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Australia vs New Zealand: Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series 2006-07 in Australia

Australia vs New Zealand Fourth One Day at Melbourne

AUS vs NZ 4th Match CB Series 2007 : Australia beat New Zealand by 5 wickets

Feb 05, 2007

Brad Hodge smashed an unbeaten 99 off 86 balls and captain Ricky Ponting marked his return with a century to lead Australia to a five-wicket win over New Zealand in a tri-series limited-overs match Sunday.
Australia reached the winning target of 291 runs for the loss of five wickets with 10 balls in reserve when Hodge drove Mark Gillespie through backward point for two at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, just one run short of what would have been his maiden century. New Zealand's 290-7 looked well out of reach after 30 overs of Australia's innings with eight runs an over needed for the win. But Ponting (104), who missed Friday's loss to England through injury, and Hodge put on a 154-run third-wicket stand to hand the Kiwis their 19th loss in 21 matches against Australia.
The result means the winner of Tuesday's match between New Zealand and England at Brisbane will play Australia in the finals series beginning Friday in Melbourne.

Commonwealth Bank Series, Melbourne : Australia 291-5 beat New Zealand 290-7 by 5 wkts

Australia vs New Zealand Fourth One Day: Commonwealth Bank Cricket Series 2006-07

Scores

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat

New Zealand Innings

290 for 7 (50.0 overs)

Australia Innings

291 for 5 (48.2 overs)

New Zealand Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
L Vincent		b S W Tait	90	113	6	1
S P Fleming	c M E K Hussey	b B Lee	9	11	1	0
P G Fulton	lbw	b M J Clarke	60	81	4	0
R L Taylor		b M J Clarke	21	31	1	0
S B Styris	c M E K Hussey	b S R Clark	34	36	3	0
J D P Oram	c B J Hodge	b B Lee	15	9	1	1
B B McCullum		b S R Clark	19	14	1	0
D L Vettori	not out		3	4	0	0
J E C Franklin	not out		13	5	0	1
Extras		4nb 9w 2b 11lb	26
Total		for 7	290	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	10.0	0	71	2
S W Tait	10.0	1	26	1
S R Clark	10.0	1	61	2
M G Johnson	7.0	0	48	0
M J Clarke	9.0	0	45	2
C L White	4.0	0	26	0

Fall of wicket
12	S P Fleming
163	P G Fulton
188	L Vincent
212	R L Taylor
233	J D P Oram
269	S B Styris
275	B B McCullum

Australia Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A C Gilchrist		b J E C Franklin	29	28	4	0
M L Hayden	c R L Taylor	b J E C Franklin	28	44	2	0
R T Ponting	c L Vincent	b M R Gillespie	104	113	6	1
M J Clarke	c B B McCullum	b D L Vettori	9	20	0	0
B J Hodge	not out		99	86	7	1
M E K Hussey	run out		8	5	1	0
C L White	not out		1	1	0	0
Extras		9nb 3w 1lb	13
Total		for 5	291	(48.2 ovs)