AUS vs NZ, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Melbourne
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Series
Domain Test Series v New Zealand
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Erasmus, M , Llong, N J
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Match Referee
Richardson, R B
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Tv Umpire
Dar, A S
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Man of the Match
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NZ Batting: 240/10 in 71.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c: Paine b: Pattinson | 8 (21) | 1 | 0 | 38.10 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Lyon b: Labuschagne | 121 (210) | 15 | 0 | 57.62 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw: Pattinson | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ross Taylor | b: Pattinson | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | st: Paine b: Lyon | 33 (52) | 3 | 1 | 63.46 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c: Warner b: Lyon | 9 (12) | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| BJ Watling | c: Warner b: Lyon | 22 (63) | 3 | 0 | 34.92 |
| Mitchell Santner | c: Paine b: Lyon | 27 (46) | 5 | 0 | 58.70 |
| Tim Southee | run out (Pattinson) | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 6 (7) | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Trent Boult | absent ill or absent injured | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 15.0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.93 |
| Pat Cummins | 18.0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| James Pattinson | 12.0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Nathan Lyon | 23.0 | 4 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
AUS Batting: 168/5 in 54.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c: Blundell b: Wagner | 38 (65) | 3 | 0 | 58.46 |
| Joe Burns | c: Watling b: Santner | 35 (100) | 2 | 1 | 35.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | run out (Latham) | 19 (33) | 0 | 0 | 57.58 |
| Steven Smith | c: Southee b: Wagner | 7 (11) | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Matthew Wade | not out | 30 (54) | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Travis Head | b: Wagner | 28 (64) | 2 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Tim Paine | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pattinson | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 9.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Tim Southee | 15.0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Neil Wagner | 17.2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Mitchell Santner | 8.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
NZ Batting: 148/10 in 54.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c: Paine b: Cummins | 50 (144) | 4 | 0 | 34.72 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Paine b: Cummins | 15 (19) | 2 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Paine b: Pattinson | 9 (14) | 0 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Ross Taylor | c: Burns b: Cummins | 4 (28) | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Henry Nicholls | lbw: Cummins | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c: Warner b: Starc | 11 (33) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| BJ Watling | c: Burns b: Pattinson | 7 (17) | 1 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Mitchell Santner | c: Paine b: Pattinson | 3 (32) | 0 | 0 | 9.38 |
| Tim Southee | c: Paine b: Cummins | 10 (11) | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 18 (20) | 2 | 1 | 90.00 |
| Trent Boult | b: Starc | 8 (13) | 0 | 1 | 61.54 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Mitchell Starc | 12.5 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.34 |
| Pat Cummins | 17.0 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.65 |
| James Pattinson | 15.0 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 |
| Nathan Lyon | 9.0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 |
| Matthew Wade | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.00 |
AUS Batting: 467/10 in 155.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c: Southee b: Wagner | 41 (64) | 3 | 0 | 64.06 |
| Joe Burns | b: Boult | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | b: de Grandhomme | 63 (149) | 6 | 1 | 42.28 |
| Steven Smith | c: Nicholls b: Wagner | 85 (242) | 8 | 1 | 35.12 |
| Matthew Wade | c: Watling b: de Grandhomme | 38 (78) | 3 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Travis Head | c: Santner b: Wagner | 114 (234) | 12 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Tim Paine | lbw: Wagner | 79 (138) | 9 | 0 | 57.25 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 14 (11) | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Pat Cummins | c: Latham b: Southee | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | c: Williamson b: Southee | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | c: Wagner b: Southee | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Trent Boult | 31.0 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.94 |
| Tim Southee | 33.1 | 6 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 30.0 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.27 |
| Neil Wagner | 38.0 | 11 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.18 |
| Mitchell Santner | 20.0 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 |
| Tom Blundell | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 |
Key Stats
66.6 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.
66.6 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Over 67. no runs. Bowler: Marnus Labuschagne. New Zealand: 7-214(rr 3.19)
66.5 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
66.4 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
66.3 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Wade.
66.2 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot defending, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Wade.
66.1 Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Marnus Labuschagne to Tom Blundell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
65.6 Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee
Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, top edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Pattinson.
65.6 Nathan Lyon to Tim Southee
Over 66. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 7-214(rr 3.24)
65.5 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Paine. Prodigious turn from Lyon, the ball kisses the edge and Santner's gutsy innings is ended. That was a lovely piece of bowling, finding the right pace to have the batsman in two minds about whether to go forward or back.
65.4 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
65.3 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
65.2 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
65.1 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
64.6 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved to square leg for no runs, fielded by Wade.
64.6 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Over 65. 2 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 6-210(rr 3.23)
64.5 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
64.4 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
64.3 Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner
Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
64.2 Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner
Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
64.1 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Starc. There it is, Blundell sprints through for the single to become the first New Zealand batsman to score a Test century at the MCG. Boisterous cheers from the Kiwi fans and even some warm applause from the Aussie fielders. Wonderful innings and a moment he will never forget.
63.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
63.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Over 64. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 6-208(rr 3.25)
63.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Anticipation builds at the MCG. Blundell on 99, Australia trying to pressure him into a false shot.
63.5 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
63.4 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
63.3 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
63.2 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Wade.
63.1 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Head.
62.6 Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner
Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
62.6 Pat Cummins to Mitchell Santner
Over 63. 1 run. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 6-207(rr 3.29)
62.5 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Burns.
62.4 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Warner.
62.3 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Warner.
62.2 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
62.1 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
61.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Santner is winning the battle against Lyon at the moment. This one is clubbed with disdain, a white-ball shot brought to the Test arena.
61.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Over 62. 8 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 6-206(rr 3.32)
61.5 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Wade.
61.4 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track defending, bat-pad in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne. Heart in mouth moment for Blundell but he survives.
61.3 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Wade.
61.2 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Head.
61.1 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 3 runs, fielded by Burns.
60.6 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine, fielded by Smith.
60.6 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Over 61. 4 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. New Zealand: 6-198(rr 3.25)
60.5 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
60.4 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge past third man for 4 runs. Controlled edge takes Blundell closer to three figures. An old ball and soft hands meant it was all along the turf.
60.3 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
60.2 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Starc.
60.1 Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell
Pat Cummins to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
59.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
59.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Over 60. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 6-194(rr 3.23)
59.5 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
59.4 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
59.3 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
59.2 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Burns.
59.1 Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell
Nathan Lyon to Tom Blundell. Off break back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Smith.
58.6 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Head.
58.6 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
Over 59. no runs. Bowler: James Pattinson. New Zealand: 6-193(rr 3.27)
58.5 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
58.4 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Head.
58.3 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
58.2 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
58.1 James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner
James Pattinson to Mitchell Santner. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Warner.
57.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
57.6 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Over 58. 9 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. New Zealand: 6-193(rr 3.33)
57.5 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. That's an even better shot, using the bottom-hand to generate the power after skipping to the pitch. Black Caps approaching 200 for the first time in the series.
57.4 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
57.3 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Rank long hop, Santner rocks back and scythes it to the fence.
57.2 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Warner.
57.1 Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner
Nathan Lyon to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.