Australia vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS, World Cup 2023: Australia wins by 5 runs to register fourth consecutive win

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Phew! Breathe, ladies and gentlemen. It had its twist, more than its fair share to be fair, and Australia emerges victorious in the end. 388 proved enough. Just about enough. New Zealand falls to its second straight loss in the World Cup while Australia extends its winning run to four games.

Starc to bowl the final over. Boult gets a single on the first. 5 WIDES from Starc. Oh no Starc! Oh no! Sends it down the leg and Inglis has no chance. Two next from Neesham to deep mid wicket. Two more. Neesham hits it down the ground with full force but Maxwell cuts it out from long on. Two on the fourth delivery. Marnus Labuschagne with a diving save at deep mid wicket to stop a boundary.

NEESHAM IS RUNOUT! He fails to middle a full toss and his pull shot is fielded at deep mid wicket. Neesham is well short of the striker’s end on his way back for a second.

James Neesham run out (Labuschagne) 58 (39)

Lockie Ferguson for the final delivery. He needs six to get the job done. He has one delivery. DOT BALL! AUSTRALIA WINS BY 5 RUNS! Lockie gets a full delivery wide of off and his shot is fielded at extra cover.

Hazlewood to Boult. SIX! Boult goes for the big hit over long on. Labuschagne catches it but he steps on the ropes. Gets a single next to long on. Neesham on strike now. Gets two to deep covers. FOUR! Drags it from outside off to deep mid wicket. Hazlewood nails a wide yorker. Neesham chases it but cannot get bat to it. Neesham slogs at the last ball but Hazlewood stops it. Boult to be on strike for the final over.

SIX off the first delivery. Neesham hits Starc over long on. Pulls the next to deep square leg and the pair can only get a single. Boult digs out the fourth delivery from the block hole and gets a single. Wide from Starc. Two more singles from the over but Boult will be on strike next.

Cummins starts his final over with a wide. Swings hard but can only send it to long off for a single. A slower bouncer for Matt Henry. He tries to upper cut but cannot connect. Does impress with his flexibilty though. FOUR now! Lofted over mid on. HENRY IS OUT! Another slower bouncer and Henry’s cut is grabbed by Josh Hazlewood at point.

Matt Henry c Hazlewood b Cummins 9 (8)

Trent Boult will be the last man in. A bouncer to welcome Boult but he survives.

Starc to Neesham. A blind swing at a full length delivery gets an inside edge but misses the stumps. SIX! Clean hit! Full and wide, and Neesham smacks it over covers. Nine from the over.

Cummins for his ninth over. FOUR from Neesham. He gets room to launch his arms at it. Lifts it over Cummins’ head. Seven runs from the over.

Zampa for his final over. SIX! Santner pumps it over mid wicket. Gets right under the pitch to lift it over the fence. OUT! Zampa provides another breakthrough. Santner wants to loft this one too but only manages height on it. Caught at long on.

Mitchell Santner c Maxwell b Zampa 17 (12)

Henry starts with a couple to deep cover. Two more singles and the over yields 10 for NZ.

Cummins to Neesham, FOUR! Pulled away in the gap in the deep. Four more singles make it eight from the over.

A boundary for Santner to end Zampa’s over. Late cuts it between third man and point. 10 from the over.

Cummins to Neesham, one run with a glance to fine leg. OUT! RAVINDRA IS GONE! Is that the game? Gets a delivery wide of off and he frees his arms. Cannot clear the long off fielder and silence falls upon the HPCA Stadium.

Rachin Ravindra c Labuschagne b Cummins 116 (89)

Mitchell Santner walks in. Four runs off the over.

Hazlewood continues. FOUR! Off the textbook. Ravindra with a sublime straight drive to long off. That shot gets NZ within 100 runs of the target. Nine in total from the oval.

Maxwell to Neesham, one run with a push to covers. Two runs for Ravindra with a drive wide of deep cover. A single to deep point. SIX! Neesham lofts it over the on side and places it between long on and mid wicket.

Jimmy Neesham joins Ravindra. Hazlewood for his seventh over. FOUR! Ravindra gets a delivery angling down leg and he puts it on its way to the fine leg boundary. Eight runs in the over.

SIX! Ravindra slog sweeps Maxwell for a maximum. That’s 100 for Ravindra. Off just 77 deliveries. DROPPED! Is that the match? Ravindra’s punch down the ground pops up in the air and Maxwell puts down the most regulation of catches. WICKET! Phillips is gone! Thinks of lofting it over covers, gets it off his toe end and gets caught at mid off.

Glenn Phillips c Labuschagne b Maxwell 12 (16)

Zampa to Phillips, FOUR! That’s a gift. Phillips’ glance rolls to Hazlewood at fine leg but the ball passes from under him. Phillips pushes the fourth delivery to long on for one run. SIX! Ravindra steps out packs it right back over the bowler’s head. Takes a single on the final delivery to retain strike.

Cummins for his sixth over. Just four singles in the over from the Aussie skipper.

Zampa to Phillips, pushes to long off for a single on the second delivery. Ravindra flicks to deep mid wicket for one run. Another quick single for Phillips to short mid wicket. Four coming in the over.

Pat Cummins to bowl now. SIX! Ravindra lofts this good length delivery over covers. FOUR! Ravindra now cuts over the infield to hit the fence. Brilliant use of the field. 12 from the over.

Adam Zampa back for his sixth over. Zampa strikes! Latham perishes trying to reverse sweep, holes out to third man.

Tom Latham c Hazlewood b Zampa 21 (22)

Glenn Phillips in now. He taps to point and gets off the mark. A flat swipe from Ravindra to long on for one run.

Mitchell Marsh back for his second over. SIX! Pummelled over mid wicket. A half tracker from Marsh to start the over. FOUR! Latham finishes with a boundary down to long off. 13 runs from the over.

Starc back into the attack. SHOT! Four runs. Ravindra with a pull over mid on. Ravindra clips off his pads but there is cover at deep square, just one. Two wides in the over too from Starc. Latham ends with a couple through covers. 10 runs from the over.

Maxwell to Latham, on the pads and Latham sweeps for FOUR! The third man is in and has no chance to chase it down. Ravindra late cuts a delivery outside off for FOUR! New Zealand gets 11 from it.

FIFTY for Ravindra! A half volley on offer fro Starc and Ravindra pulls it over backward square for SIX! A couple for Latham off the third delivery. 10 in total from the over.

Maxwell to Latham, punches the third delivery to long on for one run. The asking rate moving over 9 now. Ravindra pulls to deep mid wicket for a single. Latham hops out for a heave but the ball hits his pad. Cummins goes for a review when the appeal is denied. The impact os outside the line of the stumps and Latham survives.

Zampa continues. Ravindra misses a juicy full toss. He tries to send it straight back but cannot beat the mid off fielder. Just four singles in the over.

Maxwell returns. Ravindra continues to find the easy singles. Latham is off the mark with another run. Three from a tidy over.

Zampa sprays the ball outside the off-stump and Ravindra charges to lift the ball over mid-off for FOUR. Action-replay as Ravindra motions forward to loft the ball over mid-off for FOUR again. A single to follow. Zampa to Mitchell, OUT! Straight to long-on. Mitchell mistimes the slog this time and finds Starc in the deep. Huge wicket for Australia.

Daryl Mitchell c Starc b Zampa 54 (51b 6x4 1x6)

Mitch Marsh into the attack. He attempts a pre-meditated ramp but pulls out of it as Marsh sends down a wide outside the off-stump.

FIFTY for Mitchell as he pumps Starc for a FOUR. 150 up for NZ as well and Mitchell retains strike with a single.

Short from Zampa and Ravindra cuts the ball through third for FOUR. A couple of singles in between. Another quiet over for NZ.

Starc sprays wide and Mitchell wallops the ball past mid-off for FOUR. Starc overpitches and Mitchell lifts the ball down the ground for another FOUR. Starc is all over the place with back-to-back wides. 13 from the over.

Mitchell and Ravindra nudge about the gaps to find singles. Ravindra attempts a slog-sweep and gets an inside-edge towards square-leg for a single. Four from it.

Cummins goes for a bouncer that slides down leg for a wide. 50-run stand between Ravindra and Mitchell. Fuller delivery and Ravindra nearly chips the ball towards mid-off. Five from the over.

Adam Zampa into the attack. He starts with a leg-break.l A quick slider and Mitchell gets some glove on an attempted sweep down to fine leg for FOUR.. Zampa tosses one up and Mitchell charges down to smash a huge SIX.

Cummins deceives Ravindra with a slower-ball that nearly hits the off-stump. Two from another impressive over.

Maxwell continues to put the pressure on the batters by running through his overs A sle of singles are not going to perturb Australia here.

Cummins hits length and Mitchell drills the ball back down the ground for FOUR. 100 up for NZ in 14 overs.

Easy rotation of singles as Maxwell concedes six singles in the over.

Hazlewood continues. Mitchell and Ravindra build on ones and twos. Slower bouncer and Ravindra taps the ball down to the fine-leg fence for FOUR.

Maxwell skims through another tight over. Six from it.

Hazlewood hits length and Young lofts the ball beautifully down the ground for FOUR. Hazlewood to Young, OUT! Gone this time! Hazlewood bangs it short this time and finds the outside-edge to Starc at wide first-slip. Daryl Mitchell comes in at 4.

Will Young c Starc b Hazlewood 32 (37b 4x4 1x6)

Fraction short from Maxwell and Young quickly slashes the ball through point for FOUR.

Short ball and Young pulls it to the deep, just short of the square-leg fielder. Hazlewood to Conway, OUT! A blinder by Starc at short fine-leg. Hazlewood tails it in and Conway’s slices and Starc puts in a superb dive to his right to grab the ball. Rachin Ravindra is in at 3.

Devon Conway c Starc b Hazlewood 28 (17b 6x4)

Maxwell replaces Cummins. A slew of singles and five come off the over.

FIFTY for New Zealand as Hazlewood strays to the pads and Young flicks it down leg for FOUR. In the slot and Young pumps the ball over mid-on for FOUR. Straighter delivery on length and Young blocks it out.

Cummins lines one back and Conway steps out and lofts the ball over cover for FOUR. Cummins tails one in and Conway flicks the ball towards short fine-leg and a misfield fetches him another FOUR. A single to follow. 11 from the over.

Hazlewood continues to attack the line outside the off-stump. Young is solid in defence but fails to rotate the strike. Fraction short and Young quickly pulls the ball in front of square for SIX.

Starc strays down leg this time and concedes five wides. Tighter lines from Starc. Eight from the over.

Josh Hazlewood into the attack. Thick outside-edge for Young to third for a single. Hazlewood overpitches and Conway drills the ball through extra cover for FOUR. FOUR more as Conway creams the ball through point this time. Hazlewood cuts one in sharply from around the wicket and rushes the ball past the outside-half of Conway’s bat to the keeper. Stifled appeal from Australia and they review. Review lost as there are no spikes on UltraEdge.

Back for the chase. Starc to run in to Devon Conway and Will Young

Width on offer and Conway flashes his bat at it and finds FOUR through cover. A single down to fine-leg to follow. Young finds a single. Hint of swing for Starc and Conway leans into a drive through extra cover for FOUR.

That’s the end of a roller coaster of an innings. Australia started with a all-out blitzkreig with David Warner and Travis Head with the pair managing 118 in the opening 10. Travis Head got to his 100 too but the fall of the openers saw the momentum shift in New Zealand’s favour. The spinners, Glenn Phillips in particular, chipped in with wickets to put a leash on the run rate. But the final 10 overs brought 96 runs thanks to some aggressive strokes from Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell.

New Zealand definitely pulled it back after the initial struggle but 390 odd will still be a mighty ask for its batting unit.

We’ll be back shortly with the reply.

Mitchell Starc gets a clean hit on a short ball but it lands just inside the boundary and into the hands of Jimmy Neesham.

Mitchell Starc c Neesham b Henry 1 (3)

Boult to Inglis, OUT! Inglis is caught at long on. A flat hit on an overpitched delivery and Phillips dives forward to get to it.

Josh Inglis c Phillips b Boult 38 (28)

Mitchell Starc is the new batter and he gets off the mark right away with a single. Another WICKET! Cummins shuffles across looking for a flick. It was plumb leg before but Cummins goes for a rather hopeful review. The cameo comes to an end.

Pat Cummins lbw b Boult 37 (14)

BOWLED HIM! Boult rattles the stumps with a delivery angling into the stumps. Adam Zampa was looking to make room and does not reach the ball.

Adam Zampa b Boult 0 (3)

Neesham to Inglis, SIX! Pulled away into the stands behind square leg. PUT DOWN! Inglis slices his aerial drive but Ravindra drops it at deep cover. SIX MORE! Cummins packs it over long off. SIX MORE! This one is on the other side. Again in the slot. Half a chance as Cummins miscues a pull but Phillips falls short even with a dive. Two runs taken. SIX to end the over. A bouncer but Cummins closes his eyes and goes hard at it. Clears the square leg fence.

Boult to Cummins, one run to start the over. A wide down leg side and Boult will have to bowl that again. Another wide, this time outside off. FOUR! Inglis dishes out a reverse scoop. 350 for Australia. SIX! Pat Cummins launches a full swing on a knuckle ball, clears the fence. 16 off the over.

Henry to continue. FOUR! Inglis drives down the ground. FOUR more! Inglis’ pull is straight to fine leg but Ish Sodhi makes a sloppy misifeld and that adds another boundary for Australia. Third four of the over. Cheeky from Cummins! Opens the face of the bat to send the ball wide of Latham. Henry bowls way outside off, given wide by the umpire. Single off the final ball makes it 15 in the over.

Jimmy Neesham gets Maxwell in his first over. Looks to clear the long off fence but slices it straight to the fielder.

Glenn Maxwell c Boult b Neesham 41 (24)

Pat Cummins gets off the mark with a cut through point. FOUR RUNS!

Henry to Maxwell. He gets an edge but the ball does not carry to Tom Latham behind the stumps. Maxwell misses a reverse hook on a delivery pitched on the middle stump line. Miscues a full toss next, settles for a single to deep mid wicket. Inglis pulls to deep square for one. A fantastic over from Henry, just two from it.

Santner for his final over. Inglis pushes the second delivery to long on for a single. SIX! Maxwell hits the roof! Steps down and pummels the ball down the ground. Second SIX! He drags this from outside off and pulls it to mid wicket. 16 runs in the over.

Rachin Ravindra back for his eighth over. FOUR! Maxwell brings out his switch hit. Guides it over third man. That’s 300 for Australia. Another reverse hit over third man! This time for SIX! Ravindra goes over the wicket now to stop Maxwell. 11 runs from the over.

Just three runs from Mitchell Santner’s ninth over.

Boult to Inglis, one run with a punch to deep point. Maxwell pulls to deep mid wicket for two. FOUR! Another pull shot, this time the connection is better and he beats Conway in the deep. An inside edge to fine leg allows another run. FOUR! Now Inglis pulls to send it to the deep mid wicket boundary. Single off the final delivery makes it 13 from the over.

WICKET! Santner gets Labuschagne too. Wants to slog sweep, gets a leading edge and Rachin Ravindra runs in from deep mid wicket to collect it.

Marnus Labuschagne c Ravindra b Santner 18 (26)

Josh Inglis has to survive a DRS call on his first delivery. He misses a punch of the back foot sees the ball hit the pad. What saves him is the umpire’s call after the tracker showed the ball to be just clipping the wickets. FOUR! Maxwell finds the fence to finish the over.

Boult to bowl. Labuschagne cuts and wants to come back for two but Maxwell sends him back. He puts in a desperate dive to get home but the throw goes to the wrong end. FOUR! Maxwell heaves it down to the long off fence with a straight bat. Eight runs in the over.

Santner back into the attack. FOUR for Marsh. Uses the back-of-a-length to pull it to deep mid wicket. BOWLED HIM! Marsh is stuck in the crease as he goes for a shot across the line. Sees the top of off stump disturbed.

Mitchell Marsh b Santner 36 (51)

Glenn Maxwell in at No. 6. He is beaten going for a drive from way outside off, still gets a bye. Labuschagne goes inside out over cover for one.

Ravindra to Labuschagne, one run to deep cover. Marsh is beaten trying to sweep and the ball misses the top of off by a whisker. Marsh sends a full toss to long off. Labuschagne with a sweep which beats the mid wicket fielder in the circle. FOUR runs!

Matt Henry to Marsh, one run with an inside edge to deep mid wicket. Labuschagne pulls away to deep mid wicket for the second run of the over. FOUR! Full and in the slot and Marsh smacks it down the ground.

Rachin Ravindra to bowl his sixth. Labuschagne and Marsh get a single each to deep cover. Two runs from the over.

Boult to continue. Marsh starts with a couple to deep backward point. Four more singles in the over.

Phillips for his final over. FOUR! Labuschagne with a reverse sweep on a full delivery. Seven runs from the over.

Trent Boult returns for a second spell. Marsh drives to deep cover for one run. DROPPED! Labuschagne upper cuts but Mitchell puts it down at third man. Gets off strike on the next.

Phillips to Marsh, punched to point; no run. Marsh places the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. OUT! Phillips has his third, Smith departs! Wants to go inside out but cannot beat the mid off fielder.

Steve Smith c Boult b Phillips 18 (17)

Marnus Labuschagne starts with a single to fine leg. Marsh makes it three runs from the over.

Edge! Smith gets an edge off Santner but the ball beats Mitchell at first slip and runs away for FOUR. The third is driven through covers for one. Three more singles makes it eight runs from the over.

Glenn Phillips to continue. Marsh straight drives the third to long on for one run. Smith punches the fourth to deep cover. Another single to long on for Marsh. Smith makes it four runs from the over.

Santner to Smith, square drives to deep cover for one. Marsh slog sweeps to deep mid wicket for two runs. The third is driven to deep cover; one run. Smith tucks to deep square for a single. Marsh punches the last through the off side for the sixth run of the over.

Phillips skims through another tight over as the batters attempt to reset. Three from it.

Ravindra floats one in and Smith steps out and pumps the ball over mid-on for FOUR. Just five from the over.

Phillips to Head, OUT! Cleaned him up. Quicker ball on length and Head makes room to cut but misses the ball altogether. Steve Smith is in at 4. He is off the mark straightaway with a single through cover.

Travis Head b Phillips 109 (67b 10x4 7x6)

200 up for Australia as Head continues the charge with another SIX. Loose from Ravindra and Head pounces on it in a flash.

100 on World Cup debut for Travis Head off just 59 balls. The third-quickest of this edition and the third-fastest by an Australian. Sensational!

Ravindra tosses one into the slot and Head advances to launch another massive SIX. He moves to 99 with a single.

Phillips to Warner, OUT! Chipped straight back to the bowler. Warner is disappointed and rightly so. Mitch Marsh comes in at 3. He is off the mark with a single.

David Warner c & b Phillips 81 (65b 5x4 6x6)

Head sweeps the ball behind square and Mitchell’s jerky stop on the coarse outfield denies a boundary. Width from Ravindra and Head makes room to pump the ball through extra cover for FOUR.

Head stops a 26-ball boundary drought by stepping out and hammering Phillips down the ground for FOUR. Seven from the over.

The spinners have helped to arrest the slide with some tidy overs. Rachin Ravindra concedes just three from his first over.

Impressive straight lines from Phillips. A slew of singles before a slower-delivery prompts Warner to tap back. Just four from the over.

Santner offers flight with varying pace and the batter resort to ones and twos. 150 up in 15 overs for Australia!

Glenn Phillips with the most economical over so far. Just a couple of singles as he cramps up the batters with good lengths.

In the slot from Santner and Head blasts once to mars. Quicker one from the left-armer and Head dances down to slam the ball deep into the stands for SIX. In the air and dropped! Head chips one to the right of a leaping Santner who fails to hold onto the ball.

Head and Warner continue to reel in ones and twos with consistent boundaries to maintain the scoring rate high over 10.

Santner skims through a rare, quiet over. Just six off it even as Head finds the fence once for FOUR.

Short again from Lockie Ferguson and Warner creams the ball through point for another FOUR. SIX more from Warner and Australia equals the record for the most runs in an ODI PowerPlay!

Mitchell Santner into the attack. Santner slides the ball down leg and Warner flicks it past short fine-leg for FOUR. A single to follow and Head continues his onslaught with a SIX and FOUR and brings up his FIFTY - Australia becomes the second team after the Kiwis to record 100-plus in a WC PowerPlay

Slower bouncer from Boult and Warner controls the hook over short fine-leg for FOUR. A single and Warner records his third successive FIFTY.

Lockie Ferguson into the attack. Warner welcomes him with a cracking SIX through extra cover. Fraction short and Warner scythes the ball over third for another SIX! In the slot and this time Head biffs it down the ground for FOUR.

The sloppy lengths continue and Boult’s length is once again whipped through mid-wicket for FOUR by Head.

Henry continues to pitch on length and Head smashes two successive FOURs to lead Australia past FIFTY in just 25 balls. This is carnage! Henry comes around the wicket and slides one in and Head picks it up from length and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for another SIX.

Width from Boult and Warner pummels the ball between cover and mid-off for another FOUR. Boult errs with one fraction short and Warner swiftly flicks it across for another SIX.

BANG! Henry draws short and Warner slams the ball behind square for SIX. Henry oversteps and concedes a single. FREE HIT for Australia. Length ball and Head wallops it over mid-wicket for a massive SIX and it’s another no-ball! Attempted bouncer and Head swats it fiercely over deep mid-wicket for another SIX. Henry corrects his line and length and beats Head in succession outside the off-stump.

Trent Boult from the opposite end. Head opens his account with a slice down to third f for a single. Warner responds with another single. Slower-ball on length and Head lifts it over mid-off for FOUR.

Matt Henry takes the new ball. Two slips, point, cover and mid-wicket in place for Warner. Length ball angling in and Warner taps it back towards the bowler. Short and wide and Warner creams the ball through point for FOUR. Henry slides another one in and Warner lifts it over square-leg for another FOUR.

Travis Head and David Warner walk out to the middle.

Pat Cummins and Tom Latham lead their respective sides out for the national anthems.

TOSS: New Zealand wins toss, opts to bowl

Pat Cummins: Looks like a good wicket, might be something in early. Travis Head comes in for Cam Green. They are a team we know really well, but they know us really well too. Excited to get going.

Tom Latham: We are going to bowl. Early start, reasonable surface, there may be something early with the new ball because of a day game. Jimmy Neesham is in for Mark Chapman who has a calf niggle. Adapting quickly will be key.

Pat Cummins and Tom Latham walk out for the toss.

Anjum Chopra and Pommie Mbangwa: It’s nice and cool. Straight boundaries - 79 metres, square - 70 metres and 64 metres respectively. England played here against Bangladesh. If you are a bowler, you are saying can we get more grass, you are not getting that today. There’ll be something in the pitch early on, for a little period only. It looks good, it’s hard, it’s flat, a few cracks here and there. You won’t get more spin than normal. In essence, good carry-through to the keeper, batters are gonna cash in after that initial period. Definitely bowl first

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Australia Squad: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Sean Abbott, Travis Head

New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham

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