Australia v New Zealand @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
18 April 1998
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: Javed Akhtar, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: SA Bucknor
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Llorne Howell | lbw b Damien Fleming | 13 | 18 | 29 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | run out (Ricky Ponting > ) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Chris Cairns | c & b Tom Moody | 19 | 40 | 48 | 3 | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | b Gavin Robertson | 59 | 94 | 129 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Matt Horne | c Tom Moody b Shane Warne | 14 | 26 | 34 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Darren Lehmann b Shane Warne | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Harris | c Darren Lehmann b Mark Waugh | 26 | 69 | 77 | - | - | |
| +8. Adam Parore | b Damien Fleming | 5 | 19 | 24 | - | - | |
| 9. Dion Nash | not out | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - | |
| 10. Mark Priest | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Nathan Astle), 2-28 (Llorne Howell), 3-61 (Chris Cairns), 4-90 (Matt Horne), 5-92 (Craig McMillan), 6-143 (Stephen Fleming), 7-153 (Chris Harris), 8-155 (Adam Parore), 9-159 (Mark Priest), 159 (Shayne O'Connor). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.4 ovs) 159 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Damien Fleming | 9.4 | 1 | 28 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Gavin Robertson | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Adam Gilchrist | c Nathan Astle b Chris Harris | 57 | 89 | 99 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2. Mark Waugh | c Stephen Fleming b Shayne O'Connor | 11 | 18 | 24 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Matt Horne b Chris Harris | 52 | 71 | 75 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4. Michael Bevan | not out | 15 | 21 | 33 | 3 | - | |
| *5. Steve Waugh | lbw b Craig McMillan | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 6. Darren Lehmann | not out | 11 | 19 | 13 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Tom Moody | |||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | |||||||
| 9. Gavin Robertson | |||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | |||||||
| 11. Damien Fleming |
| FOW | 1-35 (Mark Waugh), 2-125 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-131 (Ricky Ponting), 4-134 (Steve Waugh). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 36.5 ovs) 160 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mark Priest | 9.5 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, Shane Warne, Gavin Robertson, Michael Kasprowicz, Damien Fleming
New Zealand: Llorne Howell, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Stephen Fleming, Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Dion Nash, Mark Priest, Shayne O'Connor
