Kenya Vs Zimbabwe Final
Meril International Cricket Tournament Bangladesh, Kenya, Zimbabwe in Bangladesh - 1999 (1998/99) · Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka · 27 March 1999
Zimbabwe won by 202 runs
Zimbabwe won by 202 runs. Grant Flower top-scored with 140 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Meril International Cricket Tournament Bangladesh, Kenya, Zimbabwe in Bangladesh - 1999 (1998/99)
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
- Date
- 27 March 1999
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 202 runs
- Player of the match
- Grant Flower
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Aasif Karim (Kenya)
- Umpires
- Javed Akhtar and VK Ramaswamy
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 325 for 6. Grant Flower top-scored with 140 off 125 balls, and Guy Whittall made 67. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the fourth wicket between Grant Flower and Guy Whittall. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Bangabandhu National Stadium, 255 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 326, Kenya made 123 for 9. Thomas Odoyo top-scored with 32 off 55 balls. Andy Whittall took 3 for 29 for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe won by 202 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 325 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | run out | 140 | 125 |
| Neil Johnson | c Steve Tikolo | 0 | 4 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Martin Suji | 22 | 36 |
| Andy Flower | c Kennedy Otieno | 5 | 10 |
| Guy Whittall | lbw | 67 | 76 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Tony Suji | 42 | 30 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 39 | 24 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Adam Huckle, Andy Whittall, Alistair Campbell
Extras 10 · Total 325 for 6
| Bowler (Kenya) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Suji | 10 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Tony Suji | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Tikolo | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
| Aasif Karim | 8 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ravi Shah | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Neil Johnson, 0.4 ov), 2-98 (Murray Goodwin, 15.6 ov), 3-110 (Andy Flower, 18.4 ov), 4-238 (Grant Flower, 39.6 ov), 5-252 (Guy Whittall, 43.3 ov), 6-320 (Stuart Carlisle, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Neil Johnson | 0 | 4 |
| second | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 98 | 92 |
| third | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 12 | 16 |
| fourth | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 128 | 128 |
| fifth | Guy Whittall and Stuart Carlisle | 14 | 21 |
| sixth | Heath Streak and Stuart Carlisle | 68 | 37 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 5 | 2 |
KENYA: 123 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Otieno | c Andy Flower | 1 | 9 |
| Ravi Shah | lbw | 22 | 40 |
| Sandeep Gupta | c Grant Flower | 12 | 15 |
| Maurice Odumbe | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Hitesh Modi | c Stuart Carlisle | 23 | 48 |
| Thomas Odoyo | c Neil Johnson | 32 | 55 |
| Aasif Karim | lbw | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Suji | c Murray Goodwin | 14 | 33 |
| Mohammad Sheikh | c Stuart Carlisle | 0 | 8 |
| Martin Suji | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Steve Tikolo
Extras 16 · Total 123 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnson | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Heath Streak | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | 8.5 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Adam Huckle | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Kennedy Otieno, 2.5 ov), 2-33 (Sandeep Gupta, 8.2 ov), 3-36 (Maurice Odumbe, 9.1 ov), 4-53 (Ravi Shah, 15.1 ov), 5-80 (Hitesh Modi, 22.3 ov), 6-81 (Aasif Karim, 23.6 ov), 7-108 (Thomas Odoyo, 32.0 ov), 8-115 (Mohammad Sheikh, 34.6 ov), 9-123 (Tony Suji, 36.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kennedy Otieno and Ravi Shah | 10 | 17 |
| second | Sandeep Gupta and Ravi Shah | 23 | 33 |
| third | Maurice Odumbe and Ravi Shah | 3 | 5 |
| fourth | Hitesh Modi and Ravi Shah | 17 | 36 |
| fifth | Hitesh Modi and Thomas Odoyo | 27 | 44 |
| sixth | Thomas Odoyo and Aasif Karim | 1 | 9 |
| seventh | Thomas Odoyo and Tony Suji | 27 | 48 |
| eighth | Tony Suji and Mohammad Sheikh | 7 | 18 |
| ninth | Martin Suji and Tony Suji | 8 | 11 |
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