New Zealand Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1997/98) · McLean Park, Napier · 12 February 1998
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Stephen Fleming top-scored with 111* for New Zealand. Chris Cairns took 5/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Date
- 12 February 1998
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Stephen Fleming
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and EA Watkin
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 236 all out. Darren Lehmann top-scored with 44 off 55 balls, and Mark Waugh made 42. Chris Cairns took 5 for 42 for New Zealand. From 209 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 226 for 9.
Chasing 237, New Zealand made 240 for 3. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 111 not out off 137 balls, and Nathan Astle made 55. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the fourth wicket between Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan, 50% of the total.
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 236 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Adam Parore | 42 | 54 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Chris Cairns | 40 | 47 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Stephen Fleming | 30 | 47 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Adam Parore | 44 | 55 |
| Tom Moody | bowled | 3 | 6 |
| Steve Waugh | c Adam Parore | 42 | 48 |
| Michael Bevan | run out (Simon Doull) | 10 | 15 |
| Stuart Law | c Dion Nash | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Bichel | c Stephen Fleming | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Robertson | not out | 11 | 11 |
| Paul Wilson | c Stephen Fleming | 2 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 236 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 7.4 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| Simon Doull | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dion Nash | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Adam Gilchrist, 12.3 ov), 2-98 (Mark Waugh, 19.6 ov), 3-136 (Ricky Ponting, 28.2 ov), 4-141 (Tom Moody, 29.4 ov), 5-209 (Darren Lehmann, 42.3 ov), 6-210 (Steve Waugh, 42.6 ov), 7-214 (Stuart Law, 44.1 ov), 8-215 (Andy Bichel, 44.4 ov), 9-226 (Michael Bevan, 46.5 ov), 10-236 (Paul Wilson, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 60 | 75 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 38 | 45 |
| third | Ricky Ponting and Darren Lehmann | 38 | 50 |
| fourth | Tom Moody and Darren Lehmann | 5 | 8 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 68 | 77 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 1 | 3 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan and Stuart Law | 4 | 7 |
| eighth | Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Michael Bevan and Gavin Robertson | 11 | 13 |
| tenth | Gavin Robertson and Paul Wilson | 10 | 11 |
NEW ZEALAND: 240 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 55 | 93 |
| Llorne Howell | c Adam Gilchrist | 4 | 4 |
| Adam Parore | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 111 | 137 |
| Craig McMillan | not out | 53 | 59 |
Did not bat: Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O'Connor
Extras 17 · Total 240 for 3
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wilson | 6.2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Gavin Robertson | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Stuart Law | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Llorne Howell, 0.4 ov), 2-5 (Adam Parore, 1.3 ov), 3-121 (Nathan Astle, 28.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 4 | 4 |
| second | Adam Parore and Nathan Astle | 1 | 5 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 116 | 162 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan | 119 | 119 |
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