2024-03-12 05:22:52
Christchurch: On the basis of wicketkeeper Alex Carey’s unbeaten 98 runs and 140-run partnership with Mitchell Marsh, Australia defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second Test and won the series 2-0. At the time of Mitchell Marsh’s dismissal, Australia needed 59 runs with four wickets in hand. When Mitchell Starc was out on the next ball, he had only three wickets left. Alex Carey, however, led the team to victory by making a not out partnership of 61 runs with captain Pat Cummins, who scored an unbeaten 32 runs. Alexey Carey could have easily completed his century in the match, but captain Pat Cummins, present at the other end, gave Australia a thrilling three-wicket win by hitting a four against Kiwi pacer Ben Sears. After the match, Cummins admitted that he was not aware of Carey’s century. Otherwise he never hits boundaries.
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity
Any team could have won the match on the fourth day, but on the basis of Marsh’s 80-run innings and his partnership with Carey, Australia won, they achieved the target of 281 runs by losing seven wickets, which came 14th while batting in the fourth innings. Was the biggest goal. At the same time, the New Zealand team failed to defeat Australia in a Test on its own soil for the first time in 31 years. The last Test win over Australia was in Hobart 13 years ago. Earlier, Australia had taken a lead of 94 runs by scoring 256 runs in the first innings after bowling out New Zealand for 162 runs. New Zealand had scored 372 runs in the second innings, due to which its lead was 279 runs and Australia got the target of 280 runs.
Australia at second place in WTC points table
Australia moved up to second place in the World Test Championship table after defeating New Zealand 2-0 in the Test series. Australia got 12 points from this victory. Now after 12 matches, his percentage points have increased from 59.09 to 62.50. New Zealand have dropped from 60 percentage points to 50 and are third in the table, but have played only six matches. India is on top with 68.51 percent points, having won six out of nine matches.