New Zealand v Australia @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
1 March 2005
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, AL Hill
Third Umpire: DB Cowie
Match Referee: CH Lloyd
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Stephen Fleming | c Brett Lee b Jason Gillespie | 37 | 53 | 72 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Adam Gilchrist b Michael Kasprowicz | 37 | 60 | 83 | 6 | - | |
| 3. Craig Cumming | c Michael Clarke b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 22 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Hamish Marshall | c & b Michael Clarke | 23 | 42 | 52 | - | - | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | lbw b James Hopes | 35 | 36 | 46 | 2 | - | |
| 6. James Marshall | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee | 36 | 35 | 39 | 2 | 2 | |
| +8. Brendon McCullum | c Simon Katich b Brett Lee | 17 | 21 | 38 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Jeff Wilson | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 10. Kyle Mills | run out (Michael Kasprowicz > Michael Hussey) | 4 | 7 | 13 | - | - | |
| 11. Lance Hamilton | not out | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-84 (Stephen Fleming), 2-90 (Nathan Astle), 3-104 (Craig Cumming), 4-145 (Hamish Marshall), 5-163 (Craig McMillan), 6-173 (James Marshall), 7-214 (Chris Cairns), 8-220 (Jeff Wilson), 9-226 (Brendon McCullum), 233 (Kyle Mills). |
| Extras | 1b, 12lb, 5w, 4nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.5 ovs, 211 mins) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 9 | 1 | 41 | 2 | (2w,3nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.5 | 1 | 48 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 2 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Hopes | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *+1. Adam Gilchrist | c Craig McMillan b Jeff Wilson | 54 | 37 | 63 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Cairns | 43 | 41 | 43 | 9 | - | |
| 3. Damien Martyn | not out | 65 | 78 | 97 | 8 | - | |
| 4. Andrew Symonds | c Jeff Wilson b Craig McMillan | 48 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5. Michael Clarke | not out | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 6. James Hopes | |||||||
| 7. Michael Hussey | |||||||
| 8. Brett Lee | |||||||
| 9. Jason Gillespie | |||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | |||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-78 (Simon Katich), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-212 (Andrew Symonds). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 8w, 5nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 34.2 ovs, 146 mins) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Kyle Mills | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Lance Hamilton | 8 | 0 | 67 | 0 | (1w,3nb) |
| Jeff Wilson | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 4.2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Craig Cumming, Hamish Marshall, Craig McMillan, James Marshall, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, Jeff Wilson, Kyle Mills, Lance Hamilton
Australia: Adam Gilchrist, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, James Hopes, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath
