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Summary It was the same old story for the New Zealand batting as they collapsed again in their clash against the defending champion Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Aussie paceman responded superbly to their skipper’s decision of bowling first after winning the toss. Though Brendon McCullum smashed three boundaries in the beginning, he fell on 16 and no Kiwi top order batsman could resist for long against the fire power of their opponents.New Zealand batting card was giving a sorry look as they stumbled on 6 for 73. But thanks to Nathan McCullum and Denial Vettori, whose valuable contribution of 52 and 44 helped New Zealand to just cross the 200 mark.Their innings finally ended in the 46th over when Tim Southee handed over a catch to Ponting on the bowling of Johnson, who took 4 for 33. Shaun Tait also sent three batsmen to home.
