New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 16Th Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 23 October 1987
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Jeff Crowe top-scored with 88* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 23 October 1987
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Jeff Crowe
- Captains
- John Traicos (Zimbabwe), Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 227 for 5. Andy Pycroft top-scored with 52 not out off 46 balls, and Kevin Arnott made 51. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the second wicket between Kevin Arnott and Ali Shah.
Chasing 228, New Zealand made 228 for 6. Jeff Crowe top-scored with 88 not out off 105 balls, and Martin Crowe made 58.
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 227 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Paterson | run out | 0 | 8 |
| Ali Shah | c Martin Crowe | 41 | 90 |
| Kevin Arnott | run out | 51 | 83 |
| Dave Houghton | c Martin Crowe | 50 | 57 |
| Andy Pycroft | not out | 52 | 46 |
| Kevin Curran | bowled | 12 | 11 |
| Andy Waller | not out | 8 | 5 |
Did not bat: Iain Butchart, Eddo Brandes, John Traicos, Malcolm Jarvis
Extras 13 · Total 227 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Stephen Boock | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Grant Paterson), 2-82 (Kevin Arnott), 3-121 (Ali Shah), 4-180 (Dave Houghton), 5-216 (Kevin Curran)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Paterson and Ali Shah | 1 |
| second | Kevin Arnott and Ali Shah | 81 |
| third | Dave Houghton and Ali Shah | 39 |
| fourth | Dave Houghton and Andy Pycroft | 59 |
| fifth | Kevin Curran and Andy Pycroft | 36 |
| sixth | Andy Waller and Andy Pycroft | 11 |
NEW ZEALAND: 228 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | bowled | 12 | 32 |
| Ken Rutherford | bowled | 22 | 32 |
| Martin Crowe | c Iain Butchart | 58 | 58 |
| Dipak Patel | c Kevin Arnott | 1 | 4 |
| Jeff Crowe | not out | 88 | 105 |
| Andrew Jones | c Malcolm Jarvis | 15 | 35 |
| Martin Snedden | bowled | 4 | 13 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 17 | 10 |
Did not bat: Stephen Boock, Ewen Chatfield, Willie Watson
Extras 11 · Total 228 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Curran | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 7.4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Ali Shah | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Iain Butchart | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| John Traicos | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (John Wright), 2-53 (Ken Rutherford), 3-56 (Dipak Patel), 4-125 (Martin Crowe), 5-158 (Andrew Jones), 6-182 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Ken Rutherford | 37 |
| second | Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford | 16 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Dipak Patel | 3 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 69 |
| fifth | Jeff Crowe and Andrew Jones | 33 |
| sixth | Martin Snedden and Jeff Crowe | 24 |
| seventh | Ian Smith and Jeff Crowe | 46 |
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