Australia Vs Zimbabwe 4Th Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 16 January 2004
Australia won by 148 runs
Australia won by 148 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 172 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 16 January 2004
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 148 runs
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 344 for 7. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 172 off 126 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 63. Heath Streak took 3 for 50 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, 41% of the total. From 310 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 333 for 7. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Bellerive Oval, 258 across 13 ODIs.
Chasing 345, Zimbabwe made 196 for 6. Heath Streak top-scored with 64 not out off 82 balls, and Tatenda Taibu made 44. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the sixth wicket between Heath Streak and Tatenda Taibu, 52% of the total.
Australia won by 148 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Bellerive Oval across the 36 ODIs in our archive. Adam Gilchrist's 172 is the highest individual score at Bellerive Oval.
AUSTRALIA: 344 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Vusi Sibanda b Heath Streak | 63 | 75 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Sean Ervine | 172 | 126 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Stuart Matsikenyeri b Grant Flower | 37 | 46 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 47 | 39 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Stuart Matsikenyeri, Sean Ervine) | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | c Heath Streak b Sean Ervine | 7 | 8 |
| Michael Clarke | c Mark Vermeulen b Heath Streak | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Bichel | b Heath Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 6 | 4 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, Brad Williams
Extras 12 · Total 344 for 7
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Douglas Hondo | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Andy Blignaut | 8 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 9 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-140 (Matthew Hayden, 22.3 ov), 2-246 (Ricky Ponting, 37.3 ov), 3-310 (Adam Gilchrist, 44.2 ov), 4-310 (Andrew Symonds, 44.3 ov), 5-326 (Michael Bevan, 47.3 ov), 6-332 (Michael Clarke, 48.2 ov), 7-333 (Andy Bichel, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (63) and Adam Gilchrist (65) | 140 | 130 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (37) and Adam Gilchrist (67) | 106 | 91 |
| third | Damien Martyn (29) and Adam Gilchrist (34) | 64 | 41 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (0) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (6) and Michael Bevan (7) | 16 | 16 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (6) and Michael Clarke (0) | 6 | 5 |
| seventh | Damien Martyn (0) and Andy Bichel (0) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Damien Martyn (3) and Brad Hogg (6) | 11 | 8 |
ZIMBABWE: 196 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Ebrahim | c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 21 | 43 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 1 | 10 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Williams | 1 | 7 |
| Grant Flower | run out (Brad Hogg) | 40 | 74 |
| Sean Ervine | c Andy Bichel b Brad Hogg | 8 | 10 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 64 | 82 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Matthew Hayden b Andy Bichel | 44 | 72 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Douglas Hondo
Extras 16 · Total 196 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Brad Williams | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 9 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Vusi Sibanda, 4.5 ov), 2-19 (Mark Vermeulen, 7.1 ov), 3-36 (Dion Ebrahim, 14.4 ov), 4-52 (Sean Ervine, 18.2 ov), 5-93 (Grant Flower, 29.1 ov), 6-195 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dion Ebrahim (11) and Vusi Sibanda (1) | 15 | 27 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (1) and Dion Ebrahim (2) | 4 | 14 |
| third | Grant Flower (8) and Dion Ebrahim (7) | 17 | 45 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (8) and Sean Ervine (8) | 16 | 22 |
| fifth | Grant Flower (24) and Heath Streak (17) | 41 | 66 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (46) and Tatenda Taibu (44) | 102 | 118 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (1) | 1 | 3 |
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