New Zealand vs Australia 2017: 3rd ODI, 5 talking points

#1 Trent Boult registers career best figures

Boult was named man of the match

New Zealand have two reliable opening bowlers in Tim Southee and Trent Boult and one of them inevitably delivers. It was Boult's turn today as he scripted a Kiwi victory by continuously chipping away at the Aussie line-up.

The left arm seamer picked his first by cleaning up Peter Handscomb, the no.3 in the absence of Steven Smith. He then proceeded to remove Travis Head and James Faulkner in the same over to trigger a middle-order collapse.

When Cummins and Starc launched a late order scurry towards the target, Boult stalled the Aussies by dismissing Cummins and then removed Zampa and Hazlewood to finish the game and series for New Zealand.