Australia Vs Zimbabwe 6Th Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 13 October 1987
Australia won by 96 runs
Australia won by 96 runs. Allan Border top-scored with 67 for Australia. Simon O'Donnell took 4/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date
- 13 October 1987
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 96 runs
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), John Traicos (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Tim May (Australia), Malcolm Jarvis (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. Tim May and Malcolm Jarvis played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 235 for 9. Allan Border top-scored with 67 off 88 balls, and Geoff Marsh made 62. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and Geoff Marsh, 48% of the total.
Chasing 236, Zimbabwe made 139 all out. Kevin Curran top-scored with 30 off 38 balls. Simon O'Donnell took 4 for 39 for Australia.
Australia won by 96 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 235 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Dave Houghton | 2 | 15 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Kevin Curran | 62 | 101 |
| Dean Jones | run out | 2 | 12 |
| Allan Border | c Ali Shah | 67 | 88 |
| Steve Waugh | run out | 45 | 41 |
| Simon O'Donnell | run out | 3 | 11 |
| Greg Dyer | c Grant Paterson | 27 | 20 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 17 | 13 |
| Craig McDermott | c Robin Brown | 1 | 3 |
| Tim May | run out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Bruce Reid
Extras 8 · Total 235 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Curran | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Peter Rawson | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Iain Butchart | 10 | 1 | 59 | 2 |
| John Traicos | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Ali Shah | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (David Boon), 2-20 (Dean Jones), 3-133 (Allan Border), 4-143 (Geoff Marsh), 5-155 (Simon O'Donnell), 6-202 (Steve Waugh), 7-228 (Greg Dyer), 8-230 (Craig McDermott), 9-235 (Tim May)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 10 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 10 |
| third | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 113 |
| fourth | Geoff Marsh and Steve Waugh | 10 |
| fifth | Simon O'Donnell and Steve Waugh | 12 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Greg Dyer | 47 |
| seventh | Greg Dyer and Peter Taylor | 26 |
| eighth | Craig McDermott and Peter Taylor | 2 |
| ninth | Peter Taylor and Tim May | 5 |
ZIMBABWE: 139 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Paterson | run out | 16 | 53 |
| Robin Brown | bowled | 3 | 30 |
| Dave Houghton | c Simon O'Donnell | 11 | 22 |
| Andy Pycroft | run out | 9 | 29 |
| Kevin Curran | bowled | 30 | 38 |
| Andy Waller | c Tim May | 19 | 22 |
| Ali Shah | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Peter Rawson | bowled | 15 | 14 |
| Iain Butchart | c Dean Jones | 18 | 32 |
| John Traicos | c Simon O'Donnell | 6 | 5 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 139 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9.4 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim May | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Peter Taylor | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Robin Brown), 2-27 (Grant Paterson), 3-41 (Andy Pycroft), 4-44 (Dave Houghton), 5-79 (Andy Waller), 6-97 (Ali Shah), 7-97 (Kevin Curran), 8-124 (Peter Rawson), 9-137 (John Traicos), 10-139 (Iain Butchart)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Paterson and Robin Brown | 13 |
| second | Grant Paterson and Dave Houghton | 14 |
| third | Dave Houghton and Andy Pycroft | 14 |
| fourth | Kevin Curran and Dave Houghton | 3 |
| fifth | Kevin Curran and Andy Waller | 35 |
| sixth | Kevin Curran and Ali Shah | 18 |
| seventh | Kevin Curran and Peter Rawson | 0 |
| eighth | Peter Rawson and Iain Butchart | 27 |
| ninth | John Traicos and Iain Butchart | 13 |
| tenth | Malcolm Jarvis and Iain Butchart | 2 |
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