Australia beat New Zealand in Adelaide day-night Test
November 29, 2015 08:17 pm
Australia sealed a 2-0 victory in the three-match series against New Zealand with a three-wicket win in a gripping inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide.
Set 187 to win after bowling the Kiwis out in the first session on day three, the hosts were made to work hard for every run.
Trent Boult took 5-60 but Shaun Marshs 49 and 28 each from Adam Voges and Mitchell Marsh proved decisive.
Josh Hazlewood took a career-best 6-70 to help dismiss New Zealand for 208.
All of the real drama, though, was reserved for the evening when, for the third day running, the extra swing of the pink ball ensured a regular fall of wickets.
Boult was the main beneficiary, adding a five-wicket haul to the 2-41 he claimed in the first innings to keep an increasingly nervous home side and crowd on edge throughout what had seemed a straightforward chase.
