Australia defeated New Zealand by two wickets in the 1st ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. Cameron Green was awarded the man of the match for his 89 runs not-out innings in 92 balls.
Australia won the Chappell-Hadlee series’ opening match excitingly because Cameron Green, who entered the game following a top-order collapse, maintained his coolness during a late wobble, and battled through painful cramps.
Toss
Early on Australia decided to bowl first after winning the toss.
Teams
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Kane Willaimson (capt), Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Green and Alex Carey Show
After Trent Boult and Matt Henry ripped through Australia with the new ball to leave them at 44 for 5 in the 12th over, which also saw another failure from Aaron Finch, Green, and Alex Carey added 158 runs for the sixth wicket.
When Australia had 31 to win and everything seemed to be going their way, Carey pulled to mid-on, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc left, and Green was left struggling to go between the wickets.
There was a long break while the physio attended to him, and then Adam Zampa played a crucial role in relieving some of the pressure.
However, there was still one more touch of late drama when a light shower scudded around across the field. In the end, Lockie Ferguson’s pretty unimpressive wide decided the match.
Green finished with the best score of 89 runs in his ODI career.
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Scorecard
New Zealand Innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Martin Guptill | c Maxwell b Starc | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 |
| Devon Conway | lbw b Zampa | 46 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 67.64 |
| Kane Williamson (c) | c Warner b Maxwell | 45 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 63.38 |
| Tom Latham † | c Zampa b Maxwell | 43 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 75.43 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Smith b Maxwell | 26 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 78.78 |
| Michael Bracewell | c Smith b Maxwell | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| James Neesham | c †Carey b Hazlewood | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Mitchell Santner | c †Carey b Hazlewood | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Matt Henry | c Starc b Hazlewood | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 6, w 5) | 15 |
| TOTAL | 50 Overs (RR: 4.64) | 232/9 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Martin Guptill, 4.4 Overs), 2-91 (Devon Conway, 22.5 Overs), 3-127 (Kane Williamson, 29.6 Overs), 4-179 (Daryl Mitchell, 41.1 Overs), 5-186 (Tom Latham, 41.5 Overs), 6-191 (Michael Bracewell, 43.4 Overs), 7-210 (James Neesham, 46.4 Overs), 8-220 (Matt Henry, 48.2 Overs), 9-223 (Mitchell Santner, 48.6 Overs)
Australia Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Mitchell Starc | 9 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 4.77 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Adam Zampa | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 10 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Cameron Green | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.16 |
Australia Innings (Target: 233 runs from 50 overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| David Warner | c Bracewell b Henry | 20 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
| Aaron Finch (c) | lbw b Boult | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Steven Smith | b Boult | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw b Boult | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | b Henry | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Alex Carey † | c Henry b Ferguson | 85 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 85.85 |
| Cameron Green | not out | 89 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 96.73 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Neesham b Boult | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Mitchell b Ferguson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Adam Zampa | not out | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, w 6) | 12 |
| TOTAL | 45 Overs (RR: 5.17) | 233/8 |
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Aaron Finch, 2.4 Overs), 2-19 (Steven Smith, 4.3 Overs), 3-27 (Marnus Labuschagne, 6.6 Overs), 4-27 (David Warner, 7.2 Overs), 5-44 (Marcus Stoinis, 11.6 Overs), 6-202 (Alex Carey, 39.1 Overs), 7-205 (Glenn Maxwell, 40.4 Overs), 8-207 (Mitchell Starc, 41.1 Overs)
New Zealand Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 4 |
| Matt Henry | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5 |
| Mitchell Santner | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Michael Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6.66 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 |
Full Scorecard
