Australia defeated their neighbors New Zealanಌd by 247 runs on day four of the second Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and took an impressive 2-0 lead in the three-m꧋atch series.
New Zealand’s opener Tom Blundell did show the fight, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Kiwis from the loss as the Aussies wrapped up the Blackcaps on 240-9.
Australia, on the other hand, are now one win away to rewrite history. If they win at the Sydꦛney Cricket Ground (SCG) in their next game, it would be the first time since 2013-14 Ashes that the Aussies will end the Test summer without a loss or a draw.
Travis Head, for his incredible ton, was gratified with the ‘Player of the Match’ award. Head scored 114 runs in the first innings.
Twitter was also lit up after the match.
Here are the best tweets:
Well done to team on anot꧋her dominate performance!! Bring on the Sydneyꦏ Test match now!!!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Test over! 🍨W𓂃ell played , victorious by 247 runs 👏🏽 SHOUTOUT to Tom Blundell for a sensational 121
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
Great performance by Australia’s men’s team and a fantasti⛄c spectacle at 🍬the MCG test thanks to the Aust and NZ fans who attended. Aust now in second place in the World Test Championship. Looking forward to the test!
— Kevin Roberts (@KevRobertsCA)
A fine century by Tom Blundell couldn't prevent our Australian men’s team from securing victory by 247 runs in the Boxing Day Test.
Congrats to our Aussies and thank you to the huge number of people who attended the throughout the Test. See you🦋 in Sydney! �🌊�🇺️👏
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus)
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Sup𝓡erb test century Tom Blundell, very fine innings. 💯
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Tom Blundell 👏👏👏👏
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
Pat Cummins ends the year with 99 wickets across the 𝓡three inter𝓡national formats:
Tests – 59 wkts at ave 20.13
ODIs – 31 wkts at ave 21.61
T20Is – 9 wkts at ave 19.11What a year he has had.
Strong contender for Cricketer of the Year 2019.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
TOM BLUNDELL:
Maiden Test as Keeper: 107* vs WI 2017
Maiden Test as Opener: 15 & 121 vs AUS 2019Only the 2nd player to score a Century in maiden Test as k🐈eeper & maiden Test as an opener.
[Brendon Kuruppu scored 201* oꦐn Test debut while playing as keeper & as opener]
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Player of the Match is Travis Head, for his wond🅷erful first-innings 1𒁃14.
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
