Major match-ups: Black Caps v Australia

The Australian team celebrate after beating the Black Caps in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Photo /Getty Images

Ahead of the Black Caps' Champions Trophy clash with Australia at Edgbaston tonight, Cameron McMillan looks back of five famous matches between the transtasman rivals at major tournaments.

The two sides have met 12 times at either the Wortld Cup or Champions Trophy with the Australians coming out on top 10 times - including victory in the last seven.

ICC Champions Trophy final, Centurion, 2009 - Australia won by six wickets
After a run of beating Sri Lanka, England and Pakistan to reach the final the Black Caps failed to step up to the occasion - making just 200-9 from their 50 overs. Martin Guptill top scored with 40 while Neil Broom (37) and James Franklin (33) both chipped in down the order. In reply Shane Bond and Kyle Mills struck early to leave Australia 6-2 before Shane Watson (105) and Cameron White (62) put on a 128-run partnership to set up the victory. Mills finished with 3-27 from 10 overs but it wasn't enough to stop Australia from putting on the snazzy white blazers that came with the Champions Trophy title.

ICC World Cup Super Eights, St George's, 2007 - Australia won by 215 runs
New Zealand headed into their final Super Eights match following a fine run which had seen them lose just one of their opening eight matches in West Indies. But they were dealt a good knock to their confidence by the Australians who batted first and set 349 to win. Matthew Hayden scored 103 while Ricky Ponting (66), Shane Watson (65) and Michael Clarke (49) all played supporting roles.

New Zealand's chase barely got going as the Black Caps were dismissed for 133 in just the 26th over. Opener Peter Fulton made 62 and Scott Styris 27 while Stephen Fleming was the only other batsman to reach double figures with 12 as they lost their final eight wickets with 56 runs. Australia went on to claim their fourth World Cup title while the Black Caps were knocked out in their next game - a semi-final defeat to Sri Lanka.

ICC World Cup Group match, Eden Park, 1992 - New Zealand won by 37 runs
The opening game of the tournament, New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe set the tone of what was to be a fine run by the hosts with 100 not out, brought up with one ball left in the Young Guns' innings, cue the Auckland crowd running onto the pitch, as they set the much fancied Australians 249 to win. David Boon also made 100 in the Australian reply before he was brilliantly run out from a side-on throw by a young Chris Harris which derailed their chase. An Andrew Jones catch in the deep ended the Australian innings, cue the Auckland crowd running onto the pitch for a second time.

ICC World Cup Super Sixes, St George's Park, 2003 - Australia won by 96 runs
Some Shane Bond brilliance put New Zealand in a commanding position as Australia were left reeling at 84 for 7 after being sent into bat. Enter Michael Bevan (56) and some late hitting from number nine Andy Bichel (64) as Australia recovered for a still below par 208 from their 50 overs. Bond finished with 6-23 from his 10 overs in one of the best ODI performances by a New Zealand bowler.

However Australia's score was more than enough as the Black Caps were bundled out for 112 in 30 overs with Stephen Fleming's 48 the only score past 20. Brett Lee tore through the New Zealand tail to finish with 5-42.

ICC World Cup quarterfinal, Chidambaram Stadium, Madras - 1996 - Australia won by six wickets
After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, New Zealand were in early trouble at 44 for 3 before skipper Lee Germon and Chris Harris rescued the innings with a 168-run partnership against a strong bowling lineup including Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne and Paul Reiffel. Harris made a career best 130 from 124 balls while Germon fell 11 short of a maiden ODI ton. The New Zealand innings fell away near the end as they made 286-9 with extras the next best scorer with 13.

Much like four years earlier spinner Dipak Patel opened the bowling a took the early wicket of Australian skipper Mark Taylor before the Waugh brothers led the way in Australia's reply with Mark bringing up one of his 18 ODI tons making 110 while Steven finished on 59 not out. A young Ricky Ponting, playing in the first of five World Cups, made 31 while Shane Warne, batting at four!, chipped in with 24. Australia went on to beat West Indies in the semi-finals before losing to Sri Lanka in the final.