Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17

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Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17
  Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Australia.svg
  New Zealand Australia
Dates 30 January 2017 – 5 February 2017
Captains Kane Williamson Aaron Finch
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Ross Taylor (123) Marcus Stoinis (188)
Most wickets Trent Boult (8) James Faulkner (4)
Mitchell Starc (4)

The Australian cricket team toured New Zealand in January and February 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1][2]

Australia's captain Steve Smith was ruled out of series after suffering an ankle injury in the final ODI against Pakistan.[3] Matthew Wade was named as Australia's captain in Smith's place and Sam Heazlett was added to the squad as Smith's replacement.[4] However, Wade was ruled out of the first match with a back complaint and Aaron Finch took over as captain.[5] Before the second ODI, Wade was ruled out of series due to back injury and Finch continued to captain in the remaining matches.[6]

New Zealand won the series 2–0, to reclaim the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.[7]

Squads[]

 New Zealand[8]  Australia[9]

Martin Guptill was ruled out of the second ODI due to a hamstring problem. Dean Brownlie was added into the squad as his cover.[10] Ish Sodhi was added into the squad and Tom Blundell was released from the squad for final ODI.[11] Guptill had not recovered from hamstring injury and was ruled out of the third ODI.[12]

ODI series[]

1st ODI[]

30 January 2017
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
286/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
280 (47 overs)
Neil Broom 73 (75)
Marcus Stoinis 3/49 (10 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 146* (117)
Mitchell Santner 3/44 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sam Heazlett (Aus) made his ODI debut.
  • Aaron Finch (Aus) captained his first ODI match after Matthew Wade was ruled out due to back complaint.[5]
  • Marcus Stoinis (Aus) took his maiden wicket and scored his maiden century in ODIs.[13] He also became the first Australian to score a century and take three wickets in an ODI match.[14]
  • Stoinis' score of 146 not out is the highest by an Australian batting at number seven and the second highest overall. His innings consisted of 11 sixes, the second highest by an Australian batsmen and the highest by an batsmen in a losing side.[15]
  • Pat Cummins (Aus) took his 50th wicket in ODIs.[16]
  • Josh Hazlewood (Aus) became the first player to be dismissed for a diamond duck in a partnership of more than fifty runs.[17] This was Hazlewood's first dismissal, setting the record for the matches played without being dismissed (33).[18]
  • Tom Latham (NZ) equalled New Zealand's record of 5 dismissals as a wicket keeper in an ODI innings (record shared with Gareth Hopkins, Brendan McCullum and Adam Parore).[19]

2nd ODI[]

2 February 2017
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
v
 Australia
Match abandoned
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
  • No toss.
  • The match was abandoned without a ball bowled at 18:45 due to rain and a wet outfield. This was McLean Park's second successive abandoned ODI.[20]

3rd ODI[]

5 February 2017
11:00
Scorecard
New Zealand 
281/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
257 (47 overs)
Ross Taylor 107 (101)
James Faulkner 3/59 (9 overs)
Aaron Finch 56 (64)
Trent Boult 6/33 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 24 runs
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Trent Boult (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ross Taylor equaled Nathan Astle's record for the most ODI hundreds by a New Zealand batsman (16).[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eden Park set to host day-night cricket test against England in 2018". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "NZ target day-night Test v England at Eden Park in 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Wade to captain Australia, Smith out of NZ tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Wade named to captain Australia". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Sore Wade uncertain for Napier ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Wade ruled out of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Taylor, Boult steer New Zealand to 2–0 series win". International Cricket Council. 5 February 2017.
  8. ^ "New Zealand call up Blundell for Chappell-Hadlee ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Warner rested for Chappell-Hadlee tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Guptill ruled out of second ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Sodhi recalled for Hamilton ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Guptill ruled out as New Zealand aim to regain trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Stoinis stranded short of incredible heist". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Marcus Stoinis achieves a first for Australia". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2017.
  15. ^ Sundararaman, Gaurav (30 January 2017). "Why Marcus Stoinis' 146 was a freak innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ^ "NZ win epic despite Stoinis heroics". Cricket Australia. 30 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Talking points from the first ODI between Australia and New Zealand". Herald Sun. 30 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Australia v West Indies: Josh Hazlewood's remarkable batting stat". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  19. ^ "New Zealand beats Australia by six runs in thrilling first ODI". New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  20. ^ Brettig, Daniel (2 February 2017). "Damp outfield ruins Napier ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  21. ^ "New Zealand win eight in a row at home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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