- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 lovely catch by Sibanda to give Ncube a maiden ODI wicket. Not that this is what you can call a fielder's wicket alone. Ncube stays short of a length even as Nicol charges at him, the bounce and the line cramp him up, and he ends up slicing it square on the off side. Sibanda runs back from point - turns around and runs - and takes it over his shoulder 25/20.2 Diamond duck for Watling. Nicol has sold him down the river. Pushes to short midwicket, takes three-four solid strides down the wicket, and then says no. Watling has nowhere to go but to hope that Waller misses. Waller hits the stumps direct 1/17.1 that's a ripper, lovely bowling from the debutant. Short of a length outside off, kicks off and holds its line. McCullum is drawn into pushng at it, and is done in by the straightening of the ball. Huge appeal right away, McCullum doesn't walk, but the umpire sends him on his way. A thin edge it seems like 41/349.4 Taylor is bowled, which also means KW won't get a hundred. Back to Taylor, though. It's a lenght ball, the kind he sometimes hits for sixes blindfolded. But he misses this, and the middle stump goes for a walk 319/527.4 Leading edge. This seems to be angling into the pads, I don't see much turn, but Ryder has closed the face a touch early, and lobs back an easy return catch. Ryder is slow as Inzi on his walk back 124/4Extras23 (lb 6, nb 2, w 15)TOTAL328/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.56)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (BJ Watling, 0.2 ov), 2-25 (Rob Nicol, 5.3 ov), 3-41 (Brendon McCullum, 7.1 ov), 4-124 (Jesse Ryder, 27.4 ov), 5-319 (Ross Taylor, 49.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KO Meth 10 0 85 0 8.50 22 8 3 3 0 N Ncube 8.5 1 69 3 7.81 30 11 0 3 2 RW Price 10 0 57 0 5.70 28 4 1 2 0 E Chigumbura 5.1 0 31 0 6.00 13 2 0 2 0 N M'shangwe 10 1 50 0 5.00 27 3 1 0 0 MN Waller 6 0 30 1 5.00 16 3 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 this is catching practice really. There is a short midwicket in place, the ball is flighted on middle and off, it is turning, and with the turn he offers a simple catch to B McCullum to make it an all McCullum dismissal. Unlike Watling, though, Sibanda gets a regulation, non-exotic duck 0/125.4 Silence. You can hear a chair creek at Queen's. Masakadza slogs across one, Oram stays straight. On a length it pitches, beats the swinging bat, and hits top of middle 159/317.6 What a catch. These McCullums have wings, man. Taylor tries to clear mid-off, and seems like he will do it. Nathan McCullum, though, waits for a second, and then times his jump go perfection to make this catch look easy 100/229.6 These McCullum brothers have magnets or what? Poor analogy because the ball is not metal. Anyway, another catch for the McCullums, and what a big wicket. Taibu looks for the inside-out drive, hits it uppishly, and B McCullum dives to his left to take this. That's four catches between the brothers out of the five wickets to fall 183/526.4 Boy these McCullums are flying everywhere. This is short, turns a touch extra, hurries him into the an uppish flick, and N McCullum goes parallel to his left to make this catch happen. He even manages to make it look easy 164/443.6 Oh what have you done Elton? Length ball all right, but he swipes across it, the head falls away, the bat swings down the wrong line, and the middle stump is uprooted. The usually soft-spoken Oram has a lot to say now. Not sure if it is directed at Chigumbura 295/644.3 poor poor cricket from Meth. Charges at him without any purpose. Woodcock bowls a straight length ball, he wafts down the wrong line, and is bowled. Mindless really 296/746.5 Stunned silence again. Natsai jumps out of the crease and swings blindly again. Middle stump knocked over. Woodcock is elated, Waller looks on 308/849.4 the game stays alive, but Price might have done just enough. Short of a length, Price tries to clear the leg-side field. The top edge goes nowhere, but Waller makes sure he moves to the striking end by the time the catch is taken 328/9Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL329/9 (49.5 Overs, RR: 6.6)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vusi Sibanda, 0.2 ov), 2-100 (Brendan Taylor, 17.6 ov), 3-159 (Hamilton Masakadza, 25.4 ov), 4-164 (Forster Mutizwa, 26.4 ov), 5-183 (Tatenda Taibu, 29.6 ov), 6-295 (Elton Chigumbura, 43.6 ov), 7-296 (Keegan Meth, 44.3 ov), 8-308 (Natsai M'shangwe, 46.5 ov), 9-328 (Ray Price, 49.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NL McCullum 7 0 62 1 8.85 16 6 3 0 1 GW Aldridge 9 0 53 0 5.88 22 4 0 0 0 JDP Oram 9.5 0 44 3 4.47 31 3 0 1 0 AJ McKay 9 0 77 2 8.55 19 10 1 2 0 LJ Woodcock 9 0 58 2 6.44 27 4 3 1 0 RJ Nicol 6 0 30 1 5.00 19 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
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 days
25 October 2011 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 3 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 31 runs, 0 wicket)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 71/3 in 16.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 16, JD Ryder 19)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (LRPL Taylor 18, JD Ryder 30, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
- JD Ryder: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 32.5 overs (197 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 48 runs, 0 wicket)
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 83 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 175/4 in 37.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 51, KS Williamson 30)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (LRPL Taylor 18, KS Williamson 30, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (236 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 89 balls (LRPL Taylor 48, KS Williamson 48, Ex 6)
- KS Williamson: 50 off 45 balls (5 x 4)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 43.6 overs (264 balls), Extras 19
- LRPL Taylor: 100 off 115 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 112 balls (LRPL Taylor 68, KS Williamson 71, Ex 13)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 48.2 overs (291 balls), Extras 22
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 328/5 in 50.0 overs (KS Williamson 100, NL McCullum 1)
- KS Williamson: 100 off 69 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (H Masakadza 14, BRM Taylor 39, Ex 0)
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 45 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (H Masakadza 24, BRM Taylor 75, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 100/2 in 18.0 overs (H Masakadza 24)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (H Masakadza 8, T Taibu 43, Ex 0)
- T Taibu: 50 off 36 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 212/5 in 35.0 overs (MN Waller 32, E Chigumbura 11)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 51 runs, 0 wicket)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (MN Waller 33, E Chigumbura 17, Ex 0)
- MN Waller: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 38.6 overs (235 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 72 balls (MN Waller 54, E Chigumbura 44, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 45.6 overs (277 balls), Extras 9
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