The game between Australia and New Zealand was played on Saturday, 28 October 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. This was the 27th ODI match of the India ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
The 27th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 turned out to be a classic encounter between the arch-rivals Australia and New Zealand. Australia edged out New Zealand by a narrow margin of five runs, thanks to a brilliant century by Travis Head and some tight bowling by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in the death overs.
Australia scored 388 all out in 49.2 overs, their highest total in World Cup history and the fourth-highest overall. Travis Head scored 109 off 68 balls, while David Warner scored 65 off 32 balls. Matt Henry took four wickets for 75 Runs. New Zealand fell short of the target by five runs, scoring 383 for nine in 50 overs. Devon Conway scored 136 off 110 balls, while Ross Taylor scored 48 off 31 balls. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took three wickets each for Australia.
New Zealand made 383 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs. It was the second-highest total in World Cup history and the fifth-highest overall. They almost chased down Australia’s mammoth score chase of 388 runs but fell short by just five runs. It was a valiant effort by the Kiwi batsmen, especially Devon Conway who scored a brilliant 136 off 110 balls.