England Vs Zimbabwe 5Th Match
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa - 2000 (1999/00) · De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley · 30 January 2000
England won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining). Nick Knight top-scored with 72* for England. Mark Ealham took 5/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Standard Bank Triangular Tournament England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa - 2000 (1999/00)
- Ground
- Diamond Oval, Kimberley (then De Beers Diamond Oval)
- Date
- 30 January 2000
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mark Ealham
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- SB Lambson and DL Orchard
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 161 for 9. Heath Streak top-scored with 35 not out off 65 balls. Mark Ealham took 5 for 15 for England. From 73 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 98 for 7. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Diamond Oval, 215 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 162, England made 162 for 2. Nick Knight top-scored with 72 not out off 94 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 64. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the first wicket between Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight, 79% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 161 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | lbw | 28 | 54 |
| Neil Johnson | c Nasser Hussain | 11 | 18 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Vikram Solanki | 28 | 47 |
| Murray Goodwin | lbw | 15 | 23 |
| Andy Flower | lbw | 8 | 14 |
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw | 2 | 10 |
| Guy Whittall | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 35 | 65 |
| John Rennie | c Nasser Hussain | 23 | 67 |
| Henry Olonga | bowled | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Andy Whittall
Extras 11 · Total 161 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Craig White | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Mark Alleyne | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Neil Johnson, 5.3 ov), 2-71 (Alistair Campbell, 19.4 ov), 3-73 (Grant Flower, 20.4 ov), 4-92 (Andy Flower, 24.4 ov), 5-96 (Stuart Carlisle, 26.4 ov), 6-97 (Guy Whittall, 26.6 ov), 7-98 (Murray Goodwin, 28.3 ov), 8-160 (John Rennie, 49.3 ov), 9-161 (Henry Olonga, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Neil Johnson | 15 | 33 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 56 | 85 |
| third | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 2 | 6 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Murray Goodwin | 19 | 24 |
| fifth | Stuart Carlisle and Murray Goodwin | 4 | 12 |
| sixth | Guy Whittall and Murray Goodwin | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Murray Goodwin | 1 | 9 |
| eighth | John Rennie and Heath Streak | 62 | 126 |
| ninth | Heath Streak and Henry Olonga | 1 | 3 |
ENGLAND: 162 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain | c John Rennie | 64 | 77 |
| Nick Knight | not out | 72 | 94 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 2 | 9 |
| Vikram Solanki | not out | 16 | 14 |
Did not bat: Darren Maddy, Craig White, Mark Alleyne, Mark Ealham, Chris Read, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough
Extras 8 · Total 162 for 2
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Olonga | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 7.1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-128 (Nasser Hussain, 25.3 ov), 2-140 (Graeme Hick, 28.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight | 128 | 153 |
| second | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 12 | 19 |
| third | Nick Knight and Vikram Solanki | 22 | 21 |
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