Australia Vs New Zealand 2Nd Match
Coca-Cola Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1997/98) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 18 April 1998
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 79 balls remaining). Stephen Fleming top-scored with 59 for New Zealand. Damien Fleming took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 18 April 1998
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Damien Fleming
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and Javed Akhtar
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 159 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 59 off 94 balls. Damien Fleming took 4 for 28 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 160, Australia made 160 for 4. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 57 off 89 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 52. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, 56% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 79 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 159 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 7 | 10 |
| Llorne Howell | lbw | 13 | 18 |
| Chris Cairns | c Tom Moody | 19 | 40 |
| Stephen Fleming | bowled | 59 | 94 |
| Matt Horne | c Tom Moody | 14 | 26 |
| Craig McMillan | c Darren Lehmann | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Harris | c Darren Lehmann | 26 | 69 |
| Adam Parore | bowled | 5 | 19 |
| Dion Nash | not out | 2 | 6 |
| Mark Priest | c Adam Gilchrist | 2 | 5 |
| Shayne O'Connor | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 159 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 9.4 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Gavin Robertson | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Nathan Astle, 3.3 ov), 2-28 (Llorne Howell, 6.3 ov), 3-61 (Chris Cairns, 14.6 ov), 4-90 (Matt Horne, 23.2 ov), 5-92 (Craig McMillan, 23.6 ov), 6-143 (Stephen Fleming, 40.4 ov), 7-153 (Chris Harris, 45.5 ov), 8-155 (Adam Parore, 46.5 ov), 9-159 (Mark Priest, 48.2 ov), 10-159 (Shayne O'Connor, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 20 | 21 |
| second | Chris Cairns and Llorne Howell | 8 | 18 |
| third | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 33 | 51 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne | 29 | 50 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan | 2 | 4 |
| sixth | Chris Harris and Stephen Fleming | 51 | 100 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 10 | 31 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Dion Nash | 2 | 6 |
| ninth | Mark Priest and Dion Nash | 4 | 9 |
| tenth | Dion Nash and Shayne O'Connor | 0 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 160 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Stephen Fleming | 11 | 18 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Nathan Astle | 57 | 89 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Matt Horne | 52 | 71 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 15 | 21 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 3 | 5 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 11 | 19 |
Did not bat: Tom Moody, Shane Warne, Gavin Robertson, Michael Kasprowicz, Damien Fleming
Extras 11 · Total 160 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dion Nash | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Mark Priest | 9.5 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Mark Waugh, 6.1 ov), 2-125 (Adam Gilchrist, 27.5 ov), 3-131 (Ricky Ponting, 29.4 ov), 4-134 (Steve Waugh, 31.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 35 | 37 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 90 | 130 |
| third | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 6 | 11 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 3 | 10 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann | 26 | 33 |
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