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New Zealand vs Australia Scorecard, 2nd Test, Australia vs New Zealand 2019/20

Result · Dec 26 2019, Thu - 05:00 AM (IST)
2nd Test - Melbourne Cricket Ground
AUSTRALIA
467, 168/5 decl
NEW ZEALAND
148, 240
Australia won by 247 runs
CRR:3.38
Player Of The Match
Bowler O M R W Eco
Trent Boult 31 3 91 1 2.9
Tim Southee 33.1 6 103 3 3.1
Colin de Grandhomme 30 5 68 2 2.3
Neil Wagner 38 11 83 4 2.2
Mitchell Santner 20 1 82 0 4.1
Tom Blundell 3 - 13 0 4.3
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
1/1 (0.4) Joe Burns
61/2 (21.2) David Warner
144/3 (49.5) Marnus Labuschagne
216/4 (73.3) Matthew Wade
284/5 (104.4) Steven Smith
434/6 (148.1) Tim Paine
435/7 (149.1) Mitchell Starc
458/8 (152.2) Travis Head
463/9 (153.3) Pat Cummins
467/10 (155.1) Nathan Lyon
Bowler O M R W Eco
Mitchell Starc 12.5 4 30 2 2.3
Pat Cummins 17 5 28 5 1.6
James Pattinson 15 2 34 3 2.3
Nathan Lyon 9 1 35 0 3.9
Matthew Wade 1 - 13 0 13
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
23/1 (5.4) Tom Blundell
39/2 (12.2) Kane Williamson
46/3 (20.1) Ross Taylor
46/4 (20.2) Henry Nicholls
58/5 (25.2) BJ Watling
97/6 (36.1) Colin de Grandhomme
112/7 (46.3) Tom Latham
116/8 (47.6) Mitchell Santner
124/9 (50.6) Tim Southee
148/10 (54.5) Trent Boult
AUSTRALIA - 168/5 (54.2)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner c Tom Blundell b Neil Wagner 38 65 3 - 58.46
Joe Burns c BJ Watling b Mitchell Santner 35 100 2 1 35
Marnus Labuschagne Run out (Tom Latham) 19 33 - - 57.58
Steven Smith c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner 7 11 1 - 63.64
Matthew Wade Not out 30 54 1 - 55.56
Travis Head b Neil Wagner 28 64 2 - 43.75
Tim Paine (c) (wk) - - - - -
James Pattinson - - - - -
Pat Cummins - - - - -
Mitchell Starc - - - - -
Nathan Lyon - - - - -
Extras 11 ( lb: 4 w: 2 Nb: 1)
Total 168 / 5 (54.2 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Trent Boult 9 - 30 0 3.3
Tim Southee 15 3 44 0 2.9
Colin de Grandhomme 5 - 14 0 2.8
Neil Wagner 17.2 1 50 3 2.9
Mitchell Santner 8 - 22 1 2.8
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
62/1 (20.1) David Warner
100/2 (31.1) Marnus Labuschagne
110/3 (33.6) Joe Burns
110/4 (34.4) Steven Smith
168/5 (54.2) Travis Head
Bowler O M R W Eco
Mitchell Starc 15 3 59 0 3.9
Pat Cummins 18 4 47 0 2.6
James Pattinson 12 3 35 3 2.9
Nathan Lyon 23 4 81 4 3.5
Marnus Labuschagne 3 1 11 1 3.7
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
32/1 (8.4) Tom Latham
33/2 (11.2) Kane Williamson
35/3 (11.6) Ross Taylor
89/4 (29.2) Henry Nicholls
161/5 (49.2) BJ Watling
172/6 (51.4) Colin de Grandhomme
212/7 (65.5) Mitchell Santner
214/8 (67.2) Tim Southee
240/9 (70.6) Tom Blundell
Match Info
Series: New Zealand in Australia 2019/20
Date: Dec 26 2019, Thu - 05:00 AM (IST)
Country: Australia
City: Melbourne
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
Australia Squad: David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matthew Wade, Travis Head, Tim Paine (c) (wk), James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, BJ Watling (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
  • Australia have lost just one of their last 29 men's Tests against New Zealand (W21, D7); they won the first Test of this series by a margin of 296 runs, their second biggest victory by runs against the Black Caps in the format (297 in Auckland, March 1974).
  • This will be the fourth men's Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and first since December 1987, Australia are yet to be beaten in such fixtures (W1, D2).
  • New Zealand will be looking to avoid consecutive defeats in men's Test cricket for the first time since a four-match span in August-October 2016, following their loss to Australia last time out.
  • Australia have won their last three men's Tests on the bounce, they haven't won more in succession since a four-match span in September-December 2017.
  • Seven of New Zealand's last nine men's Tests away from home have been won by the toss winner, the Black Caps picking up three victories in that span (L6).
  • Australia lost their most recent men's Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (December 2018 v India), only their third defeat at the venue since 2000 (W14, D2); the last time they tasted back-to-back defeats at the MCG in the format was in 1981 (against India and Pakistan).
  • Australia's Mitchell Starc and New Zealand's Neil Wagner (4 each respectively) have the most five-wicket innings hauls of all players in men's Test cricket in 2019, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (3) is the only other bowler with more than two this year.
  • Ross Taylor (New Zealand - 7,124) requires 49 runs to become the all-time leading scorer for the Black Caps in men's Test cricket (Stephen Fleming - 7,172), his Test batting average (47.2) is second only to Kane Williamson (52.2) amongst New Zealand players in the format's history (min. 20 innings).
  • Steve Smith (Australia) has scored more runs against right-arm seam than any other batsman in men's 2019 Test matches (546), averaging an impressive 109 in the process; he's been out three times for just 44 runs versus left-arm seam however, two of which coming in the 1st Test (Wagner in both innings).
  • Colin de Grandhomme finished the first Test of this series between Australia and New Zealand with a bowling dot ball percentage of 84%, the highest of any player; it's his second consecutive Test with a dot ball rate above 80% after having not done so in any of his four Test appearances prior.