Australia beat New Zealand by 10 runs with eight balls to spare in their one-day cricket international here on Saturday with New Zealand losing their last three wickets for two runs when in sight of victory. Australia made 236 for six in their 50 overs and New Zealand were all out for 226. Matthew Hayden top-scored for Australia with 61 while Hamish Marshall anchored New Zealand with 76.

SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA:

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A.Gilchrist c Sinclair b Mills        4

M.Hayden b Styris                    71

R.Ponting c Vettori b Styris         61

D.Martyn b Styris                     7

A.Symonds b Cairns                   53

M.Clarke c Marshall b Styris          0

S.Katich c McCullum b Cairns          0

B.Hogg not out                       25

B.Lee not out                         4

EXTRAS: (B-1, LB-1, W-4, NB-5)       11

TOTAL: (for 6-wkt)                  236

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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-7, 2-140, 3-153, 4-158, 5-158, 6-160, 7-239.

BOWLING: Tuffey 8-0-47-0 (2nb), Mills 9-1-48-1 (2nb), Cairns 10-0-56-2, Styris 10-1-40-4 (1w), Vettori 10-0-33-0 (1nb, 2w), Astle 3-0-10-0

OVERS: 50

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NEW ZEALAND

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S.Fleming lbw Lee                     5

N.Astle b Hogg                       65

M.Sinclair c Gilchrist b McGrath      0

S.tyris c Hayden b Symonds           14

C.Cairns run out                      0

H.Marshall b McGrath                 76

C.McMillan std Gilchrist b McGrath   37

B.McCullum c Katich b Lee             8

D.Vettori b Lee                       0

K.Mills not out                       1

D.Tuffey b McGrath                    1

EXTRAS: (LB-6, W-4, NB-5)            19

TOTAL: (all out)                    226

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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-13, 2-16, 3-72, 4-73, 5-113, 6-179, 7-218, 8-224, 9-224.

BOWLING: Lee 9-1-41-3 (3nb, 2w), McGrath 9.4-3-16-4, Kasprowicz 10-1-63-0 (1nb), Symonds 10-0-52-1 (3w), Hogg 9-0-44-1 (3w), Clarke 1-0-5-0

OVERS: 48.4

TOSS: AUSTRALIA.

UMPIRES: Aleem Dar (PAK), Billy Bowden (NZL).

MATCH REFEREE: Clive Lloyd (WI).

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