152 before Starc bowled beautifully to pull Australia. The crowd got their money's worth for this slender one-wicket win!

23.1

Cummins to Williamson, SIX, KW has done it, slams a six straight down the ground! Made room by exposing all his stumps, got a full delivery in the groove and tonked it over long on. Mid on was in for some reason and he pumped the air even before the ball reached the boundary. Learn from this man how to perform under pressure

Six runs to go, one slip Cummins has in place

End of over 23 (1 run) New Zealand 146/9 (6 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 6.34, RRR: 0.22)

• • TA Boult 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
  • KS Williamson 39 (41b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 9-0-28-6
  • PJ Cummins 6-0-32-2

22.6

Starc to Boult, no run, oh, this is too wide outside off and Boult leaves it easily

One delivery he survived and Williamson will be back on strike. Clarke slows things down by changing the field, sends the third man back

22.5

Starc to Boult, no run, straight delivery on middle and leg, Boult defends it back carefully after covering his stumps

Who'd have thought Australia would come back? Starc on a hat-trick for the second time in the match

22.4

Starc to Southee, OUT, GONE, Starc's on fire! He knows how to bowl those yorkers, doesn't he! Targets the off stump, Southee tries to put it away on the leg side but it's too quick at 150kmh and rattles the stumps

TG Southee b Starc 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Two wickets, six runs. The plot thickens, as they say

22.3

Starc to Milne, OUT, Starc pumps the air, he's hit the stumps! Full delivery on middle, Milne exposed his stumps a bit, went for the drive and missed it completely

AF Milne b Starc 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Three slips, a gully, short leg and leg gully in place
Kemisetti: "I now understand why BMac went after the bowlers so early, trying to unsettle them. In the context of this game, his 50 runs are very important and may have tilted the game in New Zealand's favor."

22.2

Starc to Williamson, 1 run, taps the full delivery from off with soft hands down to mid off and calls for a single

22.1

Starc to Williamson, no run, full and around off, KW digs it out back to the bowler

End of over 22 (6 runs) New Zealand 145/7 (7 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 6.59, RRR: 0.25)

• • AF Milne 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
  • KS Williamson 38 (39b 5x4 0x6)
• • PJ Cummins 6-0-32-2
  • MA Starc 8-0-27-4

21.6

Cummins to Milne, no run, swing and a miss! Length delivery just outside off, teasing line, Milne swung his bat for a drive and nearly edged it

21.5

Cummins to Vettori, OUT, wicket off a full toss, chipped straight to mid on! Innocuous and low full toss on the pads, Vettori hangs his head down after handing a straightforward catch to mid on

DL Vettori c Warner b Cummins 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

21.4

Cummins to Vettori, no run, goes across again, that was a close one as Vettori missed the pull and it went just over the stumps, coming in from the leg side

21.3

Cummins to Vettori, 2 runs, short ball on the leg side, swatted along the ground a bit wide of deep fine leg and he comes back for the second

Down to single digits now

21.3

Cummins to Vettori, 1 wide, too short and wide, Vettori even shuffled across and it's a wide

Vettori on strike

21.2

Cummins to Williamson, 1 run, incoming from outside off, runs it down to third man for one

21.1

Cummins to Williamson, 2 runs, too full, too straight and it's clipped over the midwicket fielder in the gap for two

End of over 21 (2 runs) New Zealand 139/6 (13 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 6.61, RRR: 0.44)

• • KS Williamson 35 (37b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 8-0-27-4
  • GJ Maxwell 1-0-7-1

20.6

Starc to Ronchi, OUT, peach of a delivery from Starc and that deserves a wicket! Nasty bouncer around middle stump, it was quick, and by the time Ronchi could sway out of the line by bending back like Keanu Reaves, the ball took some glove on the way

L Ronchi c †Haddin b Starc 6 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 85.71

20.5

Starc to Ronchi, no run, in the block hole well outside off, steered to gully

20.4

Starc to Ronchi, no run, full and swinging in towards off, chipped uppishly towards midwicket. The fielder sent in a flat throw and nearly got Maxwell at short leg on the way

20.3

Starc to Ronchi, no run, pushes the length delivery outside the off stump into the covers

20.3

Starc to Ronchi, 1 wide, strays down the leg side past the pads and it's a wide

20.2

Starc to Ronchi, no run, draws a thick outside edge off Ronchi's bat with the angled delivery and gully fields it

20.1

Starc to Williamson, 1 run, reaches out for it and taps it late to third man for one

End of over 20 (7 runs) New Zealand 137/5 (15 runs required from 30 overs, RR: 6.85, RRR: 0.50)

• • L Ronchi 6 (2b 0x4 1x6)
  • KS Williamson 34 (36b 5x4 0x6)
• • GJ Maxwell 1-0-7-1
  • MA Starc 7-0-25-3

19.6

Maxwell to Ronchi, SIX, that's a beautiful, lofted, straight drive for six, what a way to get off the mark! He saw it was pitched up, didn't have to move much and lofted it straight down the ground over the long on boundary

19.5

Maxwell to Ronchi, no run, goes back for the slight turn and pushes it back

19.4

Maxwell to Anderson, OUT, he slogs and he gives a catch! It was a length delivery just outside off, Anderson went down on a knee for the slog sweep and slammed it straight to mid on where Cummins took a good, low catch. They are checking for the catch now, Anderson waiting at the boundary. Cummins was down on his knees as the ball was dipping on him, replays show a part of the ball was out of his hands and they aren't clear enough to say if the ball hit the ground for sure or not. Given out finally, Anderson walks back again

CJ Anderson c Cummins b Maxwell 26 (42b 2x4 1x6) SR: 61.90

19.3

Maxwell to Anderson, no run, bit of flight outside off, slices it off the back foot to cover point

19.2

Maxwell to Anderson, no run, fullish outside off, turned with the wrists to mid on

19.1

Maxwell to Williamson, 1 run, outside the leg stump and it's worked to deep square leg for one

Here's Maxwell from round the wicket

End of over 19 (1 run) New Zealand 130/4 (22 runs required from 31 overs, RR: 6.84, RRR: 0.70)

• • CJ Anderson 26 (39b 2x4 1x6)
  • KS Williamson 33 (35b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 7-0-25-3
  • MR Marsh 1-0-11-0

18.6

Starc to Anderson, no run, loud appeal for lbw as Anderson misses again, turned down and Australia review it. The full delivery pitched on middle but hit him in front of leg and looks like it was going going down leg. HawkEye says it's just clipping, so umpire's call, so stays not out

18.5

Starc to Anderson, no run, tries to clip the full delivery on the pads to the leg side but takes it on the pad

Vikram Raj: "Shouldn't the kiwis be opting for the Power Play to rub it in?"

18.4

Starc to Anderson, no run, on middle stump, Anderson drives it to the left of mid on but no time for a run