Australia Vs Zimbabwe 2Nd Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 11 January 2004
Australia won by 99 runs
Australia won by 99 runs. Heath Streak top-scored with 46 for Zimbabwe. Brad Williams took 5/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 11 January 2004
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 99 runs
- Player of the match
- Brad Williams
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 225 for 8. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 42 off 82 balls, and Michael Clarke made 40. Sean Ervine took 3 for 53 for Zimbabwe.
Chasing 226, Zimbabwe made 126 all out. Heath Streak top-scored with 46 off 92 balls. Brad Williams took 5 for 22 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 17 runs, to 17 for 5.
Australia won by 99 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 225 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | b Heath Streak | 14 | 36 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Tatenda Taibu b Andy Blignaut | 34 | 44 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Stuart Carlisle b Andy Blignaut | 21 | 31 |
| Damien Martyn | c & b Grant Flower | 21 | 17 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Douglas Hondo b Sean Ervine | 42 | 82 |
| Michael Bevan | c & b Grant Flower | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Clarke | c Vusi Sibanda b Sean Ervine | 40 | 57 |
| Ian Harvey | c & b Sean Ervine | 22 | 17 |
| Andy Bichel | not out | 11 | 13 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Brad Williams
Extras 16 · Total 225 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Douglas Hondo | 5 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Andy Blignaut | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Matthew Hayden, 10.1 ov), 2-73 (Ricky Ponting, 16.4 ov), 3-77 (Adam Gilchrist, 18.1 ov), 4-112 (Damien Martyn, 25.1 ov), 5-118 (Michael Bevan, 27.1 ov), 6-184 (Andrew Symonds, 43.4 ov), 7-192 (Michael Clarke, 45.1 ov), 8-222 (Ian Harvey, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (14) and Adam Gilchrist (24) | 42 | 60 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (21) and Adam Gilchrist (7) | 31 | 42 |
| third | Damien Martyn (2) and Adam Gilchrist (2) | 4 | 9 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (19) and Andrew Symonds (11) | 35 | 43 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (3) and Andrew Symonds (3) | 6 | 12 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (28) and Michael Clarke (34) | 66 | 99 |
| seventh | Ian Harvey (2) and Michael Clarke (6) | 8 | 9 |
| eighth | Andy Bichel (10) and Ian Harvey (20) | 30 | 25 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie (1) and Andy Bichel (1) | 3 | 4 |
ZIMBABWE: 126 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Carlisle | c Matthew Hayden b Brad Williams | 1 | 6 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c Brad Williams b Jason Gillespie | 7 | 16 |
| Mark Vermeulen | b Brad Williams | 5 | 12 |
| Grant Flower | lbw b Brad Williams | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Williams | 0 | 3 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 29 | 59 |
| Heath Streak | st Adam Gilchrist b Michael Clarke | 46 | 92 |
| Sean Ervine | c Ricky Ponting b Andrew Symonds | 14 | 17 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Ricky Ponting b Brad Williams | 4 | 10 |
| Ray Price | b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 7 |
| Douglas Hondo | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 19 · Total 126 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 8 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Brad Williams | 8.3 | 2 | 22 | 5 |
| Andy Bichel | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Stuart Carlisle, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Vusi Sibanda, 4.4 ov), 3-13 (Grant Flower, 5.1 ov), 4-14 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 5.4 ov), 5-17 (Mark Vermeulen, 7.3 ov), 6-90 (Tatenda Taibu, 27.1 ov), 7-119 (Sean Ervine, 33.4 ov), 8-122 (Heath Streak, 34.6 ov), 9-124 (Ray Price, 36.5 ov), 10-126 (Andy Blignaut, 37.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Carlisle (1) and Vusi Sibanda (0) | 2 | 10 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (4) and Vusi Sibanda (6) | 11 | 17 |
| third | Grant Flower (0) and Mark Vermeulen (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Mark Vermeulen (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Mark Vermeulen (1) and Tatenda Taibu (2) | 3 | 11 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (32) and Tatenda Taibu (27) | 73 | 118 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (13) and Sean Ervine (14) | 29 | 39 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (1) and Andy Blignaut (1) | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Ray Price (0) and Andy Blignaut (2) | 2 | 11 |
| tenth | Andy Blignaut (1) and Douglas Hondo (1) | 2 | 4 |
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