2016 New Zealand Vs Australia Third ODI @ Hamilton - Brendon McCullum joins 200 ODI sixes club Monday Feb 08,2016

 

Brendon McCullum completed the sixes double Monday Feb 08,2016  as he signed off his one-day international career with a trademark blockbuster of an innings in the third one-day international against Australia in Hamilton.

After this match he will play in two Tests against Australia before retiring from international cricket.




One of the biggest hitters in the game,Brendon McCullum smacked the ball over the boundary three times in his 47 off 27 ballswith 4x6 and 6x3 to take him to 200 sixes from 260 ODI's to go with his 100 Test sixes

Brendon McCullum shares the world record for Test sixes with Australian Adam Gilchrist and is fourth on the ODI list which is headed by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi with 351.
Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hit 270 ODI sixes in his career and the West Indies' Chris Gayle smashed 238

Brendon McCullum(34) received a guard of honour from the Australian team when he walked to the crease and was given a standing ovation from the capacity 8,000 crowd when he left.

 

Brendon McCullum prepares to go out to bat in his final ODI, New Zealand v Australia, 3rd ODI, Hamilton, February 8, 2016

 

Brendon McCullum signed off from ODI cricket with a win, with New Zealand consigning Australia to a 55-run defeat in Hamilton

 

 3-Match ODI Series Result

First ODI @ Eden Park,Auckland Wednesday February 03,2016 

Scorecard
New Zealand 307/8 in 50 Overs
Australia  148/10 in 24.2 Overs(Target 308 Runs)
Match Result - New Zealand won by 159 Runs
MOM - Martin Guptill for his 90(76 Balls 4x8 and 6x5)
Series Result - New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0

Second ODI @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington Saturday February 06,2016 

Scorecard
New Zealand 281/9 in 50 Overs
Australia 283/6 in 46.3 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 6 Wickets
MOM - Mitchell Marsh for his 69*(72 Balls 4x9 and 6x1)and 2/30(6 Overs)
Series Result -  3-match series level 1-1

 Third ODI @ Hamilton Monday Feb 08,2016
Scorecard
New Zealand 246/10 in 45.3 Overs
Australia 191/10 in 43.4 Overs
MOM - Inderbir Singh Sodhi(NZ)for his 2/31(8 Overs)
Series Result - New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-1

Brendon McCullum retires from ODI cricket with a victory after New Zealand dominate rivals Australia by winnign the 3- Match ODI Series 2-1

Brendon McCullum bowed out of one-day internationals with a win as New Zealand beat Australia by 55 runs in the 3rd ODI at Hamilton on Monday Feb 08,2016  to win the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

 

The Black Caps skipper, one of the most destructive hitters in the game, was playing in his 260th and final ODI and signs off with 6083 runs and five centuries.

New Zealand were bowled out for a below-par 246, with McCullum contributing a typically rapid 47, 

but Australia could not take advantage and Usman Khawaja top-scored with 44 as they were skittled for 191.

The Australia players gave the 34-year-old a guard of honour following his dismissal at Seddon Park