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Zimbabwe v New Zealand @ Harare Sports Club
5 October 1997
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: ID Robinson, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: KC Barbour
Match Referee: S Wettimuny
Match Result: New Zealand won by 83 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Nathan Astle | c & b John Rennie | 33 | 37 | 36 | 7 | - |
| 2. Chris Cairns | c Guy Whittall b Andrew Whittall | 71 | 78 | 104 | 9 | 1 |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | c Andrew Whittall b Craig Evans | 62 | 78 | 120 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Matt Horne | c & b Grant Flower | 13 | 17 | 16 | 2 | - |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c Andrew Whittall b Bryan Strang | 66 | 59 | 65 | - | 5 |
| 6. Chris Harris | not out | 18 | 21 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 7. Craig Spearman | c Alistair Campbell b Bryan Strang | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +8. Adam Parore | b Bryan Strang | 14 | 6 | 7 | - | 2 |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | not out | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 10. Gavin Larsen | ||||||
| 11. Shayne O'Connor |
| FOW | 1-58 (Nathan Astle), 2-147 (Chris Cairns), 3-164 (Matt Horne), 4-214 (Stephen Fleming), 5-263 (Craig McMillan), 6-264 (Craig Spearman), 7-287 (Adam Parore). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| John Rennie | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 10 | 0 | 66 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Craig Evans | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | (4w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Nathan Astle b Chris Cairns | 24 | 27 | 37 | 4 | - |
| +2. Andy Flower | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 44 | 46 | 62 | 7 | - |
| 3. Guy Whittall | b Nathan Astle | 49 | 45 | 54 | 6 | 1 |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | run out (Nathan Astle > ) | 2 | 16 | 24 | - | - |
| 5. Paul Strang | c Craig Spearman b Daniel Vettori | 27 | 43 | 65 | - | 1 |
| 6. Dave Houghton | run out (Craig McMillan > ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Craig Evans | c Gavin Larsen b Daniel Vettori | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Gavin Rennie | c Daniel Vettori b Gavin Larsen | 17 | 14 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Rennie | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 10. Bryan Strang | c & b Daniel Vettori | 15 | 35 | 35 | - | - |
| 11. Andrew Whittall | not out | 14 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-63 (Grant Flower), 2-92 (Andy Flower), 3-116 (Alistair Campbell), 4-125 (Guy Whittall), 5-126 (Dave Houghton), 6-140 (Craig Evans), 7-166 (Gavin Rennie), 8-176 (John Rennie), 9-188 (Paul Strang), 211 (Bryan Strang). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44.1 ovs) 211 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 7.1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Zimbabwe:
Grant Flower, Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Alistair Campbell, Paul Strang, Dave Houghton, Craig Evans, Gavin Rennie, John Rennie, Bryan Strang, Andrew Whittall