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New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
19, 20, 21, 22 February 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, SG Randell
Third Umpire: EA Watkin
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: New Zealand won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | b Simon Doull | 13 | 43 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 2. Grant Flower | b Dion Nash | 38 | 104 | 141 | 3 | - |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 8 | 13 | 22 | - | - |
| 4. Guy Whittall | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 2 | 19 | 17 | - | - |
| *6. Alistair Campbell | run out (Dion Nash > > ) | 37 | 106 | 126 | 6 | - |
| 7. Paul Strang | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 1 | 44 | 41 | - | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | lbw b Shayne O'Connor | 39 | 96 | 135 | 3 | - |
| 9. Andrew Whittall | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 1 | 11 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. Adam Huckle | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 19 | 53 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 11. Pommie Mbangwa | not out | 0 | 11 | 18 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-30 (Gavin Rennie), 2-53 (Murray Goodwin), 3-64 (Guy Whittall), 4-70 (Andy Flower), 5-78 (Grant Flower), 6-89 (Paul Strang), 7-122 (Alistair Campbell), 8-131 (Andrew Whittall), 9-171 (Heath Streak), 180 (Adam Huckle). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.3 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 16 | 2 | 50 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shayne O'Connor | 18.3 | 7 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 17 | 8 | 18 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dion Nash | 14 | 7 | 11 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 20 | 10 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Paul Strang b Heath Streak | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Matt Horne | c Andy Flower b Pommie Mbangwa | 44 | 108 | 161 | 5 | 1 |
| +3. Adam Parore | c Andy Flower b Adam Huckle | 78 | 164 | 227 | 7 | 1 |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Alistair Campbell b Adam Huckle | 36 | 114 | 129 | 3 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 42 | 99 | 142 | 7 | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Andrew Whittall b Adam Huckle | 139 | 209 | 263 | 18 | 4 |
| 7. Chris Cairns | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 9 | 17 | - | - |
| 8. Dion Nash | b Paul Strang | 41 | 82 | 120 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | b Paul Strang | 16 | 46 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 10. Simon Doull | c Murray Goodwin b Paul Strang | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 2 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Bryan Young), 2-103 (Matt Horne), 3-144 (Adam Parore), 4-179 (Stephen Fleming), 5-240 (Nathan Astle), 6-254 (Chris Cairns), 7-362 (Dion Nash), 8-388 (Craig McMillan), 9-397 (Simon Doull), 411 (Daniel Vettori). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 145.1 ovs) 411 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 22 | 6 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 17 | 4 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 49.1 | 13 | 126 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 12 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 40 | 10 | 102 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | lbw b Simon Doull | 15 | 28 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 2. Grant Flower | c & b Daniel Vettori | 4 | 20 | 28 | - | - |
| 3. Andrew Whittall | run out (Craig McMillan > > ) | 12 | 50 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 4. Murray Goodwin | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 72 | 188 | 222 | 8 | - |
| 5. Guy Whittall | c Nathan Astle b Dion Nash | 22 | 84 | 107 | 3 | - |
| +6. Andy Flower | c Shayne O'Connor b Daniel Vettori | 6 | 26 | 25 | - | - |
| *7. Alistair Campbell | c Matt Horne b Chris Cairns | 56 | 115 | 149 | 7 | - |
| 8. Paul Strang | b Chris Cairns | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Heath Streak | not out | 43 | 119 | 129 | 5 | - |
| 10. Adam Huckle | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Pommie Mbangwa | lbw b Chris Cairns | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Grant Flower), 2-20 (Gavin Rennie), 3-65 (Andrew Whittall), 4-110 (Guy Whittall), 5-125 (Andy Flower), 6-155 (Murray Goodwin), 7-155 (Paul Strang), 8-249 (Alistair Campbell), 9-249 (Adam Huckle), 250 (Pommie Mbangwa). |
| Extras | 6b, 14lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.3 ovs) 250 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 24.3 | 4 | 56 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shayne O'Connor | 14 | 3 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 13 | 1 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 41 | 18 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matt Horne | not out | 9 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bryan Young | not out | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | - |
| +3. Adam Parore | ||||||
| *4. Stephen Fleming | ||||||
| 5. Nathan Astle | ||||||
| 6. Craig McMillan | ||||||
| 7. Chris Cairns | ||||||
| 8. Dion Nash | ||||||
| 9. Daniel Vettori | ||||||
| 10. Simon Doull | ||||||
| 11. Shayne O'Connor |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 3.5 ovs) 20 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Matt Horne, Bryan Young, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O'Connor