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New Zealand v Zimbabwe @ Eden Park, Auckland
26, 27, 28 February 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: DB Cowie, SG Randell
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gavin Rennie | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Grant Flower | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 13 | 24 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 28 | 61 | 72 | 4 | - |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | c Nathan Astle b Simon Doull | 11 | 28 | 47 | 1 | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Craig McMillan b Dion Nash | 65 | 131 | 148 | 11 | - |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c Bryan Young b Dion Nash | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Heath Streak | c Stephen Fleming b Dion Nash | 12 | 34 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 8. Paul Strang | not out | 30 | 70 | 108 | 4 | - |
| 9. Andrew Whittall | lbw b Chris Cairns | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 10. Adam Huckle | lbw b Chris Cairns | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Pommie Mbangwa | b Chris Cairns | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Gavin Rennie), 2-32 (Grant Flower), 3-53 (Murray Goodwin), 4-54 (Alistair Campbell), 5-55 (Guy Whittall), 6-98 (Heath Streak), 7-157 (Andy Flower), 8-168 (Andrew Whittall), 9-170 (Adam Huckle), 170 (Pommie Mbangwa). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62.5 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 20 | 6 | 35 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 16.5 | 4 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 18 | 4 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Priest | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | b Heath Streak | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Matt Horne | c Guy Whittall b Pommie Mbangwa | 157 | 260 | 396 | 19 | 4 |
| +3. Adam Parore | c Andy Flower b Pommie Mbangwa | 10 | 24 | 46 | 2 | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Adam Huckle b Pommie Mbangwa | 19 | 50 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | c Grant Flower b Heath Streak | 114 | 192 | 258 | 16 | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 88 | 83 | 141 | 11 | 3 |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Paul Strang b Heath Streak | 22 | 26 | 41 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. Dion Nash | lbw b Paul Strang | 1 | 14 | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Mark Priest | c Gavin Rennie b Paul Strang | 16 | 35 | 26 | 3 | - |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | c Alistair Campbell b Paul Strang | 0 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Simon Doull | not out | 6 | 21 | 30 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bryan Young), 2-40 (Adam Parore), 3-69 (Stephen Fleming), 4-312 (Nathan Astle), 5-322 (Matt Horne), 6-382 (Chris Cairns), 7-405 (Dion Nash), 8-431 (Mark Priest), 9-433 (Daniel Vettori), 460 (Craig McMillan). |
| Extras | 8b, 17lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.1 ovs) 460 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 31 | 7 | 105 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 27 | 10 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 14 | 3 | 68 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Strang | 18.1 | 0 | 54 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 11 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Huckle | 13 | 1 | 66 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Murray Goodwin | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Bryan Young b Dion Nash | 32 | 120 | 140 | 5 | - |
| 2. Gavin Rennie | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 0 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 3. Murray Goodwin | c Craig McMillan b Dion Nash | 14 | 30 | 45 | 3 | - |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | c Matt Horne b Daniel Vettori | 22 | 63 | 76 | 4 | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 83 | 131 | 169 | 11 | 1 |
| 6. Guy Whittall | lbw b Simon Doull | 10 | 33 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 7. Heath Streak | lbw b Chris Cairns | 24 | 67 | 69 | 3 | - |
| 8. Paul Strang | not out | 67 | 72 | 113 | 9 | 1 |
| 9. Andrew Whittall | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 3 | 15 | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Adam Huckle | b Simon Doull | 13 | 30 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 11. Pommie Mbangwa | c Stephen Fleming b Simon Doull | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Gavin Rennie), 2-29 (Murray Goodwin), 3-71 (Alistair Campbell), 4-71 (Grant Flower), 5-90 (Guy Whittall), 6-156 (Heath Streak), 7-227 (Andy Flower), 8-234 (Andrew Whittall), 9-277 (Adam Huckle), 277 (Pommie Mbangwa). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.4 ovs) 277 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 19.4 | 5 | 50 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 29 | 9 | 81 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dion Nash | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 20 | 5 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Priest | 14 | 0 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bryan Young, Matt Horne, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Dion Nash, Mark Priest, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull