New Zealand Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1997/98) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 8 February 1998
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 70 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 118 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Date
- 8 February 1998
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- DM Quested and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 212 for 7. Llorne Howell top-scored with 50 off 63 balls, and Dion Nash made 39. Gavin Robertson took 3 for 32 for Australia.
Chasing 213, Australia made 215 for 3. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 118 off 117 balls, and Mark Waugh made 65. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist, 68% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 70 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 212 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | bowled | 23 | 34 |
| Llorne Howell | bowled | 50 | 63 |
| Adam Parore | c Michael Bevan | 29 | 63 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Gavin Robertson | 2 | 6 |
| Craig McMillan | run out (Tom Moody) | 4 | 19 |
| Chris Cairns | c Adam Dale | 16 | 34 |
| Chris Harris | c Stuart Law | 38 | 43 |
| Dion Nash | not out | 39 | 39 |
| Simon Doull | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Shayne O'Connor
Extras 11 · Total 212 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wilson | 7 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Adam Dale | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 8 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Gavin Robertson | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stuart Law | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Nathan Astle, 8.6 ov), 2-104 (Llorne Howell, 25.4 ov), 3-109 (Adam Parore, 27.1 ov), 4-109 (Stephen Fleming, 27.3 ov), 5-119 (Craig McMillan, 32.5 ov), 6-136 (Chris Cairns, 38.4 ov), 7-202 (Chris Harris, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 40 | 54 |
| second | Adam Parore and Llorne Howell | 64 | 100 |
| third | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 5 | 9 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan | 10 | 32 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Chris Harris | 17 | 35 |
| seventh | Dion Nash and Chris Harris | 66 | 64 |
| eighth | Simon Doull and Dion Nash | 10 | 4 |
AUSTRALIA: 215 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Dion Nash | 65 | 78 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Chris Cairns | 118 | 117 |
| Tom Moody | bowled | 17 | 14 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 10 | 18 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Michael Bevan, Stuart Law, Steve Waugh, Gavin Robertson, Adam Dale, Paul Wilson
Extras 5 · Total 215 for 3
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Simon Doull | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6.2 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-146 (Mark Waugh, 25.6 ov), 2-173 (Tom Moody, 30.3 ov), 3-208 (Adam Gilchrist, 36.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 146 | 156 |
| second | Tom Moody and Adam Gilchrist | 27 | 27 |
| third | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 35 | 39 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting and Darren Lehmann | 7 | 8 |
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