New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4 March 1998
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: BF Bowden, CE King
Third Umpire: DM Quested
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Zimbabwe won by 1 runs
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | b Shayne O'Connor | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Craig Wishart | b Daniel Vettori | 28 | 24 | 30 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | b Chris Harris | 58 | 77 | 95 | 9 | - | |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 38 | 67 | 84 | 4 | - | |
| +5. Andy Flower | run out (Nathan Astle > ) | 28 | 41 | 70 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c Matt Horne b Simon Doull | 50 | 63 | 67 | 5 | 1 | |
| 7. Paul Strang | not out | 16 | 16 | 27 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Dirk Viljoen | b Shayne O'Connor | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 9. Heath Streak | not out | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 10. John Rennie | |||||||
| 11. Andrew Whittall |
| FOW | 1-0 (Grant Flower), 2-38 (Craig Wishart), 3-116 (Murray Goodwin), 4-127 (Alistair Campbell), 5-197 (Andy Flower), 6-211 (Guy Whittall), 7-221 (Dirk Viljoen). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Llorne Howell | c sub b Paul Strang | 68 | 71 | 84 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Alistair Campbell b Dirk Viljoen | 69 | 99 | 130 | 8 | - | |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | b Andrew Whittall | 4 | 19 | 17 | - | - | |
| 4. Matt Horne | run out (Grant Flower > ) | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c Andy Flower b Grant Flower | 15 | 20 | 39 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | b Dirk Viljoen | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Harris | c Guy Whittall b Paul Strang | 22 | 44 | 58 | 1 | - | |
| +8. Adam Parore | c Paul Strang b Heath Streak | 25 | 34 | 54 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. Simon Doull | st Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | not out | 7 | 4 | 10 | - | - | |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-125 (Llorne Howell), 2-137 (Stephen Fleming), 3-139 (Matt Horne), 4-159 (Nathan Astle), 5-165 (Chris Cairns), 6-168 (Craig McMillan), 7-218 (Chris Harris), 8-219 (Simon Doull), 9-219 (Adam Parore). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 12w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| John Rennie | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (3w,0nb) |
| Murray Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Stephen Fleming, Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Simon Doull, Daniel Vettori, Shayne O'Connor
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Craig Wishart, Murray Goodwin, Alistair Campbell, Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Paul Strang, Dirk Viljoen, Heath Streak, John Rennie, Andrew Whittall
