New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe 18Th Match Group A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 4 March 2011
New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 99 balls remaining). Martin Guptill top-scored with 86* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
- Date
- 4 March 2011
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Martin Guptill
- Captains
- Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 162 all out. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 44 off 57 balls, and Prosper Utseya made 36. Tim Southee took 3 for 29 for New Zealand. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Narendra Modi Stadium, 264 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 163, New Zealand made 166 for 0. Martin Guptill top-scored with 86 not out off 108 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 76. The innings was built on a 166-run stand for the first wicket between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill, 100% of the total.
New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 99 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 162 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coventry | run out (Hamish Bennett) | 0 | 2 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Scott Styris | 44 | 57 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Tim Southee | 8 | 18 |
| Craig Ervine | c Jesse Ryder b Kyle Mills | 11 | 25 |
| Elton Chigumbura | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 1 | 4 |
| Regis Chakabva | c Ross Taylor b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Lamb | run out (Martin Guptill, Daniel Vettori) | 18 | 34 |
| Prosper Utseya | b Tim Southee | 36 | 65 |
| Graeme Cremer | c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills | 22 | 43 |
| Ray Price | lbw b Tim Southee | 11 | 19 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | not out | 4 | 9 |
Extras 7 · Total 162 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 9.2 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| Hamish Bennett | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Nathan McCullum | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jesse Ryder | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Charles Coventry, 1.2 ov), 2-27 (Tatenda Taibu, 7.4 ov), 3-42 (Craig Ervine, 12.6 ov), 4-46 (Elton Chigumbura, 14.1 ov), 5-46 (Regis Chakabva, 14.3 ov), 6-86 (Brendan Taylor, 23.1 ov), 7-89 (Greg Lamb, 26.6 ov), 8-122 (Graeme Cremer, 36.6 ov), 9-157 (Ray Price, 44.1 ov), 10-162 (Prosper Utseya, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Charles Coventry (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Tatenda Taibu (8) and Brendan Taylor (17) | 25 | 38 |
| third | Brendan Taylor (4) and Craig Ervine (11) | 15 | 32 |
| fourth | Elton Chigumbura (1) and Brendan Taylor (1) | 4 | 7 |
| fifth | Brendan Taylor (0) and Regis Chakabva (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Greg Lamb (17) and Brendan Taylor (22) | 40 | 52 |
| seventh | Greg Lamb (1) and Prosper Utseya (2) | 3 | 23 |
| eighth | Prosper Utseya (10) and Graeme Cremer (22) | 33 | 60 |
| ninth | Ray Price (11) and Prosper Utseya (23) | 35 | 43 |
| tenth | Prosper Utseya (1) and Tinashe Panyangara (4) | 5 | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND: 166 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | not out | 76 | 95 |
| Martin Guptill | not out | 86 | 108 |
Did not bat: Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett
Extras 4 · Total 166 for 0
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinashe Panyangara | 5.3 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Greg Lamb | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (76) and Martin Guptill (86) | 166 | 203 |
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