Australia Vs Zimbabwe 21St Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Barabati Stadium, Cuttack · 30 October 1987
Australia won by 70 runs
Australia won by 70 runs. David Boon top-scored with 93 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Date
- 30 October 1987
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 70 runs
- Player of the match
- David Boon
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), John Traicos (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- Mahboob Shah and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 266 for 5. David Boon top-scored with 93 off 101 balls, and Dean Jones made 58. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the first wicket between David Boon and Geoff Marsh. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Barabati Stadium, 211 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 267, Zimbabwe made 196 for 6. Andy Waller top-scored with 38 off 83 balls, and Andy Pycroft made 38.
Australia won by 70 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 266 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Dave Houghton | 93 | 101 |
| Geoff Marsh | run out | 37 | 65 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 58 | 72 |
| Craig McDermott | c Peter Rawson | 9 | 10 |
| Allan Border | st Dave Houghton | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Veletta | run out | 43 | 39 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 10 | 14 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Greg Dyer, Tim May, Bruce Reid
Extras 12 · Total 266 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Rawson | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ali Shah | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| John Traicos | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Iain Butchart | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-90 (Geoff Marsh), 2-148 (David Boon), 3-159 (Craig McDermott), 4-170 (Allan Border), 5-248 (Mike Veletta)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 90 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 58 |
| third | Dean Jones and Craig McDermott | 11 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 11 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and Mike Veletta | 78 |
| sixth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 18 |
ZIMBABWE: 196 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Waller | c Steve Waugh | 38 | 83 |
| Ali Shah | bowled | 32 | 90 |
| Kevin Curran | c Steve Waugh | 29 | 57 |
| Andy Pycroft | c Greg Dyer | 38 | 46 |
| Dave Houghton | lbw | 1 | 11 |
| Iain Butchart | st Greg Dyer | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Rawson | not out | 24 | 29 |
| Eddo Brandes | not out | 18 | 11 |
Did not bat: Kevin Arnott, Malcolm Jarvis, John Traicos
Extras 13 · Total 196 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim May | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Allan Border | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Dean Jones | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| David Boon | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-10 (Andy Waller), 1-55 (Ali Shah), 2-89 (Kevin Curran), 3-92 (Dave Houghton), 4-97 (Iain Butchart), 5-139 (Andy Pycroft)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Waller and Ali Shah | 10 |
| second | Kevin Curran and Ali Shah | 45 |
| third | Kevin Curran and Andy Pycroft | 34 |
| fourth | Dave Houghton and Andy Pycroft | 3 |
| fifth | Andy Pycroft and Iain Butchart | 5 |
| sixth | Andy Waller and Andy Pycroft | 42 |
| seventh | Peter Rawson and Andy Waller | 17 |
| eighth | Peter Rawson and Eddo Brandes | 40 |
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