Australia vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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Australia vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Thu 13, Nov 2008 - Sun 16, Nov 2008: Warm Up - New South Wales v New Zealanders at Sydney
- Thu 20, Nov 2008 - Mon 24, Nov 2008: 1st Test - Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane
- Fri 28, Nov 2008 - Tue 2, Dec 2008: 2nd Test - Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide Oval
- Sun 1, Feb 2009: 1st ODI (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Perth
- Fri 6, Feb 2009: 2nd ODI (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne
- Sun 8, Feb 2009: 3rd ODI (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Sydney
- Tue 10, Feb 2009: 4th ODI (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide Oval
- Fri 13, Feb 2009: 5th ODI (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane
- Sun 15, Feb 2009: Twenty20 (D/N) - Australia v New Zealand at Sydney
Australia vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Twenty20 at Sydney
AUS v NZ, Twenty20, Sydney: Australia beat New Zealand by a run in T20 thriller
Feb 15, 2009
Brendon McCullum's sizzling 61 off 47 balls went in vain as Australia bowled exceptionally well at the death to eke out a thrilling one run victory in the see-saw one-off Twenty20 International cricket match at Sydney.
Chasing 151, New Zealand came close to overwhelming the target before losing McCullum at a crucial juncture and eventually finishing at 149 for five wickets. Needing 14 runs off the last over of the bowling of Nathan Bracken, Nathan McCullum (10 not out) -- Brendon's elder brother -- hit a four and a six off the last two balls but that was still not enough in the end.
Earlier, a Brad Haddin-led Australia got off to a brisk start before losing momentum and it took useful contributions from David Hussey (41), Adam Voges (26) and David Warner (23) to reach a modest total of 150 for seven. Chasing 151, New Zealand got off to a wobbly start after Peter Siddle removed in-form Martin Guptill (0) and Peter Fulton (1) off successive overs to reduce the visitors to 12 for two.
However, Brendon McCullum and Neil Broom (36) steadied the rocking Kiwi boat with a 61-run stand in eight-odd overs which put the visitors back on the track.
AUS v NZ, Twenty20, Sydney: Australia 150-7 (20.0 overs) beat New Zealand 149-5 (20.0 overs) by 1 run
AUS v NZ, Twenty20, Sydney: Haddin to lead Australia
Feb 15, 2009
Brad Haddin will be given the chance to lead Australia for the first time on Sunday when they play New Zealand in a one-off Twenty20 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has firmly established himself as Australia's number one choice behind the stumps in recent times and his status will be further enhanced when he captains his country on his home ground.
Haddin's promotion comes following a Chappell-Hadlee series during which he impressed with the bat but also courted controversy. The New South Welshman thrived following his mid-series elevation to the top of the order, scoring his maiden ODI century in the third game, but also came under fire after game one when he appeared to flick off the bails when Neil Broom was incorrectly given out bowled.
Regardless of that Haddin has the backing of regular skipper Ricky Ponting to fill his shoes, with the Tasmanian to rest up before the team flies out for their tour of South Africa on Monday.
Australia vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Twenty20 at Sydney
Scorecard
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
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150 for 7 (20.0 overs)
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149 for 5 (20.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Warner | c Vettori | b O'Brien | 23 |
15 | 4 | 0 |
| Haddin | c and b | Southee | 15 |
10 | 2 | 0 |
| Ferguson | b Butler | 8 |
9 | 1 | 0 | |
| D Hussey | c Broom | b Vettori | 41 |
39 | 1 | 1 |
| Voges | lbw | b Elliott | 26 |
24 | 2 | 0 |
| White | c Vettori | b O'Brien | 16 |
11 | 0 | 1 |
| Hopes | not out | 16 |
10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henriques | run out | 1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Siddle | not out | 1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 1w 1lb | 3 | ||||
| Total | for 7 | 150 | (20.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| McCullum | c Voges | b Hilfenhaus | 61 |
47 | 5 | 2 |
| Guptill | lbw | b Siddle | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton | c Haddin | b Siddle | 1 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| Broom | c Ferguson | b Hopes | 36 |
26 | 6 | 0 |
| Elliott | not out | 23 |
30 | 2 | 0 | |
| Franklin | run out | 3 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| McCullum | not out | 10 |
4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Extras | 2w 3b 10lb | 15 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 149 | (20.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B N J Oxenford, P R Reiffel
Australia: Warner, Haddin (C/W), D Hussey, Ferguson, Henriques, Voges, Hopes, White, Bracken, Hilfenhaus, Siddle
New Zealand: McCullum (Wicket Keeper), Guptill, Fulton, Broom, Elliott, Franklin, McCullum, Butler, Vettori (Captain), Southee, O'Brien