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That is it, Australia win Cricket World Cup 2015. Amazing scenes at Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is their fifth World Cup title. Spare a thought for New Zealand, they finish second best, had a prolific tournament, but could not make it count on the day it matters most. Australia were sensational throughout the match. Bowlers first put up an amazing show and then Michael Clarke and Steven Smith steered their side home. James Faulkner is Man of the Match. Mitchell Starc is Player of the Tournament.
Live Score Australia 182/3 after 33 Overs: Australia now need just two runs to win and lift the World Cup.
Live Score Australia 180/3 after 32 Overs: Half-century for Steven Smith. What a performance by him. Scored a match-winning ton against India in semi-final and now here again notches up another impressive performance. Catch- Live commentary of Australia vs New Zealand with with gifs, tweets and pictures here.
Michael Clarke OUT! Too late but Matt Henry is elated as he removes Australian captain. looking to push on off-side Micheal Clarke drags it onto the stumps. Emotional scenes as he walks off the field for one last time in ODIs. Micheal Clarke b Matt Henry 74(72) [4s-10 6s-1].
Live Score Australia 174/2 after 31 Overs: Oh boy! Australian captain smashes Tim Southee for four four’s in a row. Absolutely top-notch batting. He wants to finish the game quickly now. 17 runs from this over.
Live Score Australia 157/2 after 30 Overs: Trent Boult finishes his quota of 10 overs, his figures read 10-0-40-1. he has had an amazing tournament. Unfortunate for him couldn’t finish the way he would have wanted.
Live Score Australia 151/2 after 29 Overs: 11 runs off this Tim Southee over. Australia now need just 33 runs to win. Just formality remaining in this match now. Australia are set to be crowned World Champions.
Live Score Australia 140/2 after 28 Overs: How many more overs will Australia take to get 44 more runs? Any guesses? Hope they get it quickly! This has been the most one-sided World Cup final. New Zealand fail to put up any kind of fight.
Live Score Australia 139/2 after 27 Overs: Australian captain brings up his 58th ODI fifty. What a performance on a stage it matters most. He has led from front. And what way to end your ODI career. Match winning performance in your last match.
Live Score Australia 134/2 after 26 Overs: Michael Clarke inching close to his half- century. Australia now just require 50 runs to win.
Live Score Australia 130/2 after 25 Overs: Halfway through Australia look well within their fifth World Cup title. Michael Clarke is doing it in style. Smashes Daniel Vettori over long-off for a huge six. Australia now need 54 off 150 balls.
Live Score Australia 119/2 after 24 Overs: Corey Anderson comes to bowl for the first time in this innings, gives away seven runs and Australia now need 65 runs from 156 balls. It now remains a formality in this match. Australia are nicely poised to lift the title.
Live Score Australia 113/2 after 23 Overs: Micheal Clarke ends the over with a statement, smashes Matt Henry over mid-on for a four. Australia can now sense the victory. New Zealand, I repeat, need wickets and that too couple of them quickly.
Live Score Australia 103/2 after 22 Overs: Micheal Clarke is now batting on 23 while Steven Smith is unbeaten on 23. By the way, Darren Lehman could well be the first man to win World Cup both as a player and a coach. If I am not mistaken.
Live Score Australia 100/2 after 21 Overs: Hundred up for Australia and they now need just 84 runs to clinch the World Cup trophy. New Zealand have given it up it seems. They need wickets to open this game up.
Live Score Australia 98/2 after 20 Overs: Daniel Vettori back into the attack. Things slowing down here as Australia move closer to target. Absolutely in no hurry whatsoever are Steven Smith and Michael Clarke.
Live Score Australia 95/2 after 19 Overs: 12 runs came form this over as Australia inch closer to victory. Michael Clarke played some aggressive strokes and got rewarded with boundaries. Australia now need less than hundred to lift the trophy.
Live Score Australia 83/2 after 18 Overs: Australia need 101 runs from 32 overs at a required run-rate of 3:16 runs per over. Micheal Clarke and Steven Smith looking solid out there. And it seems New Zealand have given up. They need a sparkling moment in the field to lift them up.
Live Score Australia 76/2 after 17 Overs: Two runs from Matt Henry’s over. Australia doing it calmly without any panic. Both Steven Smith and Michael Clarke looking to spend time in the middle. Particularly, Clarke, this is his last ODI and he does want to make it special.
Live Score Australia 74/2 after 16 Overs: It is time for Drinks Break. Australia are well set to claim their fifth World Cup title. They just need 110 runs from 34 overs now. A small partnership from here on will see them through.
Live Score Australia 69/2 after 15 Overs: Luck has favoured Steven Smith. He gets inside edge, the ball rolls back onto the stumps, but the bails didn’t get dislodged nor did they light up. New Zealand needed this sort of luck going their way.
Live Score Australia 68/2 after 14 Overs: Australia need 116 more runs to win from 36 overs now. And all New Zealand need is wickets, wickets and wickets. Eight of them to be precise. Kiwis need to hunt right now.
Live Score Australia 63/2 after 13 Overs: Successful over this for New Zealand they got the wicket of David Warner and now need to seek the momentum. With not much to defend Kiwis cannot afford to be relaxed while Australian batsmen can actually take their time, build a partnership and get close to target.
David Warner OUT! Matt Henry gets the big fish here. David Warner holes out to Grant Elliott at deep mid-wicket, you can’t keep him out of the game. Henry bangs in short and Warner goes for the pull. Couldn’t keep it down and thus was dismissed. David Warner c Elliott b Matt Henry 45(46) [4s-7].
Live Score Australia 59/1 after 12 Overs: Gloomy New Zealand supporters in the crowd. They will be disappointed that their team failed to put up a fight. Well, it is not over yet, Can New Zealand bounce back? Possible but will be difficult as Australia bat deep and have low target to chase. Just one run from this over.
Live Score Australia 58/1 after 11 Overs: Good tight over by Matt Henry, but New Zealand need wickets from him. Australia now courtesy David Warner and Steven Smith half-century stand for the second wicket have got off to a good start.
Live Score Australia 56/1 after 10 Overs: David Warner and Steven Smith put Australia back on track after the early wicket of Aaron Finch. The two are scoring freely especially Warner. There is no pressure whatsoever telling on him and why should it!
Live Score Australia 49/1 after 9 Overs: Another change in bowling and Matt Henry comes into the attack. David Warner pulls him for a four on the first ball and then good comeback by bowler, five consecutive dot balls.
Live Score Australia 45/1 after 8 Overs: Trent Boult continues. Australia inching closer to their fifth World Cup title. New Zealand need some quick wickets otherwise this game will be over soon enough.
Live Score Australia 41/1 after 7 Overs: Brendon McCullum forced to go for change in bowling and it is Daniel Vettori into the attack now. Tidy first over from Vettori, gives away just three runs that too off single delivery, in short five dot balls in the over.
Live Score Australia 38/1 after 6 Overs: Steven Smith looks in good touch here. Pulls short one from Trent Boult towards deep square leg. Five runs from this over. Australia finding their way back after loosing Aaron Finch early.
Live Score Australia 33/1 after 5 Overs: Lucky there! David Warner edges one towards the slips, but only one slip was present there and ball flies past him for four. Would have been bread and butter for second slip. New Zealand need these sort of chances going their way otherwise Australia will run away with it. 15 runs from this over.
Live Score Australia 18/1 after 4 Overs: There is clear swing visible and both New Zealand new ball bowlers are swinging it. New Zealand in search of quick wickets early on. Nine runs from Trent Boult’s second over, bit expensive as Warner found the fence in this over.
Live Score Australia 9/1 after 3 Overs: Better over as for as Australia is concerned. Seven runs from it as David Warner is looking to score. Warner and Steven Smith know the importance of singles and are running well between the wickets. Not missing out on any opportunity to score.
Live Score Australia 2/1 after 2 Overs: Aaron Finch OUT! What a breakthrough! Trent Boult removes Aaron Finch. Swung it, Finch looking to play on on-side gets inside edge and ball ricochets off the pads and pops up in the air. Trent Boult pouches it easily. Aaron Finch c and b Boult 0(5)
Live Score Australia 1/0 after 1 Over: Great start by Tim Southee, absolutely on spot with line and length. Swung it couple of times and went past Aaron Finch’s bat as well. New Zealand need wickets, plenty of them upfront to make match out of this.
So Australia need 184 to lift the World Cup 2015. Australian bowlers were superb today and never let New Zealand go off the hook. Grant Elliott’s 83 off 82 balls was the only highlight of New Zealand innings as he stitched 111-run stand for the fourth wicket with Ross Taylor. Do join us for Australia chase and find out will it be a smooth ride or a bumpy one. Meanwhile, you can check out highlights from New Zealand innings here.
Tim Southee OUT! That is it, New Zealand have been bowled out! Tim Southee run-out. Direct hit from Glenn Maxwell at short mid-wicket catches Southee inches short of crease and with this New Zealand have lost their 10th wicket and they have been bowled out under 200. Tim Southee run out (Maxwell) 11(11) [6s-1].
Matt Henry OUT! Another soft dismissal here! Mitchell Johnson gets his third wicket. Matt Henry hits it straight to cover point. Matt Henry c Starc b Johnson 0(7)
Live Score New Zealand 181/8 after 44 Overs: New Zealand would have wanted Grant Elliott to stay there till end, but Australia have been good with their bowling, kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Just three runs from this over.
Live Score New Zealand 178/8 after 43 Overs: Six off the first ball from Tim Southee over long-on and then a single is all Mitchell Johnson gave away in this over. New Zealand looking to crawl towards 200-run mark.
Grant Elliott OUT! Live Score New Zealand 171/8 after 42 Overs: Big Wicket this for Australia. End of a superb knock. Elliot is caught behind, cleverly disguised by a slower one from James Faulkner. Grant Elliott c Haddin b Faulkner 83(82) [4s-7 6s-1].
Daniel Vettori OUT! Live Score New Zealand 167/7 after 41 Overs: Wicket here for Mitchell Johnson. Peach of a delivery and Vettori is clean bowled. Full length delivery, almost yorkered him there. New Zealand have lost their seb=venth wicket now. Daniel Vettori b Johnson 9(21) [4s-1] .
Live Score New Zealand 165/6 after 40 Overs: Grant Elliott without any doubt remains the key for New Zealand. He has been superb throughout the innings and Kiwi camp will be hopeful takes them close to a decent target. So that is the end of powerplay overs. Batting powerplay fetched New Zealand just 15 runs and they lost three wickets as well.
Live Score New Zealand 159/6 after 39 Overs: Two runs from Mitchell Starc’s eighth over. The left-arm pacer has given away just 20 runs from his spells so far. Clarke will use his two overs quite effectively now in death overs.
Live Score New Zealand 157/6 after 38 Overs: So then, Daniel Vettori has to provide support to Grant Elliott now and play as second fiddle to him, if New Zealand have to put on a competitive total on board. With 12 overs to go, New Zealand should something over 250 from here on, which is pretty tough but not impossible.
Live Score New Zealand 151/6 after 37 Overs: Just one run off this over and Mitchell Starc got wicket as well. Australia have found their way back after century stand for the fourth wicket between Grant Elliott and Ross Taylor. New Zealand in all sorts of trouble.
Luke Ronchi OUT! There you go, second ball of the powerplay over and Mitchell Starc removes Luke Ronchi. Third duck for New Zealand in this innings. Micheal Clarke takes a superb catch at lone slip to dismiss Ronchi. Kiwis in deep trouble. Luke Ronchi c Clarke b Starc 0(4)
Live Score New Zealand 150/5 after 36 Overs: What an over for Australia. Double wicket maiden for James Faulkner. Just when New Zealand looked good for final onslaught, Faulkner has pegged them back with two quick wickets. All this just one over before powerplay.
Corey Anderson OUT! James Faulkner has got another wicket here. New Zealand in trouble. Corey Anderson is clean bowled. Full length delivery and it misses Anderson’s bat and pad and goes on to crash onto his stumps! Corey Anderson b Faulkner 0(2)
Ross Taylor OUT! James Faulkner strikes! Outside and Brad Haddin takes a diving catch, low down to his right side. On field umpires were not sure had Taylor hit it and had it carried to the keeper. TV replays confirm that there was an edge and Haddin took a clean catch. Ross Taylor c Haddin b Faulkner 40(72) [4s-2].
Live Score New Zealand 150/3 after 35 Overs: Grant Elliott steers one down the third man region for a boundary. Risky but effective, wicket-keeper Brad Haddin dived full length to catch that one but was out of his reach. Eight runs from this over.
Live Score New Zealand 142/3 after 34 Overs: Good start after the drinks break for New Zealand. Grant Elliott smashes Josh Hazlewood for a boundary. And with single on next ball Elliott and Ross Taylor take their partnership to hundred runs for the fourth wicket. 100 off 126 balls. These two have been simply best so far.
Live Score New Zealand 134/3 after 33 Overs: It is time for second Drinks Break! The partnership between Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott is now worth 95 off 124 balls. Elliott is unbeaten on 62 off 64 balls while Taylor is playing on 35 off 64 balls.
Live Score New Zealand 132/3 after 32 Overs: Glenn Maxwell gives away six runs from his seventh over. He has been effective so far for Australia. Surprised none of the batsmen has attacked him.
Live Score New Zealand 126/3 after 31 Overs: Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott now looking to rotate strike. Singles on offer and they are taking it. Slowly building up a big partnership a with an aim to take New Zealand close to decent target. Remember, the venue hosted four matches this world cup and in all those games team batting first posted over 300 runs on board and defended successfully.
Live Score New Zealand 121/3 after 30 Overs: Glenn Maxwell gives away just three runs from this over. He now has figures of 6-0-31-1. new Zealand are back in the contest I reckon. One of these two will launch the onslaught anytime.
Live Score New Zealand 118/3 after 29 Overs: Last three overs have yielded New Zealand 22 runs, not much but they are on move and thus Mitchell Johnson is back into the attack to slow things as for as Australia is concerned. Both New Zealand batsmen giving him the respect and just three runs from his over.
Live Score New Zealand 115/3 after 28 Overs: Glenn Maxwell back into attack. grant Elliott gets to his half-century. He has been a revelation for New Zealand. He played a match-winning knock against South Africa in the all important semi-final and now looking to emulate it here at the MCG. Ninth ODI fifty for Elliott.
Live Score New Zealand 108/3 after 27 Overs: Hundred up for New Zealand. Grant Elliott and Ross Taylor have done really well to bail New Zealand out of the initial slump. But all said and done, it still is long way to go for them. They have to take their team to a competitive target. Nine runs from Shane Watson’s over.
Live Score New Zealand 99/3 after 26 Overs: Grant Elliott smokes James Faulkner between mid-off and cover for a boundary. Elliott starting to look dangerous now. he has now reached 44 off 45 balls and has hit three fours and a six.
Live Score New Zealand 93/3 after 25 Overs: Change in bowling attack and it is Shane Watson to bowl his right-arm medium pace. Kiwi batsmen should look to target him, don’t let him settle down.Just four runs from Watto’s first over.
Live Score New Zealand 89/3 after 24 Overs: Grant Elliott is leading the charge here for New Zealand now. Slams James Faulkner over mid-off for a four. And the single on next ball brings up fifty partnership for the fourth wicket between Elliott and Ross Taylor. 50 off 69 balls.
Live Score New Zealand 83/3 after 23 Overs: Lucky there! Grant Elliott gets top edge and the ball flies over fine leg for a six! Second six of this innings and second in similar fashion. Five dot balls and a six from this over is all we have.
Live Score New Zealand 77/3 after 22 Overs: End of another Glenn Maxwell over. Good one for New Zealand, seven off it. The partnership between Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott is now worth 38 runs off 58 balls. They are slowing finding their way.
Live Score New Zealand 70/3 after 21 Overs: Michael Clarke brings back Mitchell Starc into the attack. He looking for wickets and not letting New Zealand batsmen settle against one particular bowler. Good thinking this by Clarke. Four runs from this over.
Live Score New Zealand 66/3 after 20 Overs: What a review! Glenn Maxwell appeals for the lbw. Umpire Dharamasena takes ages to give that one out. Grant Elliot was the batsman. He walks towards Ross Taylor and decides to go for review. And it proved to be a good one. TV replays confirmed the ball was missing stumps and thus Elliott survives!
Live Score New Zealand 62/3 after 19 Overs: Here is an interesting stat James Faulkner has taken five out of seven wickets with slower ball. He always mixes them up nicely and has got the variations. Just three runs from this over.
Live Score New Zealand 59/3 after 18 Overs: There you go, Big show is back into the attack. Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott should look to target him, never easy though after a bowler has picked the wicket. They need to attack someone and Maxwell should be the one.
Live Score New Zealand 54/3 after 17 Overs: Another change straightaway after the drinks break and James Faulkner comes into the attack. Amazing only one over by Glenn Maxwell so far, he was taken off the attack after he removed Martin Guptill in his first over.
Live Score New Zealand 51/3 after 16 Overs: It is time for Drinks Break! So far it has been all Australia show. They have found wickets and have made it tough for Kiwi batsmen out there. End of Josh Hazlewood’s seventh over just four runs from it.
Live Score New Zealand 47/3 after 15 Overs: Ross Taylor is the main man for New Zealand now. The senior batsman has to step up and deliver on a big day. Not easy though, Australian pacers have got their tail up and are bowling with pace and bounce. Taylor needs to stitch a partnership with Grant Elliott.
Live Score New Zealand 41/3 after 14 Overs: Just one over for Glenn Maxwell. Micheal Clarke brings back into the attack, good move I think, Australian captain is attacking and looking for more wickets. Another good for Australia, it is second maiden by Josh Hazlewood.
Live Score New Zealand 41/3 after 13 Overs: Grant Elliott is the new man in. Wicket taking over comes to an end. Australia sitting comfortably on top Kiwis at MCG. Just three runs and a wicket of Williamson from this over.
Kane Williamson OUT! Disappointing this for New Zealand, Kane Williamson chips one back to Mitchell Johnson and the bowler pouches it easily. Third wicket down for Kiwis and are in trouble now. Kane Williamson c and b Johnson 12(33) [4s-1]
Live Score New Zealand 38/2 after 12 Overs: Ross Taylor gets a full-toss first up and he drives hard at it wide of cover and fetches him four. And of successful over by Glenn Maxwell, a wicket and five runs off it.
Martin Guptill OUT! Goodness me! Guptill weathered the storm but has lost his wicket to Glenn Maxwell.Guptill missed the ball completed as he opted for some room and is cleaned up in the process. Martin Guptill b Maxwell 15(34) [4s-1 6s-1]
Live Score New Zealand 33/1 after 11 Overs: Lovely display of fast bowling by Mitchell Johnson, beats Kane Williamson on back to back deliveries. Superb stuff this from Mitch! Exciting, looks like wicket is on card here. Kiwis have to be very careful. Just two runs from this over, end of another good over.
Live Score New Zealand 31/1 after 10 Overs: Kane Williamson smashes one down the ground for a four, in fact just a gentle push and it race away to long-off boundary. Finally runs off his bat. Good over this as for as New Zealand are concerned. seven runs from it.
Live Score New Zealand 24/1 after 9 Overs: After eight overs we have a bowling change and Mitchell Johnson comes into the attack. Johnson will make sure he doesn’t let New Zealand off the hook and is spot on with his line and length. Just one run from Johnson’s over and that too off the wide.
Live Score New Zealand 23/1 after 8 Overs: Good thing for Australia is Josh Hazlewood is backing it up after Mitchell Starc’s superb over from other end. He is giving nothing away and has kept it tight. Meanwhile, he finishes his over and it is a maiden.
Live Score New Zealand 23/1 after 7 Overs: Mitchell Starc finishes his fourth over and has given away just eight runs, picked the prized wicket of Brendon McCullum as well. This is good start by Australia, they not only have got a wicket but are constantly keeping New Zealand batsmen under check.
Live Score New Zealand 22/1 after 6 Overs: Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson looking to rotate strike and rightly so. Brendon McCullum’s dismissal has pegged New Zealand back upfront. Pressure telling on New Zealand as both Australian pacers are bowling so with wonderful line and length.
Live Score New Zealand 18/1 after 5 Overs: Mitchell Starc is looking absolutely fierce, hungry for more wickets! After five dot balls, Kane Williamson finds single off him and is off the mark after facing 12 deliveries. New Zealand won’t this as long as he is out there.
Live Score New Zealand 17/1 after 4 Overs: Top edge off Martin Guptill’s bat and the ball flies over wicketkeeper’s head for a six! Well! it is MCG and it still goes for a six! So six runs is all New Zealand get from this Hazlewood over.
Live Score New Zealand 11/1 after 3 Overs: Martin Guptill with the move, hits Mitchell Starc for a boundary through sweeper cover. This should ease down New Zealand camp a bit. They must be under pressure, this is the first ever World Cup final New Zealand are playing.
Live Score New Zealand 6/1 after 2 Overs: Relatively low key over by Josh Hazlewood after the eventful Mitchell Starc first over. New Zealand skipper will be disappointed to miss out on a big day. It is now down to Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson to bail out New Zealand out of initial slump.
Brendon McCullum OUT! Live Score New Zealand 1/1 after 1 Over: Martin Guptill takes the strike and Brendon McCullum is on non-strikers end. Mitchell Starc opens bowling for Australia. Ripper, Starc is bowling with quite a pace out there. And McCullum is looking to attack him right from the first ball. Got him! What a start for Australia. McCullum beaten by pace and all ends up. Starc has bowled him. Brendon McCullum b Starc 0(3)
Toss: New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat. New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum won the toss and without hesitation opted to bat first. Out of last 10 ODIs at the MCG, the team batting first has won seven matches. The venue hosted four matches this world cup and in all those games team batting first posted over 300 runs on board and defended successfully.
Both sides have retained winning combination and rightly so, Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke(c), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin(w), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood. New Zealand: Brendon McCullum(c), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi(w), Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult. Watch- Australia vs New Zealand Final live streaming & score updates on Mobile.
Hello and welcome to the live cricket score updates of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Two best teams- Australia and New Zealand, in this edition of World Cup have made it to the end of the tournament and now take on each other to take home the coveted trophy. While Australia are chasing their fifth World Cup, New Zealand is seeking its maiden title triumph.
New Zealand made it to their first final after defeating South Africa in the first semi-final at Eden Park, Auckland while Australia had better of defending Champions India at Sydney Cricket Ground to set up a finals clash with trans-Tasman neighbours. Both teams have faced each other nine times in World Cup with Australia winning six and New Zealand three, but this tenth meeting between the two sides is the most special of all. It is battle for the glory.
