Australia Vs New Zealand 5Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1997/98) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 21 April 1998
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Nathan Astle top-scored with 78 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 21 April 1998
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Tom Moody
- 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 259 for 5. Nathan Astle top-scored with 78 off 125 balls, and Chris Cairns made 56. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the third wicket between Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan.
Chasing 260, Australia made 261 for 5. Tom Moody top-scored with 63 off 74 balls, and Michael Bevan made 57.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 259 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Ian Harvey | 78 | 125 |
| Llorne Howell | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Adam Dale | 20 | 22 |
| Craig McMillan | run out (Gavin Robertson, Darren Lehmann) | 43 | 63 |
| Chris Cairns | st Adam Gilchrist | 56 | 50 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 22 | 20 |
| Chris Harris | not out | 26 | 10 |
Did not bat: Dion Nash, Simon Doull, Mark Priest, Paul Wiseman
Extras 12 · Total 259 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dale | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Gavin Robertson | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Llorne Howell, 3.1 ov), 2-56 (Stephen Fleming, 12.2 ov), 3-138 (Craig McMillan, 33.3 ov), 4-179 (Nathan Astle, 40.6 ov), 5-229 (Chris Cairns, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 9 | 19 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 47 | 55 |
| third | Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan | 82 | 127 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 41 | 45 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 50 | 40 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 30 | 14 |
AUSTRALIA: 261 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Martyn | c Chris Harris | 16 | 24 |
| Darren Lehmann | bowled | 26 | 44 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 32 | 45 |
| Tom Moody | c Simon Doull | 63 | 74 |
| Michael Bevan | c Adam Parore | 57 | 64 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 34 | 28 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 11 | 9 |
Did not bat: Ian Harvey, Shane Warne, Gavin Robertson, Adam Dale
Extras 22 · Total 261 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 8.5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Dion Nash | 9 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Craig McMillan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mark Priest | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Wiseman | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Damien Martyn, 8.5 ov), 2-59 (Darren Lehmann, 14.2 ov), 3-115 (Steve Waugh, 23.5 ov), 4-188 (Tom Moody, 38.1 ov), 5-228 (Michael Bevan, 44.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann | 39 | 53 |
| second | Steve Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 20 | 33 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Tom Moody | 56 | 57 |
| fourth | Tom Moody and Michael Bevan | 73 | 86 |
| fifth | Mark Waugh and Michael Bevan | 40 | 40 |
| sixth | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 33 | 18 |
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