Fleming authors victory

It was also a game that saw Australia lose their way — inept fielding and bowling marred their otherwise outstanding game.

SCOREBOARD

Australia: A Gilchrist c Cairns b Nash 40, M Waugh c Parore b Vettori 42, R Ponting c Fleming b Harris 30, D Lehmann c Parore b Cairns 44, T Moody b Vettori 3, S Waugh c Parore b Cairns 42, M Bevan run out 10, S Law c Nash b Cairns 1, A Bichel c Fleming b Cairns 0, G Robertson not out 11, P Wilson c Fleming b Cairns 2. Extras (lb-6, nb-1, w-4): 11. Total (in 48.4 overs) 236.

Fall of wickets: 1-60, 2-98, 3-136,4-141, 5-209, 6-210, 7-214, 8-215, 9-226

Bowling: O’Connor 5-0-20-0, Cairns 7.4-0-42-5 (w-1, nb-1), Doull 7-0-28-0 (w-1), Nash 6-0-37-1, Vettori 10-0-35-2 (w-2), Astle 3-0-16-0, Harris 10-0-52-1.

New Zealand: L Howell c Gilchrist b Wilson 4, N Astle run out 55, A Parore b Bichel 0, S Fleming not out 111, C McMillan not out 53. Extras (lb-6, b-1, nb-7): 17. Total (for three wickets): 240.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-5, 3-121.

Bowling: Wilson 6.2-0-42-1, Bichel 10-0-42-1, Moody 10-0-39-0, Robertson 10-0-38-0, Waugh 10-0-56-0, Law 2-0-16-0.

Result: New Zealand won by seven wickets.

Man-of-the-match: Stephen Fleming.