| First Check, Wellington (day three of 5): |
| Australia 383 (Inexperienced 174*; Southee 5-70) & 164 (Lyon 41, Phillips 5-45) |
| New Zealand 179 (Phillips 71; Lyon 4-43) & 111-3 (Ravindra 56* Lyon 2-27) |
| New Zealand path by 257 runs |
| Scorecard |
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips ripped by way of Australia with 5 wickets because the hosts had been set a goal of 369 to win the primary Check in Wellington.
Rachin Ravindra (56 not out) and Daryl Mitchell (12 not out) dug in earlier than stumps on day three to depart the Black Caps on 111-3.
New Zealand require 257 extra runs to win with seven wickets in hand.
Nightwatchman Nathan Lyon top-scored in Australia’s second innings, falling 9 wanting his first Check fifty.
Cameron Inexperienced continued his good kind with 34, however all-rounder Phillips spun his approach to a five-wicket haul and was on a hat-trick after eradicating Travis Head for 29 and Mitchell Marsh with the following ball.
Phillips completed with 5-45 as Australia had been all out for 164.
The Black Caps’ run-chase began poorly, with Lyon dismissing Tom Latham and Kane Williamson for single-digit scores, earlier than part-time spinner Head eliminated Will Younger for 15 as New Zealand fell to 59-3.
Ravindra, who scored 240 within the first Check towards South Africa final month, defied Australia late on with a collection of aggressive strokes in his 94-ball knock.
Lyon mentioned it will likely be essential to shortly take away the 24-year-old, who scored three centuries finally yr’s 50-over World Cup, early on day 4.
“Rachin looks as if a extremely good participant,” Lyon mentioned. “That is the primary time I’ve bowled to him. I watched a whole lot of him through the World Cup and he’ll be a famous person.
“Credit score the place it is due, he is performed very properly right here. However I do know if we are able to put strain on them and problem their defence for lengthy intervals of time, hopefully we are able to crack them.”