Australia vs New Zealand 2024 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Feb 29 2024, Thu - 03:30 AM (IST)

1st Test, - Cello Basin Reserve

AUSTRALIA

383, 164

NEW ZEALAND

179, 196

Australia won by 172 runs

CRR:3.03

Player Of The Match

Cameron Green

115.1

OUT! Caught. Matt Henry to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Ravindra. Finally, a wicket! That's Lunch on Day 2. What an exceptional session for Australia. Cameron Green's brilliance, with the support of Josh Hazlewood, has dragged the visitors to 383 with a partnership of 116 runs. Cameron Green remains unbeaten on 174 as the top-scorer for the Aussies. Matt Henry deserves a five-wicket haul because of the way he bowled in this innings. Join us after a 40-minute break.
115.1

Wide Matt Henry to Josh Hazlewood. Bouncer, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
114.6

Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
114.5

FOUR! Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
114.4

Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
114.3

Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
114.2

Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
114.1

Will O'Rourke to Cameron Green. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
113.6

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.
113.5

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
113.4

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
113.3

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
113.2

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
113.1

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump down the track shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
112.6

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs. Back-to-back maidens.
112.5

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
112.4

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
112.3

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Young.
112.2

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
112.1

Will O'Rourke to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
111.6

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
111.5

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
111.4

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Kuggeleijn.
111.3

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump down the track shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
111.2

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
111.1

Matt Henry to Cameron Green. Length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Phillips.
110.6

Tim Southee to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by O'Rourke.
110.5

Tim Southee to Josh Hazlewood. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
110.4

Tim Southee to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
110.3

FOUR! Tim Southee to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

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43.1

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Labuschagne. All out! New Zealand are bowled out for 179. Pat Cummins has not enforced the follow-on. The Kiwis couldn't handle the class of the Aussie bowling quartet. Only Glenn Phillips played well for his 70 runs. Nathan Lyon picked up four wickets. Australia have a massive lead of 204 runs to take this game into complete control. Join us for the next innings in a while.
End of Over 43

Over 43. 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 113/3 (rr 2.63)
42.6

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Back of a length, middle stump backing away glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
42.5

FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Short, middle stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
42.4

SIX! Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
42.3

FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
42.2

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
42.1

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
End of Over 42

Over 42. no runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. New Zealand: 111/3 (rr 2.64)
41.6

Nathan Lyon to Will O'Rourke. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
41.5

Nathan Lyon to Will O'Rourke. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khawaja.
41.4

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, inside edge to short leg, caught by Head. Sharp catch from Head.
41.3

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
41.2

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
41.1

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Welcome to Day 4 of the first Test between New Zealand and Australia from the Basin Reserve, Wellington. The game is evenly poised as both teams have an opportunity to win. There is a lot of assistance in the pitch for the Aussie bowlers. New Zealand have an up hill task but also possible to acheive in their home conditions. Let's see how it goes.
End of Over 41

Over 41. 2 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. New Zealand: 111/3 (rr 2.71)
40.6

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
40.5

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
40.4

APPEAL! Josh Hazlewood to Tim Southee. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to short extra cover for 1 run, direct hit by Labuschagne, appeal made for Run Out. Good work from Marnus.
40.3

OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Starc. Glenn Phillips's counter-attacking knock comes to an end.
40.2

Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Head.
40.1

Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
End of Over 40

Over 40. 3 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 109/3 (rr 2.73)
39.6

Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.
39.5

Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
39.4

Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
39.3

Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs.
39.2

Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
39.1

SIX! Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
End of Over 39

Over 39. no runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. New Zealand: 106/3 (rr 2.72)
38.6

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
38.5

Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
38.4

FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
38.3

Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced back to bowler for no runs.
38.2

Josh Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

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51.1

OUT! Bowled. Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, missed. Cleaned him up! Henry ends with three wickets, but Glenn Phillips is the star for the hosts with the ball. He picked up five wickets and turned the game on its head. Australia will be disappointed in missing out on a few runs. Still, New Zealand have a massive target of 369 to chase, which is a very tough task in the 4th innings. Join us for it in a while.
End of Over 51

Over 51. 2 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 131/6 (rr 2.57)
50.6

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, mis-timed to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
50.5

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, run save by Southee, fielded by Williamson.
50.4

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
50.3

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Williamson.
50.2

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
50.1

Glenn Phillips to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 50

Over 50. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 129/6 (rr 2.58)
49.6

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Southee.
49.5

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
49.4

FOUR! Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
49.3

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Short, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
49.2

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
49.1

Matt Henry to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Southee.
End of Over 49

Over 49. 2 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 128/5 (rr 2.61)
48.6

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Southee.
48.5

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Young.
48.4

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Young.
48.3

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Southee.
48.2

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
48.1

Glenn Phillips to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Young.
End of Over 48

Over 48. no runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 126/5 (rr 2.62)
47.6

Matt Henry to Josh Hazlewood. Seaming away length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
47.5

OUT! Caught. Matt Henry to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge to second slip, caught by Latham. What was Pat Cummins trying to do here? Catching practice for Latham.
47.4

Matt Henry to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
47.3

Matt Henry to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, off stump backing away Late Cut, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
47.2

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Southee.
47.1

Matt Henry to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
End of Over 47

Over 47. 5 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 126/3 (rr 2.68)
46.6

Glenn Phillips to Pat Cummins. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
46.5

Glenn Phillips to Pat Cummins. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, missed past fine leg for 4 runs.
46.4

FOUR! Glenn Phillips to Pat Cummins. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
46.3

Glenn Phillips to Pat Cummins. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
46.2

Glenn Phillips to Pat Cummins. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Latham.

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64.4

Daryl Mitchell c and b Josh Hazlewood 38 (130)

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to silly point, caught by Hazlewood. Australia win by 172 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series. The target looked too much for New Zealand, and it was just a matter of time for the Australians. Once Nathan Lyon removed Rachin Ravindra, the wickets fell in clumps, and the hosts were bundled out for under 200 for the second time in this Test. Nathan Lyon ended with the match figures of 108 for 10. Cameron Green is the Player of the Match for his terrific hundred in the first innings.
64.3

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
64.2

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
64.1

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
End of Over 64

Over 64. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 196/9 (rr 3.06)
63.6

Nathan Lyon to Will O'Rourke. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
63.5

Nathan Lyon to Will O'Rourke. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
63.4

Nathan Lyon to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
63.3

Nathan Lyon to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
63.2

Nathan Lyon to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
63.1

Nathan Lyon to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
End of Over 63

Over 63. 1 run. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. New Zealand: 195/9 (rr 3.10)
62.6

Josh Hazlewood to Will O'Rourke. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

62.5

Josh Hazlewood to Will O'Rourke. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
62.4

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
62.3

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Starc.
62.2

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
62.1

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
End of Over 62

Over 62. 6 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 194/9 (rr 3.13)
61.6

Nathan Lyon to Will O'Rourke. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
61.5

Tim Southee c Mitchell Starc b Nathan Lyon 7 (7)

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Starc. Fifth ten-wicket haul in Tests for Nathan Lyon.
61.4

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
61.3

SIX! Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
61.2

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

61.1

Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
End of Over 61

Over 61. 2 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. New Zealand: 188/8 (rr 3.08)
60.6

Josh Hazlewood to Tim Southee. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Labuschagne, fielded by Head.
60.5

Josh Hazlewood to Tim Southee. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
60.4

Matt Henry c Steve Smith b Josh Hazlewood 14 (15)

OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Smith. Edged and taken by Smith! Typical Josh Hazlewood dismissal.
60.3

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Starc.
60.2

Josh Hazlewood to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
60.1

Josh Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
End of Over 60

Over 60. 11 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 186/7 (rr 3.10)
59.6

SIX! Nathan Lyon to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
59.5

Nathan Lyon to Daryl Mitchell. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.

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