Australia v New Zealand @ Sydney Cricket Ground
14 January 1986
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: BE Martin, SG Randell
Match Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bruce Edgar | c Greg Ritchie b Simon Davis | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| 2. John Wright | st Wayne Phillips b Greg Matthews | 22 | 66 | 93 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Martin Crowe | c Wayne Phillips b Dave Gilbert | 9 | 24 | 36 | - | - | |
| 4. John Reid | c Wayne Phillips b Steve Waugh | 9 | 28 | 44 | - | - | |
| 5. Jeff Crowe | c Geoff Marsh b Bruce Reid | 12 | 37 | 40 | - | - | |
| *6. Jeremy Coney | c David Boon b Dave Gilbert | 58 | 86 | 100 | 2 | - | |
| 7. John Bracewell | c & b Dave Gilbert | 5 | 16 | 27 | - | - | |
| 8. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Wayne Phillips b Dave Gilbert | 21 | 24 | 39 | 1 | - | |
| +9. Ervin McSweeney | b Dave Gilbert | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Stu Gillespie | c Greg Matthews b Simon Davis | 1 | 13 | 15 | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 4 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bruce Edgar), 2-19 (Martin Crowe), 3-42 (John Reid), 4-44 (John Wright), 5-68 (Jeff Crowe), 6-84 (John Bracewell), 7-140 (Jeremy Coney), 8-144 (Sir Richard Hadlee), 9-147 (Ervin McSweeney), 152 (Stu Gillespie). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.2 ovs) 152 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Davis | 8.2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dave Gilbert | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Boon | lbw b Stu Gillespie | 21 | 36 | 40 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Ervin McSweeney b Ewen Chatfield | 13 | 43 | 55 | - | - | |
| *3. Allan Border | st Ervin McSweeney b John Bracewell | 16 | 31 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Greg Ritchie | c Ervin McSweeney b Sir Richard Hadlee | 68 | 92 | 111 | 5 | - | |
| +5. Wayne Phillips | c Jeremy Coney b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 20 | 26 | - | - | |
| 6. Steve Waugh | not out | 19 | 48 | 66 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Greg Matthews | c Martin Crowe b Ewen Chatfield | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | - | |
| 8. Craig McDermott | not out | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Bruce Reid | |||||||
| 10. Dave Gilbert | |||||||
| 11. Simon Davis |
| FOW | 1-34 (David Boon), 2-41 (Geoff Marsh), 3-72 (Allan Border), 4-87 (Wayne Phillips), 5-151 (Greg Ritchie), 6-152 (Greg Matthews). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 45.1 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 3 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stu Gillespie | 7.1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Allan Border, Greg Ritchie, Wayne Phillips, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Craig McDermott, Bruce Reid, Dave Gilbert, Simon Davis
New Zealand: Bruce Edgar, John Wright, Martin Crowe, John Reid, Jeff Crowe, Jeremy Coney, John Bracewell, Sir Richard Hadlee, Ervin McSweeney, Stu Gillespie, Ewen Chatfield
