Benefitted from bowlers who came on before me: Adam Zampa on his maiden ODI five-wicket haul

Australian players celebrate Adam Zampa's five-wicket haul (PC: Twitter)

Australia gained an unassailable 2-0 lead over rivals New Zealand in the ongoing Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. A terrific bowling effort by Australia ensured the visitors were bundled out for 82 while chasing 196 at Cairns last evening.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who recorded his best-ever ODI figures, snapping five for 35, thanked his fellow bowling partners, which enabled him to take wickets. Sean Abbott rocked the Kiwis' top-order early on, while Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood kept things quite at the other end.

Zampa expressed

"I bowled terribly. Well, I wouldn't say terribly...but was one of those days where I felt a little bit off, probably wasn't quite at my best but there was a lot happening. Sometimes when it's like that and you are bowling to the tail you can go searching for wickets, which I did, [but] probably felt like we were in position to go searching for some wickets tonight. I think I reaped the rewards of the guys who bowled before me."

The 30-year-old, in particular, talked about New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson's dismissal, who was judged leg-before off a loopy full-toss that the latter missed.

"I had a bit of luck with the Kane dismissal, then got into my work a bit better from there. They say legspinners can bowl a bit of c*** and get wickets. When that c*** comes out and you see it go down, you start walking back to your mark knowing you've got an extra six runs against your name. But that happens." 

Australia's next venture

The third and final ODI of the series will be played on Sunday. 

Australia will fly off to India for a short-T20I series, while New Zealand will travel back home to prepare to play a tri-nation series involving Pakistan and Bangladesh in October. 

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