AUS vs NZ / AUS sends Aaron Finch a winning farewell, sweeps NZ 3-0

AUS vs NZ | Australia beat New Zealand by 25 runs in the third and final ODI on the strength of Steve Smith's 12th century to achieve a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match ODI series. Batting first, the host Kangaroos made a strong score of 267 runs for 5 wickets and then the Kiwi team was bundled out for 242 runs with a ball remaining. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took three and Cameron Greene and Sean Abbott took two wickets each. Glenn Phillips was the top scorer for New Zealand, who scored 47 runs.

Captain Ron Finch's victorious farewell

With this victory, Australia has given a victorious farewell to its captain Aaron Finch, whose last ODI match was. Finch had already said that he would retire from ODIs after the third match. However, he will continue to be the captain in T20 and Australia will take part in the T20 World Cup starting next month under his leadership.

Steve Smith hits 12th ODI century

Earlier, former captain Steve Smith scored a century of 105 runs. Smith hit 11 fours and a six in 131 balls during his innings. This is Smith's first century in ODIs after nearly two years. This is his 12th century in ODI cricket. He completed his century in 127 balls. He put on a 118-run partnership for the third wicket with Marnus Labuschagne (52) to take the team from the initial blows. Smith also shared a 69-run partnership with Alex Carey (42 not out). As a result, Australia posted a challenging total of 267 for five.

Steve Smith named man of the match and man of series

Earlier, Australia had registered a spectacular victory over New Zealand by 2 wickets in the first ODI and then by 113 runs in the second ODI. Smith, who played the best century in the third match, received the Man of the Match and Man of the Series award for his brilliant batting.