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Australia Beat New Zealand in 1st ODI of series, 2016

New Zealand was scheduled to play a 2 Match One Day International Series in Australia in 2016. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series. The 1st One Day international match was to be played on Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia on 4th Dec, 2016.

Australia won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how New Zealand team and 11 was looking like in this 1st One Day international Match:

And New Zealand team and 11 was looking like this in this 1st One Day international Match

Australia started very well and was able to make total of 324 runs 50 over’s at the loss of 8 wickets and with top scores by Australian Skipper and Star All rounder S Smith who made 164 runs in 157 balls with 14 4’s and 4 six at the strike rate of 105 runs in 100 balls.

And Star Batsman T head that made 52 runs in 60 balls with 5 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 87 runs in 100 balls.

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New Zealand was needed to score target of 325 runs in 50 over’s to win this game and take 1-0 lead in this 3 Match one Day International Series.

New Zealand batted well but target of 325 is never easy and that’s why they kept losing wickets in pressure of required run rate and was eventually bowled out for only 256 runs in 44.2 over’s and was top scored by M Guptill who made 114 runs in 102 balls with 10 4’s and 6 six at the strike rate of 112 runs in 100 balls, and C Munro made 49 runs in 59 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 83 runs in 100 balls faced.

Australia won the match by 68 runs and take lead of 1-0 in this 3 match One Day International series with 2 more games to play.

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