New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Super
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein · 8 March 2003
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Nathan Astle top-scored with 102* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (then Goodyear Park)
- Date
- 8 March 2003
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Nathan Astle
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 252 for 7. Heath Streak top-scored with 72 not out off 84 balls, and Tatenda Taibu made 53. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the eighth wicket between Heath Streak and Sean Ervine.
Chasing 253, New Zealand made 253 for 4. Nathan Astle top-scored with 102 not out off 122 balls, and Chris Cairns made 54. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle, 48% of the total.
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 252 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Wishart | c Scott Styris b Chris Cairns | 30 | 50 |
| Dion Ebrahim | b Andre Adams | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Nathan Astle) | 37 | 61 |
| Grant Flower | c Chris Cairns b Jacob Oram | 1 | 6 |
| Guy Whittall | c Brendon McCullum b Chris Cairns | 0 | 2 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Chris Harris | 53 | 79 |
| Andy Blignaut | run out (Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori) | 4 | 5 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 72 | 84 |
| Sean Ervine | not out | 31 | 14 |
Did not bat: Brian Murphy, Douglas Hondo
Extras 24 · Total 252 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Andre Adams | 5 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 10 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Dion Ebrahim, 1.1 ov), 2-59 (Craig Wishart, 14.3 ov), 3-63 (Grant Flower, 15.5 ov), 4-65 (Guy Whittall, 16.6 ov), 5-98 (Andy Flower, 21.6 ov), 6-106 (Andy Blignaut, 23.6 ov), 7-174 (Tatenda Taibu, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Wishart (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 5 | 7 |
| second | Andy Flower (19) and Craig Wishart (30) | 54 | 80 |
| third | Andy Flower (1) and Grant Flower (1) | 4 | 8 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (0) and Guy Whittall (0) | 2 | 7 |
| fifth | Andy Flower (14) and Tatenda Taibu (14) | 33 | 24 |
| sixth | Andy Blignaut (4) and Tatenda Taibu (4) | 8 | 12 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (30) and Tatenda Taibu (35) | 68 | 119 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (42) and Sean Ervine (31) | 78 | 39 |
NEW ZEALAND: 253 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | lbw b Andy Blignaut | 46 | 42 |
| Craig McMillan | c Tatenda Taibu b Douglas Hondo | 8 | 16 |
| Nathan Astle | not out | 102 | 122 |
| Scott Styris | c Travis Friend b Andy Blignaut | 13 | 22 |
| Chris Cairns | b Sean Ervine | 54 | 73 |
| Chris Harris | not out | 14 | 10 |
Did not bat: Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Andre Adams, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond
Extras 16 · Total 253 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 8.2 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Craig McMillan, 5.6 ov), 2-72 (Stephen Fleming, 13.3 ov), 3-97 (Scott Styris, 19.2 ov), 4-218 (Chris Cairns, 43.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (19) and Craig McMillan (7) | 27 | 32 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (26) and Nathan Astle (16) | 45 | 43 |
| third | Nathan Astle (8) and Scott Styris (13) | 25 | 35 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns (54) and Nathan Astle (60) | 121 | 149 |
| fifth | Chris Harris (14) and Nathan Astle (13) | 35 | 18 |
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