Australia have sealed the Chappell-Hadlee one-day international series against New Zealand with a game to spare after a 113-run win in Cairns.
Defending only 195 at Cazalys Stadium, the hosts looked as if they could suffer a first loss to the Black Caps on home soil across three formats for the first time since 2011.
But a combination of stellar bowling and a nightmare batting display from the tourists, dismissed for a paltry 82, means Australia can calmly walk into Sunday’s final ODI with the series locked up.
The Kiwis were primed to end their trans-Tasman hoodoo when the Aussies were 111 for seven at one stage, before stellar tail-end cameos by Adam Zampa (16), Mitchell Starc (38 not out) and Josh Hazlewood (23 not out) added valuable runs.