Chappell-Hadlee Series : New Zealand wins the Napier game under its new skipper LRPL Taylor
Chappell-Hadlee Series : First one day game at Napier on 03.02.10 : New Zealand won by two wickets
LRPL Taylor led New Zealand in this game to become the 19th captain to lead New Zealand in one day games.
LRPL Taylor led New Zealand in this game and scored 70 become the third New Zealand Captain to register a fifty on captaincy debut. Others are – GM Turner – 171* vs East Africa at Birmingham on 07.06.75 and BB McCullum – 71 vs India at Christchurch on 08.03.09.
MEK Hussey’s 59 in this game provide the 180th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games.
MEK Hussey’s 59 in this game represent his 29th one day half century and 31st fifty. It also represents his seventh one day half century and eight fifty against New Zealand.
MEK Hussey became the eighth Australian batsman to score seven or more half centuries against New Zealand. Others are – DM Jones {12}. RT Ponting {10}, DC Boon {09}, ME Waugh {09}, AC Gilchrist {08}, MJ Clarke {07} and ML Hayden {07}
MEK Hussey became the eighth Australian batsman to score eight or more fifties against New Zealand. Others are – RT Ponting {16}, DM Jones {14}, ME Waugh {12}, ML Hayden {11}, DC Boon {10}, AC Gilchrist {10} and MG Bevan {08}
BB McCullum effected his 196 dismissal as a wicket keeper when he had MJ Clarke caught of the bowling of Tuffey for 22 in this game. It was his 183rd catch and coupled with 13 stumping dismissals has an aggregate of 196 dismissals at the end of this game. McCullum had also pouched four catches as a fieldsman {not as a wicket keeper} has a tally of 200 dismissals at the end of this game.
DR Tuffey bagged three wickets conceding 58 runs in this game and also captured his 100th one day wicket. His second wicket of the game – CL White whom he had bowled for 33 – was his 100th one day victim.
DR Tuffey became the 100th bowler in one day games to take 100 plus wickets. He is the 14th New Zealand bowler to reach the milestone. Others are – DL Vettori {262}, CZ Harris {203}, CL Cairns {201}, KD Mills {162}, RJ Hadlee {158}, SE Bond {140}, EJ Chatfield {140}, JDP Oram {140}, DK Morrison {126}, SB Styris {125}, MC Snedden {114}, GR Larsen {113} and C Pringle {103}
SR Watson hit a six in this game which was his tenth boundary six against New Zealand. He became the eleventh Australian batsman to hit ten or more boundary sixes against New Zealand. Others are – AC Gilchrist {28}, A Symonds {23}, MEK Hussey {22}, ML Hayden {20}, RT Ponting {20}, DM Jones {16}, BJ Haddin {12}, ME Waugh {12}, SR Waugh {12} and CL White {10}
At the end of this game, head to head count read thus – Played 119 games. Won by Australia – 81 games, won by New Zealand – 33 games and No result games – 05
Australia has lost 14 games against New Zealand in New Zealand including this game. It is their second loss to New Zealand at Napier, the first being on 12.02.98. New Zealand had won this game by seven wickets with ten balls to spare.
New Zealand’s victory by two wickets in this game represents the second victory by two runs against Australia in New Zealand. The other win by two wickets margin was at Christchuch on 10.12.05
Apart from these two wins by two wickets margin, New Zealand had coasted to another two wickets win against Australia at Perth on 01.02.09, thus making three wins by two wickets margin against Australia in Australia-New Zealand one day series.
New Zealand’s win by two wickets in this game represent the 14th win by wickets margin in the series and also eighth win by wickets margin in the one day games played in New Zealand.