New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Eden Park, Auckland
8 March 1998
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: DB Cowie, DM Quested
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: New Zealand won by 2 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Llorne Howell | c Paul Strang b John Rennie | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Guy Whittall b Grant Flower | 62 | 84 | 126 | 3 | 2 | |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | b Andrew Whittall | 27 | 32 | 45 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Matt Horne | c John Rennie b Paul Strang | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c Craig Wishart b Paul Strang | 3 | 14 | 15 | - | - | |
| 6. Chris Cairns | b Andrew Whittall | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Harris | not out | 54 | 82 | 123 | 4 | 2 | |
| +8. Adam Parore | c Andy Flower b Dirk Viljoen | 7 | 11 | 17 | - | - | |
| 9. Dion Nash | c John Rennie b Paul Strang | 28 | 37 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 21 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 11. Simon Doull | not out | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Llorne Howell), 2-75 (Stephen Fleming), 3-88 (Matt Horne), 4-96 (Craig McMillan), 5-96 (Chris Cairns), 6-121 (Nathan Astle), 7-135 (Adam Parore), 8-181 (Dion Nash), 9-213 (Daniel Vettori). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (3w,0nb) |
| John Rennie | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Stephen Fleming b Craig McMillan | 55 | 75 | 92 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2. Craig Wishart | b Chris Cairns | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | b Chris Harris | 27 | 40 | 50 | 4 | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | b Daniel Vettori | 27 | 49 | 71 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Nathan Astle b Daniel Vettori | 30 | 55 | 64 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c Matt Horne b Simon Doull | 29 | 31 | 68 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7. Dirk Viljoen | b Daniel Vettori | 14 | 16 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | b Chris Cairns | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 9. Paul Strang | run out (Nathan Astle > ) | 23 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. John Rennie | not out | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| 11. Andrew Whittall | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Craig Wishart), 2-76 (Murray Goodwin), 3-106 (Grant Flower), 4-143 (Andy Flower), 5-162 (Alistair Campbell), 6-180 (Dirk Viljoen), 7-190 (Heath Streak), 8-224 (Guy Whittall), 9-228 (Paul Strang). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 229 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 7 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dion Nash | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Stephen Fleming, Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Craig Wishart, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Guy Whittall, Dirk Viljoen, Heath Streak, Paul Strang, John Rennie, Andrew Whittall
