Thirty-seven wickets tumbled in three days as the pink ball dominated the bat, and the first test to be played under lights in the 138-year history of the five-day game drew a total of 123 736 fans through the gates.
The tension lasted into the third day as the determined Kiwis battled right to the end. The Australians won the historic match by just three wickets as bowler Peter Siddle cracked the winning runs with a hobbling Mitchell Starc as his partner.
It was the first time since 1993 that an Adelaide test match had not produced a single individual century. It was the first three-day test match at the famous ground in 64 years – since the West Indies beat Australia by six wickets.
