Symonds 85 leads Australia to facile win

Dec 11, 2007

Australia suffered an early setback when Adam Gilchrist was brilliantly taken by Jeetan Patel at point •Getty Images

Andrew Symonds was all power, smashing his way to an unbeaten 85 off 46 balls, his personal best, and the eighth-highest score in Twenty20 internationals •Getty Images

Symonds' blitz ensured that Australia posted an imposing 187 for 6 •Getty Images

Jacob Oram made a valiant 31-ball 66, as New Zealand crashed to a 54-run defeat•Getty Images

Michael Clarke, who chose to open the batting in his captaincy debut, brought out a wide array of strokes in his 26-ball 33 •Getty Images

Symonds hit seven fours and three sixes in his innings•AFP

Shaun Tait, making his Twenty20 debut, dismissed Jamie How and Ross Taylor•Getty Images

Luke Pomersbach had a most unlikely debut, called in from the car park and drafted into the XI after Brad Hodge was laid low by a back injury. Pomersbach immediately got into gear, smashing a four and a six in his brief 15-run knock •Getty Images

Mitchell Johnson sustained the pressure by removing Mathew Sinclair and Scott Styris as New Zealand slumped to 49 for 6•Getty Images