result
2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 26 - Dec 29 2019, ICC World Test Championship
467 & 168/5d
(71 ov, target 488)148 & 240
Australia won by 247 runs
player of the match

Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Warner | c Southee b Wagner | 41 | 64 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 64.06 | ||
Joe Burns | b Boult | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Marnus Labuschagne | b de Grandhomme | 63 | 149 | 218 | 6 | 1 | 42.28 | ||
Steven Smith | c Nicholls b Wagner | 85 | 242 | 354 | 8 | 1 | 35.12 | ||
Matthew Wade | c †Watling b de Grandhomme | 38 | 78 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 48.72 | ||
Travis Head | c Santner b Wagner | 114 | 234 | 332 | 12 | 0 | 48.72 | ||
Tim Paine (c)†| lbw b Wagner | 79 | 138 | 179 | 9 | 0 | 57.25 | ||
Mitchell Starc | c Williamson b Southee | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
James Pattinson | not out | 14 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 | ||
Pat Cummins | c Latham b Southee | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Nathan Lyon | c Wagner b Southee | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | ||
Extras | (b 5, lb 22, w 4) | 31 | |||||||
TOTAL | (155.1 Ov, RR: 3.00, 671 Mts) | 467 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Joe Burns, 0.4 ov), 2-61 (David Warner, 21.2 ov), 3-144 (Marnus Labuschagne, 49.5 ov), 4-216 (Matthew Wade, 73.3 ov), 5-284 (Steven Smith, 104.4 ov), 6-434 (Tim Paine, 148.1 ov), 7-435 (Mitchell Starc, 149.1 ov), 8-458 (Travis Head, 152.2 ov), 9-463 (Pat Cummins, 153.3 ov), 10-467 (Nathan Lyon, 155.1 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent Boult | 31 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 2.94 | 145 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tim Southee | 33.1 | 6 | 103 | 3 | 3.11 | 157 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Colin de Grandhomme | 30 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 2.27 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Neil Wagner | 38 | 11 | 83 | 4 | 2.18 | 183 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mitchell Santner | 20 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 4.10 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Blundell | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Latham | c †Paine b Cummins | 50 | 144 | 236 | 4 | 0 | 34.72 | ||
Tom Blundell | c †Paine b Cummins | 15 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 78.95 | ||
Kane Williamson (c) | c †Paine b Pattinson | 9 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 64.29 | ||
Ross Taylor | c Burns b Cummins | 4 | 28 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | ||
Henry Nicholls | lbw b Cummins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
BJ Watling †| c Burns b Pattinson | 7 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 41.18 | ||
Colin de Grandhomme | c Warner b Starc | 11 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Mitchell Santner | c †Paine b Pattinson | 3 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 9.38 | ||
Tim Southee | c †Paine b Cummins | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 | ||
Neil Wagner | not out | 18 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 90.00 | ||
Trent Boult | b Starc | 8 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 61.54 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 4, nb 3, w 2) | 13 | |||||||
TOTAL | (54.5 Ov, RR: 2.69, 278 Mts) | 148 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Tom Blundell, 5.4 ov), 2-39 (Kane Williamson, 12.2 ov), 3-46 (Ross Taylor, 20.1 ov), 4-46 (Henry Nicholls, 20.2 ov), 5-58 (BJ Watling, 25.2 ov), 6-97 (Colin de Grandhomme, 36.1 ov), 7-112 (Tom Latham, 46.3 ov), 8-116 (Mitchell Santner, 47.6 ov), 9-124 (Tim Southee, 50.6 ov), 10-148 (Trent Boult, 54.5 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Starc | 12.5 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2.34 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pat Cummins | 17 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 1.65 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
James Pattinson | 15 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 2.27 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lyon | 9 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3.89 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Wade | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Warner | c Blundell b Wagner | 38 | 65 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 58.46 | ||
Joe Burns | c †Watling b Santner | 35 | 100 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 35.00 | ||
Marnus Labuschagne | run out (Latham/Santner) | 19 | 33 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 57.58 | ||
Steven Smith | c Southee b Wagner | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | ||
Matthew Wade | not out | 30 | 54 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 | ||
Travis Head | b Wagner | 28 | 64 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 43.75 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 4, nb 1, w 2) | 11 | |||||||
TOTAL | (54.2 Ov, RR: 3.09, 234 Mts) | 168/5d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-62 (David Warner, 20.1 ov), 2-100 (Marnus Labuschagne, 31.1 ov), 3-110 (Joe Burns, 33.6 ov), 4-110 (Steven Smith, 34.4 ov), 5-168 (Travis Head, 54.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent Boult | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Southee | 15 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 2.93 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colin de Grandhomme | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Neil Wagner | 17.2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2.88 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mitchell Santner | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 2nd INNINGS (target: 488 runs)
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Latham | c †Paine b Pattinson | 8 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 | ||
Tom Blundell | c Lyon b Labuschagne | 121 | 210 | 321 | 15 | 0 | 57.62 | ||
Kane Williamson (c) | lbw b Pattinson | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Ross Taylor | b Pattinson | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Henry Nicholls | st †Paine b Lyon | 33 | 52 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 63.46 | ||
BJ Watling †| c Warner b Lyon | 22 | 63 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 34.92 | ||
Colin de Grandhomme | c Warner b Lyon | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
Mitchell Santner | c †Paine b Lyon | 27 | 46 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 58.70 | ||
Tim Southee | run out (Pattinson/†Paine) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
Neil Wagner | not out | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
Trent Boult | absent hurt | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (lb 7, nb 1, w 2) | 10 | |||||||
TOTAL | (71 Ov, RR: 3.38, 321 Mts) | 240 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Tom Latham, 8.4 ov), 2-33 (Kane Williamson, 11.2 ov), 3-35 (Ross Taylor, 11.6 ov), 4-89 (Henry Nicholls, 29.2 ov), 5-161 (BJ Watling, 49.2 ov), 6-172 (Colin de Grandhomme, 51.4 ov), 7-212 (Mitchell Santner, 65.5 ov), 8-214 (Tim Southee, 67.2 ov), 9-240 (Tom Blundell, 70.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Starc | 15 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 3.93 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Pat Cummins | 18 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2.61 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Pattinson | 12 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 2.92 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lyon | 23 | 4 | 81 | 4 | 3.52 | 103 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
Series | ICC World Test ChampionshipNew Zealand tour of Australia |
Season | 2019/20 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Travis Head |
Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 2376 |
Match days | 26,27,28,29 December 2019Â - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Marais Erasmus![]() Nigel Llong |
TV Umpire | ![]() Aleem Dar |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Gerard Abood |
Match Referee | ![]() Richie Richardson |
Points | Australia 40, New Zealand 0 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 257/4 (Steven Smith 77*, Travis Head 25*, 90 ov)
Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 -New Zealand 1st innings 44/2 (Tom Latham 9*, Ross Taylor 2*, 18 ov)
Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 -Australia 2nd innings 137/4 (Matthew Wade 15*, Travis Head 12*, 45 ov)
Sun, 29 Dec - day 4 -New Zealand 2nd innings 240/9 (71 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 31/1 in 13.0 overs (DA Warner 21, M Labuschagne 8)
- Australia: 50 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (DA Warner 33, M Labuschagne 15, Ex 2)
- Lunch: Australia - 67/2 in 26.0 overs (M Labuschagne 23, SPD Smith 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 99/2 in 40.0 overs (M Labuschagne 35, SPD Smith 21)
- Australia: 100 runs in 40.1 overs (241 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (M Labuschagne 28, SPD Smith 27, Ex 0)
- M Labuschagne: 50 off 132 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Attendance: 80,473
- Australia: 150 runs in 53.1 overs (319 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: Australia - 155/3 in 55.0 overs (SPD Smith 41, MS Wade 7)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (SPD Smith 21, MS Wade 21, Ex 8)
- Australia: 200 runs in 68.5 overs (413 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Australia - 212/3 in 73.0 overs (SPD Smith 63, MS Wade 34)
- New ball taken after 80 overs
- Australia: 250 runs in 88.1 overs (529 balls), Extras 13
- End Of Day: Australia - 257/4 in 90.0 overs (SPD Smith 77, TM Head 25)
Day 2
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (SPD Smith 17, TM Head 27, Ex 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 284/4 in 104.0 overs (SPD Smith 85, TM Head 38)
- Australia: 300 runs in 107.6 overs (648 balls), Extras 19
- TM Head: 50 off 109 balls (5 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (TM Head 19, TD Paine 31, Ex 0)
- Lunch: Australia - 336/5 in 117.0 overs (TM Head 57, TD Paine 33)
- Australia: 350 runs in 121.3 overs (729 balls), Extras 19
- TD Paine: 50 off 72 balls (7 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 166 balls (TM Head 42, TD Paine 61, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia - 389/5 in 133.0 overs (TM Head 82, TD Paine 61)
- Australia: 400 runs in 135.3 overs (813 balls), Extras 20
- Tea: Australia - 431/5 in 147.0 overs (TM Head 98, TD Paine 77)
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 260 balls (TM Head 61, TD Paine 79, Ex 10)
- Over 148.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - TD Paine (Upheld)
- TM Head: 100 off 222 balls (10 x 4)
- Over 150.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - TM Head (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia: 450 runs in 150.5 overs (905 balls), Extras 31
- Innings Break: Australia - 467/10 in 155.1 overs (JL Pattinson 14)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Drinks: New Zealand - 29/1 in 9.0 overs (TWM Latham 1, KS Williamson 4)
- Over 14.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - LRPL Taylor (Upheld)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 44/2 in 18.0 overs (TWM Latham 9, LRPL Taylor 2)
Day 3
- Over 20.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - HM Nicholls (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 20.5 overs (126 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: New Zealand - 63/5 in 29.0 overs (TWM Latham 16, C de Grandhomme 2)
- Over 36.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MJ Santner (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 38.1 overs (232 balls), Extras 12
- Lunch: New Zealand - 102/6 in 42.0 overs (TWM Latham 42, MJ Santner 1)
- TWM Latham: 50 off 135 balls (4 x 4)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 148/10 in 54.5 overs (N Wagner 18)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Over 3.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - DA Warner (Struck down)
- Tea: Australia - 28/0 in 12.0 overs (DA Warner 16, JA Burns 4)
- Australia: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (DA Warner 34, JA Burns 7, Ex 9)
- Drinks: Australia - 98/1 in 29.0 overs (JA Burns 32, M Labuschagne 17)
- Australia: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (186 balls), Extras 11
- End Of Day: Australia - 137/4 in 45.0 overs (MS Wade 15, TM Head 12)
Day 4
- Australia: 150 runs in 47.6 overs (289 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (MS Wade 27, TM Head 23, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Australia - 168/5 in 54.2 overs (MS Wade 30)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Over 11.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - KS Williamson (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 38/3 in 13.0 overs (TA Blundell 22, HM Nicholls 1)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: New Zealand - 77/3 in 26.0 overs (TA Blundell 35, HM Nicholls 24)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (TA Blundell 17, HM Nicholls 33, Ex 4)
- Over 30.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TA Blundell (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 9
- TA Blundell: 50 off 106 balls (5 x 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 131/4 in 39.0 overs (TA Blundell 73, BJ Watling 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (TA Blundell 39, BJ Watling 11, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 47.4 overs (287 balls), Extras 9
- Over 54.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TA Blundell (Upheld)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 182/6 in 56.0 overs (TA Blundell 90, MJ Santner 8)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 61.1 overs (368 balls), Extras 10
- TA Blundell: 100 off 185 balls (11 x 4)