Result · Round 3 · O40 ODIs v New Zealand (Christchurch) · 2025/26 · Sun 29 Mar 2026 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
New Zealand 177 (31.1 ov)
Australia 264/5 (40 ov)
Australia won by 87 runs
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Match report

Australia made 264/5 (40 ov) and defended it, holding New Zealand to 177 (31.1 ov) to win by 87 runs. For the winners, Steven SPOLJARIC made a half-century (83* off 70) with 3 sixes and Brenton Edwards took 3/30 from 7 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Steven SPOLJARIC
Australia · 83* (70) & 2/14 & 2 dismissals

Top performers

New Zealand
Did not bat
Australia
🏏 Steven SPOLJARIC 83* (70)
🏏 Greg Hunt 56 (52)
🎯 Brenton Edwards 3/30 (7)
🎯 Steven SPOLJARIC 2/14 (5)
Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 264/5 (40 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
******** b: ******** 13 9 1 1 144.44
Ryan Broad c: ******** b: ******** 35 51 4 1 68.62
Greg Hunt b: ******** 56 52 9 0 107.69
Steven SPOLJARIC not out 83* 70 8 3 118.57
Brenton Edwards c: ******** b: ******** 19 16 2 1 118.75
Matthew WEAVER b: ******** 0 3 0 0 0.00
Steven Paulsen not out 49* 39 2 3 125.64
Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 3, nb 0, pen 0) 9
Total 40 Ov (RR 6.60) 264/5
Did not bat: Chris Pereira, Nathan Green, Nasir Jalil, Robert Lavery, Micheal Bishop, sam coates, Brett Burke
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (********), 2-96 (Ryan Broad), 3-132 (Greg Hunt), 4-176 (Brenton Edwards), 5-176 (Matthew WEAVER)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
New Zealand · 1st Innings - New Zealand 177 (31.1 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
******** (15) c: s coates b: C Pereira 14 0 0 0 0.00
******** (wk) (26) c: S Paulsen b: B Burke 31 0 0 0 0.00
******** (15) b: S SPOLJARIC 22 0 0 0 0.00
******** (15) c: S SPOLJARIC b: N Jalil 28 0 0 0 0.00
******** (26) c: G Hunt b: S SPOLJARIC 5 0 0 0 0.00
******** (22) c: G Hunt b: B Edwards 13 0 0 0 0.00
******** (15) c: N Jalil b: R Lavery 19 0 0 0 0.00
******** (18) c: G Hunt b: R Lavery 26 0 0 0 0.00
******** (15) b: B Edwards 1 0 0 0 0.00
******** (18) c: S SPOLJARIC b: B Edwards 2 0 0 0 0.00
******** (16) not out 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 14, nb 0, pen 0) 16
Total 31.1 Ov (RR 5.68) 177
Did not bat: ******** (18)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Steven Paulsen 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Brett Burke 4.5 0 37 1 7.65 1 0
Chris Pereira 3 0 34 1 11.33 2 0
Steven SPOLJARIC 5 1 14 2 2.80 0 0
Greg Hunt 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
******** 4 0 21 0 5.25 1 0
Nasir Jalil 5 0 23 1 4.60 1 0
Brenton Edwards 7 0 30 3 4.28 0 0
Robert Lavery 2.1 0 16 2 7.38 1 0

New Zealand

  • ******** (16) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
  • ******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 74 rating
  • ******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 76 rating
  • ******** (18) Second-Change Bowler 66 rating
  • ******** (22) Second-Change Bowler 63 rating
  • ******** (26) Second-Change Bowler 58 rating
  • ******** (15) Middle-Order Batter 53 rating
  • ******** (15) First-Change Bowler 51 rating
  • ******** (15) First-Change Bowler 42 rating
  • ******** (wk) (26) Middle-Order Batter 38 rating
  • ******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 35 rating
  • ******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 32 rating

Australia

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Australia 264/5 (40 ov) 6.60 26 9 9 Steven SPOLJARIC 83*
New Zealand 177 (31.1 ov) 5.68 0 0 16 ******** 31

Partnerships · Australia

  • 1st wkt 14
  • 2nd wkt 82
  • 3rd wkt 36
  • 4th wkt 44
  • 5th wkt 0
  • 6th wkt 88*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · New Zealand

No fall of wickets recorded for this innings.