Australia v West Indies @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
6 December 1996
Toss: West Indies (bat)
Umpires: PD Parker, SG Randell
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 31 | 57 | 90 | - | - | |
| 2. Robert Samuels | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 7 | 15 | 16 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Brian Lara | c Shane Warne b Tom Moody | 5 | 21 | 36 | - | - | |
| 4. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Ian Healy b Greg Blewett | 54 | 100 | 157 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Carl Hooper | run out (Mark Taylor > ) | 7 | 17 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Jimmy Adams | lbw b Tom Moody | 5 | 15 | 13 | - | - | |
| +7. Junior Murray | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 24 | 32 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Nixon McLean | c & b Mark Waugh | 7 | 20 | 18 | - | - | |
| 9. Kenny Benjamin | b Shane Warne | 8 | 13 | 13 | - | - | |
| 10. Curtly Ambrose | run out (Mark Taylor > ) | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| *11. Courtney Walsh | not out | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Robert Samuels), 2-38 (Brian Lara), 3-64 (Sherwin Campbell), 4-73 (Carl Hooper), 5-81 (Jimmy Adams), 6-120 (Junior Murray), 7-135 (Nixon McLean), 8-150 (Kenny Benjamin), 9-153 (Curtly Ambrose), 172 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.2 ovs, 211 mins) 172 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 6.2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Mark Taylor | b Nixon McLean | 29 | 67 | 89 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Mark Waugh | c Junior Murray b Kenny Benjamin | 27 | 56 | 72 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Nixon McLean | 5 | 27 | 39 | - | - | |
| 4. Greg Blewett | not out | 57 | 90 | 129 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Michael Bevan | st Junior Murray b Carl Hooper | 3 | 16 | 24 | - | - | |
| 6. Stuart Law | b Carl Hooper | 21 | 38 | 66 | - | - | |
| 7. Tom Moody | not out | 3 | 9 | 14 | - | - | |
| +8. Ian Healy | |||||||
| 9. Paul Reiffel | |||||||
| 10. Shane Warne | |||||||
| 11. Jason Gillespie |
| FOW | 1-59 (Mark Waugh), 2-70 (Mark Taylor), 3-78 (Ricky Ponting), 4-90 (Michael Bevan), 5-161 (Stuart Law). |
| Extras | 0b, 17lb, 3w, 8nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 48.4 ovs, 219 mins) 173 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 10 | 3 | 19 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Courtney Walsh | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Kenny Benjamin | 9.4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | (1w,2nb) |
| Nixon McLean | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
Australia: Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Greg Blewett, Michael Bevan, Stuart Law, Tom Moody, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie
West Indies: Sherwin Campbell, Robert Samuels, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Carl Hooper, Jimmy Adams, Junior Murray, Nixon McLean, Kenny Benjamin, Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh
