Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in their triangular series one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
SYDNEY: Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets in their triangular series one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Australia remains unbeaten after four matches in the series, while New Zealand have yet to win.
Scoreboard
New Zealand innings
Stephen Fleming c Hussey b Clark 12
Nathan Astle c Gilchrist b Lee 0
Hamish Marshall c Gilchrist b Lee 0
Ross Taylor c Hussey b Clark 26
Peter Fulton c Hayden b Clark 19
Craig McMillan c and b McGrath 89
Brendon McCullum lbw b McGrath 15
Daniel Vettori c Ponting b Clark 6
James Franklin c Hayden b McGrath 18
Mark Gillespie not out 6
Michael Mason b Bracken 4
Extras (2b,12lb,5w,4nb) 23
Total (all out) 218
Batting time: 221 minutes. Overs: 47.4.
Fall of wickets: 1 5, 2 7, 3 38, 4 53, 5 84, 6 126, 7 136, 8 193, 9 205, 10 218.
Bowling: Brett Lee 10 1 43 2 (2nb, 1w), Nathan Bracken 8.4 2 33 1, Glenn McGrath 10 1 24 3 (1nb), Stuart Clark 10 1 54 4 (1nb), Andrew Symonds 8 0 44 0 (4w), Cameron White 1 0 6 0.
Australia innings
Adam Gilchrist c McCullum b Franklin 3
Matthew Hayden c Taylor b Mason 0
Michael Clarke c Taylor b Vettori 75
Ricky Ponting lbw b Mason 5
Andrew Symonds b Vettori 38
Michael Hussey not out 65
Cameron White c Fulton b Gillespie 5
Brett Lee c Marshall b Gillespie 2
Nathan Bracken c Taylor b McMillan 14
Stuart Clark not out 1
Extras (6lb,4w,6nb) 16
Total (for eight wickets) 224.
Batting time: 210 minutes. Overs: 48.4.
Fall of wickets: 1 6, 2 6, 3 17, 4 77, 5 167, 6 176, 7 198, 8 217.
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath.
Bowling: Michael Mason 10 2 46 2 (2nb, 2w), James Franklin 10 1 47 1 (1nb, 1w), Mark Gillespie 10 2 34 2 (3nb, 1w), Daniel Vettori 10 0 41 2, Nathan Astle 2.4 0 22 0, Craig McMillan 6 0 28 1.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan, and Simon Taufel, Australia.
TV Umpire: Robert Parry, Australia. Match Referee: Ranjan
Madugalle, Sri Lanka.
Toss: Won by New Zealand.
Result: Australia won by two wickets.
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