England Vs Zimbabwe Final
NatWest Series England, West Indies, Zimbabwe in England - 2000 (2000) · Lord's, London · 22 July 2000
England won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Alec Stewart top-scored with 97 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 22 July 2000
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Alec Stewart
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and P Willey
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 169 for 7. Grant Flower top-scored with 53 not out off 102 balls, and Andy Flower made 48. Darren Gough took 3 for 20 for England. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fifth wicket between Andy Flower and Grant Flower, 53% of the total. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Lord's, 220 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 170, England made 170 for 4. Alec Stewart top-scored with 97 off 123 balls, and Graeme Hick made 41. Heath Streak took 3 for 30 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the third wicket between Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick, 79% of the total.
England won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 169 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Whittall | c Graeme Hick | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Johnson | bowled | 21 | 55 |
| Murray Goodwin | bowled | 3 | 11 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Craig White | 1 | 19 |
| Andy Flower | c Alec Stewart | 48 | 81 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 53 | 102 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Andy Caddick | 14 | 20 |
| Heath Streak | lbw | 18 | 12 |
| Bryan Strang | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Dirk Viljoen, Mluleki Nkala
Extras 11 · Total 169 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Craig White | 10 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Guy Whittall, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (Murray Goodwin, 5.2 ov), 3-21 (Alistair Campbell, 11.5 ov), 4-31 (Neil Johnson, 14.4 ov), 5-120 (Andy Flower, 41.2 ov), 6-143 (Stuart Carlisle, 46.2 ov), 7-169 (Heath Streak, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Guy Whittall and Neil Johnson | 4 | 7 |
| second | Neil Johnson and Murray Goodwin | 8 | 25 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Neil Johnson | 9 | 39 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Neil Johnson | 10 | 17 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 89 | 160 |
| sixth | Grant Flower and Stuart Carlisle | 23 | 30 |
| seventh | Grant Flower and Heath Streak | 26 | 21 |
| eighth | Grant Flower and Bryan Strang | 0 | 1 |
ENGLAND: 170 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Andy Flower | 97 | 123 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Alistair Campbell | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Flintoff | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Graeme Hick | c Dirk Viljoen | 41 | 95 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 10 | 26 |
| Nasser Hussain | not out | 9 | 21 |
Did not bat: Craig White, Mark Ealham, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally
Extras 12 · Total 170 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bryan Strang | 10 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Alistair Campbell | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Marcus Trescothick, 2.1 ov), 2-9 (Andrew Flintoff, 2.5 ov), 3-143 (Alec Stewart, 36.3 ov), 4-149 (Graeme Hick, 39.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick | 9 | 13 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 4 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 134 | 202 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe | 6 | 18 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 21 | 35 |
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