Australia Won the 4th ODI in bilateral series in New Zealand, 2000

Australia was scheduled to play 6 One Day International Matches in New Zealand in 2000.

It was a very interesting series as both these teams were playing some great cricket on that time. The 4th match of 6 One day international Series was played on AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand on 26th Feb, 2000.

New Zealand won the toss and opts to bowl first and this means Australia will bat first and will set target for New Zealand to make later in the game.

This is how New Zealand team and 11 was looking like in this 4th One day International Match: Stephen Fleming (c), Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Craig McMillan, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Chris Harris, Adam Parore (wk), Roger Twose, Craig Spearman, Paul Wiseman

And Australia team and 11 was looking like this in this 4th One day international match: Adam Gilchrist (wk), Andrew Symonds, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Damien Martyn, Matthew Hayden, Steve Waugh (c), Mark Waugh, Michael Bevan, Shane Lee.

Australia started very well and were able to post the total of 349 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 6 wickets. And Again it was the Aussie Wicket Keeper batsman Adam G who top scored with 128 runs in 98 balls with 9 4’s and 7 sixes at the strike rate of 131 runs in 100 balls and he was helped by Skipper S Waugh who made 54 runs in 44 balls with 2 4’s and 5 sixes and M Waugh also played 70 runs in 88 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six.

New Zealand was required to score 350 runs in 50 over’s to win the match.

New Started badly and lost their 1^st wicket on zero but after that they batted well and were in the hunt to win this game but  lost their way in the end over’s and were only able to make 301 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 9 wickets. Skipper St. Fleming top scored with 82 runs in 88 balls with 10 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 93 runs in 100 balls.

Adam G was the Man of the match for his great knock.

Pic owned by Google.