Australia Vs Zimbabwe 1St Match
Singer World Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 26 August 1996
Australia won by 125 runs
Australia won by 125 runs. Steve Waugh top-scored with 82 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 26 August 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 125 runs
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Ian Healy (Australia), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Brad Hogg (Australia), Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and WAU Wickramasinghe
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Brad Hogg and Craig Wishart played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 263 for 7. Steve Waugh top-scored with 82 off 70 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 53. Guy Whittall took 3 for 53 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the third wicket between Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
Chasing 264, Zimbabwe made 138 all out. Ali Shah top-scored with 41 off 76 balls. Mark Waugh took 3 for 24 for Australia.
Australia won by 125 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 263 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 18 | 27 |
| Michael Slater | c Paul Strang | 50 | 69 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Guy Whittall | 53 | 82 |
| Steve Waugh | c Alistair Campbell | 82 | 70 |
| Stuart Law | bowled | 20 | 24 |
| Michael Bevan | c Alistair Campbell | 9 | 8 |
| Ian Healy | bowled | 5 | 10 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 11 | 14 |
Did not bat: Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Extras 15 · Total 263 for 7
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Paul Strang | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Mark Dekker | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ali Shah | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Mark Waugh), 2-92 (Michael Slater), 3-167 (Ricky Ponting), 4-230 (Steve Waugh), 5-240 (Michael Bevan), 6-242 (Stuart Law), 7-263 (Ian Healy)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Michael Slater | 48 |
| second | Michael Slater and Ricky Ponting | 44 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 75 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Stuart Law | 63 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Stuart Law | 10 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Stuart Law | 2 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Brad Hogg | 21 |
ZIMBABWE: 138 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Ricky Ponting | 7 | 23 |
| Ali Shah | c Mark Waugh | 41 | 76 |
| Andy Flower | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Alistair Campbell | lbw | 9 | 11 |
| Craig Wishart | c Ian Healy | 0 | 7 |
| Guy Whittall | bowled | 11 | 27 |
| Craig Evans | c Ian Healy | 15 | 29 |
| Mark Dekker | not out | 8 | 43 |
| Paul Strang | bowled | 9 | 26 |
| Heath Streak | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Eddo Brandes | c Brad Hogg | 17 | 12 |
Extras 21 · Total 138 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Grant Flower), 2-16 (Andy Flower), 3-33 (Alistair Campbell), 4-35 (Craig Wishart), 5-56 (Guy Whittall), 6-98 (Craig Evans), 7-100 (Ali Shah), 8-120 (Paul Strang), 9-120 (Heath Streak), 10-138 (Eddo Brandes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Ali Shah | 16 |
| second | Andy Flower and Ali Shah | 0 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Ali Shah | 17 |
| fourth | Ali Shah and Craig Wishart | 2 |
| fifth | Ali Shah and Guy Whittall | 21 |
| sixth | Craig Evans and Ali Shah | 42 |
| seventh | Ali Shah and Mark Dekker | 2 |
| eighth | Mark Dekker and Paul Strang | 20 |
| ninth | Mark Dekker and Heath Streak | 0 |
| tenth | Eddo Brandes and Mark Dekker | 18 |
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