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Tri-Nation Tournament in Kenya, 2008/09 / Scorecard

Tri-Nation Tournament in Kenya - 1st match

Ireland v Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won by 156 runs

ODI no. 2766 | 2008/09 season
Played at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi (neutral venue)
17 October 2008 (50-over match)


Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
H Masakadza	c Porterfield b Johnston	72	66	13	1	109.09
16.5 The big one! Masakadza departs caught at point off a short ball that he cut but in the air 99/2
C Zhuwao	c Rankin b Johnston	16	20	3	0	80.00
8.2 good length outside off stump and he swings it but top eges it to third man and he is well caught by Rankin in the deep 71/1
CJ Chibhabha	b Rankin	51	69	2	0	73.91
37.6 slightly short of length and an inside edge into his his stumps and he looks dejected 201/3
T Taibu†	b Connell	74	99	5	0	74.74
45.4 slightly short of a length and he gets an inside edge onto that and he's gone 262/5
S Matsikenyeri	c KJ O'Brien b Botha	27	19	1	1	142.10
44.5 he slogs that to long on and this time iot carries and is easily caught by K.O"Brien at chest height 259/4
E Chigumbura	c Botha b Connell	33	19	1	3	173.68
49.6 fullish one on middle and he slogs that to deep square leg and Botha is under it and he takes a comfortable catch to end the innings 303/8
KM Dabengwa	b Cusack	1	2	0	0	50.00
46.3 a perfect yorker to dismiss Dabengwa who did not seem to read that one 266/6
T Maruma	c Wilson b Connell	2	3	0	0	66.66
47.6 he slogs that one to long off and Wiolson is under it and takes an easy catch 285/7
P Utseya*	not out	3	4	0	0	75.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 14, nb 1)	24

Total	(8 wickets; 50 overs)	303	(6.06 runs per over)

Did not bat RW Price, CB Mpofu

Fall of wickets 1-71 (Zhuwao, 8.2 ov), 2-99 (Masakadza, 16.5 ov), 3-201 (Chibhabha, 37.6 ov), 4-259 (Matsikenyeri, 44.5 ov), 5-262 (Taibu, 45.4 ov), 6-266 (Dabengwa, 46.3 ov), 7-285 (Maruma, 47.6 ov), 8-303 (Chigumbura, 49.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	8	0	68	3	8.50	(2w)
45.4 to Taibu, slightly short of a length and he gets an inside edge onto that and he's gone 262/5 47.6 to Maruma, he slogs that one to long off and Wiolson is under it and takes an easy catch 285/7 49.6 to Chigumbura, fullish one on middle and he slogs that to deep square leg and Botha is under it and he takes a comfortable catch to end the innings 303/8
WB Rankin	6	0	53	1	8.83	(3w)
37.6 to Chibhabha, slightly short of length and an inside edge into his his stumps and he looks dejected 201/3
DT Johnston	10	0	40	2	4.00	(2w)
8.2 to Zhuwao, good length outside off stump and he swings it but top eges it to third man and he is well caught by Rankin in the deep 71/1 16.5 to Masakadza, The big one! Masakadza departs caught at point off a short ball that he cut but in the air 99/2
AC Botha	10	0	44	1	4.40
44.5 to Matsikenyeri, he slogs that to long on and this time iot carries and is easily caught by K.O"Brien at chest height 259/4
WK McCallan	10	0	47	0	4.70

AR Cusack	6	0	42	1	7.00	(1nb, 2w)
46.3 to Dabengwa, a perfect yorker to dismiss Dabengwa who did not seem to read that one 266/6


Ireland innings (target: 304 runs from 50 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	c Price b Utseya	10	21	2	0	47.61
5.6 it's going wrong for the Irish here earlier on, flighted on off and he tries to hit that too hard and the catcher on the 15yards takes a comfortable catch around waist height 17/3
NJ O'Brien†	c Utseya b Chigumbura	2	6	0	0	33.33
2.4 short ball on leg and he mistimes the pull and he top edged that to mid wicket an presents an easy catch 9/1
GC Wilson	c Chibhabha b Chigumbura	0	5	0	0	0.00
4.3 short of length and he cuts it but only succeeds in presenting a simple catch to Chibhabha at point 14/2
AC Botha	st †Taibu b Utseya	21	31	2	1	67.74
13.4 flighted outside off and beaten with the turn he is out of his crease and well stump by Taibu 49/4
AR White	c Chibhabha b Maruma	18	35	0	0	51.42
18.5 flighted on off and he tries s to hit that hard and only succeeds in presenting it to Chibhabha at extra cover 63/5
KJ O'Brien	c †Taibu b Dabengwa	38	63	0	3	60.31
37.4 a slog that is mistimed and he is caught at square leg guess by who? Taibu he ran for 30 mtres to take that between two fielders when O'Brien skied it he called it his good job. 115/8
AR Cusack	c & b Maruma	5	15	0	0	33.33
24.1 the turn beats him and he hits it hard back to the bowler but he is equal to it 72/6
DT Johnston	c Price b Dabengwa	12	49	2	0	24.48
37.1 he came down the track and smashed that in the 1st delivery of the powerplay and is skied to Price at long off 113/7
WK McCallan	lbw b Dabengwa	25	29	4	0	86.20
45.6 flatter and quick, McCallan misses with an attempted sweep shot and it hits his pads andDabengwa appeals and Tiffin agrees with him and out 147/9
PC Connell	run out (Chibhabha)	6	22	1	0	27.27
46.1 from Utseya, run out (Chibhabha) 147/10
WB Rankin	not out	0	0	0	0	-

Extras	(lb 3, w 7)	10

Total	(all out; 46.1 overs)	147	(3.18 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-9 (NJ O'Brien, 2.4 ov), 2-14 (Wilson, 4.3 ov), 3-17 (Porterfield, 5.6 ov), 4-49 (Botha, 13.4 ov), 5-63 (White, 18.5 ov), 6-72 (Cusack, 24.1 ov), 7-113 (Johnston, 37.1 ov), 8-115 (KJ O'Brien, 37.4 ov), 9-147 (McCallan, 45.6 ov), 10-147 (Connell, 46.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
E Chigumbura	5	0	18	2	3.60	(3w)
2.4 to NJ O'Brien, short ball on leg and he mistimes the pull and he top edged that to mid wicket an presents an easy catch 9/1 4.3 to Wilson, short of length and he cuts it but only succeeds in presenting a simple catch to Chibhabha at point 14/2
P Utseya	9.1	0	29	2	3.16	(1w)
5.6 to Porterfield, it's going wrong for the Irish here earlier on, flighted on off and he tries to hit that too hard and the catcher on the 15yards takes a comfortable catch around waist height 17/3 13.4 to Botha, flighted outside off and beaten with the turn he is out of his crease and well stump by Taibu 49/4
CB Mpofu	3	0	8	0	2.66	(2w)

RW Price	10	5	7	0	0.70

T Maruma	10	1	50	2	5.00	(1w)
18.5 to White, flighted on off and he tries s to hit that hard and only succeeds in presenting it to Chibhabha at extra cover 63/5 24.1 to Cusack, the turn beats him and he hits it hard back to the bowler but he is equal to it 72/6
KM Dabengwa	6	1	17	3	2.83
37.1 to Johnston, he came down the track and smashed that in the 1st delivery of the powerplay and is skied to Price at long off 113/7 37.4 to KJ O'Brien, a slog that is mistimed and he is caught at square leg guess by who? Taibu he ran for 30 mtres to take that between two fielders when O'Brien skied it he called it his good job. 115/8 45.6 to McCallan, flatter and quick, McCallan misses with an attempted sweep shot and it hits his pads andDabengwa appeals and Tiffin agrees with him and out 147/9
C Zhuwao	3	0	15	0	5.00

Match details

Toss Zimbabwe, who chose to bat
Points Zimbabwe 5, Ireland 0

ODI debut C Zhuwao (Zimbabwe)

Umpires M Erasmus (South Africa) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire NN Dave

Match notes

Zimbabwe innings
Zimbabwe 50 off 5.4 overs Masakadza 31 & Zhuwawo 15
Masaakadza 50 off 32 balls 11x4 1x6
2nd Powerplay 11-15 overs (fielding)
1st Drinks Zimbabwe 96/1 Masakadza 70 (62) Chibhabha 4 (14)
Zimbabwe 100 offf 17overs Chibhabha 5 (15) Taibu 1 (1)
Zimbabwe at 2nd Drinks break 165/2 Chibhabha 40 (58), Taibu 29 (54)
Chibhabha 50 off 67 ball 2x4
Taibu 50 off 74 balls 3x4
3rd Powerplay 41-45 overs (batting)
Ireland innings
2nd Powerplay 11-15 overs (fielding)
Ireland 100 off 34.2 overs K.O'Brien 27 (53) Johnston 11 (39)
3rd Powerplay 38-42 overs (batting)
Ireland innings: 1x5 ball over

Tournament Results

Kenya v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 25, 2008
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Kenya v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 23, 2008
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Kenya v Ireland at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 22, 2008
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Ireland v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 21, 2008
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Kenya v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym) - Oct 19, 2008
Kenya won by 95 runs

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