Resumption
NZ 5-116 (Santner 13*, Watling 7*)
End
Australia wins by three wickets
Key batsman
Shaun Marsh.In the rare times at international level Shaun Marsh has produced form befitting his talent the common trait is how unfussed he looked. Sometimes his lack of intensity can be maddening, such as with his run-out in the first innings, but in the high-pressure circumstances it was exactly what was required. When Marsh arrived, due to the dismissal of captain Steve Smith, his team needed another 120 runs. Given his Test record, there was reason for home fans to be optimistic once he reached double figures. Even when the required runs dwindled to single figures his demeanour was unchanged. Before Sunday, his defining innings had come abroad, in Sri Lanka on debut and in South Africa. He departed one short of his half-century, and 11 short of his team's victory target, after nibbling a catch to slips, but the applause he received as he walked off showed his effort was appreciated. 
Key bowler
Trent Boult. The left-armer arrived in Australia with the expectations he could induce panic among the Australian batsmen with swing. There was no sign of that bowling prowess in Brisbane nor in the first innings in Perth, but since then Boult has made a steady improvement. The way he bowled when the match was in the balance showed why the Black Caps did not give up on him.In the first innings he removed David Warner with the new ball, while in the second he trapped two of the top three leg-before. McCullum turned to him for one last burst as the hosts crept within a dozen runs of victory, and he delivered the wickets of Shaun Marsh and Peter Nevill.
The numbers
7: Dismissals in the match from Peter Nevill in another classy wicketkeeping performance, which included his first stumping. He was one short of the Australian record at Adelaide Oval.
187: Target for Australia. Only 12 times previously have they failed to win when chasing 187 or fewer, most recently in 2004-05 in Mumbai, when they were 14 short of the target of 107.
Key moment
When Shaun Marsh failed to chase a second run from a pull shot to end the 47th over, a run which would have brought him his half-century, the Adelaide Oval crowd groaned in mock annoyance. When he fell to the next delivery he faced, the prevailing feeling was disappointment on Marsh's behalf that he would not be at the crease when victory was achieved.