1st ODI

England beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the 1st ODI

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.

Zimbabwe194/748 ov
England199/546.3 ov
England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Match report

From the scorecard

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Zimbabwe made 194 for 7 in 48 overs, Grant Flower 55 not out from 63 balls and Stuart Carlisle 30 from 50 balls. Craig White took 3 for 29.

England reached 199 for 5 in 46.3 overs, Graeme Hick 87 not out from 108 balls and Mark Ealham 36 not out from 46 balls. Grant Flower took 3 for 27.

England won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (D/L method).

Key performers

Zimbabwe innings

194/7(48 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Neil Johnsonb AD Mullallyb AD Mullally21243087.50
Alistair Campbellrun out (C White)run out (C White)29692042.03
Stuart Carlislec N Hussain b C Whitec N Hussain b C White30503060.00
Murray Goodwinlbw b C Whitelbw b C White2110018.18
Andy Flower (c) †c NV Knight b AD Mullallyc NV Knight b AD Mullally19492038.78
Grant Flowernot outnot out55*632187.30
Craig Wishartc †CMW Read b AD Mullallyc †CMW Read b AD Mullally6110054.55
Heath Streakc N Hussain b C Whitec N Hussain b C White161400114.29
Dirk Viljoennot outnot out0*-00-
Extras(lb 8, w 5, nb 3)(lb 8, w 5, nb 3)16
Total48 Ov (RR 3.03)48 Ov (RR 3.03)194/7
Did not bat: Gary Brent, Henry Olonga
Fall of wickets: 43-1 (NC Johnson, 9.2 ov), 82-2 (SV Carlisle, 21.2 ov), 87-3 (MW Goodwin, 23.6 ov), 93-4 (ADR Campbell, 26.5 ov), 124-5 (A Flower, 37.6 ov), 160-6 (CB Wishart, 43.2 ov), 192-7 (HH Streak, 47.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Andrew Caddick1003602.70---11
Darren Gough1024703.52---31
Alan Mullally1013732.77---01
Mark Ealham903703.08---00
Craig White912932.42---10

England innings

199/5(46.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nasser Hussain (c)b HK Olongab HK Olonga3160018.75
Nick Knightb HH Streakb HH Streak20341158.82
Graeme Hicknot outnot out87*1084280.56
Darren Maddyc HH Streak b GW Flowerc HH Streak b GW Flower24402060.00
Vikram Solankib GW Flowerb GW Flower11271040.74
Craig Whitec HK Olonga b GW Flowerc HK Olonga b GW Flower08000.00
Mark Ealhamnot outnot out36*461178.26
Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 11)(b 1, lb 6, w 11)18
Total46.3 Ov (RR 3.22)46.3 Ov (RR 3.22) · Target 199199/5
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (N Hussain, 4.2 ov), 37-2 (NV Knight, 11.3 ov), 90-3 (DL Maddy, 23.1 ov), 107-4 (VS Solanki, 29.5 ov), 109-5 (C White, 31.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Henry Olonga8.314714.21---50
Neil Johnson602403.00---40
Heath Streak923913.25---00
Gary Brent803102.91---10
Grant Flower1012732.02---00
Dirk Viljoen502403.60---10