Australia overcame New Zealand by five runs in a thrilling game to continue their winning run in the World Cup here on Saturday.
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.
Scoreboard:
New Zealand innings
Devon Conway c Starc b Hazlewood 28 Will Young c Starc b Hazlewood 32 Rachin Ravindra c Labuschagne b Cummins 116 Daryl Mitchell c Starc b Zampa 54 Tom Latham (c) c Hazlewood b Zampa 21 Glenn Phillips c Labuschagne b Maxwell 12 James Neesham run out (Labuschagne/†Inglis) 58 Mitchell Santner c Maxwell b Zampa 17 Matt Henry c Hazlewood b Cummins 9 Trent Boult not out 10 Lockie Ferguson not out 0
Extras: (lb 4, w 22) 26
Total: (For 9 wickets in 50 overs) 383 Fall of wickets: 61-1, 72-2, 168-3, 222-4, 265-5, 293-6, 320-7, 346-8, 383-9.
Bowling: Mitchell Starc 9-0-89-0, Josh Hazlewood 9-0-70-2, Pat Cummins 10-0-66-2, Glenn Maxwell 10-0-62-1, Adam Zampa 10-0-74-3, Mitchell Marsh 2-0-18-0.
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