Zimbabwe Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Videocon Triangular Series India, New Zealand, Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe - 2005 (2005) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 24 August 2005
New Zealand won by 192 runs
New Zealand won by 192 runs. Lou Vincent top-scored with 172 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 24 August 2005
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 192 runs
- Player of the match
- Lou Vincent
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Anthony Ireland (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- IL Howell and KC Barbour
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Anthony Ireland's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 397 for 5. Lou Vincent top-scored with 172 off 120 balls, and Stephen Fleming made 93. The innings was built on a 204-run stand for the first wicket between Stephen Fleming and Lou Vincent, 51% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 246 across 34 ODIs.
Chasing 398, Zimbabwe made 205 all out. Heath Streak top-scored with 45 off 48 balls, and Brendan Taylor made 36. Daniel Vettori took 3 for 29 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 192 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 397 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | c Heath Streak b Anthony Ireland | 93 | 87 |
| Lou Vincent | c Prosper Utseya b Andy Blignaut | 172 | 120 |
| Craig McMillan | c Blessing Mahwire b Andy Blignaut | 47 | 26 |
| Chris Cairns | c Hamilton Masakadza b Anthony Ireland | 14 | 11 |
| Brendon McCullum | not out | 51 | 22 |
| Jacob Oram | c Brendan Taylor b Blessing Mahwire | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Adams | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Hamish Marshall, Scott Styris, Kyle Mills
Extras 20 · Total 397 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Blessing Mahwire | 7 | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 9 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
| Anthony Ireland | 7 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Gavin Ewing | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-204 (Stephen Fleming, 27.5 ov), 2-325 (Craig McMillan, 37.6 ov), 3-334 (Lou Vincent, 39.2 ov), 4-380 (Chris Cairns, 42.4 ov), 5-396 (Jacob Oram, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (93) and Lou Vincent (102) | 204 | 169 |
| second | Craig McMillan (48) and Lou Vincent (68) | 121 | 61 |
| third | Chris Cairns (7) and Lou Vincent (1) | 9 | 8 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns (7) and Brendon McCullum (34) | 46 | 21 |
| fifth | Jacob Oram (0) and Brendon McCullum (16) | 16 | 7 |
| sixth | Andre Adams (0) and Brendon McCullum (1) | 1 | 1 |
ZIMBABWE: 205 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Jacob Oram | 25 | 45 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Scott Styris b Chris Cairns | 36 | 47 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Brendon McCullum b Andre Adams | 18 | 32 |
| Craig Wishart | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Cairns | 3 | 8 |
| Charles Coventry | c Kyle Mills b Andre Adams | 25 | 19 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Jacob Oram b Daniel Vettori | 1 | 4 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b Daniel Vettori | 13 | 16 |
| Heath Streak | b Kyle Mills | 45 | 48 |
| Blessing Mahwire | c & b Daniel Vettori | 3 | 18 |
| Gavin Ewing | run out (Brendon McCullum) | 20 | 23 |
Did not bat: Anthony Ireland
Extras 15 · Total 205 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Kyle Mills | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 9 | 1 | 74 | 2 |
| Jacob Oram | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 8 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Andre Adams | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Brendan Taylor, 14.3 ov), 2-75 (Stuart Carlisle, 17.1 ov), 3-81 (Craig Wishart, 18.5 ov), 4-111 (Hamilton Masakadza, 23.4 ov), 5-112 (Andy Blignaut, 24.2 ov), 6-123 (Charles Coventry, 25.6 ov), 7-141 (Tatenda Taibu, 30.1 ov), 8-165 (Blessing Mahwire, 36.2 ov), 9-203 (Heath Streak, 41.6 ov), 10-205 (Gavin Ewing, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Carlisle (21) and Brendan Taylor (36) | 62 | 87 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (4) and Hamilton Masakadza (6) | 13 | 17 |
| third | Craig Wishart (3) and Hamilton Masakadza (0) | 6 | 10 |
| fourth | Hamilton Masakadza (10) and Charles Coventry (18) | 30 | 31 |
| fifth | Andy Blignaut (1) and Charles Coventry (0) | 1 | 4 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Charles Coventry (7) | 11 | 10 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (6) and Tatenda Taibu (10) | 18 | 26 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (21) and Blessing Mahwire (3) | 24 | 37 |
| ninth | Heath Streak (18) and Gavin Ewing (19) | 38 | 34 |
| tenth | Gavin Ewing (1) and Prosper Utseya (0) | 2 | 6 |
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