Resumption
NZ 5-116 (Santner 13*, Watling 7*)
Tea
NZ 208 all out
Dinner
Australia 3-113 (Voges 27* S Marsh 24*)
Key batsman 
Mitchell Santner. The 23-year-old's left-arm finger-spin was speculated to be the key reason he was included for the final match of the Trans-Tasman Trophy series, but it was with the bat that he made the most impact. In the first innings Santner struck seven boundaries in compiling 31 from 46 deliveries. In the second he had to be more restrained. The left-hander moved to the cusp of a half-century on debut with a towering six off Nathan Lyon. That milestone sadly eluded him later in that over as he advanced to the off-spinner but lost his balance and was stumped. With no all-rounder in the Black Caps line-up Santner's inclusion provided valuable batting depth.
Key bowler
Doug Bracewell. Australia will remember Bracewell as the bowler whose swing led the Black Caps to the series-levelling win in Hobart on their 2011-12 tour of Australia. Finishing the series-opening Test at the Gabba with figures of 0-170 from 38 overs indicated he was far away from replicating that form. The right-armer performed solidly in Perth, while in the first innings here his miserly bowling - 3-18 off 12.1 overs - was pivotal. Tim Southee and Trent Boult are all but assured of sharing the new ball but on Sunday he reiterated his ability to not only maintain pressure but also to move the ball through the air. His removal of David Warner was a huge fillip.
The numbers
7: Dismissals in the match from Peter Nevill in another classy wicketkeeping performance, which included his first stumping. He was only one short of the Australian record at Adelaide Oval.
187: Victory target for Australia. Only 12 times previously have they failed to win when chasing a target of 187 or fewer, most recently in 2004-05 in Mumbai when it was 14 short of the target of 107.
Key moment
In the space of eight deliveries between the 10th and 12th overs Australian captain Steve Smith was thrice perilously close to losing his wicket. The first came on one when an edge off the bowling of Trent Boult went through to wicketkeeper B.J Watling only barely above the turf and was not held. The third came on eight when only the presence of his back leg in front of middle stump prevented him being bowled off an inside-edge, which instead went off his leg to the boundary. The middle opportunity was the most glaring. His top-edge from the bowling of Bracewell sailed high in the air, only to be dropped by Santner.