New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 4Th Odi
Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1997/98) · McLean Park, Napier · 6 March 1998
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining). Nathan Astle top-scored with 104* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Date
- 6 March 1998
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Nathan Astle
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and AL Hill
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 207 for 8. Craig Wishart top-scored with 41 off 65 balls, and Paul Strang made 31. Dion Nash took 3 for 29 for New Zealand.
Chasing 208, New Zealand made 211 for 1. Nathan Astle top-scored with 104 not out off 137 balls, and Llorne Howell made 66. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the first wicket between Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell, 70% of the total.
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 207 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | run out (Chris Cairns) | 11 | 13 |
| Craig Wishart | c Nathan Astle | 41 | 65 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Daniel Vettori | 1 | 14 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Nathan Astle | 18 | 22 |
| Andy Flower | c Adam Parore | 30 | 46 |
| Guy Whittall | bowled | 18 | 41 |
| Dirk Viljoen | c Stephen Fleming | 7 | 16 |
| Heath Streak | c Chris Harris | 9 | 21 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 31 | 36 |
| John Rennie | not out | 23 | 28 |
Did not bat: Andy Whittall
Extras 18 · Total 207 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne O'Connor | 10 | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 10 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Grant Flower, 3.1 ov), 2-25 (Murray Goodwin, 7.5 ov), 3-56 (Alistair Campbell, 13.5 ov), 4-107 (Craig Wishart, 25.3 ov), 5-122 (Andy Flower, 29.1 ov), 6-134 (Dirk Viljoen, 33.3 ov), 7-145 (Guy Whittall, 37.2 ov), 8-153 (Heath Streak, 40.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Craig Wishart | 15 | 19 |
| second | Craig Wishart and Murray Goodwin | 10 | 28 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Craig Wishart | 31 | 36 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Craig Wishart | 51 | 70 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 15 | 22 |
| sixth | Guy Whittall and Dirk Viljoen | 12 | 26 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Guy Whittall | 11 | 23 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 8 | 19 |
| ninth | John Rennie and Paul Strang | 54 | 57 |
NEW ZEALAND: 211 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | not out | 104 | 137 |
| Llorne Howell | c Craig Wishart | 66 | 91 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 33 | 46 |
Did not bat: Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Shayne O'Connor
Extras 8 · Total 211 for 1
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| John Rennie | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dirk Viljoen | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Murray Goodwin | 1.4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-147 (Llorne Howell, 31.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 147 | 191 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 64 | 83 |
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