ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Steve Smith smashes unbeaten ninety one to lead Australia XI to victory over New Zealand XI in final heat-up game

Brisbane: Steve Smith plundered an unbeaten ninety-one and Glenn Maxwell hit 70 on Friday earlier than bad light stopped play, with Australia winning their final warm-up game before leaving for England to guard their World Cup name.
They had been surpassed victory with the aid of 5 wickets courtesy of the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern approach after amassing 248 for five off forty-four overs in respond to a beneath-energy New Zealand’s 286 for 9 from 50 overs.
It was another best knock from former skipper Smith, batting at 3, who made his go back to Australian colors this week from a 12 months-lengthy ban for ball-tampering.
It followed his 89 no longer out within the 2nd of the 3-healthy collection in Brisbane, which does no longer depend as full internationals, on Wednesday.
But David Warner, who became in imperious contact at some stage in the Indian Premier League, flopped again in opening the innings, out for 2 to follow his duck and 39 inside the series.
Like Smith, Maxwell has been in exact contact, pounding 70 off 48 balls to go together with the short-fire 52 he made on Wednesday.
For New Zealand, the unheralded Will Young smashed his 2nd century in a row, learning a top-notch Australian assault led through Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.
The 26-12 months-antique, who is uncapped and now not a part of New Zealand’s World Cup squad, followed up a chic one hundred thirty on Wednesday through reaching some other ton with a pull for six over mid-wicket.
He subsequently fell to Marcus Stoinis for 111.
While this week’s series was unofficial, his tally of 301 is just shy of the New Zealand record for a three-healthy one-day collection, held by using Martin Guptill who scored 330 towards England in 2013.
Opener George Worker chipped in with 59, even as Cummins became satisfactory of the bowlers, taking four-32 off 8 overs.
Cummins and Starc, who took one wicket, have been playing together for the primary time in 3 months as the latter returns from damage.
Australia won the series 2-1, claiming a close opening sport at Allan Border Field through one wicket whilst their trans-Tasman rivals bounced lower back to without problems take the second one with the aid of seven wickets.
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