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Australia secures tense victory in 1st day-night test
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Australia won the first ever day-night test by 3 wickets against New Zealand in Adelaide yesterday, with tail-enders Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc ushering the hosts to victory in a dramatic finish under lights that will almost certainly ensure the format isn鈥檛 consigned to history as a one-time event.
The match was over inside three days, which hasn鈥檛 happened in an Adelaide Oval test since 1951 and which highlighted the differences of using the pink ball and playing under lights in the longest form of the game.
Ball dominated bat, particularly in the twilight sessions. The first 25 wickets tumbled in two days before New Zealand resumed yesterday at 116-5, an overall lead of 94.
Josh Hazlewood, leading the attack because the injured Starc wasn鈥檛 allowed to bowl, returned a career-best 6-70 and Mitchell Marsh took 3-59 to bowl the New Zealanders out for 208 in the first session and set up the target. Trent Boult responded with figures of 5-60 for New Zealand, including Shaun Marsh for 49 just as the host appeared to be coasting, to ensure a tense two hours before Australia clinched the three-match series 2-0, reaching the 187 target.
鈥淚t was obviously a very tight finish 鈥 great for the game of cricket,鈥 Australia captain Steve Smith said. 鈥淚t was an exceptional event. It certainly brought the bowlers into the game 鈥 I think they all enjoyed bowling under the lights.鈥
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said the day-night concept was the future of tests. 鈥淚n terms of an experiment, I think it went off as well as it could do,鈥 he said. 鈥淲ith 120,000 people turning up over three days 鈥 people are voting with their feet. I think it鈥檚 here to stay.鈥
Starc will miss Australia鈥檚 next three-test series against the West Indies, which starts on December 10 at Hobart. New Zealand will host Sri Lanka before the return two-test series against Australia early next year.
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