New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2016–17

The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia in December 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches.[1][2] The matches were played for the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy.

New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2016–17
 
  Australia New Zealand
Dates 4 December 2016 – 9 December 2016
Captains Steve Smith Kane Williamson
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs David Warner (299) Martin Guptill (193)
Most wickets Pat Cummins (8) Trent Boult (6)
Player of the series David Warner (Aus)

The series ended with a 3–0 victory to Australia. It was just the second time New Zealand had suffered a whitewash to Australia, the first being in New Zealand in 2005.[3]

Squads edit

ODIs
  Australia[4]   New Zealand[5]

ODI series edit

1st ODI edit

4 December 2016
14:20 AEDT (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
8/324 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
256 (44.2 overs)
Steve Smith 164 (157)
Trent Boult 2/51 (10 overs)
Martin Guptill 114 (102)
Josh Hazlewood 3/49 (10 overs)
Australia won by 68 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Mick Martell (Aus)
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lockie Ferguson (NZ) made his ODI debut.
  • Steve Smith's score of 164 is the joint-highest by an Australia captain[6] and also the highest score by any player in an ODI played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[7]
  • Martin Guptill became the quickest New Zealand player to reach 5,000 runs in ODIs.[8]
  • Josh Hazlewood, in this his 27th ODI match, equaled the record for the number of matches played without being dismissed.[9]

2nd ODI edit

6 December 2016
14:20 AEDT (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
5/378 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
262 (47.2 overs)
David Warner 119 (115)
Tim Southee 2/63 (10 overs)
Kane Williamson 81 (80)
Pat Cummins 4/41 (10 overs)
Australia won by 116 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kane Williamson (NZ) played his 100th ODI.[10]
  • David Warner became the first Australian batsman to score six ODI centuries in a calendar year.[11]
  • Josh Hazlewood, in this his 28th ODI match, broke the record for the number of matches played without being dismissed.[9]

3rd ODI edit

9 December 2016
14:20 AEDT (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  
8/264 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
147 (36.1 overs)
David Warner 156 (128)
Trent Boult 3/49 (10 overs)
Martin Guptill 34 (40)
Mitchell Starc 3/34 (10 overs)
Australia won by 117 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Mick Martell (Aus)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • David Warner became the second batsman to score seven ODI centuries in a calendar year.[3]
  • David Warner scored 59% of his team's runs, the second highest percentage by an Australian batsman in an ODI.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Four nations set to tour in blockbuster 2016-17 summer". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Warner rivals Tendulkar's 1998 run". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Uncapped Cartwright in Australia's ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Uncapped Ferguson in NZ squad for Chappell-Hadlee Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Smith equals Ponting's mark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Spectacular Smith sends records tumbling". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Stats: Steve Smith and Martin Guptill's national records". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Australia v West Indies: Josh Hazlewood's remarkable batting stat". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ^ "New Zealand face must-win after forgettable start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Warner's bumper year continues in another run fest at Manuka Oval". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

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