1st ODI, Auckland, February 13, 2004, 12:00 AM
225/8(50ov)
226/5(49.4ov)
South Africa beat New Zealand by 5 wickets
New Zealand Playing XI
| Chris Cairns | All Rounder |
| Stephen Fleming (c) | Batsman |
| Hamish Marshall | Batsman |
| Brendon McCullum † | Wicket Keeper |
| Craig McMillan | Batsman |
| Kyle Mills | Bowler |
| Jacob Oram | All Rounder |
| Scott Styris | All Rounder |
| Daryl Tuffey | Bowler |
| Daniel Vettori | All Rounder |
| Michael Papps † | Wicket Keeper |
South Africa Playing XI
| Jacques Kallis | All Rounder |
| Jacques Rudolph | Batsman |
| Mark Boucher † | Wicket Keeper |
| Boeta Dippenaar | Batsman |
| Herschelle Gibbs | Batsman |
| Lance Klusener | All Rounder |
| Andre Nel | Bowler |
| Makhaya Ntini | Bowler |
| Shaun Pollock | All Rounder |
| Graeme Smith (c) | Batsman |
| Robin Peterson | Bowler |