Zimbabwe Vs England 3Rd Odi
England tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004/05) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 4 December 2004
England won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining). Vikram Solanki top-scored with 100 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 4 December 2004
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Vikram Solanki
- Captains
- Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe), Michael Vaughan (England)
- Debut
- Simon Jones (England)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and KC Barbour
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. It was Simon Jones's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 238 for 7. Stuart Matsikenyeri top-scored with 73 off 95 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 65. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the second wicket between Dion Ebrahim and Stuart Matsikenyeri, 41% of the total.
Chasing 239, England made 239 for 2. Vikram Solanki top-scored with 100 off 93 balls, and Michael Vaughan made 54. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the first wicket between Vikram Solanki and Ian Bell, 58% of the total.
England won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 238 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c James Anderson b Michael Vaughan | 73 | 95 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Geraint Jones b Simon Jones | 25 | 54 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Paul Collingwood b Alex Wharf | 65 | 96 |
| Mark Vermeulen | run out (Paul Collingwood) | 12 | 13 |
| Elton Chigumbura | run out (Gareth Batty, Geraint Jones) | 0 | – |
| Hamilton Masakadza | b Ashley Giles | 21 | 24 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c James Anderson b Simon Jones | 24 | 18 |
| Prosper Utseya | not out | 4 | 1 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Douglas Hondo, Chris Mpofu
Extras 14 · Total 238 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Wharf | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Simon Jones | 8 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Michael Vaughan | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Brendan Taylor, 15.1 ov), 2-143 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 35.4 ov), 3-164 (Mark Vermeulen, 39.1 ov), 4-165 (Elton Chigumbura, 39.2 ov), 5-203 (Hamilton Masakadza, 45.4 ov), 6-227 (Dion Ebrahim, 48.5 ov), 7-234 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (15) and Brendan Taylor (24) | 45 | 91 |
| second | Dion Ebrahim (38) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (58) | 98 | 123 |
| third | Mark Vermeulen (12) and Dion Ebrahim (7) | 21 | 20 |
| fourth | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 1 | 1 |
| fifth | Hamilton Masakadza (21) and Dion Ebrahim (13) | 38 | 38 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (17) and Dion Ebrahim (6) | 24 | 19 |
| seventh | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Prosper Utseya (0) | 7 | 6 |
| eighth | Prosper Utseya (0) and Tinashe Panyangara (0) | 4 | 1 |
ENGLAND: 239 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Solanki | c Douglas Hondo b Stuart Matsikenyeri | 100 | 93 |
| Ian Bell | c Tatenda Taibu b Stuart Matsikenyeri | 53 | 63 |
| Michael Vaughan | not out | 54 | 73 |
| Andrew Strauss | not out | 22 | 36 |
Did not bat: Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Alex Wharf, Simon Jones, James Anderson
Extras 10 · Total 239 for 2
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinashe Panyangara | 5.1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Chris Mpofu | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Brendan Taylor | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-138 (Ian Bell, 19.3 ov), 2-191 (Vikram Solanki, 33.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vikram Solanki (71) and Ian Bell (53) | 138 | 114 |
| second | Vikram Solanki (25) and Michael Vaughan (28) | 53 | 83 |
| third | Michael Vaughan (25) and Andrew Strauss (22) | 48 | 58 |
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