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Wed, 21 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 12th • Melbourne Cricket Ground
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Australia
251/4 (44.00)
New Zealand
253/6 (49.10)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Paul Wilson
13.000000
Tom Moody
26.000000
Daniel Vettori
41.000000
Chris Cairns
46.000000
Chris Harris
50.000000
Best Economy
Paul Reiffel
3.875000
Paul Wilson
3.900000
Daniel Vettori
4.100000
Chris Cairns
4.600000
Chris Harris
5.000000
Most Runs Conceed
Tom Moody
52
Shane Warne
50
Chris Harris
50
Chris Cairns
46
Ian Harvey
42
Best Bowling Fig
Paul Wilson
3
Tom Moody
2
Shane Warne
1
Chris Cairns
1
Chris Harris
1
Most Wickets
Paul Wilson
3
Tom Moody
2
Shane Warne
1
Chris Cairns
1
Chris Harris
1
Best Strike Rate
Craig McMillan
1.857142
Chris Harris
1.181818
Ian Harvey
1.000000
Mark Waugh
1.000000
Steve Waugh
0.957446
Most Runs
Stephen Fleming
116
Ricky Ponting
100
Darren Lehmann
46
Adam Parore
46
Steve Waugh
45
Highest Score
Stephen Fleming
116
Ricky Ponting
100
Darren Lehmann
46
Adam Parore
46
Steve Waugh
45
Best Averages
Ricky Ponting
100.000000
Darren Lehmann
46.000000
Adam Parore
46.000000
Mark Waugh
31.000000
Craig McMillan
26.000000
Most Fours
Stephen Fleming
8
Ricky Ponting
6
Mark Waugh
4
Craig McMillan
2
Steve Waugh
2
Most Runs Conceed
Daniel Vettori
41
Paul Wilson
39
Nathan Astle
35
Most Wickets
Daniel Vettori
1
Best Economy
Nathan Astle
5.000000
Tom Moody
5.200000
Ian Harvey
5.250000
Best Strike Rate
Paul Wilson
20
Tom Moody
30
Best Bowling Fig
Daniel Vettori
1
Most Not Outs
Steve Waugh
1
Ian Harvey
1
Chris Harris
1
Stephen Fleming
1
Best Strike Rate
Stephen Fleming
0.950819
Darren Lehmann
0.901960
Ricky Ponting
0.877192
Best Strike Rate
Shane Warne
48.6
Chris Cairns
60
Chris Harris
60
Daniel Vettori
60
Best Averages
Tom Moody
19.000000
Nathan Astle
13.000000
Craig Spearman
10.000000
Most 100s
Ricky Ponting
1
Stephen Fleming
1
Most Runs
Mark Waugh
31
Craig McMillan
26
Tom Moody
19
Best Average
Shane Warne
50.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Tom Moody
52
Shane Warne
50
Chris Harris
50
Chris Cairns
46
Ian Harvey
42
Highest Score
Mark Waugh
31
Craig McMillan
26
Tom Moody
19
Most sixes
Craig McMillan
1
Most Fours
Tom Moody
2
Chris Harris
2
Bryan Young
1
Craig Spearman
1
Most Balls Faced
Stephen Fleming
122
Ricky Ponting
114
Adam Parore
77
Tom Moody
55
Darren Lehmann
51
Steve Waugh
47
Worst Bowling Fig
Daniel Vettori
41
Paul Wilson
39
Nathan Astle
35
Most Balls Faced
Mark Waugh
31