New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton
4 February 1998
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, CE King
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: New Zealand won by 40 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Llorne Howell | c & b Paul Strang | 24 | 43 | 70 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Grant Flower b Paul Strang | 49 | 67 | 105 | 6 | 1 | |
| +3. Adam Parore | c Murray Goodwin b Paul Strang | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c John Rennie b Andrew Whittall | 26 | 46 | 50 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | b Andrew Whittall | 16 | 26 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | c Murray Goodwin b Pommie Mbangwa | 43 | 36 | 52 | - | 4 | |
| 7. Chris Harris | not out | 52 | 59 | 67 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8. Dion Nash | c Craig Wishart b Heath Streak | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Simon Doull | not out | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | |||||||
| 11. Shayne O'Connor |
| FOW | 1-73 (Llorne Howell), 2-91 (Adam Parore), 3-107 (Nathan Astle), 4-144 (Stephen Fleming), 5-144 (Craig McMillan), 6-219 (Chris Cairns), 7-240 (Dion Nash). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 7w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 248 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 9 | 1 | 63 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| John Rennie | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c & b Chris Harris | 32 | 49 | 78 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Craig Wishart | c Nathan Astle b Daniel Vettori | 37 | 69 | 81 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | c Nathan Astle b Daniel Vettori | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1 | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | st Adam Parore b Daniel Vettori | 60 | 66 | 101 | 5 | - | |
| 5. Guy Whittall | c & b Chris Harris | 12 | 16 | 17 | 2 | - | |
| *6. Alistair Campbell | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 22 | 37 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Paul Strang | c Daniel Vettori b Dion Nash | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | not out | 16 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. John Rennie | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Andrew Whittall | b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | - | |
| 11. Pommie Mbangwa | c Chris Cairns b Shayne O'Connor | 3 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-75 (Grant Flower), 2-75 (Craig Wishart), 3-90 (Murray Goodwin), 4-113 (Guy Whittall), 5-170 (Alistair Campbell), 6-182 (Paul Strang), 7-189 (Andy Flower), 8-190 (John Rennie), 9-191 (Andrew Whittall), 208 (Pommie Mbangwa). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.2 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 8.2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Simon Doull, Daniel Vettori, Shayne O'Connor
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Craig Wishart, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Alistair Campbell, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, John Rennie, Andrew Whittall, Pommie Mbangwa
