- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 good length delivery just outside the off stump, Vincent gets forward and defense it, thin and easy catch taken by Taibu 0/17.6 full in length, on leg stump, tries to play it on the on side, chips a simple catch in the hands of Blignaut at mid-on 39/228.1 arm ball, tries to cut it, edges it to keeper, Taibu takes a sharp catch behind the stumps 129/513.1 short in length, outside off and moves away, tries to chase that one, edges it to slip, Taylor takes a good low catch, McMillan goes! 60/314.6 short and wide outside off, cuts it and top edge to deep third man, Chibhabha runs in and takes a good catch, Ireland strikes again! 67/447.5 full ball, goes for the big shot on the leg side, inside edge and ball just removes the off stump bail 230/932.4 arm ball, tries to play across the line, hits on the pad on the back-foot, in forn of middle and off, huge shout for lbw, up goes the finger 147/634.2 tossed up, came down the wicket and driven in the air back to bowler, Ewing took a god catch on his own bowling 149/747.3 good length ball, drives it in the air to deep cover, Taylor runs towards his right and takes a brilliant diving catch 228/849.1 All over!! full ball, on off stump, drives it in the air to long-off and Utseya takes a good catch! 238/10Extras19 (lb 6, nb 1, w 12)TOTAL238 all out (49.1 Overs, RR: 4.84)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Lou Vincent, 0.3 ov), 2-39 (Stephen Fleming, 7.6 ov), 3-60 (Craig McMillan, 13.1 ov), 4-67 (Hamish Marshall, 14.6 ov), 5-129 (Nathan Astle, 28.1 ov), 6-147 (Jacob Oram, 32.4 ov), 7-149 (Brendon McCullum, 34.2 ov), 8-228 (Daniel Vettori, 47.3 ov), 9-230 (Scott Styris, 47.5 ov), 10-238 (Shane Bond, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB HH Streak 10 1 51 1 5.10 37 4 1 6 0 AJ Ireland 10 0 61 2 6.10 31 6 1 5 0 AM Blignaut 9.1 0 46 4 5.01 34 4 0 1 0 GM Ewing 10 0 31 3 3.10 32 0 0 0 0 P Utseya 10 0 43 0 4.30 32 2 1 0 1
31/08Result
4th Match, Videocon Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 31 2005
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
211 (49/50 ov)
Player of the Match
31/08Result
4th Match, Videocon Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 31 2005
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
211 (49/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.5 short in length, outside off, just holds it line, tries to play it away from the body, thick outside edge to McCullum who makes no mistake 4/133.3 short in length, just outside off and spins in a bit, tries to cut it, bottom edge onto stumps, Patel gets his 1st ODI wicket! 87/55.6 short in length, outside off and swings away, tries to play at it, edges it to keeper, debutant goes for a duck! 5/215.4 on leg stump, turned to leg side, Oram picked up and hits the stumps directly, Sibanda was coming back for the 2nd run, he was well short of his crease 37/326.1 What a delivery, arm ball, came in with the arm, tried to cut it, ball hit the middle stump! 69/434.5 Streak again came down the wicket, Vettori saw him and pitched it wide and falt, Streak played all over it and McCullum did the rest behind the stumps 93/641.3 full ball, outside the off stump, Coventry moves across and tries to chip it over short fine leg, leading edge up in the air and McCullum takes a good catch 156/748.5 full ball, outside off, goes for the big shot down the ground, edges it to third man, Astle runs in and takes a good sliding catch 211/946.1 full ball, drives it hard in the air to long-on, Oram runs in dives forward and takes a lovely catch 188/848.6 Allover! full ball, was a slower ball, lofted it in the air down the ground, Oram took a simple catch 211/10Extras20 (b 1, lb 3, nb 3, w 13)TOTAL211 all out (49 Overs, RR: 4.3)Did not bat: AJ IrelandFall of wickets: 1-4 (Brendan Taylor, 4.5 ov), 2-5 (Chamu Chibhabha, 5.6 ov), 3-37 (Vusi Sibanda, 15.4 ov), 4-69 (Tatenda Taibu, 26.1 ov), 5-87 (Stuart Carlisle, 33.3 ov), 6-93 (Heath Streak, 34.5 ov), 7-156 (Charles Coventry, 41.3 ov), 8-188 (Gavin Ewing, 46.1 ov), 9-211 (Andy Blignaut, 48.5 ov), 10-211 (Blessing Mahwire, 48.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
31 August 2005 (50-over match)
ODI debut
New Zealand replacement
JS Patel for CD McMillan (Zimbabwe innings, 5.0 ov)
Zimbabwe replacement
NB Mahwire for AJ Ireland (Zimbabwe innings, 19.0 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
New Zealand 5, Zimbabwe 1
Match Notes
- New Zealand 50 in 11.4 overs (Astle 14*, McMillan 5*)
- New Zealand 100 in 19.3 overs (Astle 51*, Styris 3*)
- Astle 50 in 54 balls, 9x4
- New Zealand 150 in 34.4 overs (Styris 32*, Vettori 1*)
- Styris 50 in 73 balls, 1x4, 1x6
- New Zealand 200 in 44.1 overs (Styris 50*, Vettori 31*)
- Zimbabwe innings
- Zimbabwe 50 in 20.2 overs (Carlisle 20*, Taibu 4*)
- Zimbabwe innings: 1x5 ball over (25th over, 2nd over bowled by Vettori)
- Zimbabwe innings: 1x5 ball over (39th over, 9th over bowled by Vettori)
- Zimbabwe 200 in 47.5 overs (Blignaut 44*, Mahwire 6*)
- Blignaut 50 in 44 balls, 3x4, 2x6
Match Coverage
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