Australia Vs Zimbabwe 6Th Match
Pepsi Triangular Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in India - 1998 (1997/98) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 11 April 1998
Australia won by 16 runs
Australia won by 16 runs. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 145 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Date
- 11 April 1998
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 16 runs
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- O Krishna and SL Dendapani
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 294 for 3. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 145 off 158 balls, and Mark Waugh made 87. The innings was built on a 219-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 74% of the total.
Chasing 295, Zimbabwe made 278 for 9. Grant Flower top-scored with 89 off 125 balls, and Andy Flower made 73. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the third wicket between Andy Flower and Grant Flower, 44% of the total.
Australia won by 16 runs. Ricky Ponting's 145 is the highest individual score at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: 294 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 87 | 109 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Andy Flower | 1 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Pommie Mbangwa | 145 | 158 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 33 | 25 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 8 | 8 |
Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Shane Warne, Gavin Robertson, Damien Fleming, Michael Kasprowicz
Extras 20 · Total 294 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Adam Huckle | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Craig Evans | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Murray Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Adam Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-221 (Mark Waugh, 41.3 ov), 3-268 (Ricky Ponting, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 2 | 7 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 219 | 242 |
| third | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 47 | 32 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn and Michael Bevan | 26 | 19 |
ZIMBABWE: 278 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | c Steve Waugh | 1 | 7 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 89 | 125 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Michael Kasprowicz | 46 | 53 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist) | 73 | 67 |
| Craig Evans | run out (Darren Lehmann) | 6 | 4 |
| Guy Whittall | c Shane Warne | 7 | 11 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 27 | 22 |
| Paul Strang | lbw | 2 | 5 |
| Andy Whittall | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Huckle | not out | 5 | 6 |
Extras 22 · Total 278 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Gavin Robertson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Damien Martyn | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Alistair Campbell, 1.3 ov), 2-98 (Murray Goodwin, 21.6 ov), 3-219 (Grant Flower, 40.4 ov), 4-226 (Andy Flower, 41.5 ov), 5-227 (Craig Evans, 42.2 ov), 6-246 (Guy Whittall, 44.5 ov), 7-256 (Paul Strang, 46.1 ov), 8-256 (Andy Whittall, 46.2 ov), 9-260 (Pommie Mbangwa, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 2 | 9 |
| second | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 96 | 123 |
| third | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 121 | 112 |
| fourth | Craig Evans and Andy Flower | 7 | 7 |
| fifth | Craig Evans and Guy Whittall | 1 | 3 |
| sixth | Heath Streak and Guy Whittall | 19 | 15 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 10 | 8 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Andy Whittall | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Heath Streak and Pommie Mbangwa | 4 | 7 |
| tenth | Heath Streak and Adam Huckle | 18 | 15 |
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