New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 2Nd Odi
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1997/98) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 6 February 1998
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 130 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 130 balls remaining). Nathan Astle top-scored with 67 for New Zealand. Shayne O'Connor took 5/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Date
- 6 February 1998
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 130 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shayne O'Connor
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- CE King and EA Watkin
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 138 all out. Dirk Viljoen top-scored with 36 off 69 balls, and Guy Whittall made 31. Shayne O'Connor took 5 for 39 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 23 for 4. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 210 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 139, New Zealand made 139 for 2. Nathan Astle top-scored with 67 off 89 balls, and Adam Parore made 36. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the second wicket between Adam Parore and Nathan Astle, 74% of the total.
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 130 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 138 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Simon Doull | 11 | 29 |
| Craig Wishart | c Nathan Astle | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Stephen Fleming | 3 | 7 |
| Andy Flower | c Craig McMillan | 0 | 7 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Chris Harris | 23 | 59 |
| Guy Whittall | c Chris Harris | 31 | 77 |
| Dirk Viljoen | c Adam Parore | 36 | 69 |
| Paul Strang | bowled | 8 | 17 |
| Heath Streak | c Adam Parore | 10 | 20 |
| John Rennie | bowled | 5 | 7 |
| Andy Whittall | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 138 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 10 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| Chris Cairns | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Simon Doull | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Craig Wishart, 0.3 ov), 2-6 (Murray Goodwin, 2.4 ov), 3-7 (Andy Flower, 3.5 ov), 4-23 (Grant Flower, 11.2 ov), 5-48 (Alistair Campbell, 21.1 ov), 6-114 (Guy Whittall, 40.6 ov), 7-114 (Dirk Viljoen, 41.2 ov), 8-131 (Paul Strang, 47.1 ov), 9-133 (Heath Streak, 48.1 ov), 10-138 (John Rennie, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Craig Wishart | 1 | 3 |
| second | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 5 | 13 |
| third | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 1 | 7 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 16 | 45 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall | 25 | 59 |
| sixth | Guy Whittall and Dirk Viljoen | 66 | 119 |
| seventh | Paul Strang and Dirk Viljoen | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 17 | 35 |
| ninth | John Rennie and Heath Streak | 2 | 6 |
| tenth | John Rennie and Andy Whittall | 5 | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND: 139 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | run out (Heath Streak) | 67 | 89 |
| Llorne Howell | c Craig Wishart | 7 | 15 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 36 | 56 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 17 | 11 |
Did not bat: Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull, Shayne O'Connor
Extras 12 · Total 139 for 2
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 5.2 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Llorne Howell, 4.6 ov), 2-121 (Nathan Astle, 26.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 18 | 30 |
| second | Adam Parore and Nathan Astle | 103 | 127 |
| third | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 18 | 13 |
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