Cameron Green, Alex Carey with the bat, and Glenn Maxwell with the ball starred as Australia comfortably defeated New Zealand in the 1st ODI of the 3-match series in Cairns. The match was a complete rollercoaster where both teams had their chances and the home team, Australia, finally held on to a brilliant victory!
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Toss Update: Australia won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, New Zealand scored 232 on the board losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. There were 3 scores in the 40s - Devon Conway (46), Kane Williamson (45), Tom Latham (43) - but none get on to make a big score! Maxwell bagged 4 wickets and Hazlewood bagged 3 wickets as NZ only made an above-par score in their full quota of 50 overs.
Australia, chasing 233 runs to win, managed to chase down the target losing 8 wickets in 45 overs. They were reduced to 44-5 early on and were looking in deep trouble at that stage. Cameron Green and Alex Carey stitched a 158-run stand for the 6th wicket to help them to rise their stakes in this run-chase! Carey got dismissed on 85 but Green remained unbeaten on 89* as the hosts defeated NZ by 2 wickets!
Trent Boult was the star bowler for Kiwis as he registered bowling figures of 4-40 from his 10 overs. He also delivered 2 maiden overs in his spell! It was his spell that got the hosts into a bit of trouble early on in the run-chase!
Match result: Australia defeated New Zealand by a margin of 2 wickets.
Cameron Green has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 89* not out off 92 deliveries with 10 fours and a six. Australia, with this victory, have taken a lead of 1-0 in this 3-match series with the 2nd ODI on Thursday (Sep 08).
Brief Scores: Australia: 233-8 in 45 overs (Cameron Green - 89*, Trent Boult - 4-40) defeated New Zealand: 232-9 in 50 overs (Devon Conway - 46, Glenn Maxwell - 4-52) by a margin of 2 wickets
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