Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in 1st ODI at Sydney.

On batting first,Australia put on a good total of 324 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.MJ Henry removed Finch in the very first over for a duck.Even David Warner could not socre big as he was out for only 24 runs.On one stage,Australia was struggling at 92/4,then it was the partnership of 127 runs between Smith and Head that brought Australia back on track.Steven Smith was the star of the day as he scored 164 runs from just 157 balls.

In reply,New Zealand was bowled out for 256 runs.MJ Guptill scored 114 runs from 102 balls,showing some fight back for the kiwis but there was not much support from the other end.JR Hazlewood was the pick of the bowler for Aussies with the bowling figure of 3/49.

Steven Smith was adjusted the Man of the Match for his match winning innings of 164 runs.

Match Summary:

Aus:324/8 in 50 overs

NZ:256/10 in 44.2 overs

Result:Australia won by 68 runs