Zimbabwe v New Zealand 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 2005 (2005) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 15 August 2005
New Zealand won by an innings and 46 runs
New Zealand won by an innings and 46 runs. Nathan Astle top-scored with 128 for New Zealand. Shane Bond took 6/51.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe - 2005 (2005)
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Dates
- 15 August 2005 to 17 August 2005
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 46 runs
- Player of the match
- Shane Bond
- Captains
- Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Keith Dabengwa (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and MR Benson
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. It was Keith Dabengwa's first Test.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 231 all out. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 76 off 157 balls, and Blessing Mahwire made 42. Shane Bond took 6 for 51 for New Zealand.
New Zealand replied with 484 all out. Nathan Astle top-scored with 128 off 217 balls, and Lou Vincent made 92. Heath Streak took 4 for 73 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between Stephen Fleming and Lou Vincent. New Zealand led by 253 on first innings.
Zimbabwe made 207 all out in their second innings. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 77 off 129 balls, and Blessing Mahwire made 50. Shane Bond took 4 for 48 for New Zealand. From 146 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 173 for 9.
New Zealand won by an innings and 46 runs.
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | lbw b Shane Bond | 0 | 2 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 37 | 67 |
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Shane Bond | 1 | 9 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Chris Martin b Shane Bond | 0 | 6 |
| Craig Wishart | c Nathan Astle b James Franklin | 30 | 57 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Daniel Vettori b Shane Bond | 76 | 157 |
| Heath Streak | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Dabengwa | b Chris Martin | 17 | 31 |
| Blessing Mahwire | c Nathan Astle b Daniel Vettori | 42 | 93 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 7 | 28 |
| Chris Mpofu | c James Marshall b Daniel Vettori | 7 | 32 |
Extras 14 · Total 231 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 17 | 4 | 51 | 6 |
| James Franklin | 12 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Chris Martin | 13 | 4 | 42 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 27 | 9 | 56 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Dion Ebrahim, 0.2 ov), 2-3 (Stuart Carlisle, 2.2 ov), 3-7 (Hamilton Masakadza, 4.2 ov), 4-65 (Craig Wishart, 20.4 ov), 5-74 (Brendan Taylor, 26.2 ov), 6-74 (Heath Streak, 26.3 ov), 7-123 (Keith Dabengwa, 38.2 ov), 8-211 (Tatenda Taibu, 67.5 ov), 9-217 (Blessing Mahwire, 70.3 ov), 10-231 (Chris Mpofu, 78.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 3 | 10 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Brendan Taylor (4) | 4 | 12 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (30) and Brendan Taylor (24) | 58 | 99 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 9 | 34 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (0) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Tatenda Taibu (30) and Keith Dabengwa (17) | 49 | 72 |
| eighth | Tatenda Taibu (46) and Blessing Mahwire (38) | 88 | 181 |
| ninth | Blessing Mahwire (4) and Graeme Cremer (2) | 6 | 16 |
| tenth | Chris Mpofu (7) and Graeme Cremer (5) | 14 | 53 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 484 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Marshall | c Stuart Carlisle b Heath Streak | 10 | 27 |
| Lou Vincent | b Heath Streak | 92 | 129 |
| Hamish Marshall | run out (Tatenda Taibu, Blessing Mahwire) | 13 | 9 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Tatenda Taibu b Blessing Mahwire | 65 | 99 |
| Nathan Astle | b Heath Streak | 128 | 217 |
| Scott Styris | c Tatenda Taibu b Blessing Mahwire | 45 | 71 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Brendan Taylor b Keith Dabengwa | 24 | 22 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Tatenda Taibu b Keith Dabengwa | 48 | 56 |
| James Franklin | lbw b Heath Streak | 19 | 41 |
| Shane Bond | b Blessing Mahwire | 8 | 10 |
| Chris Martin | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 32 · Total 484 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 22 | 6 | 73 | 4 |
| Blessing Mahwire | 25.1 | 2 | 121 | 3 |
| Chris Mpofu | 15 | 1 | 80 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 24 | 1 | 111 | 0 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 25 | 2 | 87 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (James Marshall, 8.1 ov), 2-48 (Hamish Marshall, 9.3 ov), 3-185 (Stephen Fleming, 40.2 ov), 4-205 (Lou Vincent, 46.1 ov), 5-292 (Scott Styris, 66.6 ov), 6-346 (Brendon McCullum, 75.6 ov), 7-439 (Daniel Vettori, 95.2 ov), 8-475 (Nathan Astle, 108.1 ov), 9-484 (James Franklin, 110.2 ov), 10-484 (Shane Bond, 111.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | James Marshall (10) and Lou Vincent (20) | 34 | 47 |
| second | Hamish Marshall (13) and Lou Vincent (0) | 14 | 8 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (65) and Lou Vincent (62) | 137 | 189 |
| fourth | Nathan Astle (7) and Lou Vincent (10) | 20 | 38 |
| fifth | Nathan Astle (36) and Scott Styris (45) | 87 | 129 |
| sixth | Nathan Astle (29) and Brendon McCullum (24) | 54 | 55 |
| seventh | Nathan Astle (38) and Daniel Vettori (48) | 93 | 117 |
| eighth | Nathan Astle (18) and James Franklin (18) | 36 | 77 |
| ninth | James Franklin (1) and Shane Bond (8) | 9 | 13 |
| tenth | Chris Martin (0) and Shane Bond (0) | 0 | 5 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | c Scott Styris b Shane Bond | 2 | 12 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Daniel Vettori b Shane Bond | 77 | 129 |
| Stuart Carlisle | run out (James Marshall) | 10 | 33 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | b Daniel Vettori | 28 | 52 |
| Craig Wishart | run out (Shane Bond, Brendon McCullum) | 0 | – |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 25 | 60 |
| Heath Streak | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 2 | 9 |
| Keith Dabengwa | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 4 | 12 |
| Blessing Mahwire | not out | 50 | 34 |
| Graeme Cremer | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 1 | 12 |
| Chris Mpofu | run out (Brendon McCullum) | 3 | 17 |
Extras 5 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 14 | 1 | 48 | 4 |
| James Franklin | 10 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 12 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 22.1 | 8 | 66 | 3 |
| Scott Styris | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Dion Ebrahim, 2.2 ov), 2-19 (Stuart Carlisle, 10.1 ov), 3-69 (Hamilton Masakadza, 25.6 ov), 4-69 (Craig Wishart, 26.5 ov), 5-146 (Brendan Taylor, 46.5 ov), 6-146 (Tatenda Taibu, 47.3 ov), 7-153 (Heath Streak, 50.1 ov), 8-164 (Keith Dabengwa, 52.1 ov), 9-173 (Graeme Cremer, 55.3 ov), 10-207 (Chris Mpofu, 61.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Brendan Taylor (2) | 4 | 8 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (10) and Brendan Taylor (3) | 15 | 47 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (28) and Brendan Taylor (21) | 50 | 96 |
| fourth | Craig Wishart (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (25) and Brendan Taylor (51) | 77 | 120 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (0) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (2) and Keith Dabengwa (4) | 7 | 17 |
| eighth | Keith Dabengwa (0) and Blessing Mahwire (11) | 11 | 12 |
| ninth | Blessing Mahwire (8) and Graeme Cremer (1) | 9 | 20 |
| tenth | Blessing Mahwire (31) and Chris Mpofu (3) | 34 | 34 |
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