Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
7 January 1988
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Australia won by 6 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Boon | b Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 24 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Dipak Patel b Stu Gillespie | 12 | 28 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Dean Jones | b Martin Snedden | 48 | 77 | 109 | 4 | - | |
| *4. Allan Border | c John Wright b Stu Gillespie | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 5. Mike Veletta | c Tony Blain b Martin Snedden | 4 | 12 | 14 | - | - | |
| 6. Steve Waugh | b Martin Snedden | 68 | 91 | 129 | 3 | - | |
| +7. Greg Dyer | c Andrew Jones b Ewen Chatfield | 38 | 46 | 64 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Peter Taylor | run out | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 9. Tony Dodemaide | c Stu Gillespie b Sir Richard Hadlee | 8 | 9 | 18 | - | - | |
| 10. Craig McDermott | c Martin Crowe b Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 11 | 10 | - | - | |
| 11. Mike Whitney | not out | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (David Boon), 2-31 (Geoff Marsh), 3-31 (Allan Border), 4-39 (Mike Veletta), 5-127 (Dean Jones), 6-192 (Steve Waugh), 7-195 (Peter Taylor), 8-197 (Greg Dyer), 9-211 (Craig McDermott), 216 (Tony Dodemaide). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.4 ovs) 216 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 2 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 8.4 | 1 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 1 | 36 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stu Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Wright | run out | 20 | 27 | 52 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Andrew Jones | c Tony Dodemaide b Craig McDermott | 59 | 106 | 133 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Dipak Patel | b Mike Whitney | 12 | 24 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Martin Crowe | b Tony Dodemaide | 37 | 62 | 92 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | c & b Peter Taylor | 9 | 21 | 21 | - | - | |
| +6. Tony Blain | b Tony Dodemaide | 7 | 13 | 15 | - | - | |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Peter Taylor b Steve Waugh | 23 | 24 | 41 | 1 | - | |
| 8. John Bracewell | c David Boon b Craig McDermott | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Martin Snedden | c Steve Waugh b Craig McDermott | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Stu Gillespie | not out | 8 | 10 | 16 | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-47 (John Wright), 2-79 (Dipak Patel), 3-121 (Andrew Jones), 4-138 (Jeff Crowe), 5-157 (Tony Blain), 6-168 (Martin Crowe), 7-180 (John Bracewell), 8-188 (Martin Snedden), 9-209 (Sir Richard Hadlee). |
| Extras | 4b, 10lb, 6w, 3nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 210 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Tony Dodemaide | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Whitney | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Greg Dyer, Peter Taylor, Tony Dodemaide, Craig McDermott, Mike Whitney
New Zealand: John Wright, Andrew Jones, Dipak Patel, Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Tony Blain, Sir Richard Hadlee, John Bracewell, Martin Snedden, Stu Gillespie, Ewen Chatfield
