Australia vs New Zealand Final at Melbourne, 29 Mar, 2015

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat first
New Zealand 183/10 (45)
Australia 186/3 (33.1)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: James Faulkner
  • SR Watson 2 * (5)
  • Steven Smith 56 * (71)

Over 3.3 TA Boult bowls a back of length delivery to DA Warner, Boundary! Stays back in the crease and punches it between cover and extra-cover and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 3.6 TA Boult bowls it short of length to DA Warner, 3 leg byes, moves on the off-side and works it fo the pads down to fine-leg.

Over 4.1 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and punches it down to sweeper-cover fence for four.

Over 4.2 TG Southee bowls it short of length to DA Warner, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and pulls it hard over mid-on and the ball raced away to the long-on fence for four.

Over 4.3 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, Boundary!gets forward and goes for a drive through the line, the ball takes the outside edge pass the sliips and races away to the fence.

Over 5.5 TA Boult bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, Boundary! Gets quick to swivel back and pulls it to the left of square leg, no need to run for those.

Over 8.1 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to DA Warner, Boundary! Swivelled across on the pull, didn't bother to keep the ball down. Anderson ran in and then had to go sideways, the ball bounces wide of him and races away to the fence.

Over 9.3 TA Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to DA Warner, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it between extra cover and long off.

Over 12.1 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to DA Warner, Boundary! Rock back and he muscles the pull to the deep mid-wicket fence.

Over 17.4TG Southee bowls short and wide to MJ Clarke, goes back and cuts it away towards the thirdman region.Boundary!

Over 18.4 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Getswaits for it inside the crease, goes for the upper cut and gets it very fine.

Over 18.5 Matt Henry bowls it short and wide outside off to MJ Clarke, Boundary!Makes room and cuts it uppishly over backward-point and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 22.6 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Gets behind the line, stands and tonks it over mid-on, ball bounces once before reaching the fence.

Over 25.6 TA Boult bowls a half volley to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives through the line, it was in the air but straight down the ground. 

Over 28.2 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, Boundary! Gets forward and goes for a drive, the ball takes the outside edge over the slip fielder, no chance for Boult at third man.

Over 29.4 TA Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Leans in to the drive and smashes it wide of cover and no chance for the man in the deep.

Over 30.1 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Gets  clears his front leg and heaves it wide of long-on, it almost carried the distance.

Over 30.2 TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Gets reaches out and drives it through the diving cover fielder, looked like he didn't middle it, but the ball raced away to the fence.

Over 30.3 TG Southee bowls it short of length to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Goes back and cuts it fiercely past the diving backward point fielder and once again the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 30.4 TG Southee bowls it short of length to MJ Clarke, Boundary! Backs away and cuts it in the air to the right of backward point.

Over 33.1 Matt Henry bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, Boundary!  Australia win the World Cup for the fifth time.Rocks back and pulls it behind square on the on-side, the ball runs away to the fence for four.The Australian team rush onto the field to join Smith and Watson in their celebrations