result
4th QF (D/N), Chennai, Mar 11 1996, Wills World Cup
286/9
(47.5/50 ov, target 287)289/4
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
player of the match

Australia
New Zealand INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
Australia INNINGS (target: 287 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to bat first |
Series | Wills World CupNew Zealand tour of India |
Season | 1995/96 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Mark Waugh |
Series result | Australia advanced |
Match number | ODI no. 1080 |
Match days | - daynight match (50-over match) |
Umpires | ![]() Cyril Mitchley![]() Srinivas Venkataraghavan |
TV Umpire | ![]() Khizer Hayat |
Match Referee | ![]() Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi |
MATCH NOTES
- 1st ever floodlit match at the Chidambaram Stadium.
- LK Germon and CZ Harris 168 runs from 162 balls, equal 3rd highest 4th wicket partnership by any country in ODIs, highest 4th wicket partnership in World Cup history, 3rd highest score for any wicket for NZ, record score for the 4th wicket for NZ in ODIs, highest ever for any wicket for NZ in World Cups.
- New Zealand 200 runs after 33 overs.
- CZ Harris dropped by Ponting on 121.
- CZ Harris 130 runs, 3rd highest score in all ODIs for NZ (highest since GM Turner 140 20/03/1983), highest score at Madras.
- New Zealand 286 runs, highest score for NZ against AUS.
- ME Waugh 3rd 100 in the 1996 World Cup, first player to hit 3 100s in a single World Cup, equal highest number of hundreds in all World Cups (also with 3: Ramiz Raja (PAK) and IVA Richards (WI).)
- Australia 289 runs, highest ever for Australia in the 2nd innings of an ODI (previous: 280/4 (55 over match) v ENG 21/05/1993, previous best for a 50 over match: 263/6 v IND 07/10/1986), 5th highest score for any team batting 2nd.