Played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, on 11 February 1973 (40-over match)

Result New Zealand won by 22 runs

Balls per over 8

Toss Pakistan, who chose to field first
Series New Zealand won the one-off match

ODI debuts MG Burgess, RO Collinge, PG Coman, BE Congdon, DR Hadlee, RJ Hadlee, BF Hastings, HJ Howarth, GM Turner, GE Vivian and KJ Wadsworth (New Zealand); Asif Iqbal, Asif Masood, Intikhab Alam, Majid Khan, Mushtaq Mohammad, Nasim-ul-Ghani, Sadiq Mohammad, Saleem Altaf, Sarfraz Nawaz, Wasim Bari and Wasim Raja (Pakistan)
Batsmen of the match MG Burgess (New Zealand) and Sadiq Mohammad (Pakistan)
Bowlers of the match DR Hadlee (New Zealand) and Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
Fielders of the match Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) and GM Turner (New Zealand)

Umpires FR Goodall and EG Wainscott

• PG Coman became the first player to appear at this level who was destined never to play Tests.