Zimbabwe vsAustralia (26th Match)

World Cup, 2002/03, 26th Match
Zimbabwe v Australia, Pool A
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
24 February 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Points: Australia 4, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and DL Orchard (SA)
TV Umpire: BG Jerling (SA)
Match Referee: GR Viswanath (Ind)
Man of the Match: AM Blignaut

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
CB Wishart                               b Gillespie           10  30  24  1 0
GJ Whittall           c Hogg             b Gillespie            1  13   6  0 0
A Flower                                 b Hogg                62 117  91  8 0
GW Flower             run out (Gilchrist)                      37  91  58  4 0
DD Ebrahim                               b Hogg                15  32  31  2 0
+T Taibu                                 b McGrath             23  78  44  1 0
DA Marillier          c Ponting          b Hogg                 0   1   1  0 0
AM Blignaut                          c & b Lee                 54  29  28  8 2
*HH Streak            not out                                  28  28  19  2 1
BA Murphy                                b McGrath              1   2   2  0 0
Douglas T Hondo       not out                                   1   1   1  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 4)                   14
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs, 214 mins)         246

FoW: 1-13 (Whittall, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Wishart, 7.2 ov),
     3-112 (GW Flower, 28.1 ov), 4-121 (A Flower, 30.1 ov),
     5-142 (Ebrahim, 36.5 ov), 6-142 (Marillier, 36.6 ov),
     7-208 (Blignaut, 44.3 ov), 8-242 (Taibu, 49.1 ov),
     9-244 (Murphy, 49.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      9      2     24      2 (1w)
Gillespie                    9      1     50      2 (1w)
Symonds                     10      1     35      0
Lee                         10      0     63      1 (3nb, 1w)
Hogg                         8      0     46      3 (1nb)
Martyn                       4      0     21      0

Australia innings (target: 247 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c sub (SM Ervine)  b Marillier           61  96  65  8 0
ML Hayden             c GW Flower        b Hondo               34  67  39  5 0
*RT Ponting                          c & b Murphy              38  64  63  2 0
DR Martyn             not out                                  50 102  70  2 0
DS Lehmann            not out                                  56  66  48  6 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 8)                               9
Total                 (3 wickets, 47.3 overs, 199 mins)       248

DNB: A Symonds, MG Bevan, GB Hogg, B Lee, JN Gillespie,
     GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-89 (Hayden, 14.1 ov), 2-113 (Gilchrist, 21.4 ov),
     3-156 (Ponting, 32.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                       6      0     39      0 (1w)
Blignaut                    10      0     53      0 (4w)
Hondo                        9      0     49      1
Whittall                     3.3    0     26      0
Marillier                   10      1     32      1 (3w)
Murphy                       9      0     48      1

* - Team Captain
+ - Team Wicket Keeper

2003 Lokesh