Australia vs New Zealand: Chasing 389 runs, NZ take match to last ball but fall just 5 runs short

Australia have defeated New Zealand by 5 runs in an ODI World Cup match taking place at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Chasing a mammoth target of 389 runs, New Zealand needed a six off the last ball to win. But they couldn't manage to get over the line as they fell short of what could have been the highest-ever run-chase in World Cup history.

3 things you need to know

• Australia scored 388 runs in 50 overs
• New Zealand ended up scoring 383 runs in a tense run-chase
• Record for most ODI World Cup match gets broken by New Zealand and Australia

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Australia vs New Zealand: A record-breaking ODI World Cup match

New Zealand needed 19 runs in the last over to complete a record chase with Jimmy Neesham looking in ominous form. Mitchell Starc was handed the task of defending Australia's target. The equation came down to 13 runs in 5 balls as Starc bowled a wide ball which went for a four. There it looked like NZ would manage to pull off the biggest chase in the history of the World Cup. But that's when the situation changed as Neesham wasn't able to score a boundary and eventually got run out on the second-last ball of the over. New Zealand needed a six off the last delivery but they could finish the job as Australia won the match by 5 runs

AUS vs NZ: Kiwis again fall just short

Batting first, Australia amassed 388 and then stopped the Kiwis at 383 for nine in 50 overs. This is the highest cumulative score by two teams in a World Cup game -- 771, surpassing 754 set during game between South Africa and Sri Lanka in the ongoing competition.

Five-time champions Australia are back on track for a last-four spot having won four matches on the trot after an unimpressive start which saw them lose their first two games.

Travis Head smashed 109 off 67 balls in his first World Cup game and added 175 runs for the opening wicket with David Warner (81 off 65 balls).

Glenn Maxwell (41), Jos Inglis (38) and Pat Cummins, who blasted 37 off only 14 balls, upped the ante towards the end.

Glenn Phillips did an admirable job with the ball, ending with figures of 3/37 as his colleagues were taken to the cleaners.

With the bat, centurion Rachin Ravindra top-scored for New Zealand with a counterattacking 116 off 89 balls.

Brief scores: Australia: 388 all out in 49.2 overs (Travis Head 109, David Warner 81; Glenn Phillips 3/37) New Zealand: 383/9 in 50 overs (Rachin Ravindra 116, Jimmy Neesham 58, Josh Hazlewood 2/70). 

(with PTI inputs)