short ball, Hussey rocks back and pulls handsomely over the square leg fence, Hussey finishes it in style
Australia vs New Zealand, 5th Match at Sydney, Jan 21 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
5th Match (D/N), Sydney, January 21, 2007, Commonwealth Bank Series
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How many times have we seen Hussey do a Bevan now? His superb innings seals Australia's spot in the final. Credit to New Zealand for fighting as hard as they did. McMillan set the match up with a belligerent 89 but New Zealand could have done with a few more runs. Australia's chase started poorly - they lost their first three wickets for 17 but Clarke and Hussey played gritty innings to seal Australia's victory.
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48.4
6
Astle to Hussey, SIX runs
48.3
1
Astle to Clark, 1 run
worked to short fine leg and Hussey calls for the single, he's off in a flash and the single means that the scores are tied
48.2
•
Astle to Clark, no run
fullish length angled into middle and leg, flicked off the pads to midwicket
48.1
•
Astle to Clark, no run
picthes on a good length in the channel outside off stump, Clark fishes at it and misses
Stuart Clark will be on strike, Astle to bowl, two needed by Australia, two wickets needed by New Zealand. Two overs left, but that's almost irrelevant.
end of over 486 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 217/8CRR: 4.52 • RRR: 1.00
Michael Hussey59 (72b 6x4)
Stuart Clark0 (0b)
Craig McMillan 6-0-28-1
Nathan Astle 2-0-15-0
47.6
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McMillan to Hussey, no run
McMillan bowls the bouncer down leg side, Hussey tries to pull it but misses, the New Zealanders appeal for a catch behind but the umpire says no
Hussey will be on strike because the batsmen crossed before the catch was taken.
Stuart Clark is the new batsman.
47.5
W
McMillan to Bracken, OUT
he tries to finish it with a pull and he's the one who's finished! The short ball got big on him and Bracken top-edged the pull, Taylor ran across to short fine leg from square leg and took a smart catch
Nathan Bracken c Taylor b McMillan 14 (16b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 87.5
47.4
4
McMillan to Bracken, FOUR runs
full, in the slot and Bracken gives it the treatment, he frees his arms and lofts it down to long on for four, just two needed now
47.3
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McMillan to Bracken, no run
defended to point on the back foot
47.2
•
McMillan to Bracken, no run
defended on the front foot to cover
47.1
2
McMillan to Bracken, 2 runs
short of a length outside off stump, Bracken slogs it over mid-off, he manages to clear the in field and gets two
Australia are just eight runs away from cementing a spot in the finals after just four matches.
end of over 478 runs
AUS: 211/7CRR: 4.48 • RRR: 2.66
Nathan Bracken8 (11b)
Michael Hussey59 (71b 6x4)
Nathan Astle 2-0-15-0
Craig McMillan 5-0-22-0
46.6
3
Astle to Bracken, 3 runs
poor line, full and down leg side, Bracken works that off his pads behind square for three precious runs
46.5
1
Astle to Hussey, 1 run
pushed to midwicket for yet another single
46.4
1
Astle to Bracken, 1 run
whoops, Bracken tried to turn that through midwicket but closed the face early and got a leading edge, the ball lobbed safely on the off side
46.3
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Astle to Bracken, no run
Pushed through quickly through the air, Bracken gets beaten outside the off stump
46.2
1
Astle to Hussey, 1 run
whipped off his pads for a single to midwicket
46.1
2
Astle to Hussey, 2 runs
cut to deep point for two runs, Hussey is mercurial between the wickets
end of over 462 runs
AUS: 203/7CRR: 4.41 • RRR: 4.00
Michael Hussey55 (68b 6x4)
Nathan Bracken4 (8b)
Craig McMillan 5-0-22-0
Mark Gillespie 10-2-34-2
45.6
1
McMillan to Hussey, 1 run
Full and in the blockhole, Hussey drives it down the ground to long off for asingle and retains strike
45.5
1
McMillan to Bracken, 1 run
Fullish length drifting on to the pads, whipped down to fine leg for a single
45.4
•
McMillan to Bracken, no run
Defended back to the bowler
45.3
•
McMillan to Bracken, no run
Full ball on off stump, Bracken gets forward and plays it to point with an angled bat
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