NZ skipper McCullum out for third ball duck in final

ByReuters

Published 29/03/2015 at 04:06 GMT

New Zealand's hopes of winning the World Cup suffered a huge early blow on Sunday when their skipper Brendon McCullum was dismissed for a third ball duck by Australia's Mitchell Starc in the first over of the final.

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With 44 fours and 17 sixes in tournament already, McCullum's aggressive opening batting has been a major factor in New Zealand getting to their first final.

He was no match for Australia's left-arm pace gun, however.

Brought onto strike by a single from his opening partner Martin Guptill on the second ball of the innings, McCullum swung and missed the first two balls he faced.

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Another fullish inswinger from Starc again eluded the bat and took out McCullum's off stump to a huge roar from the crowd of 92,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

McCullum became the first captain to be dismissed for a duck in a World Cup final.

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