Zimbabwe Vs New Zealand 1St Odi
New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa - 2015 (2015) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 2 August 2015
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Craig Ervine top-scored with 130* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 2 August 2015
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Craig Ervine
- Captains
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- RK Illingworth and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Ish Sodhi's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 303 for 4. Ross Taylor top-scored with 112 not out off 122 balls, and Kane Williamson made 97. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, 45% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 228 across 64 ODIs.
Chasing 304, Zimbabwe made 304 for 3. Craig Ervine top-scored with 130 not out off 108 balls, and Hamilton Masakadza made 84. Nathan McCullum took 3 for 62 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the second wicket between Hamilton Masakadza and Craig Ervine.
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 303 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Hamilton Masakadza b Tinashe Panyangara | 11 | 17 |
| Tom Latham | b Chamu Chibhabha | 14 | 19 |
| Kane Williamson | b Tinashe Panyangara | 97 | 102 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 112 | 122 |
| Grant Elliott | run out (Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva) | 43 | 32 |
| James Neesham | not out | 14 | 9 |
Did not bat: Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi
Extras 12 · Total 303 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 10 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 7 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Prosper Utseya | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Martin Guptill, 3.5 ov), 2-39 (Tom Latham, 8.5 ov), 3-176 (Kane Williamson, 36.3 ov), 4-255 (Grant Elliott, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (11) and Tom Latham (8) | 20 | 23 |
| second | Kane Williamson (8) and Tom Latham (6) | 19 | 30 |
| third | Ross Taylor (46) and Kane Williamson (89) | 137 | 166 |
| fourth | Grant Elliott (42) and Ross Taylor (35) | 79 | 56 |
| fifth | Ross Taylor (31) and James Neesham (14) | 48 | 25 |
ZIMBABWE: 304 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Luke Ronchi b Nathan McCullum | 84 | 99 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | b Nathan McCullum | 42 | 48 |
| Craig Ervine | not out | 130 | 108 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Martin Guptill b Nathan McCullum | 26 | 31 |
| Sean Williams | not out | 7 | 9 |
Did not bat: Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Tinashe Panyangara, Chris Mpofu, Regis Chakabva, Sikandar Raza
Extras 15 · Total 304 for 3
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Nathan McCullum | 9 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
| Ish Sodhi | 10 | 1 | 65 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Chamu Chibhabha, 14.5 ov), 2-194 (Hamilton Masakadza, 34.6 ov), 3-260 (Elton Chigumbura, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (31) and Chamu Chibhabha (42) | 74 | 89 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (53) and Craig Ervine (58) | 120 | 121 |
| third | Elton Chigumbura (26) and Craig Ervine (38) | 66 | 61 |
| fourth | Craig Ervine (34) and Sean Williams (7) | 44 | 24 |
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