New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
6 February 1998
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: CE King, EA Watkin
Third Umpire: DB Cowie
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c & b Simon Doull | 11 | 29 | 48 | - | - | |
| 2. Craig Wishart | c Nathan Astle b Shayne O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | c Stephen Fleming b Shayne O'Connor | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | c Craig McMillan b Chris Cairns | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | - | |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Chris Harris b Shayne O'Connor | 23 | 59 | 72 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c & b Chris Harris | 31 | 77 | 114 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Dirk Viljoen | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 36 | 69 | 75 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Paul Strang | b Dion Nash | 8 | 17 | 26 | - | - | |
| 9. Heath Streak | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 10 | 20 | 29 | - | - | |
| 10. John Rennie | b Shayne O'Connor | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Andrew Whittall | not out | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Craig Wishart), 2-6 (Murray Goodwin), 3-7 (Andy Flower), 4-23 (Grant Flower), 5-48 (Alistair Campbell), 6-114 (Guy Whittall), 7-114 (Dirk Viljoen), 8-131 (Paul Strang), 9-133 (Heath Streak), 138 (John Rennie). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 5w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49 ovs) 138 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 10 | 0 | 39 | 5 | (4w,1nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Simon Doull | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Llorne Howell | c Craig Wishart b Heath Streak | 7 | 15 | 21 | - | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | run out (Heath Streak > ) | 67 | 89 | 105 | 8 | 2 | |
| +3. Adam Parore | not out | 36 | 56 | 92 | 2 | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | not out | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | |||||||
| 6. Chris Cairns | |||||||
| 7. Chris Harris | |||||||
| 8. Dion Nash | |||||||
| 9. Daniel Vettori | |||||||
| 10. Simon Doull | |||||||
| 11. Shayne O'Connor |
| FOW | 1-18 (Llorne Howell), 2-121 (Nathan Astle). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 5w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 28.2 ovs) 139 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| John Rennie | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (3w,1nb) |
| Paul Strang | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 5.2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O'Connor
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Craig Wishart, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Guy Whittall, Dirk Viljoen, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, John Rennie, Andrew Whittall
