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Australia cruise past Black Caps
Set a paltry 119 to win, the visitors reached their target with 24 balls to spare to complete the comfortable victory - their fourth in as many Twenty20 matches against the Black Caps. Having bowled out New Zealand for 118 - their lowest Twenty20 total against Australia - the visitors began their run chase in brutal fashion before two quick wickets from Shane Bond and another from Daniel Vettori pegged them back to 39 for three. But a 67-run stand between David Hussey, who fell just four runs shy of his half-century, and skipper Michael Clarke broke the back of the run-chase and it was left to Cameron White (11 not out) to smash the match-winning six. Click here for match scorecard Openers David Warner and Shane Watson went straight on the attack with Warner taking nine runs off Bonds opening over before Watson smacked four boundaries and ran a quick double to take 18 off Daryl Tuffeys first six deliveries. But Bond responded in fine fashion in his next over, bowling the young left-hander for 19 before he had had time to showcase his switch-hitting skills. Vettori then trapped Watson leg before wicket for the same score and Bond grabbed his second when Mitchell Johnson, elevated up the order, played onto his stumps. Hussey hit five boundaries in his 36-ball 46 - including three in one Nathan McCullum over - while Clarkes unbeaten 18 came at the rather more sedate pace of 26 deliveries.
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