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Napier: Scott Styris's sparkling 49 from 34 balls and Ross Taylor's well-paced 70 helped New Zealand beat Australia by 2 wickets in the 1st ODI at Napier.
First blood to the Kiwis in the 2010 Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. They have now won four ODIs on the trot against the Aussies at home. They now lead the series 1-0 with four matches to go.
After electing to bat first, Australia started off well with Watson and Haddin, but then faltered in the middle overs, before Hussey, Hopes and Johnson took them to 275 for eight.
Given the small ground and the flat pitch, it was always going to be a difficult target to defend. McCullum and Ingram gave a blasting start to the Kiwis but the Aussies came back with three quick wickets.
Taylor and Franklin nearly took Australia out of the game but Watson and Bollinger brought back the tourists into the game with couple of quick wickets. Australia started picking up wickets at regular intervals but it was the calm nerves of Scott Styris that maintained New Zealand unbeaten at home in ODIs and broken Australia's unbeaten run.
Doug Bollinger picked up 2 wickets but none of the Aussie bowlers who were at their best at home bowled well enough to restrict the Kiwis.
Ross Taylor has been named the man-of-the-match for his match-winning knock of 70.
New Zealand take a 1-0 lead! Australia did not have a great day either with the bat, ball or field and they need to step up their performance if they need to stop the unbeaten run of the Kiwis.
The Aussie bowlers were excellent in their home turf but here, on foreign soil, none of the bowlers were impressive. New Zealand, on the other hand, looked calm and composed throughout the game and were better than their opponents in all departments. The teams now head to Auckland for the second ODI on Saturday, the 6th of March, 2010.
Earlier, Australia won the toss and decided to bat. A below par score by a strong batting side in good batting conditions. The openers started off well, adding 50 in under 6 overs, but once Haddin fell, the Aussies never really got going and they struggled to get going on what looks like a great pitch for batting.
Michael Hussey scored a run-a-ball 59 combined with a quick-fire 11-ball unbeaten 21 from Johnson to help Australia atleast post a respectable score.
For Kiwis, Daryl Tuffey was the pick of the bowlers, with 3-58 in 10 overs.
Brief scores
Australia: 275 for 8 (Hussey 59, Watson 45, Tuffey 3-58, Bond 2-50)
New Zealand: 281 for 8 (Taylor 70, Styris 49*, Bollinger 2-58)
Result: New Zealand won by two wickets
MOM: Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
