Zimbabwe Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of Zimbabwe - 2000 (1999/00) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 16 February 2000
England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method)
England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method). Graeme Hick top-scored with 87* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 16 February 2000
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Graeme Hick
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- GR Evans and ID Robinson
- Match referee
- Naushad Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 194 for 7. Grant Flower top-scored with 55 not out off 63 balls, and Stuart Carlisle made 30. Craig White took 3 for 29 for England. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 246 across 34 ODIs.
England replied with 199 for 5. Graeme Hick top-scored with 87 not out off 108 balls, and Mark Ealham made 36. Grant Flower took 3 for 27 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the sixth wicket between Graeme Hick and Mark Ealham, 45% of the total.
England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method).
ZIMBABWE: 194 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | run out (Craig White) | 29 | 69 |
| Neil Johnson | bowled | 21 | 24 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Nasser Hussain | 30 | 50 |
| Murray Goodwin | lbw | 2 | 11 |
| Andy Flower | c Nick Knight | 19 | 49 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 55 | 63 |
| Craig Wishart | c Chris Read | 6 | 11 |
| Heath Streak | c Nasser Hussain | 16 | 14 |
| Dirk Viljoen | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Gary Brent, Henry Olonga
Extras 16 · Total 194 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Mark Ealham | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Craig White | 9 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Neil Johnson, 9.2 ov), 2-82 (Stuart Carlisle, 21.2 ov), 3-87 (Murray Goodwin, 23.6 ov), 4-93 (Alistair Campbell, 26.5 ov), 5-124 (Andy Flower, 37.6 ov), 6-160 (Craig Wishart, 43.2 ov), 7-192 (Heath Streak, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Neil Johnson | 43 | 56 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Stuart Carlisle | 39 | 72 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Murray Goodwin | 5 | 16 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Andy Flower | 6 | 17 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 31 | 67 |
| sixth | Grant Flower and Craig Wishart | 36 | 32 |
| seventh | Grant Flower and Heath Streak | 32 | 27 |
| eighth | Grant Flower and Dirk Viljoen | 2 | 1 |
ENGLAND: 199 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain | bowled | 3 | 16 |
| Nick Knight | bowled | 20 | 34 |
| Graeme Hick | not out | 87 | 108 |
| Darren Maddy | c Heath Streak | 24 | 40 |
| Vikram Solanki | bowled | 11 | 27 |
| Craig White | c Henry Olonga | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Ealham | not out | 36 | 46 |
Did not bat: Chris Read, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally
Extras 18 · Total 199 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Olonga | 8.3 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Neil Johnson | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 9 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Gary Brent | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Nasser Hussain, 4.2 ov), 2-37 (Nick Knight, 11.3 ov), 3-90 (Darren Maddy, 23.1 ov), 4-107 (Vikram Solanki, 29.5 ov), 5-109 (Craig White, 31.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight | 13 | 26 |
| second | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 24 | 43 |
| third | Graeme Hick and Darren Maddy | 53 | 70 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki | 17 | 40 |
| fifth | Graeme Hick and Craig White | 2 | 11 |
| sixth | Graeme Hick and Mark Ealham | 90 | 89 |
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