AUS Vs NZ, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia Beat New Zealand By 5 Runs In Dharamsala Thriller - As It Happened

New Zealand almost pulled off the impossible on Saturday. Chasing a target of 389 runs to beat Australia in Dharamsala, they fell short by five runs. Catch cricket scores and highlights of the AUS Vs NZ match?here

Jagdish Yadav

Updated on: 28 October 2023 5:20 pm

Australia take on New Zealand in Dharamsala in the CWC23 fixture

The nerves were jangling. It was anybody's game till the very end. Just like the 2019 World Cup final, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham was in the thick of the action this time too. But five-time champions Australia proved that wee bit stronger to edge their Trans-Tasman rivals by five runs in Dharamsala. It was a glorious run-fest in which 771 runs were scored, as the Kiwis mounted a remarkable chase of Australia's mammoth 389-run target. But the Aussies bowled and fielded brilliantly at the death to pip their rivals and draw level with them on the points table (eight points apiece). (Scorecard?| Report?|?Points Table |?Full Coverage)

Cricket connoisseurs were treated to their second cliff-hanger in a row at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Saturday evening, after the previous night's nail-biting thriller between Pakistan and South Africa, where the Proteas emerged victors by a wafer-thin margin. These games augur well for the showpiece tournament, where one can now expect to see more such high-octane drama in the upcoming fixtures.