Josh Hazlewood ended with career-best figures of 6 for 70 as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 208 at tea on Day Three of the third and final Test — and also the first ever day-night Test — at Adelaide on Sunday. Mitchell Santner and Doug Bracewell ensured that the Black Caps managed to cross the 200-run mark. The debutant Santner scored an attractive 45 off 88 balls with five boundaries and a six. Bracewell’s unbeaten 27 came off just 40 balls with one four and one six. Mark Craig made 15 and Tim Southee 13, as the New Zealand lower order made up for the lacklustre showing of the frontline batsmen. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd Test at Adelaide
On a pitch with considerable movement and turn, Hazlewood was the star with his third Test five-for. Hazlewood succeeded because he kept bowling a tight line and managed to extract late movement, frequently getting the batsmen in trouble driving. His six wickets included both openers Martin Guptill and Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, and Trent Boult. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd Test at Adelaide, Day 3
New Zealand began the day at a precarious 116 for 5, with a firm chance of the game ending on Day Three itself. Earlier, Australia crashed to 116 for 8 in the morning session of Day Two before the last two wickets added over 100 — albeit thanks to some poor umpiring — to help the hosts take the lead. New Zealand began their second innings well but soon crashed to 98 for 5, with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc striking at regular intervals. Ross Taylor (32) and Brendon McCullum (20) both batted at almost a run-a-ball before getting dismissed against the run of play. READ: India vs South Africa at Nagpur and Australia vs New Zealand at Adelaide show double standards
Brief scores:
New Zealand 202 (Tom Latham 50; Mitchell Starc 3 for 24, Josh Hazlewood 3 for 66) and 208 (Ross Taylor 32, Mitchell Santner 45; Josh Hazlewood 6 for 70) lead Australia 224 (Steven Smith 53; Doug Bracewell 2 for 18, Mark Craig 2 for 9) by 186 runs.
(Shiamak Unwalla, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek who loves cricket more than cricketers. His Twitter handle is @ShiamakUnwalla)
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