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Australia defeat the Kiwis by 3 wickets in first-ever Day-Night Test at Adelaide

Australia claimed a thrilling three-wicket victory in three days over New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval today in the first-ever day-night Test. On the third day today, Australia achieved the target of 187 runs set by the visitors, losing 7 wickets. Shaun Marsh added 49 valuable runs while David Warner scored 35. Peter Siddle hit the winning runs, much to the relief of the crowd, to clinch a 2-0 series win over the gallant Black Caps.For New Zealand, Trent Bolt took 5 wickets. Earlier, New Zealand was all out in the second innings scoring 208 runs. Man-of-the-match Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood led the Australian attack , taking six for 70 off 24.5 overs while Mitchell Marsh took 3 wickets. David Warner was chosen player of the match. Australia won the first Test at Brisbane by 208 runs and the second Perth Test was drawn.The pink ball developed for day-night Tests triumphed over the bat in a fast-paced Test which attracted a total attendance of 123,736. The aim of the experiment is to bring the crowds back to the long form of the game.It was the first Test match that folded up within three-day at the Adelaide Oval in 64 years — since the West Indies beat Australia by six wickets.

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