New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Odi
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 2000 (2000/01) · Eden Park, Auckland · 7 January 2001
Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining). Andy Flower top-scored with 81 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 7 January 2001
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Heath Streak
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 273 for 9. Craig McMillan top-scored with 75 not out off 53 balls, and Nathan Astle made 48. Brian Murphy took 3 for 43 for Zimbabwe. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 213 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 274, Zimbabwe made 274 for 9. Andy Flower top-scored with 81 off 86 balls, and Heath Streak made 79. Scott Styris took 3 for 36 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the sixth wicket between Andy Flower and Dirk Viljoen.
Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket (with 8 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 273 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | b Brian Murphy | 48 | 60 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Brian Murphy b Heath Streak | 7 | 21 |
| Stephen Fleming | c & b Brian Murphy | 44 | 68 |
| Roger Twose | c Andy Flower b Guy Whittall | 30 | 35 |
| Jacob Oram | c Heath Streak b Brian Murphy | 21 | 19 |
| Craig McMillan | not out | 75 | 53 |
| Chris Harris | run out (Dirk Viljoen) | 8 | 17 |
| Adam Parore | run out (Guy Whittall, Dirk Viljoen) | 7 | 12 |
| Scott Styris | c Trevor Madondo b Bryan Strang | 9 | 11 |
| James Franklin | b Heath Streak | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Wiseman | not out | 7 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 273 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 8 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Travis Friend | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 6 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Brian Murphy | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Mathew Sinclair, 6.6 ov), 2-88 (Nathan Astle, 18.1 ov), 3-135 (Roger Twose, 27.6 ov), 4-163 (Jacob Oram, 32.5 ov), 5-166 (Stephen Fleming, 34.2 ov), 6-179 (Chris Harris, 38.6 ov), 7-202 (Adam Parore, 42.4 ov), 8-260 (Scott Styris, 48.4 ov), 9-266 (James Franklin, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (14) and Mathew Sinclair (7) | 30 | 42 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (20) and Nathan Astle (34) | 58 | 68 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (17) and Roger Twose (30) | 47 | 59 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (5) and Jacob Oram (21) | 28 | 29 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (2) and Craig McMillan (1) | 3 | 9 |
| sixth | Chris Harris (8) and Craig McMillan (5) | 13 | 27 |
| seventh | Adam Parore (4) and Craig McMillan (15) | 23 | 16 |
| eighth | Craig McMillan (48) and Scott Styris (9) | 58 | 36 |
| ninth | Craig McMillan (5) and James Franklin (1) | 6 | 5 |
| tenth | Craig McMillan (0) and Paul Wiseman (7) | 7 | 3 |
ZIMBABWE: 274 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | b Scott Styris | 2 | 13 |
| Trevor Madondo | run out (Mathew Sinclair, James Franklin) | 0 | – |
| Stuart Carlisle | b James Franklin | 13 | 24 |
| Andy Flower | c James Franklin b Nathan Astle | 81 | 86 |
| Gavin Rennie | c Stephen Fleming b Scott Styris | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | b Scott Styris | 14 | 25 |
| Dirk Viljoen | st Adam Parore b Chris Harris | 39 | 49 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 79 | 67 |
| Travis Friend | c Adam Parore b Craig McMillan | 19 | 23 |
| Bryan Strang | b Craig McMillan | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Murphy | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 27 · Total 274 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Franklin | 9 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 9 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6.4 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Paul Wiseman | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Trevor Madondo, 0.1 ov), 2-14 (Alistair Campbell, 3.1 ov), 3-49 (Stuart Carlisle, 8.6 ov), 4-50 (Gavin Rennie, 9.3 ov), 5-64 (Guy Whittall, 15.3 ov), 6-146 (Dirk Viljoen, 29.6 ov), 7-180 (Andy Flower, 36.5 ov), 8-249 (Travis Friend, 46.1 ov), 9-255 (Bryan Strang, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell (0) and Trevor Madondo (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Alistair Campbell (2) and Stuart Carlisle (4) | 14 | 18 |
| third | Andy Flower (25) and Stuart Carlisle (9) | 35 | 35 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (0) and Gavin Rennie (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Andy Flower (0) and Guy Whittall (14) | 14 | 36 |
| sixth | Andy Flower (41) and Dirk Viljoen (39) | 82 | 87 |
| seventh | Andy Flower (14) and Heath Streak (9) | 34 | 42 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (48) and Travis Friend (19) | 69 | 56 |
| ninth | Heath Streak (3) and Bryan Strang (0) | 6 | 5 |
| tenth | Heath Streak (19) and Brian Murphy (0) | 19 | 10 |
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