Wed, 21 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 12th • Melbourne Cricket Ground
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
AustraliaAustralia
251/4 (44.00)
New ZealandNew Zealand
253/6 (49.10)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 13 Paul Wilson 26 Tom Moody 50 Shane Warne 41 Daniel Vettori 46 Chris Cairns
Most Wickets 3 Paul Wilson 2 Tom Moody 1 Shane Warne 1 Chris Cairns 1 Chris Harris
Most Runs Conceed 52 Tom Moody 50 Shane Warne 42 Ian Harvey 50 Chris Harris 46 Chris Cairns
Best Strike Rate 1 Ian Harvey 1 Mark Waugh 0.96 Steve Waugh 1.86 Craig McMillan 1.18 Chris Harris
Best Bowling Fig 3 Paul Wilson 2 Tom Moody 1 Shane Warne 1 Chris Cairns 1 Chris Harris
Best Economy 3.88 Paul Reiffel 3.9 Paul Wilson 5.2 Tom Moody 4.1 Daniel Vettori 4.6 Chris Cairns
Highest Score 100 Ricky Ponting 46 Darren Lehmann 45 Steve Waugh 116 Stephen Fleming 46 Adam Parore
Most Runs 100 Ricky Ponting 46 Darren Lehmann 45 Steve Waugh 116 Stephen Fleming 46 Adam Parore
Most Fours 6 Ricky Ponting 4 Mark Waugh 2 Steve Waugh 8 Stephen Fleming 2 Craig McMillan
Best Averages 100 Ricky Ponting 46 Darren Lehmann 31 Mark Waugh
Most Runs Conceed 39 Paul Wilson
Most Not Outs 1 Steve Waugh 1 Ian Harvey
Best Averages 46 Adam Parore 26 Craig McMillan 13 Nathan Astle
Best Economy 5.25 Ian Harvey
Best Strike Rate 20 Paul Wilson 30 Tom Moody
Most Runs Conceed 35 Nathan Astle
Most Not Outs 1 Chris Harris 1 Stephen Fleming
Best Averages 19 Tom Moody
Most 100s 1 Ricky Ponting
Worst Bowling Fig 52 Tom Moody
Best Economy 5 Nathan Astle
Best Strike Rate 60 Chris Cairns 60 Chris Harris
Worst Bowling Fig 50 Shane Warne 42 Ian Harvey 39 Paul Wilson
Best Averages 10 Craig Spearman
Most 100s 1 Stephen Fleming
Worst Bowling Fig 50 Chris Harris
Best Strike Rate 48.6 Shane Warne
Best Strike Rate 0.9 Darren Lehmann 0.88 Ricky Ponting
Worst Bowling Fig 46 Chris Cairns 41 Daniel Vettori 35 Nathan Astle
Most Runs 31 Mark Waugh 19 Tom Moody
Most Fours 2 Tom Moody
Best Strike Rate 60 Daniel Vettori
Most Fours 1 Bryan Young 1 Craig Spearman
Most Balls Faced 114 Ricky Ponting 55 Tom Moody 51 Darren Lehmann 47 Steve Waugh 31 Mark Waugh
Highest Score 31 Mark Waugh
Most Balls Faced 122 Stephen Fleming
Most sixes 1 Craig McMillan
Most Balls Faced 77 Adam Parore
Craig McMillan vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 14
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nathan Astle vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Cairns vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 58.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.9
Balanced matchup
Chris Harris vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.3
Balanced matchup
Ricky Ponting vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.3
Balanced matchup
Bryan Young vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 81.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Tom Moody vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.5
Balanced matchup
Chris Cairns vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Chris Cairns vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Darren Lehmann vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 94.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Darren Lehmann vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Darren Lehmann vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Harvey vs Ryan Harris
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Ian Harvey vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Harvey vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.0
Balanced matchup
Tom Moody vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ricky Ponting vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Chris Harris vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 77.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig Spearman vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.0
Balanced matchup
Nathan Astle vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Nathan Astle vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage