Australia v New Zealand @ Sydney Cricket Ground
29 January 1986
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RA French, RC Isherwood
Match Result: Australia won by 99 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Boon | b Stu Gillespie | 64 | 95 | 122 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | b John Bracewell | 37 | 66 | 94 | 1 | - | |
| *3. Allan Border | run out | 29 | 39 | 50 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Dean Jones | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 53 | 58 | 80 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Steve Waugh | run out | 17 | 22 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Greg Matthews | c John Wright b Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 13 | 25 | - | - | |
| +7. Wayne Phillips | b Sir Richard Hadlee | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 8. Craig McDermott | not out | 6 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |
| 9. Dave Gilbert | not out | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| 10. Bruce Reid | |||||||
| 11. Simon Davis |
| FOW | 1-98 (Geoff Marsh), 2-124 (David Boon), 3-147 (Allan Border), 4-185 (Steve Waugh), 5-217 (Greg Matthews), 6-224 (Dean Jones), 7-225 (Wayne Phillips). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 239 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stu Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Bracewell | b Craig McDermott | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Wayne Phillips b Simon Davis | 18 | 36 | 56 | - | - | |
| 3. Martin Crowe | b Craig McDermott | 9 | 15 | 18 | - | - | |
| 4. John Wright | c Steve Waugh b Greg Matthews | 24 | 65 | 98 | 2 | - | |
| *5. Jeremy Coney | b Dave Gilbert | 25 | 43 | 45 | - | - | |
| 6. Jeff Crowe | b Simon Davis | 19 | 49 | 51 | - | - | |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 30 | 37 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8. Bruce Blair | c Geoff Marsh b Bruce Reid | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - | |
| +9. Ervin McSweeney | c Allan Border b Bruce Reid | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Stu Gillespie | b Bruce Reid | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | b Simon Davis | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (John Bracewell), 2-14 (Martin Crowe), 3-39 (Bruce Edgar), 4-77 (Jeremy Coney), 5-91 (John Wright), 6-122 (Jeff Crowe), 7-133 (Bruce Blair), 8-137 (Ervin McSweeney), 9-137 (Stu Gillespie), 140 (Ewen Chatfield). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.4 ovs) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Davis | 9.4 | 2 | 25 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 2 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dave Gilbert | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Wayne Phillips, Craig McDermott, Dave Gilbert, Bruce Reid, Simon Davis
New Zealand: John Bracewell, Bruce Edgar, Martin Crowe, John Wright, Jeremy Coney, Jeff Crowe, Sir Richard Hadlee, Bruce Blair, Ervin McSweeney, Stu Gillespie, Ewen Chatfield