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 1.0   

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of World Cup Final 2015, Australia take on New Zealand at Melbourne.Both teams are playing with unchanged squad and it seems like an intresting battle.

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat

Both teams are walking out for the National Anthems

Over 0.1Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillNo runs ...

Over 0.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and pushes it pass point and picks up a single to gets of the mark.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, gets forward and goes for a big booming drive through the line and the ball beats the inside edge of the bat and goes through to the keeper.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, no runs, backs away, comes down the track and goes for a big heave but misses.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc to BB McCullum, out Bowled!!  McCullum out for duck. New Zealand lose their first wicket very early.Inswinging fuller length delivery, nearly a yorker, Brendon McCullum stood rooted to the crease and was beaten for pace. The ball cannonned into the base of off-stummp Brendon McCullum b Starc 0(3)

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it on the on-side with the pads.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and flicks it down to fine-leg for a single.

Over 1.2 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, gets forward and watches it carefully and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 1.3 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, gets inside the line and defends it to the off-side.

Over 1.4 J Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to KS Williamson, 4 leg byes, comes across the line and flicks it of the pads down to fine-leg and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 1.5J Hazlewood to KS Williamson No runs ...

Over 1.6J Hazlewood to KS Williamson No runs ...

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillNo runs ...

Over 2.2Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillNo runs ...

Over 2.3Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillNo runs ...

Over 2.4Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 2.5Mitchell Starc to MJGuptillNo runs ...

Over 2.6Mitchell Starc to MJ Guptill Single ...

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.2J Hazlewood bowls short of length delivery to MJGuptill, goes back and cuts it straight to covers.No runs

Over 3.3J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to MJGuptill, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards mid on.No runs

Over 3.4J Hazlewood bowls bouncer to MJGuptill, goes back and play an upper cut over the slips towards thirdman.Sixer!

Over 3.5J Hazlewood bowls short of length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.6J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it wide of cover.

Over 4.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, gets forward and pushes it in front of mid-on.

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