Recent Match Report: New Zealand vs Australia, 1st Test 2023/24 | Top Vip News

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New Zealand 179 and 111 for 3 (Ravindra 56*, Mitchell 12*) need 258 more runs to win Australia 383 and 164 (Lyon 41, Phillips 5-45, Henry 3-36)

Nathan Lyon overtook Kane Williamson and threatened on a sharply curved Basin Reserve surface as Australia remained in the box for a first Test victory despite a stirring New Zealand reaction on day three.

Chasing 369, New Zealand reached 111 for 3 with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell overcoming challenging conditions in an unbroken half-century partnership. They challenged Lyon who was the predictable danger bowler and took 2 for 27 in 16 overs.

Ravindra mixed defense with proactivity, like when he hit Travis Head’s spin for a towering six at the end of the day’s play. He reached his fifty off 77 balls bowling a short delivery from Mitchell Starc to the leg-side boundary.

Ravindra endured several anxious moments, including an lbw appeal from Lyon that Australia reviewed unsuccessfully, but managed to give New Zealand hope of a notable victory. Faced with the difficult situation, Mitchell limited his innate aggressiveness to finish 12 not out off 63 balls.

New Zealand will need to rewrite the record books if they are to take the lead in this series as the highest ever chase at Basin Reserve was 277 for 3 by Pakistan in 2003.

New Zealand’s comeback began when Australia lost 6 for 37 and Glenn Phillips became the first New Zealand player to claim five wickets at home. since Jeetan Patel in 2008. He finished with 5 for 45 from 16 overs as Australia were bowled out for 164 in their sixth-lowest total against New Zealand in Test cricket.

But New Zealand’s chase got off to a bad start when opener Tom Latham gifted Lyon a wicket when he played a short wide delivery at tea time. Lyon, who went into attack in the sixth over, had a big appeal behind turned away on Williamson’s first delivery and Australia reviewed to no avail.

The fascinating battle continued after the interval with Williamson, who made three hundreds in four innings against South Africa, determined to make amends for his horrendous run for a duck in New Zealand’s first innings.

Williamson made a statement by stepping onto a couple of rare short deliveries from Lyon, who again rounded the wicket and was armed with a leg-slide. Williamson fell into the trap, unable to beat a Lyon delivery that darted through the middle and righted himself as he ducked into the safe hands of Steven Smith by slipping his leg.

After a rare double flop, Williamson was visibly upset with himself as his modest career mark against Australia fell to 37.26 compared to 55.25 overall.

With spin spitting off the surface, captain Pat Cummins turned to Head and it turned out to be an inspired decision with his third delivery that took into account opener Will Young, who bowled unnecessarily and ran away where Smith completed a stunning one-handed catch. . This moved Smith past Mark Waugh’s tally of 181 Test catches and into sixth place on the all-time list.

Lyon’s performance kept Australia confident despite a mid-session collapse that loosened their grip.

As they seek a rare Test victory over Australia, New Zealand have seemingly been intimidated at times in the series opener. But Phillips has excelled after leading New Zealand with a challenging 71 for 70 in his disappointing first innings of 179.

He also stood up with the ball after frontline player Mitchell Santner was ignored in this match. Having stumped Usman Khawaja in the first session, Phillips provided New Zealand with a much-needed spark soon after lunch with the wickets of Head and Mitchell Marsh in consecutive deliveries.

Head, who had made just one run in his last three innings, raced to 29 off 36 balls before holing out to take off. Marsh was dismissed for a golden duck after being caught at short leg and Phillips equaled his career-best with four wickets in an innings.

Phillips soon captured his fifth after Cameron Green, backing up from his masterful unbeaten 174 in the first innings, approached short leg to finish his 34 off 80 balls with Young taking a very precise catch.

Phillips was denied a sixth when Cummins fell twice, but Matt Henry claimed the last two wickets, finishing with eight for the match, to complete New Zealand’s comeback.

Phillips, who had never achieved a five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, became the first New Zealand player to achieve the feat at Basin Reserve since 2006, when Daniel Vettori, now part of Australia’s coaching staff , scored 7 for 130 against Sri Lanka. .

A New Zealand comeback looked unlikely as late-night watchers Lyon dominated the first 30 minutes of play. Having scored the most runs in Test history without a half-century, with a highest score of 47, Lyon fell short after scoring 41 off 46 balls in the highest score of the innings.

Lyon’s milestone ended after he whipped Henry off a leaping Young at mid-wicket, but he returned to the center of the action later in the day’s play.

Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based in Perth.

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