New Zealand v Australia @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
24, 25, 26, 27 March 2000 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: DM Quested, Riazuddin
Third Umpire: EA Watkin
Match Referee: MH Denness
Match Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Matt Horne | c Shane Warne b Brett Lee | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Craig Spearman | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Mathew Sinclair | lbw b Colin Miller | 4 | 25 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Colin Miller b Shane Warne | 16 | 44 | 71 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 61 | 94 | 118 | 8 | - | |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 1 | 14 | 20 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Greg Blewett b Colin Miller | 109 | 138 | 205 | 14 | 2 | |
| +8. Adam Parore | c Adam Gilchrist b Greg Blewett | 46 | 97 | 113 | 4 | 2 | |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | c Justin Langer b Shane Warne | 27 | 44 | 46 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Simon Doull | c Michael Slater b Shane Warne | 12 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 2 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Craig Spearman), 2-9 (Matt Horne), 3-18 (Mathew Sinclair), 4-53 (Stephen Fleming), 5-66 (Craig McMillan), 6-138 (Nathan Astle), 7-247 (Adam Parore), 8-282 (Chris Cairns), 9-287 (Daniel Vettori), 298 (Simon Doull). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.5 ovs, 335 mins) 298 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 4 | 60 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Brett Lee | 17 | 2 | 49 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Miller | 20 | 2 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 14.5 | 1 | 68 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Adam Parore b Craig McMillan | 143 | 214 | 277 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2. Greg Blewett | c Nathan Astle b Simon Doull | 0 | 9 | 14 | - | - | |
| 3. Shane Warne | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Justin Langer | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 12 | 18 | 26 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Mark Waugh | c Mathew Sinclair b Chris Cairns | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| *6. Steve Waugh | not out | 151 | 312 | 413 | 23 | - | |
| 7. Damien Martyn | c Adam Parore b Craig McMillan | 78 | 101 | 120 | 14 | - | |
| +8. Adam Gilchrist | c Adam Parore b Shayne O'Connor | 3 | 21 | 28 | - | - | |
| 9. Brett Lee | lbw b Shayne O'Connor | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - | |
| 10. Colin Miller | c & b Craig McMillan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c & b Chris Cairns | 14 | 26 | 33 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Greg Blewett), 2-29 (Shane Warne), 3-47 (Justin Langer), 4-51 (Mark Waugh), 5-250 (Michael Slater), 6-364 (Damien Martyn), 7-375 (Adam Gilchrist), 8-375 (Brett Lee), 9-386 (Colin Miller), 419 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.3 ovs, 476 mins) 419 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 26.3 | 2 | 110 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Simon Doull | 19 | 3 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 15 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shayne O'Connor | 26 | 2 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 23 | 10 | 57 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Matt Horne | b Brett Lee | 14 | 53 | 91 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Craig Spearman | c Justin Langer b Colin Miller | 38 | 98 | 126 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Mathew Sinclair | b Brett Lee | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Greg Blewett b Colin Miller | 60 | 154 | 198 | 6 | - | |
| 5. Nathan Astle | b Shane Warne | 14 | 19 | 22 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Cairns | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 69 | 83 | 115 | 4 | 6 | |
| +8. Adam Parore | run out (Greg Blewett > > ) | 33 | 93 | 131 | 5 | - | |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | c Steve Waugh b Brett Lee | 8 | 22 | 32 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Simon Doull | c Steve Waugh b Shane Warne | 40 | 34 | 43 | 6 | 1 | |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 4 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-46 (Matt Horne), 2-46 (Mathew Sinclair), 3-69 (Craig Spearman), 4-88 (Nathan Astle), 5-88 (Craig McMillan), 6-198 (Chris Cairns), 7-205 (Stephen Fleming), 8-222 (Daniel Vettori), 9-276 (Simon Doull), 294 (Adam Parore). |
| Extras | 3b, 8lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs, 398 mins) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 22.2 | 11 | 35 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 23 | 6 | 87 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Colin Miller | 21 | 5 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 27 | 7 | 92 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Michael Slater | st Adam Parore b Daniel Vettori | 12 | 23 | 37 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Greg Blewett | b Chris Cairns | 25 | 114 | 130 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Craig Spearman b Shayne O'Connor | 57 | 75 | 130 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 44 | 70 | 94 | 6 | - | |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Stephen Fleming b Shayne O'Connor | 15 | 22 | 25 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Damien Martyn | not out | 17 | 21 | 30 | 3 | - | |
| 7. Shane Warne | |||||||
| +8. Adam Gilchrist | |||||||
| 9. Brett Lee | |||||||
| 10. Colin Miller | |||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-22 (Michael Slater), 2-83 (Greg Blewett), 3-110 (Justin Langer), 4-144 (Steve Waugh). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 54.1 ovs, 225 mins) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 13 | 2 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shayne O'Connor | 11 | 3 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 10.1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand:
Matt Horne, Craig Spearman, Mathew Sinclair, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O'Connor
Australia:
Michael Slater, Greg Blewett, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath
