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Zimbabwe vs Australia, 4th Match at Harare, , Aug 31 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
4th Match, Harare, August 31, 2014, Zimbabwe Triangular Series
(48/50 ov, T:210) 211/7

Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
52* (68)
elton-chigumbura
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Comms: Devashish Fuloria
Scorecard summary
Australia 209/9(50 overs)
68* (102)
2/21 (10)
49 (66)
2/45 (10)
Zimbabwe 211/7(48 overs)
4/44 (10)
end of over 4810 runs
ZIM: 211/7CRR: 4.39 
Prosper Utseya30 (28b 2x4 1x6)
Elton Chigumbura52 (68b 4x4)
Mitchell Starc 10-3-41-2
Michael Clarke 1-0-2-0

Superb win for Zimbabwe but the test gets tougher. People will expect more from them. Next game is South Africa v Australia and we will be back for that. Thanks for your comments and feedback. On behalf of Vishal Fixit, Galappan Muthu, this is Fevashish Duloria signing off. Ciao ciao.

Elton Chigumbura is the Man of the Match. He says, "I had to be there till the end. The most important thing was to stay calm. The guys worked very hard for this and supporters were behind us throughout. Today we showed some improvement. We just have to keep working. Hopefully we will have another good game on Thursday. Prosper came in and said he wanted to be positive. That was good for me because I could try and stay there."

Celebration tonight? "I have to ask the coach for that," quips Chiggy.

"Definitely not enough runs. But credit to Zimbabwe," says Michael Clarke. "They bowled well and batted well. We lost the match during our innings. And Zimbabwe showed us how to play spin. We have to make sure we are switched on for our next match against South Africa." Clarke also says that he will be flying back to Australia in the next 24 hours to work on his fitness.

Catch the flight to Harare for the party and join the Zimbabweans. The crowd has gone wild, the players have gone wild. They are all on the field to embrace Chiggy and Prosper. What a partnership this has been? 55 runs.. Superb knock by the captain - he stayed calm through the innings there. Who doesn't love the big brother getting a kick up the backside. It was not an easy target and Australia were into it with a spell of four wicket from Nathan Lyon.. but then that last partnership was nothing less than heroic. Utseya couldn't do it in the last match despite a hat-trick but makes up this time with a smoking hit off the last ball.

"A bit tired but I am loving with the moment," says Prosper Utseya. "A big win. I told him that I was going to play positive and look to score otherwise the pressure gets to you. We are going to celebrate tonight. Very pleasing to cross the line, we have worked really hard for this."

"After the talks about the role of coach etc, The win tops everything. We bowled differently. We have different roles and we executed them well," says Nyumbu

"Great series so far and great to be over the line," says Brendan Taylor, who wasn't born when Zimbabwe beat Australia last time. Stephen Mangongo is all smiles too.. he needed this win desperately too.

Australia have now lost two in a row. They scored 327 and lost. Scored 209 and lost. This is at least good for the tournament which was looking horribly two-sided to start with.

ZCFOutkast: "AUS indiscipline hrough extras helped yes, but in most grounds a lot of those twos and threes would've been boundaries. Much maligned Mangongo's Zimbabwe have been excellent!"

Tom: "As an Australian I have nothing but congrats for the 'Babs! The more competitive sides in international cricket, the better. I hope this victory sets you up for a big future"

Tess: "Number 10 ranked team defeating Number 1 ranked team #humiliating"

47.6
6
Starc to Utseya, SIX runs

U T S E Y AAAAAA! Smokes it over deep midwicket for a massive hit.. Zimbabwe have beaten Australia after 31 years...!!!

One hit away Zimbabwe.. Party is on.. Harare is the place to be tonight

47.5
1
Starc to Chigumbura, 1 run

another good yorker, this time it is steered down to third man for a single

47.4
Starc to Chigumbura, no run

fires in a good old-fashioned yorker, not much one can do about it

47.3
3
Starc to Utseya, 3 runs

swings at this full delivery and gets a solid piece of wood on that.. He was aiming for downtown Harare, but gets it behind deep square leg off the inside half.. The fielder saves the boundary.. but the match is slipping away

47.2
Starc to Utseya, no run

fuller delivery, sliced to point. No runs this time

47.1
Starc to Utseya, no run

Bailey almost pulls off a blinder at cover! Dives to his right but just couldn't slide his finder underneath this.. It was a high full-toss and the batsman ended up lobbing it towards short mid-off

Starc comes round the wicket

end of over 472 runs
ZIM: 201/7CRR: 4.27 RRR: 3.00
Prosper Utseya21 (24b 2x4)
Elton Chigumbura51 (66b 4x4)
Michael Clarke 1-0-2-0
James Faulkner 7-0-28-0

The target is a leap away..

46.6
1
Clarke to Utseya, 1 run

tossed up on the stumps, Utseya flicks it through cover for a single ..

46.5
1
Clarke to Chigumbura, 1 run

some width outside off and Chiggy punches it to deep cover to bring the 200

46.4
Clarke to Chigumbura, no run

what a corker! Where was he hiding all this while? Tossed up, and it turns and bounces past the shoulder of the bat.

46.3
Clarke to Chigumbura, no run

slower and on a length, the batsman cuts this one hard but finds the man at backward point

46.2
Clarke to Chigumbura, no run

superb delivery! Slower, flighted, grips the surface and turns past the defensive prod

46.1
Clarke to Chigumbura, no run

full and on the middle stump, the batsman pushes it to mid off

Finally Clarke puts on the cape and comes to bowl. Slip in place. Could he snaffle out a wicket here?

end of over 465 runs
ZIM: 199/7CRR: 4.32 RRR: 2.75
Prosper Utseya20 (23b 2x4)
Elton Chigumbura50 (61b 4x4)
James Faulkner 7-0-28-0
Mitchell Starc 9-3-31-2
45.6
Faulkner to Utseya, no run

slower bouncer, the batsman looks to upper cut it but makes no contact

DJ: "And if Elton get to 63 he´ll pass Warnie for the most runs in all international formats without a 100."

45.5
Faulkner to Utseya, no run

a slower slow very slow yorker, the batsman digs this on the pitch

Clarke is making frantic field changes. Mid-on goes back

45.4
4
Faulkner to Utseya, FOUR runs

whoa!!! Mid-on is up and as soon as Faulkner serves up the length ball, Prosper hammers it over the infield.. they are not going to let this go

45.3
Faulkner to Utseya, no run

that's an excellent yorker and it somehow misses the off stump.. the batsman was too late to bring the bat down

45.2
1
Faulkner to Chigumbura, 1 run

he reaches his half-century with a punch through cover point! Raises his bat..the crowd knows the captain is their hero... they are all behind him

45.1
Faulkner to Chigumbura, no run

back of length delivery on off, the batsman defends it calmly to the off side

end of over 457 runs
ZIM: 194/7CRR: 4.31 RRR: 3.20
Elton Chigumbura49 (59b 4x4)
Prosper Utseya16 (19b 1x4)
Mitchell Starc 9-3-31-2
James Faulkner 6-0-23-0

Chad: "So embarrassed to be an Aussie right now. Can't defend 330+ against SA and now smashed by Zimbabwe. Glad the world cup won't be on rank turners in Aus/NZ!"

44.6
1
Starc to Chigumbura, 1 run

a misfield at backward point by Maxwell gives another single.. This was a slower ball and it was just pushed softly.. He lets it bounce under his hands..

44.5
Starc to Chigumbura, no run

length delivery on off, the batsman comes forward and pushes it to cover

Dave Simpson: "I am a Guyanese (die hard WI fan) living in Canada and closely following this tri-series. I don't think anyone in Zimbabwe wants this victory more than I do. Unfortunately, I have to resist the urge to scream because of my recent throat surgery. So please SCREAM for me!" ---- We all are, Homer

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MJ Clarke
68 runs (102)
2 fours0 six
Productive shot
flick
21 runs
1 four0 six
Control
81%
E Chigumbura
52 runs (68)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
on drive
10 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
NM Lyon
O
10
M
1
R
44
W
4
ECO
4.4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
SC Williams
O
10
M
2
R
21
W
2
ECO
2.1
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Harare Sports Club
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2014
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 3521
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days31 August 2014 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsZimbabwe 4, Australia 0
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
SA431140.404
AUS422101.160
ZIM4134-1.563