New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Odi
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1997/98) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 4 March 1998
Zimbabwe won by 1 run
Zimbabwe won by 1 run. Nathan Astle top-scored with 69 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Date
- 4 March 1998
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 1 run
- Player of the match
- Murray Goodwin
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and CE King
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 228 for 7. Murray Goodwin top-scored with 58 off 77 balls, and Guy Whittall made 50. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the third wicket between Alistair Campbell and Murray Goodwin.
Chasing 229, New Zealand made 227 for 9. Nathan Astle top-scored with 69 off 99 balls, and Llorne Howell made 68. Paul Strang took 3 for 44 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the first wicket between Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell, 55% of the total.
Zimbabwe won by 1 run.
ZIMBABWE: 228 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Wishart | bowled | 28 | 24 |
| Murray Goodwin | bowled | 58 | 77 |
| Alistair Campbell | run out (Chris Harris) | 38 | 67 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Nathan Astle) | 28 | 41 |
| Guy Whittall | c Matt Horne | 50 | 63 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 16 | 16 |
| Dirk Viljoen | bowled | 4 | 6 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: John Rennie, Andy Whittall
Extras 4 · Total 228 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Chris Cairns | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Simon Doull | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Craig McMillan | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Grant Flower, 0.3 ov), 2-38 (Craig Wishart, 7.5 ov), 3-116 (Murray Goodwin, 24.5 ov), 4-127 (Alistair Campbell, 29.5 ov), 5-197 (Andy Flower, 43.3 ov), 6-211 (Guy Whittall, 47.1 ov), 7-221 (Dirk Viljoen, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Craig Wishart | 0 | 3 |
| second | Craig Wishart and Murray Goodwin | 38 | 44 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Murray Goodwin | 78 | 102 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Andy Flower | 11 | 30 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 70 | 82 |
| sixth | Guy Whittall and Paul Strang | 14 | 22 |
| seventh | Paul Strang and Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 10 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 7 | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND: 227 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Alistair Campbell | 69 | 99 |
| Llorne Howell | c Henry Olonga | 68 | 71 |
| Stephen Fleming | bowled | 4 | 19 |
| Matt Horne | run out (Grant Flower) | 2 | 3 |
| Craig McMillan | c Andy Flower | 15 | 20 |
| Chris Cairns | bowled | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Harris | c Guy Whittall | 22 | 44 |
| Adam Parore | c Paul Strang | 25 | 34 |
| Simon Doull | st Andy Flower | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 7 | 4 |
| Shayne O'Connor | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 13 · Total 227 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Murray Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-125 (Llorne Howell, 21.4 ov), 2-137 (Stephen Fleming, 26.4 ov), 3-139 (Matt Horne, 27.4 ov), 4-159 (Nathan Astle, 33.5 ov), 5-165 (Chris Cairns, 35.2 ov), 6-168 (Craig McMillan, 36.6 ov), 7-218 (Chris Harris, 48.4 ov), 8-219 (Simon Doull, 48.6 ov), 9-219 (Adam Parore, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 125 | 130 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 12 | 30 |
| third | Nathan Astle and Matt Horne | 2 | 6 |
| fourth | Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan | 20 | 37 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan | 6 | 9 |
| sixth | Chris Harris and Craig McMillan | 3 | 10 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 50 | 70 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Simon Doull | 1 | 2 |
| ninth | Adam Parore and Daniel Vettori | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Daniel Vettori and Shayne O'Connor | 8 | 5 |
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