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World Cup 2019, New Zealand vs Australia: As it happened

Australia defeated New Zealand by 86 runs in the 37th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord's, London on Saturday. 

World Cup 2019, New Zealand vs Australia: As it happened Image Credits: Twitter/@ICC

Aaron Finch-led Australia defeated New Zealand by 86 runs in the 37th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord's, London on Saturday.

Here are the highlights from the match:

# Australia win by 86 runs! 

# Wicket! Mitchell Santner departs for 12 runs off 20 deliveries after handing a catch to Jason Behendroff, with Australia emerging victorious by a margin of 86 runs. New Zealand 157/10 (43.4 overs) 

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his final over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 157/9 (43 overs) with 13 runs from the over as Mitchell Santner scores his first six of the innings, hitting the ball over deep square leg. 

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his final over of the innings! 

# Wicket maiden by Mitchell Starc, New Zealand 144/9 (42 overs)

# Trent Boult is the final batsman in! 

# Wicket! Lockie Ferguson departs for 0 runs off 3 deliveries as he is dismissed following a fast delivery by Starc which hits the stumps, New Zealand 144/9 (41.1 overs)

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 144/8 (41 overs) with three runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles.

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his ninth over! 

# Five runs and a wicket from the over, New Zealand 141/8 (40 overs)

# Lockie Ferguson is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Ish Sodhi departs for five runs off four deliveries as he is dismissed lbw by Starc following a swinging delivery, New Zealand 141/8 (39.6 overs)  

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his eighth over of the innings! 

# Five runs and a wicket off the over as Ish Sodhi gets off the mark with a boundary, hitting the ball over short fine leg. New Zealand 136/7 (39 overs)

# Wicket! Jimmy Neesham departs for 9 off 22 balls as he attempts a sweep shot off a slow tossed up delivery which Lyon completes a catch off following a top-edge. New Zealand 131/7 (38.1 overs)   

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 131/6 (38 overs) with just a single off the over as Jimmy Neesham hits the ball to square leg. 

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 130/6 (37 overs) with just four runs from the over following two singles and a double. 

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Two runs and a wicket off the over, New Zealand 126/6 (36 overs)

# Mitchell Santner is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Tom Latham departs for 14 runs off 27 deliveries as Steve Smith pulls off a fine catch to leave New Zealand six down, New Zealand 125/6 (35.3 overs)

# Mitchell Starc is back in the attack! 

# New Zealand 124/5 (35 overs), with three runs from the over as Neesham and Latham complete three singles off the final three deliveries. 

# Glenn Maxwell to bowl his fourth over! 

# Just a single off the final delivery of the over as Neesham hits the ball to long-off. New Zealand 121/5 (34 overs)

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Two runs and a wicket from the over following two singles with New Zealand 120/5 (33 overs)

# Jimmy Neesham is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Colin de Grandhomme departs for a duck as he attempts to go for a big hit off the first delivery, handing a catch to Usman Khawaja. New Zealand 118/5 (32.1 overs)

# Steve Smith to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# Six runs and a wicket off the over as Taylor departs having scored a boundary off the first delivery in front of square on the leg-side. Australia 118/4 (32 overs)

# Colin de Grandhomme is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Ross Taylor departs for 30 runs off 54 deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit off a short delivery, resulting in a top-edge which Carey completes a catch off. New Zealand 118/4 (31.4 overs)

# Cummins to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Four runs from the over as Taylor and Latham complete four singles to help New Zealand reach 112/3 (31 overs)

# Glenn Maxwell to continue with the ball! 

# Just a single off Cummins's fifth over of the innings, as Latham hits the ball to third man for a single, New Zealand 108/3 (30 overs)

# Pat Cummins is back in the attack! 

# New Zealand 107/3 (29 overs) with three runs from the over as Latham, Taylor hit the ball to square leg and mid-wicket to complete singles. 

# Lyon to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 104/3 (28 overs) as Latham hits the ball towards third man for a single. 

# Starc to continue with the ball! 

# Three runs and a double off the over as New Zealand cross the 100-run mark, New Zealand 103/3 (27 overs)

# Nathan Lyon is back in the attack! 

# Six runs off the over and a wicket, New Zealand 98/3 (26 overs)

# Tom Latham is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Kane Williamson departs for 40 runs off 51 deliveries as he edges the ball to wicketkeeper Alex Carey, with New Zealand 97/3 (25.4 overs)

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 92/2 (25 overs), with seven runs from the over as Kane Williamson completes 6000 runs in ODI cricket, following it up with a boundary wide of mid-off.  

# Maxwell to bowl his second over! 

# New Zealand 85/2 (24 overs) with eight runs from the over as Kane Williamson scores his first six of the innings, hitting the ball over mid-wicket.

# Stoinis to continue with the ball! 

# Four runs from the over following two singles and a double off the final two deliveries with New Zealand 77/2 (23 overs)

# Glenn Maxwell into the attack! 

# Five runs from the over following three singles and a double with New Zealand 73/2 (22 overs)

# Marcus Stoinis into the attack! 

# New Zealand 68/2 (21 overs) with seven runs from the over as Ross Taylor scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to backward square leg. 

# Aaron Finch into the attack! 

# Four runs from the over with New Zealand 61/2 (20 overs)

# Behendroff to continue with the ball! 

# Four runs from the over as New Zealand reach 57/2 (19 overs)

# Steve Smith into the attack! 

# New Zealand 53/2 (18 overs) with four runs from the over following the completion of two singles and a double.  

# Jason Behendroff to bowl his eighth over! 

# New Zealand 49/2 (17 overs), as Taylor and Williamson hit the ball wide of fine leg and wide of square leg. 

# Lyon to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 47/2 (16 overs) with just a single off the final delivery as Taylor hits the ball wide of square leg for a single. 

# Jason Behendroff to continue with the ball, bowl his sixth over! 

Two runs from the over with New Zealand 46/2 (15 overs)

# Nathan Lyon to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# Two runs and a wicket off the over as New Zealand reach 44/2 (14 overs)

# Ross Taylor is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Martin Guptill departs for 20 runs off 43 deliveries as he is adjudged lbw following a swinging delivery by Behendroff, which hits him on the pads. New Zealand 42/2 (13.1 overs)

# Jason Behendroff into the attack yet again! 

# New Zealand 42/1 (12 overs) with two runs from the over as Williamson and Guptill complete two singles, hitting the ball to deep square leg and wide of square leg. 

# Nathan Lyon into the attack! 

# New Zealand 40/1 (11 overs) with seven runs from the over as Kane Williamson scores his first boundary of the innings, beating the man at cover. 

# Jason Behendroff to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# Two runs from the over as Guptill and Williamson hit the ball wide of square leg and to third man. New Zealand 33/1 (11 overs)

# Pat Cummins to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# Two runs and a wicket off the over as Williamson and Guptill complete a double, with New Zealand 31/1 (10 overs)

# Kane Williamson is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Nicholls departs for 8 runs off 20 deliveries as he edges a loose delivery down the leg side to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. New Zealand 29/1 (9.2 overs)

# Behendroff to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# Cummins bowls a maiden over as New Zealand reach 29/0 (9 overs)

# Pat Cummins to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 29/0 (8 overs) as Guptill flicks the ball through square leg for a single. 

# Jason Behendroff to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 28/0 (7 overs) with just a single off the first delivery as Guptill hits the ball to third man following an outside edge.  

Pat Cummins to continue with the ball! 

# New Zealand 27/0 (6 overs) with nine runs from the over as Henry Nicholls scores two boundaries, hitting the ball past mid-on and past square leg. 

# Mitchell Starc to bowl his third over! 

# New Zealand 18/0 (5 overs) as Martin Guptill scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting it down the leg side. 

# Pat Cummins into the attack! 

# New Zealand 14/0 (4 overs) with two runs from the over following a wide delivery and a run off the final delivery following a leg bye.  

# Starc to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# New Zealand 12/0 (3 overs) as Martin Guptill scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through the covers. 

# Behendroff to continue with the ball! 

# Starc concedes a single off his first over as well with Guptill hitting the ball in front of point. New Zealand 2/0 (2 overs)

# Mitchell Starc to share the new ball! 

# Just one run off the over as Martin Guptill hits the first delivery of the over to the left of the fielder at mid-off. New Zealand 1/0 (1 over)

# Jason Behendroff to bowl the opening over! 

# New Zealand openers Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls to kick start the chase! 

# New Zealand need 244 runs to win! 

# Australia finish on 243/9 (50 overs)

# Nathan Lyon is the final batsman in! 

# Wicket! Behendroff dismissed for a duck as Trent Boult becomes the first New Zealand cricketer to bag a hat-trick in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 following a lbw call in his favour. Australia 243/9 (49.5 overs)

# Jason Behendroff is the next batsman for Australia! 

# Wicket! Starc dismissed for a duck as Boult dismisses him with a second consecutive yorker which goes on to hit the stumps. Australia 243/8 (49.4 overs)

# Mitchell Starc is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Usman Khawaja departs for 88 as Boult dismisses him with a well-executed yorker which goes on to hit the stumps. Australia 243/7 (49.3 overs)

# Trent Boult to bowl the final over of the innings! 

# Australia 241/6 (49 overs) as Pat Cummins scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through extra cover.  

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl the 49th over of the innings! 

# Australia 232/6 (48 overs) with eight runs from the over as Usman Khawaja scores his fifth boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to the fine leg fence. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# Australia 224/6 (47 overs) with nine runs from the over as the two batsmen complete four doubles and a single. 

# Ish Sodhi to bowl his seventh over of the innings! 

# Australia 215/6 (46 overs) with six runs from the over as Usman Khawaja scores his fourth boundary of the innings, hitting the ball over backward point. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his ninth over of the innings! 

# Seven runs from the over as Usman Khawaja scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball between backward point and short third man. Australia 209/6 (45 overs)

# Ish Sodhi is back in the attack! 

# Three singles from the over, Australia 202/6 (44 overs)

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his eighth over of the innings! 

# Five runs and a wicket from the over, with Australia 199/6 (43 overs)

# Pat Cummins is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Alex Carey departs for 71 runs off 72 deliveries as he is dismissed while attempting an inside-out chip over cover following a tossed up delivery. Australia 199/6 (42.6 overs)

# Kane Williamson to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Australia 194/5 (42 overs) with four runs from the over as Carey and Khawaja complete a 100-run partnership. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his eighth over! 

# Australian 190/5 (41 overs) with two runs from the over as Carey and Khawaja complete two singles, hitting the ball to backward point and sweeper cover. 

# Williamson to continue with the ball! 

# Australia 188/5 (40 overs) with six runs from the over as Alex Carey hits the ball through the cover region for a boundary. 

# Trent Boult is back in the attack! 

# Australia 182/5 (39 overs) with four runs from the over following two singles and a double. 

# Kane Williamson to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# Australia 178/5 (38 overs) with six runs from the over as Alex Carey scores his 10th boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to the deep mid-wicket fence. 

# Lockie Ferguson is back in the attack! 

# Australia 172/5 (37 overs) with two runs from the over as Khawaja and Carey complete singles from the final two deliveries. 

# Williamson to continue with the ball, bowl his fourth over! 

# Australia 170/5 (36 overs) with 10 runs from the over as Alex Carey completes his half-century off 47 deliveries, hitting the ball past the wicketkeeper and to deep mid-wicket. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his sixth over! 

# Australia 160/5 (35 overs) with four singles from the over with Alex Carey inching closer to a half-century. 

# Kane Williamson to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# Australia 156/5 (34 overs), with Alex Carey scoring his seventh boundary of the innings, hitting the ball through the gap in the mid-wicket region. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his eighth over of the innings! 

# Australia 150/5 (33 overs) with three runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles, hitting the ball square of wicket and to deep square leg. 

# Kane Williamson to continue with the ball! 

# Australia 147/5 (32 overs) with six runs from the over as the side inches forward to the 150-run mark following four singles and a double. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Australia 141/5 (31 overs) with five runs from the ball as the two batsmen complete three singles and a double. 

# Kane Williamson has brought himself into the attack! 

# Australia 136/5 (30 overs) with Alex Carey scoring his fifth boundary, hitting the ball wide of mid-off. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Australia 131/5 (29 overs) as Alex Carey scores his fourth boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to deep square leg. 

# Lockie Ferguson to continue with the ball! 

# Australia 126/5 (28 overs) with two runs from the over as Khawaja and Carey hit the ball to mid-off and deep cover. 

# Colin de Grandhomme is back in the attack! 

# Australia 124/5 (27 overs) with six runs from the over as Alex Carey scores his fourth boundary of the innings, hitting the ball wide of cover. 

# Lockie Ferguson is back in the attack! 

# Australia 118/5 (26 overs) with six runs from the over as Alex Carey scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to sweeper cover. 

# Neesham to bowl his fifth over of the innings! 

# Australia 112/5 (25 overs) with four runs from the over as Carey and Khwaja complete two singles and a double. 

# Santner to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# Australia 108/5 (24 overs) with four runs from the over as Usman Khawaja is dropped by wicketkeeper Tom Latham following an outside edge off a wide delivery. 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his fourth over! 

# Australia 105/5 (23 overs) with eight runs from the over as Alex Carey scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to third man. 

# Santner to continue with the ball! 

# Five runs and a wicket off the over as Alex Carey scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball wide of cover. Australia 97/5 (22 overs)

# Alex Carey is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Glenn Maxwell departs for 1 run off five deliveries as Neesham pulls off a stunning catch off an edge, Australia 92/5 (21.3 overs) 

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# Australia 92/4 (21 overs) with 11 runs from the over as Usman Khawaja scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball square past cover. 

# Mitchell Santner into the attack! 

# Four runs and a wicket off the over as Australia reach 81/4 (20 overs)

# Glenn Maxwell is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Marcus Stoinis departs for 21 runs off 25 deliveries as he edges the ball to wicketkeeper Tom Latham. Australia 81/4 (19.6 overs)

# Jimmy Neesham to bowl his second over! 

# Australia 77/3 (19 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete singles, hitting the ball to fine leg and sweeper cover. 

# Ish Sodhi to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# Australia 73/3 (18 overs) as Neesham concedes just a single off his opening over of the innings, hitting the ball wide of square leg. 

# Jimmy Neesham into the attack! 

# Australia 72/3 (17 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete two singles and a double. 

# Sodhi to continue with the ball! 

# Australia 68/3 (16 overs) with just a single off the over as Usman Khawaja cuts the ball wide of the third man. 

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his fourth over! 

# Australia 67/3 (15 overs) with six runs from the over as Marcus Stoinis scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball over mid-on. 

# Sodhi to bowl his second over! 

# Australia 61/3 (14 overs) with six runs from the over as Marcus Stoinis scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball wide of cover. 

# Ferguson to continue with the ball! 

# New Zealand 55/3 (13 overs) as the two batsmen complete five singles hitting the ball to deep backward point and sweeper cover. 

# Ish Sodhi into the attack! 

# Five runs from the over as Marcus Stoinis scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to third man. New Zealand 50/3 (12 overs)

# Marcus Stoinis is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Steve Smith departs for 5 runs off 7 deliveries as Guptill completes a tough catch off a short delivery by Ferguson leaving Australia three down. Australia 46/3 (11.2 overs)

# Lockie Ferguson to bowl his second over! 

# Australia 45/2 (11 overs) with five runs from the over as the two batsmen complete two singles followed by three runs off a single delivery. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his sixth over of the innings! 

# Two runs and a wicket off the over as Australia finish the first powerplay on 40/2! 

# Steve Smith is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! David Warner departs for 16 runs off 23 deliveries as he top edges a short delivery to wicketkeeper Tom Latham. Australia 38/2 (9.1 overs)

# Lockie Ferguson into the attack! 

# Australia 38/1 (9 overs) with eighth runs from the overs as Usman Khawaja scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball past short fine leg. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his fifth over! 

# Australia 30/1 (8 overs) with five runs from the over as David Warner scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to long-off.

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his fourth over! 

# Australia 25/1 (7 overs) with six runs from the over as David Warner scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to deep square leg. 

# Trent Boult to bowl his fourth over of the innings! 

# Australia 19/1 (6 overs) with three runs from the over following a double off the final delivery and a run added to the total following a wide. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# Five runs and a wicket as Finch is dismissed having scored a boundary off the previous delivery, hitting the ball past mid-on. Australia 16/1 (5 overs)

# Usman Khawaja is the next batsman in! 

# Wicket! Aaron Finch departs for 8 runs off 15 deliveries after being adjudged lbw following a swinging delivery which hit him on the pads. Australia 15/1 (4.3 overs)

# Boult to bowl his third over of the innings! 

# Australia 11/0 (4 overs) with three runs from the over as Finch and Warner hit the ball to square leg and over point. 

# Colin de Grandhomme to continue with the ball! 

# Eight runs from the over as David Warner scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to deep mid-wicket. The two batsmen further complete two singles and a double as Australia reach 8/0 (3 overs)

# Boult to bowl his second over of the innings! 

# Two maidens in a row for New Zealand as Colin de Grandhomme starts off with a maiden, Australia 0/0 (2 overs)

# Colin de Grandhomme to share the new ball! 

# Boult starts off with a maiden from his opening over of the innings as Australia reach 0/0 (1 over)

# Trent Boult to bowl the opening over of the innings! 

# Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch are set to start the innings! 

# Players from both the sides are on the field for their respective national anthems! 

# Australia captain Aaron Finch has won the toss and opted to bat! 

Another high-octane clash in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is on the cards as two top contenders for the coveted trophy - New Zealand and Australia - are set to square off at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Presently, both Australia and New Zealand are comfortably placed in the points table. While defending champions Australia are the only team to have booked a semi-final berth, the Kiwis, who are placed third, are a point away from it.

Overall, after the much anticipated Indo-Pakistan rivalry got over, fans can expect another thriller on Saturday as it will be time for the Trans-Tasmanian rivalry.

Lineups: 

Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jason Behrendorff. 

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.