Kenya Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · County Ground, Taunton · 15 May 1999
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). Neil Johnson top-scored with 59 for Zimbabwe. Neil Johnson took 4/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Taunton
- Date
- 15 May 1999
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Neil Johnson
- Captains
- Aasif Karim (Kenya), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Jimmy Kamande (Kenya)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and Javed Akhtar
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Jimmy Kamande's first ODI.
Kenya batted first and made 229 for 7. Alpesh Vadher top-scored with 54 off 90 balls, and Ravi Shah made 37. Neil Johnson took 4 for 42 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fifth wicket between Maurice Odumbe and Alpesh Vadher.
Chasing 230, Zimbabwe made 231 for 5. Neil Johnson top-scored with 59 off 70 balls, and Andy Flower made 34. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the first wicket between Grant Flower and Neil Johnson.
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).
KENYA: 229 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Otieno | c Grant Flower b Neil Johnson | 16 | 35 |
| Ravi Shah | c Paul Strang b Andy Whittall | 37 | 43 |
| Steve Tikolo | c Andy Flower b Neil Johnson | 9 | 17 |
| Maurice Odumbe | lbw b Paul Strang | 20 | 57 |
| Hitesh Modi | b Neil Johnson | 7 | 19 |
| Alpesh Vadher | c Andy Whittall b Paul Strang | 54 | 90 |
| Thomas Odoyo | b Neil Johnson | 28 | 20 |
| Aasif Karim | not out | 19 | 19 |
| Tony Suji | not out | 3 | 4 |
Did not bat: Martin Suji, Jimmy Kamande
Extras 36 · Total 229 for 7
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 10 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| Andy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Kennedy Otieno, 12.5 ov), 2-64 (Ravi Shah, 13.1 ov), 3-74 (Steve Tikolo, 16.2 ov), 4-87 (Hitesh Modi, 20.4 ov), 5-171 (Maurice Odumbe, 42.2 ov), 6-181 (Alpesh Vadher, 44.1 ov), 7-219 (Thomas Odoyo, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kennedy Otieno (14) and Ravi Shah (38) | 62 | 77 |
| second | Steve Tikolo (0) and Ravi Shah (0) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (9) and Maurice Odumbe (0) | 10 | 20 |
| fourth | Maurice Odumbe (3) and Hitesh Modi (7) | 13 | 27 |
| fifth | Maurice Odumbe (18) and Alpesh Vadher (53) | 84 | 131 |
| sixth | Thomas Odoyo (3) and Alpesh Vadher (2) | 10 | 11 |
| seventh | Thomas Odoyo (25) and Aasif Karim (12) | 38 | 27 |
| eighth | Aasif Karim (7) and Tony Suji (3) | 10 | 8 |
ZIMBABWE: 231 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Ravi Shah b Aasif Karim | 20 | 33 |
| Neil Johnson | c Hitesh Modi b Thomas Odoyo | 59 | 70 |
| Paul Strang | c Tony Suji b Thomas Odoyo | 29 | 21 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Aasif Karim b Maurice Odumbe | 17 | 22 |
| Andy Flower | c Steve Tikolo b Maurice Odumbe | 34 | 46 |
| Alistair Campbell | not out | 33 | 50 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 11 | 11 |
Did not bat: Stuart Carlisle, Heath Streak, Andy Whittall, Pommie Mbangwa
Extras 28 · Total 231 for 5
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Suji | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tony Suji | 6 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Jimmy Kamande | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Aasif Karim | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Maurice Odumbe | 7 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-81 (Grant Flower, 13.4 ov), 2-119 (Paul Strang, 18.2 ov), 3-123 (Neil Johnson, 20.3 ov), 4-147 (Murray Goodwin, 25.2 ov), 5-213 (Andy Flower, 38.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (20) and Neil Johnson (49) | 81 | 85 |
| second | Paul Strang (29) and Neil Johnson (8) | 38 | 29 |
| third | Neil Johnson (2) and Murray Goodwin (2) | 4 | 13 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (5) and Murray Goodwin (15) | 24 | 32 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell (32) and Andy Flower (29) | 66 | 78 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell (1) and Guy Whittall (11) | 18 | 16 |
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