Cricket World Cup final - Highlights from the New Zealand innings

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Latest from the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket ground. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first. - - New Zealand innings 1st over - New Zealand make a disastrous start to their innings when captain Brendon McCullum is clean bowled by Mitchell Starc for a duck off the fifth ball after Martin Guptill got off the mark with a single. NZ: 1-1. 3rd over - The Black Caps get their first boundary off the bat when Guptill plays a delightful cover drive off Starc that races along the outfield. NZ: 11-1. 4th over - Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood digs one in short and Guptill gets a top edge which flies over the boundary rope on the full for a six, taking the New Zealander past Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara as the tournament's leading scorer. NZ: 17-1. 9th over - Mitchell Johnson is introduced to the attack, replacing Starc. Johnson makes a tidy start, giving up a wide but no runs off his first over. NZ: 24-1. 10th over - After a cautious start, Kane Williamson gets his first boundary when he pushes Hazlewood down the ground as New Zealand reach the end of the first power play with a modest 31 on the board, their lowest of the tournament. NZ: 31-1. 12th over - New Zealand lose their second wicket when Guptill departs for 15, bowled by Australian spinner Glenn Maxwell, who replaced Hazlewood. The new batsman Ross Taylor hits his first ball, a juicy full toss, to the rope for four. NZ: 38-2. 13th over - New Zealand are in real trouble early on. Williamson, who hit the match-winning six when the teams played each other in the pool phase, falls for 12, hitting a straight-forward return catch to Johnson. NZ: 41-3. 14th over - Australian captain Michael Clarke brings Hazlewood back into the attack after Grant Elliott, who guided New Zealand to the semi-final win over South Africa, joins Taylor at the crease. NZ: 41-3. 16th over - The first drinks break is taken with New Zealand looking to rebuild their innings after a bad start. Taylor is unbeaten on 13 and Elliott not out five. NZ: 51-3. 20th over - Elliott is given out lbw on 15 after Maxwell raps him on the pads. But Elliott asks for a review and replays suggest the ball was missing leg stump so the decision is overturned. NZ: 66-3. 22nd over - New Zealand get their first boundary in nine overs when Elliott cuts Maxwell and the Black Caps get seven off the over. NZ: 77-3. 23rd over - Elliott top edges a bouncer from Starc that flies away for six, New Zealand's second of the innings. NZ: 83-3. 27th over - New Zealand bring up their hundred off 158 balls when Elliott takes a single off Shane Watson to third man. Taylor edges the next delivery for four. NZ: 108-3. 28th over - Elliott reaches his half-century off 51 balls in 63 minutes when he chips Maxwell, who has shaved off his beard for the final, for a single to long off. 115-3. 33rd over - New Zealand make it through to the second drinks breaks without any further losses and ready to launch at the next powerplay. 134-3. 34th over - Taylor and Elliott reach their 100 run partnership off 126 balls as New Zealand continue to fight their way back. NZ: 142-3. 36th over - Australia makes a double breakthrough in the first over of the batting powerplay, bowled by James Faulkner. Taylor is brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for 40 after slashing at a wide delivery then the new batsman Corey Anderson is bowled for a second ball duck. NZ: 150-5. 37th over: New Zealand in dire straits now after Luke Ronchi departs for a duck, caught by Clarke at slip off Starc. Australia going on all out attack now. NZ: 151-6. 38th over: Daniel Vettori gets off the mark with a nice push down the ground off Faulkner for four. NZ: 157-6. 40th over: Elliott survives a loud appeal for lbw off Faulkner, now bowling round the wickets. The Australians call for a review. It's close but the umpire's original decision stands and he is allowed to stay. The Black Caps managed just 15 runs off the power play for the loss three wickets. NZ: 165-6. 41st over: Johnson, brought back into the attack, fires a thunderbolt yorker that shatters Vettori's stumps for nine. NZ: 167-7. 42nd over: New Zealand's innings is crumbling now. Elliott departs for a brave 83, off 82 balls, caught behind by Haddin off Faulkner, who bowled a slower ball out of the back of the hand. NZ: 171-8. 43rd over: Tim Southee decides aggression is the way to go, smashing Johnson over his head for six to get off the mark. NZ: 178-8. 45th over: New Zealand's innings comes to an abrupt when they lose their last two wickets in three balls. Matt Henry goes for a duck when he is caught by Starc at cover point off Johnson then Southee is run out at the non-strikers end after a brilliant direct hit from Maxwell. NZ all out for 183 in 45 overs. Read highlights from the Australian innings http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/29/cricket-world-final-latest-australia-idINKBN0MP06D20150329 (Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Greg Stutchbury/Sudipto Ganguly/Amlan Chakraborty)