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Result · Round 1 · O40 ODIs v New Zealand (Christchurch) · 2025/26 · Fri 27 Mar 2026 · TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE

New Zealand 204/9 (44 ov)

Australia 203/9 (45 ov)

New Zealand won by 1 wickets

Match report

New Zealand chased down Australia's 203/9 (45 ov), reaching 204/9 (44 ov) to win by 1 wickets. For Australia, Steven Paulsen top-scored with 48 off 48 and Brett Burke took 3/48 from 8 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Brett Burke

Australia · 4* (4) & 3/48

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

New Zealand

Did not bat

Australia

🏏 Steven Paulsen 48 (48)

🏏 Greg Hunt 44 (71)

🎯 Brett Burke 3/48 (8)

🎯 Steven SPOLJARIC 2/26 (9)

Match details

Competition: O40 ODIs v New Zealand (Christchurch)
Round: Round 1
Format: One Day
Venue: TBC Venue, EAST MELBOURNE
Date: Friday 27 March 2026, 10:00am
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat

Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 203/9 (45 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matthew WEAVER	c: ****** b: ******	16	21	2	0	76.19
Ryan Broad	c: ****** b: ******	19	34	2	0	55.88
Greg Hunt (c)	b: ********	44	71	3	0	61.97
Steven Paulsen (vc)	c: ****** b: ******	48	48	5	0	100.00
********	c: b: ********	25	32	1	0	78.12
Nasir Jalil	b: ********	1	5	0	0	20.00
Brenton Edwards	b: ********	5	5	0	0	100.00
Steven SPOLJARIC	b: ********	8	15	1	0	53.33
sam coates (wk)	not out	24*	27	0	0	88.88
Robert Lavery	c: ****** b: ******	7	9	0	0	77.77
Brett Burke	not out	4*	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 1, pen 0)	2
Total	45 Ov (RR 4.51)	203/9

Did not bat: Micheal Bishop

Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Matthew WEAVER), 2-46 (Ryan Broad), 3-128 (Steven Paulsen), 4-130 (Greg Hunt), 5-132 (Nasir Jalil), 6-137 (Brenton Edwards), 7-151 (Steven SPOLJARIC), 8-177 (********), 9-196 (Robert Lavery)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
******** (26)	7	1	28	0	4.00	0	0
******** (15)	5	0	23	1	4.60	0	0
******** (26)	5	0	14	1	2.80	2	0
******** (15)	3	0	10	0	3.33	0	0
******** (16)	9	0	50	2	5.55	0	0
******** (18)	6	0	26	2	4.33	0	0
******** (15)	6	0	29	2	4.83	0	1
******** (15)	4	0	23	1	5.75	0	0

New Zealand · 1st Innings - New Zealand 204/9 (44 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
******** (22)	c: R Broad b: B Burke	23	18	1	1	127.77
******** (wk) (15)	c: S Paulsen b: S SPOLJARIC	41	36	7	0	113.88
******** (c) (18)	c: R Broad b: B Burke	10	7	0	1	142.85
******** (15)	lbw: B Burke	0	2	0	0	0.00
******** (15)	c: s coates b: B Edwards	35	61	3	0	57.37
******** (18)	c&b: S SPOLJARIC	2	6	0	0	33.33
******** (16)	c: B Edwards b: N Jalil	16	32	2	0	50.00
******** (18)	run out (S Paulsen)	20	30	2	0	66.66
******** (15)	not out	32*	41	3	0	78.04
******** (26)	b: B Edwards	11	12	0	0	91.66
******** (15)	not out	9*	19	1	0	47.36
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, pen 0)	5
Total	44 Ov (RR 4.64)	204/9

Did not bat: ******** (26)

Fall of wickets: 1-47 (********), 2-71 (********), 3-75 (********), 4-85 (********), 5-89 (********), 6-117 (********), 7-149 (********), 8-168 (********), 9-187 (********)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
Steven Paulsen	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
sam coates	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
Ryan Broad	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
Micheal Bishop	3	0	26	0	8.66	3
Brett Burke	8	0	48	3	6.00	1
Steven SPOLJARIC	9	2	26	2	2.88	0
Robert Lavery	7	0	26	0	3.71	0
Nasir Jalil	9	0	40	1	4.44	0
Brenton Edwards	8	0	37	2	4.62	0

New Zealand

******** (16) Second-Change Bowler 70 rating
******** (c) (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
******** (wk) (15) Middle-Order Batter 53 rating
******** (15) First-Change Bowler 51 rating
******** (15) First-Change Bowler 42 rating
******** (26) Middle-Order Batter 38 rating
******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 35 rating
******** (15) Second-Change Bowler 32 rating

Australia

Ryan Broad Opening Batter 13 rating
Brenton Edwards All-Rounder 19 rating
Matthew WEAVER All-Rounder 13 rating
Greg Hunt (c) Top-Order Batter 14 rating
Robert Lavery First-Change Bowler 9 rating
sam coates (wk) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Nasir Jalil All-Rounder 12 rating
Steven Paulsen (vc) All-Rounder 26 rating
Steven SPOLJARIC Bowling All-Rounder 14 rating
Brett Burke Opening Bowler 10 rating
******** Top-Order Batter 17 rating
Micheal Bishop Opening Bowler 7 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Australia	203/9 (45 ov)	4.51	14	0	2	Steven Paulsen 48
New Zealand	204/9 (44 ov)	4.64	19	2	5	******** 41

Partnerships · Australia

1st wkt 33
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 82
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 5
7th wkt 14
8th wkt 26
9th wkt 19
10th wkt 7*

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

Partnerships · New Zealand

1st wkt 47
2nd wkt 24
3rd wkt 4
4th wkt 10
5th wkt 4
6th wkt 28
7th wkt 32
8th wkt 19
9th wkt 19
10th wkt 17*

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