Australia beat New Zealand in Adelaide day-night Test

Victory would give Australia a 2-0 win in the three-match series with the Kiwis bidding to remain unbeaten in their last eight Test series since 2013 if they can bowl out the Australians with the pink ball.

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Mark Craig during their cricket test in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015.

Hosts claim a thrilling three-wicket victory inside three days over the Kiwis at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. But Trent Boult kept New Zealand in the contest right to the end with his late swing, taking five wickets and giving his team a confidence boost at the end.

Paceman and man-of-the-match Josh Hazlewood was vital for Australia, capturing a career-best 6-70 in the absence of injured spearhead Mitchell Starc to limit New Zealand to 208 in the third innings. “I would like to congratulate both the Australia and New Zealand teams on a thrilling game of cricket”, Richardson said in a media release on Monday (November 30). “It was an exceptional event”.

“So hopefully we can get him up for the [return] New Zealand series and the World T20 where he’s ranked number one in the world”.

“I thought it was an outstanding Test match”.

Over 123,000 fans burst through the turnstiles during the three days as the hosts wrapped up a 2-0 series victory under the floodlights. “If there is an abrasive wicket I don’t think it would stay as new and there would be different dynamics”.

David Warner had set the tone from the very first ball of the chase and made a solid 35.

Boult produced a cracking spell with the new ball, pinning Burns and Smith – who had been dropped on two by Santner – lbw with rip-snorting in-swingers, while Bracewell ended Warner’s enterprising cameo when inducing an edge.

He challenged the lbw decision, but the TV umpire confirmed the dismissal after the ball tracker showed it hitting the bails.

The Australians got on top with Adam Voges sharing a 49-run stand with Shaun Marsh until he was out in the second over after the tea break for 28, edging Boult to Southee at slip.

The final runs trickled rather than gushed and Shaun Marsh grew jumpy as victory and his 50 approached.

“It’s unfortunate that the Lyon dismissal had a bearing on the game, but we can’t take away the win from Australia because they batted really well after that”. It proved to be a vital contribution given Mitchell Starc was ruled out of bowling with injury.

“It’s pretty hard to separate the two teams over the last two test matches”, McCullum said. It’s not meant to change how test cricket is played.

It was the first three-day Test match at the famous ground in 64 years – since the West Indies beat Australia by six wickets.

The ankle will inevitably require surgery but the recovery period is unknown and, at a time when Australia’s depth of fast bowling stocks is likely to be tested, Starc is unwilling to take the risk of sitting out of the game for an extended period of time.