Zimbabwe Vs Australia 27Th Match
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 24 February 2003
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Andy Flower top-scored with 62 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 24 February 2003
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Andy Blignaut
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and DL Orchard
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 246 for 9. Andy Flower top-scored with 62 off 91 balls, and Andy Blignaut made 54. Brad Hogg took 3 for 46 for Australia. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the third wicket between Andy Flower and Grant Flower.
Chasing 247, Australia made 248 for 3. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 61 off 64 balls, and Darren Lehmann made 56. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the fourth wicket between Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 246 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Whittall | c Brad Hogg b Jason Gillespie | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Wishart | b Jason Gillespie | 10 | 24 |
| Andy Flower | b Brad Hogg | 62 | 91 |
| Grant Flower | run out (Adam Gilchrist) | 37 | 58 |
| Dion Ebrahim | b Brad Hogg | 15 | 30 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b Glenn McGrath | 23 | 44 |
| Dougie Marillier | c Ricky Ponting b Brad Hogg | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | c & b Brett Lee | 54 | 28 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 28 | 19 |
| Brian Murphy | b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 2 |
| Douglas Hondo | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 246 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 8 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Damien Martyn | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Guy Whittall, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Craig Wishart, 7.2 ov), 3-112 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 4-121 (Andy Flower, 30.1 ov), 5-142 (Dion Ebrahim, 36.5 ov), 6-142 (Dougie Marillier, 36.6 ov), 7-208 (Andy Blignaut, 44.3 ov), 8-242 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.1 ov), 9-244 (Brian Murphy, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Guy Whittall (1) and Craig Wishart (6) | 13 | 17 |
| second | Andy Flower (12) and Craig Wishart (3) | 15 | 25 |
| third | Andy Flower (44) and Grant Flower (37) | 84 | 127 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (6) and Dion Ebrahim (2) | 9 | 13 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (8) and Dion Ebrahim (13) | 21 | 40 |
| sixth | Dougie Marillier (0) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Andy Blignaut (54) and Tatenda Taibu (9) | 66 | 45 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (26) and Tatenda Taibu (6) | 34 | 29 |
| ninth | Heath Streak (1) and Brian Murphy (1) | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Heath Streak (1) and Douglas Hondo (1) | 2 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 248 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Grant Flower b Douglas Hondo | 34 | 39 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Sean Ervine b Dougie Marillier | 61 | 64 |
| Ricky Ponting | c & b Brian Murphy | 38 | 63 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 50 | 70 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 56 | 48 |
Did not bat: Andrew Symonds, Michael Bevan, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 248 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Andy Blignaut | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 3.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dougie Marillier | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Brian Murphy | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Matthew Hayden, 14.1 ov), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist, 21.4 ov), 3-156 (Ricky Ponting, 32.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (34) and Adam Gilchrist (46) | 89 | 80 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (12) and Adam Gilchrist (10) | 24 | 44 |
| third | Damien Martyn (16) and Ricky Ponting (26) | 43 | 66 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (34) and Darren Lehmann (56) | 92 | 89 |
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