Live Centre
Final
ICC World Test Championship · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria · New Zealand won toss, bowling · ground avg 1st inns 316
Full fixture page →
Final
ICC World Test Championship · Melbourne Cricket Ground
New Zealand
148 & 240
Australia won by 247 runs
AUS
467 & 168/5
Australia
467 & 168/5
Australia won by 247 runs
New Zealand
148 & 240
Australia — Innings 1
467 (155.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner | 41 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Joe Burns | b Trent Boult | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | b Colin de Grandhomme | 63 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
| Steven Smith | c Henry Nicholls b Neil Wagner | 85 | 242 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| Matthew Wade | c BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme | 38 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Travis Head | c Mitchell Santner b Neil Wagner | 114 | 234 | 12 | 0 | 49 |
| Tim Paine | lbw b Neil Wagner | 79 | 138 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| James Pattinson | Not Out | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127 |
| Pat Cummins | c Tom Latham b Tim Southee | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Neil Wagner b Tim Southee | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
FoW 7-435 (Mitchell Starc, 149.1 ov), 8-458 (Travis Head, 152.2 ov), 9-463 (Pat Cummins, 153.3 ov), 10-467 (Nathan Lyon, 155.1 ov)
Extras 31
New Zealand — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 31 | 91 | 1 | 2.94 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 33.1 | 103 | 3 | 3.11 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 30 | 68 | 2 | 2.27 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | 38 | 83 | 4 | 2.18 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 20 | 82 | 0 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blundell | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand — Innings 2
148 (54.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 50 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| Tom Blundell | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
| Kane Williamson | c Tim Paine b James Pattinson | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Ross Taylor | c Joe Burns b Pat Cummins | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Henry Nicholls | lbw b Pat Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Watling | c Joe Burns b James Pattinson | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c David Warner b Mitchell Starc | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Mitchell Santner | c Tim Paine b James Pattinson | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tim Southee | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 91 |
| Neil Wagner | Not Out | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
| Trent Boult | b Mitchell Starc | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
FoW 7-112 (Tom Latham, 46.3 ov), 8-116 (Mitchell Santner, 47.6 ov), 9-124 (Tim Southee, 50.6 ov), 10-148 (Trent Boult, 54.5 ov)
Extras 13
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 12.5 | 30 | 2 | 2.34 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 28 | 5 | 1.65 | 1 | 0 |
| James Pattinson | 15 | 34 | 3 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 9 | 35 | 0 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wade | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 1 |
Australia — Innings 2
168/5 (54.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Tom Blundell b Neil Wagner | 38 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Joe Burns | c BJ Watling b Mitchell Santner | 35 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | run out (Tom Latham) | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Steven Smith | c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Travis Head | b Neil Wagner | 28 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Matthew Wade | Not Out | 30 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
FoW 2-100 (Marnus Labuschagne, 31.1 ov), 3-110 (Joe Burns, 33.6 ov), 4-110 (Steven Smith, 34.4 ov), 5-168 (Travis Head, 54.2 ov)
Extras 11
New Zealand — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 9 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 15 | 44 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | 17.2 | 50 | 3 | 2.88 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Santner | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand — Innings 2
240 (71 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c Tim Paine b James Pattinson | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Tom Blundell | c Nathan Lyon b Marnus Labuschagne | 121 | 210 | 15 | 0 | 58 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b James Pattinson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Taylor | b James Pattinson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Henry Nicholls | st Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 33 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| BJ Watling | c David Warner b Nathan Lyon | 22 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c David Warner b Nathan Lyon | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Mitchell Santner | c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 27 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 59 |
| Tim Southee | run out (James Pattinson) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Neil Wagner | Not Out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| Trent Boult | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FoW 6-172 (Colin de Grandhomme, 51.4 ov), 7-212 (Mitchell Santner, 65.5 ov), 8-214 (Tim Southee, 67.2 ov), 9-240 (Tom Blundell, 70.6 ov)
Extras 10
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 15 | 59 | 0 | 3.93 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 18 | 47 | 0 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pattinson | 12 | 35 | 3 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 23 | 81 | 4 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
Playing XI
Australia
1 David Warner
2 James Pattinson
3 Joe Burns
4 Marnus Labuschagne
5 Matthew Wade
6 Mitchell Starc
7 Nathan Lyon
8 Pat Cummins
9 Steven Smith
10 Tim Paine (wk) (c)
11 Travis Head
New Zealand
1 BJ Watling (wk)
2 Colin de Grandhomme
3 Henry Nicholls
4 Kane Williamson (c)
5 Mitchell Santner
6 Neil Wagner
7 Ross Taylor
8 Tim Southee
9 Tom Blundell
10 Tom Latham
11 Trent Boult
Snapshot 10:44:44 UTC
Final scorecard · last updated 10:44 UTC