full delivery on middle and Hussey drives powerfull past mid off for four and Australia win the match by six wickets and the series!
New Zealand vs Australia, 4th ODI at Auckland, Mar 11 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Auckland, March 11, 2010, Australia tour of New Zealand
238
(31.1/34 ov, T:200) 202/4
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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AUS
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Australia take the series 3-1 with one game remaining with another comprehensive win here in Auckland.
Ponting played a great innings under pressure and basically counter-attacked the New Zealand attack when Bond was fired up at the top of the innings, with 50 off just 35 deliveries.
Cameron Whites deserves a lot of praise for bringing the game home with 50 not out and his amazing summer continues. Hussey and Voges played important innings too.
New Zealand simply did not score enough runs, once again, and the Duckworth/Lewis system actually gave them a greater chance of winning, unlike five days ago during the second ODI.
McCullum struck the ball cleanly for 61 but he didn't receive enough support at the top of the innings to allow New Zealand to build a sunstantial score.
Nathan Hauritz made the important breakthroughs, nabbing McCullum, Stewart and Franklin in a spell that squeezed the life out of the New Zealand innings. Watson, again, provided the crucial partnership-breaking wickets and finished with for two for 24.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is disappointed in both the batting and bowling. His batsmen didn't socre enough runs, being 120 for one before collapsing to be all out for 238, and his bowlers weren't consistent enough to create enough pressure.
Ponting is rapt with the team effort and heaps praise on most of his players.
Cam White is named Man of the Match and he's happy to see it through to the end for the second game in a row. His game plan is to hit long and straight and it's obviously working pretty well for him. It's his first Chappell-Hadlee series victory in New Zealand so he is a very happy man.
The fifth and final ODI is in Wellington on Saturday March 13 at 2pm local time, that's 1am GMT. Join us in a couple of days time as New Zealand look to salvage some pride, while Australia will look to finish the series in style.
On behalf of the crew here at Cricinfo, this is Marc Ellison signing off. Bye for now, see you in two days time.
31.1
4
Southee to Hussey, FOUR runs
end of over 319 runs
AUS: 198/4CRR: 6.38 • RRR: 0.66
Michael Hussey24 (16b 2x4)
Cameron White50 (57b 5x4 1x6)
Daniel Vettori 7-1-29-2
Tim Southee 5-0-51-0
30.6
1
Vettori to Hussey, 1 run
quicker down leg and Hussey clips it fine to long leg
30.5
•
Vettori to Hussey, no run
slower and Hussey goes back and plays into the leg side
30.4
4
Vettori to Hussey, FOUR runs
arm ball defeats Hussey, it takes the outside edge and runs fine through third man for four
30.3
2
Vettori to Hussey, 2 runs
shorter and flatter and pulled through square leg to Bond, the sweeper, who can;t prevent the second
30.2
1
Vettori to White, 1 run
low full toss driven to mid on to bring up his half-century, well played Cameron White
30.1
1
Vettori to Hussey, 1 run
around the wicket to Hussey and he sweeps through forward square leg to the sweeper
end of over 3013 runs
AUS: 189/4CRR: 6.30 • RRR: 2.75
Cameron White49 (56b 5x4 1x6)
Michael Hussey16 (11b 1x4)
Tim Southee 5-0-51-0
Shane Bond 6-0-28-1
29.6
4
Southee to White, FOUR runs
low full toss and White gets low and underneath it and hits it over mid wicket for four
29.5
4
Southee to White, FOUR runs
full and clubbed over mid wicket, Vettori runs back and tries to keep it inside the rope but can't pull it back in time
29.4
1
Southee to Hussey, 1 run
yorker driven to long off, Hussey just looks at ease
29.3
1
Southee to White, 1 run
full again and played to cover for a quick single
29.2
1
Southee to Hussey, 1 run
yorker driven to long off
29.1
2
Southee to Hussey, 2 runs
low full toss and Hussey drives in the air to Taylor at long off, he can't quite get underneath it in time and the batsmen take two, Southee is visibly disappointed
end of over 299 runs
AUS: 176/4CRR: 6.06 • RRR: 4.80
Michael Hussey12 (8b 1x4)
Cameron White40 (53b 3x4 1x6)
Shane Bond 6-0-28-1
James Franklin 3-0-26-1
28.6
1
Bond to Hussey, 1 run
good length angled across the left hander and he plays late off the front foot to Guptill at backward point who fields well but can't prevent the single
28.5
4
Bond to Hussey, FOUR runs
bumper from Bond hurries Hussey on the pull but he gets enough of it to the short boundary for four
28.4
1
Bond to White, 1 run
good length ball pushes White back and he defends with soft hands into the off side and they take a well judged single
28.3
1
Bond to Hussey, 1 run
good length on off stump and he pushes into the covers for a quick single
28.2
1
Bond to White, 1 run
back of a length, hits the pitch hard and White guides it to Styris at third man
28.1
1
Bond to Hussey, 1 run
bumper from Bond and Hussey pulls it to fine leg
end of over 2811 runs
AUS: 167/4CRR: 5.96 • RRR: 5.50
Cameron White38 (51b 3x4 1x6)
Michael Hussey5 (4b)
James Franklin 3-0-26-1
Shane Bond 5-0-19-1
27.6
•
Franklin to White, no run
slower ball back of a length and White drives off the back foot to cover
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