Australia Vs Zimbabwe 9Th Match
Carlton Series Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2001 (2000/01) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 28 January 2001
Australia won by 86 runs
Australia won by 86 runs. Michael Bevan top-scored with 74* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 28 January 2001
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 86 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Bevan
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and PD Parker
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 291 for 6. Michael Bevan top-scored with 74 not out off 70 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 63. Dirk Viljoen took 3 for 62 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist.
Chasing 292, Zimbabwe made 205 all out. Stuart Carlisle top-scored with 44 off 69 balls, and Andy Flower made 39. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the third wicket between Andy Flower and Stuart Carlisle, 45% of the total.
Australia won by 86 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 291 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | run out (Brian Murphy) | 36 | 63 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Alistair Campbell b Bryan Strang | 63 | 76 |
| Steve Waugh | c Andy Flower b Dirk Viljoen | 36 | 40 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 74 | 70 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Guy Whittall b Dirk Viljoen | 15 | 21 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Dirk Viljoen | 22 | 13 |
| Darren Lehmann | b Heath Streak | 36 | 21 |
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Damien Fleming, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 291 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Bryan Strang | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Murphy | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-98 (Mark Waugh, 21.2 ov), 2-111 (Adam Gilchrist, 24.6 ov), 3-159 (Steve Waugh, 33.1 ov), 4-187 (Ricky Ponting, 39.5 ov), 5-241 (Andrew Symonds, 45.2 ov), 6-291 (Darren Lehmann, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (36) and Adam Gilchrist (58) | 98 | 130 |
| second | Steve Waugh (8) and Adam Gilchrist (5) | 13 | 22 |
| third | Steve Waugh (28) and Michael Bevan (20) | 48 | 49 |
| fourth | Michael Bevan (13) and Ricky Ponting (15) | 28 | 40 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (31) and Andrew Symonds (22) | 54 | 33 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (10) and Darren Lehmann (36) | 50 | 30 |
ZIMBABWE: 205 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | lbw b Damien Fleming | 3 | 10 |
| Guy Whittall | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 12 |
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Shane Warne | 44 | 69 |
| Andy Flower | c Andrew Symonds b Michael Bevan | 39 | 55 |
| Grant Flower | st Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 30 | 40 |
| Gavin Rennie | st Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 11 | 20 |
| Dirk Viljoen | b Shane Warne | 31 | 47 |
| Heath Streak | c Michael Bevan b Ricky Ponting | 9 | 19 |
| Mluleki Nkala | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 4 | 11 |
| Bryan Strang | run out (Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath) | 2 | 7 |
| Brian Murphy | not out | 2 | 3 |
Extras 20 · Total 205 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 6.5 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Alistair Campbell, 3.2 ov), 2-13 (Guy Whittall, 4.2 ov), 3-105 (Andy Flower, 22.5 ov), 4-119 (Stuart Carlisle, 25.5 ov), 5-143 (Gavin Rennie, 31.5 ov), 6-159 (Grant Flower, 35.5 ov), 7-190 (Heath Streak, 42.3 ov), 8-200 (Dirk Viljoen, 45.5 ov), 9-200 (Mluleki Nkala, 46.3 ov), 10-205 (Bryan Strang, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell (3) and Guy Whittall (10) | 13 | 20 |
| second | Guy Whittall (0) and Stuart Carlisle (0) | 0 | 6 |
| third | Andy Flower (39) and Stuart Carlisle (43) | 92 | 115 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (12) and Stuart Carlisle (1) | 14 | 18 |
| fifth | Grant Flower (12) and Gavin Rennie (11) | 24 | 36 |
| sixth | Grant Flower (6) and Dirk Viljoen (9) | 16 | 24 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (9) and Dirk Viljoen (17) | 31 | 40 |
| eighth | Dirk Viljoen (5) and Mluleki Nkala (4) | 10 | 21 |
| ninth | Bryan Strang (0) and Mluleki Nkala (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Bryan Strang (0) and Brian Murphy (2) | 5 | 8 |
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