Zimbabwe vs Australia, 27th Match at Bulawayo, , Feb 24 2003 - Full Scorecard

RESULT
27th Match, Bulawayo, February 24, 2003, ICC World Cup
(47.3/50 ov, T:247) 248/3

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
54 (28)
andy-blignaut
Zimbabwe Innings
Australia Innings
Match Flow
Info
Zimbabwe  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Gillespie1024301041.66
c Hogg b Gillespie16130016.66
b Hogg62911168068.13
run out (†Gilchrist)3758904063.79
b Hogg1530322050.00
b McGrath2344781052.27
c Ponting b Hogg011000.00
c & b Lee54282882192.85
not out 28192821147.36
b McGrath1220050.00
not out 11100100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, nb 4, w 3)14
TOTAL50 Ov (RR: 4.92, 214 Mins)246/9
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Guy Whittall, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Craig Wishart, 7.2 ov), 3-112 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 4-121 (Andy Flower, 30.1 ov), 5-142 (Dion Ebrahim, 36.5 ov), 6-142 (Dougie Marillier, 36.6 ov), 7-208 (Andy Blignaut, 44.3 ov), 8-242 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.1 ov), 9-244 (Brian Murphy, 49.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
922422.66361010
49.1 to T Taibu, yorker on the middle, Taibu plays all over it, the furniture is re-arranged, Useful innings from Taibu comes to an end!. 242/8
49.4 to BA Murphy, another one bites the dust! fuller length delivery on the middle stump line, Huge swing and miss, ball crashes into the stumps, McGrath strikes again!. 244/9
915025.55359010
3.1 to GJ Whittall, short delivery outside the off stump, Whittall goes for the pull and ends up hitting it high up towards the sqaure leg region, Hogg gets under it and makes no mistakes, Gillespie strikes!. 13/1
7.2 to CB Wishart, short delivery outside the off stump, Wishart goes for the pull, gets a bottom edge and the ball crashes into the wood-work, Gillespie strikes again!. 28/2
1013503.50374000
1006316.30326113
44.3 to AM Blignaut, fulltoss on the middle, smashed back to Lee at tremendous speed, catch held, makes it look easy, Blignaut departs!. 208/7
804635.75263201
30.1 to A Flower, flipper on the off, the ball bounces on off, drifts in and really fizzes off the pitch, Andy Flower is late on the ball and his stumps are shattered! What a ball!. 121/4
36.5 to DD Ebrahim, tossed up delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Ebrahim moves across to play it but misses out on the shot, ball crashes into the furniture, Hogg strikes again!. 142/5
36.6 to DA Marillier, ho god!flighted delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Marillier straight away goes for the sweep, the ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes straight to Ponting at short mid-wicket, Hogg on a hat-trick!. 142/6
402105.25133000
Australia  (T: 247 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c sub (SM Ervine) b Marillier6164968095.31
c GW Flower b Hondo3439675087.17
c & b Murphy3863642060.31
not out 50701022071.42
not out 56486660116.66
Extras(lb 1, w 8)9
TOTAL47.3 Ov (RR: 5.22, 199 Mins)248/3
Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Matthew Hayden, 14.1 ov), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist, 21.4 ov), 3-156 (Ricky Ponting, 32.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
603806.33175010
1005405.40305040
904915.44235000
14.1 to ML Hayden, pitched up delivery on the pads, hits straight to the Grant Flower at short fine-leg. 89/1
3.302607.4294000
1013213.20320030
21.4 to AC Gilchrist, short delivery on the middle and off stump line, Gilchrist goes back and pulls it straight down the throat of Ervine at deep mid-wicket. 113/2
904815.33224000
32.4 to RT Ponting, tossed up a bit more, slow and on the stumps, Ponting tries to work the ball to the on side, closes the face of the bat early and edges a simple catch back to the bowler. 156/3
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MATCH FLOW
  • 4th (reserve) umpire: IL Howell (SA)
  • 12th Men: SM Ervine (Zimbabwe) and JP Maher (Australia)
  • When A Flower reached 24* he became the leading run scorer for Zimbabwe in World Cups (previous: DL Houghton 567 runs)
  • AM Blignaut's highest score against Australia in ODIs (previous: 27 at Bulawayo, 1999/00)
  • When HH Streak reached 15* he passed 2000 runs in ODIs
  • T Taibu and HH Streak's partnership of 34 runs set a new 8th wicket partnership for Zimbabwe v Australia in ODIs (previous: 32 HH Streak and ML Nkala at Melbourne, 2000/01)
  • GB Hogg's best bowling against Zimbabwe in ODIs (previous: 1/26 at Colombo, 1996/97)
  • DR Martyn and DS Lehmann's partnership set a new 4th wicket partnership record for Australia against Zimbabwe in ODIs (previous: 78 ME Waugh and SR Waugh at Harare, 1999/00)
  • Australia innings: 1x5 ball over (15th over)
MATCH DETAILS
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
TossZimbabwe, elected to bat first
Series
Season2002/03
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 1966
Match daysday (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsAustralia 4, Zimbabwe 0
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ICC World Cup

Super Sixes
TEAMMWLPTNRR
AUS550241.854
IND541200.886
KENYA532140.354
SL52311.5-0.844
NZ5148-0.896
ZIM5053.5-1.254
Pool A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
AUS660242.045
IND651201.108
ZIM632140.504
ENG633120.821
PAK623100.227
NED6154-1.454
NAM6060-2.955
Pool B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
SL641181.204
KENYA64216-0.691
NZ642160.990
WI632141.103
SA632141.730
CAN6154-1.989
BAN6052-2.046