Basically a disappointment. The match started after rain and the pitch was grassy, both made the conditions ideal for pace bowling and Australian team which basically relies on its pace bowling, after winning the toss very wisely asked New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand team was unable to form any partnership and wickets kept on falling at regular intervals. Australian bowlers were outstanding with their line and length. The Aussie strategy also payed off as Sun came out and the pitch started to dry off near the end of New Zealand innings. When Aussies came to bat the conditions were comparatively comfortable for batting. The Kiwi bowling strategy to pitch the ball up as we mentioned in our review of their match against Kenya failed and created no problem whatsoever for Aussies who were comfortably able to finish the match in 34th over.
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