New Zealand v Australia
Wisden's review of the first ODI, New Zealand v Australia
11-Apr-2018
At Auckland, January 30, 2017. New Zealand won by six runs. Toss: Australia. One-day international debut: S. D. Heazlett.
In his second one-day international, Marcus Stoinis walked to the crease with little hope of victory: chasing 287, Australia had slipped to 54 for five, soon to become 67 for six. But he staged a remarkable comeback, unleashing 11 sixes on his way to a 117-ball 146 not out, 90 more than the top six combined, and a List A ground record. Even the locals, notorious for their boozy barracking, stood to applaud. Having earlier shown his worth as a heavy-set, chest-on bowler, Stoinis became the first Australian to collect three wickets and score a hundred in the same ODI. After the ninth icket fell with his side still 61 short, he faced every ball, and hit two consecutive sixes off Southee to bring up the most unequal of fifty partnerships. One more blow would have tied the scores, but Stoinis drove to short mid-on, where Williamson gathered smartly and underarmed at the stumps.
In his second one-day international, Marcus Stoinis walked to the crease with little hope of victory: chasing 287, Australia had slipped to 54 for five, soon to become 67 for six. But he staged a remarkable comeback, unleashing 11 sixes on his way to a 117-ball 146 not out, 90 more than the top six combined, and a List A ground record. Even the locals, notorious for their boozy barracking, stood to applaud. Having earlier shown his worth as a heavy-set, chest-on bowler, Stoinis became the first Australian to collect three wickets and score a hundred in the same ODI. After the ninth icket fell with his side still 61 short, he faced every ball, and hit two consecutive sixes off Southee to bring up the most unequal of fifty partnerships. One more blow would have tied the scores, but Stoinis drove to short mid-on, where Williamson gathered smartly and underarmed at the stumps.
Hazlewood, trying to regain his ground, was out for the first time in his 34th ODI, having not faced a ball in 26 minutes at the crease. As the fielders engulfed Williamson, so did relief: he had dropped Stoinis at mid-off on 91. New Zealand had relied on a more collective approach, as Neesham's breezy 48 complemented half-centuries from Guptill and Broom. Latham scored just seven but, keeping for only the fourth time in his 50th ODI, equalled the national record with five dismissals, including two stumpings off the calm and accurate Santner.
Man of the Match: M. P. Stoinis
Man of the Match: M. P. Stoinis