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New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 27 runs

Harare Sports Club, . New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

New Zealand23849.1 ov
Zimbabwe21148.4 ov
New Zealand won by 27 runs
New Zealand won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. New Zealand were bowled out for 238, Scott Styris 63 from 81 balls and Nathan Astle 61 from 81 balls. Andy Blignaut took 4 for 46.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 211, Andy Blignaut 50 from 47 balls and Charles Coventry 35 from 21 balls. Shane Edward Bond took 4 for 17.

New Zealand won by 27 runs.

Key performers

New Zealand innings

238(49.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Lou Vincentc †T Taibu b HH Streakc †T Taibu b HH Streak03000.00
Stephen Flemingc AM Blignaut b AJ Irelandc AM Blignaut b AJ Ireland23252192.00
Nathan Astlec †T Taibu b GM Ewingc †T Taibu b GM Ewing61819075.31
Craig McMillanc BRM Taylor b AM Blignautc BRM Taylor b AM Blignaut5150033.33
Hamish Marshallc CJ Chibhabha b AJ Irelandc CJ Chibhabha b AJ Ireland7111063.64
Scott Styrisb AM Blignautb AM Blignaut63811277.78
Jacob Oramlbw b GM Ewinglbw b GM Ewing5180027.78
Brendon McCullum †c & b GM Ewingc & b GM Ewing270028.57
Daniel Vettoric BRM Taylor b AM Blignautc BRM Taylor b AM Blignaut474730100.00
Kyle Millsnot outnot out1*20050.00
Shane Edward Bondc P Utseya b AM Blignautc P Utseya b AM Blignaut560083.33
Extras(lb 6, w 12, nb 1)(lb 6, w 12, nb 1)19
Total49.1 Ov (RR 4.84)49.1 Ov (RR 4.84)238
Did not bat: Jeetan Patel
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (L Vincent, 0.3 ov), 39-2 (SP Fleming, 8 ov), 60-3 (CD McMillan, 13.1 ov), 67-4 (HJH Marshall, 15 ov), 129-5 (NJ Astle, 28.1 ov), 147-6 (JDP Oram, 32.4 ov), 149-7 (BB McCullum, 34.2 ov), 228-8 (DL Vettori, 47.3 ov), 230-9 (SB Styris, 47.5 ov), 238-10 (SE Bond, 49.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Heath Streak1015115.10374160
Anthony Ireland1006126.10316150
Andy Blignaut9.104645.02344010
Gavin Ewing1003133.10320000
Prosper Utseya1004304.30322101
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stL Vincent 0(3) & SP Fleming 0(0)03
2ndNJ Astle 8(20) & SP Fleming 23(25)3945
3rdNJ Astle 14(16) & CD McMillan 5(15)2131
4thHJH Marshall 7(11) & NJ Astle 0(0)711
5thNJ Astle 39(45) & SB Styris 19(34)6279
6thJDP Oram 5(18) & SB Styris 13(9)1827
7thBB McCullum 2(7) & SB Styris 0(3)210
8thDL Vettori 47(47) & SB Styris 29(33)7979
9thSB Styris 2(2) & KD Mills 0(0)22
10thSE Bond 5(6) & KD Mills 1(2)88

Zimbabwe innings

211(48.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brendan Taylorc †BB McCullum b SE Bondc †BB McCullum b SE Bond120005.00
Stuart Carlisleb JS Patelb JS Patel30811037.04
Chamu Chibhabhac †BB McCullum b KD Millsc †BB McCullum b KD Mills03000.00
Vusi Sibandarun outrun out21303070.00
Tatenda Taibu †b DL Vettorib DL Vettori16380042.11
Heath Streakst †BB McCullum b DL Vettorist †BB McCullum b DL Vettori18331154.55
Charles Coventryc †BB McCullum b KD Millsc †BB McCullum b KD Mills352122166.67
Andy Blignautc NJ Astle b SE Bondc NJ Astle b SE Bond504732106.38
Gavin Ewingc JDP Oram b SE Bondc JDP Oram b SE Bond12161075.00
Blessing Mahwirec JDP Oram b SE Bondc JDP Oram b SE Bond8610133.33
Prosper Utseyanot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 13, nb 3)(b 1, lb 3, w 13, nb 3)20
Total48.4 Ov (RR 4.34)48.4 Ov (RR 4.34) · Target 239 from 50 ov211
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (BRM Taylor, 4.5 ov), 5-2 (CJ Chibhabha, 6 ov), 37-3 (V Sibanda, 15.4 ov), 69-4 (T Taibu, 26 ov), 87-5 (SV Carlisle, 33.2 ov), 93-6 (HH Streak, 34.4 ov), 156-7 (CK Coventry, 41.1 ov), 188-8 (GM Ewing, 45.5 ov), 211-9 (AM Blignaut, 48.3 ov), 211-10 (NB Mahwire, 48.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shane Edward Bond731742.43370150
Kyle Mills1023423.40421020
Jacob Oram813804.75305010
Scott Styris301003.33111000
Jeetan Patel904715.22271211
Daniel Vettori9.404624.76364102
Nathan Astle201507.5030100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBRM Taylor 1(20) & SV Carlisle 1(9)429
2ndCJ Chibhabha 0(3) & SV Carlisle 1(4)17
3rdSV Carlisle 9(28) & V Sibanda 21(30)3258
4thSV Carlisle 14(24) & T Taibu 16(38)3262
5thHH Streak 12(28) & SV Carlisle 5(16)1844
6thCK Coventry 0(3) & HH Streak 6(5)68
7thAM Blignaut 24(24) & CK Coventry 35(18)6339
8thAM Blignaut 14(12) & GM Ewing 12(16)3228
9thAM Blignaut 12(11) & NB Mahwire 8(5)2316
10thNB Mahwire 0(1) & P Utseya 0(0)01

Commentary

End of innings: ZIM 211 (48.4 ov)
48.4W
SE Bond to NB Mahwire, OUT
NB Mahwire c JDP Oram b SE Bond 8(6) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 211/10 (48.4 ov)
48.3W
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, OUT
AM Blignaut c NJ Astle b SE Bond 50(47) [4s-3 6s-2] · FoW 211/9 (48.3 ov)
48.20
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, no run
48.2Wd
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, wide
48.10
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, no run
End of over 4817 runsZIM 210/821422Lb6
AM Blignaut 50(44)NB Mahwire 8(5)JS Patel 9-0-47-1SE Bond 6.2-3-16-2
47.66
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, SIX
FIFTY for AM Blignaut (50 off 44)
47.52Lb
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, 2 leg byes
47.42
JS Patel to NB Mahwire, 2 runs
47.34
JS Patel to NB Mahwire, FOUR
47.21
JS Patel to AM Blignaut, 1 run
47.12
JS Patel to AM Blignaut, 2 runs
End of over 474 runsZIM 193/8010111
NB Mahwire 2(3)AM Blignaut 41(40)SE Bond 6-3-10-2JS Patel 8.2-0-38-1
46.61
JS Patel to NB Mahwire, 1 run
46.51
JS Patel to AM Blignaut, 1 run
46.41
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, 1 run
46.30
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, no run
46.21
SE Bond to NB Mahwire, 1 run
46.10
SE Bond to NB Mahwire, no run
End of over 469 runs, 1 wktZIM 189/8Wd15Wd001W1
AM Blignaut 39(37)NB Mahwire 0(0)KD Mills 10-2-34-2SE Bond 5.2-3-8-2
45.61
SE Bond to AM Blignaut, 1 run
45.5W
SE Bond to GM Ewing, OUT
GM Ewing c JDP Oram b SE Bond 12(16) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 188/8 (45.5 ov)
45.41
KD Mills to GM Ewing, 1 run
45.30
KD Mills to GM Ewing, no run
45.20
KD Mills to GM Ewing, no run
45.25Wd
KD Mills to GM Ewing, 5 wides
45.11
KD Mills to AM Blignaut, 1 run
45.1Wd
KD Mills to AM Blignaut, wide
End of over 458 runsZIM 180/7120410
AM Blignaut 37(35)GM Ewing 11(12)JDP Oram 8-1-38-0KD Mills 9.2-2-26-2