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Wed, 14 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 9th • Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia won by 131 runs
Australia
250/10 (44.00)
New Zealand
119/10 (33.10)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Ian Harvey
5.666666
Shane Warne
9.500000
Shayne O'Connor
12.750000
Craig McMillan
15.000000
Chris Harris
21.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Dion Nash
56
Shayne O'Connor
51
Chris Harris
42
Daniel Vettori
35
Craig McMillan
30
Best Bowling Fig
Shayne O'Connor
4
Ian Harvey
3
Chris Harris
2
Shane Warne
2
Craig McMillan
2
Most Wickets
Shayne O'Connor
4
Ian Harvey
3
Chris Harris
2
Shane Warne
2
Craig McMillan
2
Best Economy
Ian Harvey
2.428571
Shane Warne
3.114754
Paul Wilson
3.625000
Tom Moody
3.666666
Chris Cairns
4.142857
Most Fours
Ricky Ponting
8
Ian Harvey
2
Bryan Young
2
Matt Horne
2
Chris Harris
1
Best Averages
Ricky Ponting
84.000000
Darren Lehmann
52.000000
Adam Gilchrist
28.000000
Stephen Fleming
28.000000
Michael Bevan
25.000000
Most Runs
Ricky Ponting
84
Darren Lehmann
52
Adam Gilchrist
28
Stephen Fleming
28
Michael Bevan
25
Most Fours
Craig McMillan
1
Craig Spearman
1
Jimmy Maher
1
Darren Lehmann
1
Adam Gilchrist
1
Best Strike Rate
Paul Reiffel
1.307692
Adam Gilchrist
1.000000
Ian Harvey
0.916666
Michael Bevan
0.833333
Ricky Ponting
0.823529
Highest Score
Ricky Ponting
84
Darren Lehmann
52
Adam Gilchrist
28
Stephen Fleming
28
Michael Bevan
25
Most 50s
Ricky Ponting
1
Darren Lehmann
1
Most Runs Conceed
Chris Cairns
29
Paul Wilson
29
Paul Reiffel
28
Most Wickets
Tom Moody
1
Paul Wilson
1
Chris Cairns
1
Best Economy
Chris Harris
4.200000
Paul Reiffel
4.666666
Best Strike Rate
Ian Harvey
14
Shayne O'Connor
14.25
Craig McMillan
15
Best Averages
Bryan Young
22.000000
Paul Reiffel
17.000000
Matt Horne
14.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Dion Nash
56
Shayne O'Connor
51
Best Bowling Fig
Tom Moody
1
Paul Wilson
1
Chris Cairns
1
Most Not Outs
Shane Warne
1
Shayne O'Connor
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Chris Harris
42
Daniel Vettori
35
Craig McMillan
30
Chris Cairns
29
Paul Wilson
29
Best Average
Tom Moody
22.000000
Paul Wilson
29.000000
Chris Cairns
29.000000
Best Strike Rate
Stuart Law
0.800000
Darren Lehmann
0.753623
Most Runs
Bryan Young
22
Paul Reiffel
17
Matt Horne
14
Most Ducks
Tom Moody
1
Paul Wilson
1
Best Strike Rate
Shane Warne
18.3
Chris Harris
30
Tom Moody
36
Chris Cairns
42
Most Ducks
Adam Parore
1
Most Fours
Paul Reiffel
1
Michael Bevan
1
Stuart Law
1
Most Balls Faced
Ricky Ponting
102
Darren Lehmann
69
Stephen Fleming
53
Bryan Young
40
Michael Bevan
30
Adam Gilchrist
28
Matt Horne
25
Worst Bowling Fig
Paul Reiffel
28
Highest Score
Bryan Young
22
Paul Reiffel
17
Matt Horne
14
Most sixes
Ricky Ponting
1