Australia v Zimbabwe — Scorecard

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Australia

262/6

Zimbabwe

171/10

Australia won by 91 runs

ICC Cricket World Cup · Match 4 · 21 February 2011 · Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Innings 1

Australia

262/6

50.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson	lbw b AG Cremer	79	92	8	1	85.9
BJ Haddin	lbw b P Utseya	29	66	3	0	43.9
RT Ponting	run out (CB Mpofu)	28	36	0	0	77.8
MJ Clarke	not out	58	55	4	0	105.5
CL White	b CB Mpofu	22	36	0	0	61.1
DJ Hussey	b RW Price	14	8	1	1	175.0
SPD Smith	c RW Chakabva b CB Mpofu	11	4	1	1	275.0
MG Johnson	not out	7	3	1	0	233.3
Extras (b 0, lb 7, w 7, nb 0, p 0)		14
Total		262/6 (50.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 61-1 (BJ Haddin, 18.5) · 140-2 (SR Watson, 31.2) · 144-3 (RT Ponting, 32.5) · 207-4 (CL White, 45.0) · 241-5 (DJ Hussey, 48.1) · 254-6 (SPD Smith, 49.1)

Partnerships

1stSR Watson & BJ Haddin61 (113) · RR 3.24
2ndSR Watson & RT Ponting79 (75) · RR 6.32
3rdMJ Clarke & RT Ponting4 (9) · RR 2.67
4thMJ Clarke & CL White63 (73) · RR 5.18
5thMJ Clarke & DJ Hussey34 (19) · RR 10.74
6thMJ Clarke & SPD Smith13 (6) · RR 13.00
7thMJ Clarke & MG JohnsonNB8 (5) · RR 9.60

Boundary Breakdown

SR Watson79 · 48% bdy
MJ Clarke58 · 28% bdy
BJ Haddin29 · 41% bdy
RT Ponting28 · 0% bdy
CL White22 · 0% bdy
DJ Hussey14 · 71% bdy
SPD Smith11 · 91% bdy
MG Johnson7 · 57% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
CB Mpofu	9.0	0	58	2	6.44
RW Price	10.0	0	43	1	4.30
P Utseya	10.0	2	43	1	4.30
AG Cremer	10.0	0	41	1	4.10
BRM Taylor	3.0	0	23	0	7.67
E Chigumbura	2.0	0	18	0	9.00
SC Williams	6.0	0	29	0	4.83

Innings 2

Zimbabwe

171/10

46.2 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BRM Taylor	b SW Tait	16	24	1	0	66.7
CK Coventry	c & b B Lee	14	24	1	1	58.3
T Taibu	c SR Watson b MG Johnson	7	17	1	0	41.2
CR Ervine	lbw b MG Johnson	0	6	0	0	0.0
E Chigumbura	c BJ Haddin b JJ Krejza	14	25	2	0	56.0
SC Williams	c SR Watson b SW Tait	28	40	1	1	70.0
RW Chakabva	lbw b JJ Krejza	6	18	0	0	33.3
P Utseya	c RT Ponting b DJ Hussey	24	45	1	0	53.3
AG Cremer	c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	37	51	4	0	72.5
RW Price	not out	5	19	0	0	26.3
CB Mpofu	c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	2	11	0	0	18.2
Extras (b 4, lb 9, w 3, nb 2, p 0)		18
Total		171/10 (46.2 ov)

Fall of wickets: 22-1 (CK Coventry, 5.4) · 40-2 (T Taibu, 10.3) · 40-3 (BRM Taylor, 11.2) · 44-4 (CR Ervine, 12.3) · 88-5 (E Chigumbura, 21.2) · 96-6 (SC Williams, 25.0) · 104-7 (RW Chakabva, 27.2) · 153-8 (P Utseya, 39.2) · 167-9 (AG Cremer, 42.4) · 171-10 (CB Mpofu, 46.2)

Partnerships

1stBRM Taylor & CK Coventry22 (34) · RR 3.88
2ndBRM Taylor & T Taibu18 (29) · RR 3.72
3rdBRM Taylor & CR Ervine0 (5) · RR 0.00
4thE Chigumbura & CR Ervine4 (7) · RR 3.43
5thE Chigumbura & SC Williams44 (53) · RR 4.98
6thRW Chakabva & SC Williams8 (22) · RR 2.18
7thRW Chakabva & P Utseya8 (14) · RR 3.43
8thAG Cremer & P Utseya49 (72) · RR 4.08
9thAG Cremer & RW Price14 (20) · RR 4.20
10thCB Mpofu & RW Price4 (22) · RR 1.09

Boundary Breakdown

AG Cremer37 · 43% bdy
SC Williams28 · 36% bdy
P Utseya24 · 17% bdy
BRM Taylor16 · 25% bdy
CK Coventry14 · 71% bdy
E Chigumbura14 · 57% bdy
T Taibu7 · 57% bdy
RW Chakabva6 · 0% bdy
RW Price5 · 0% bdy
CB Mpofu2 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
SW Tait	9.0	1	34	2	3.78
B Lee	8.0	1	34	1	4.25
MG Johnson	9.2	2	19	4	2.04
JJ Krejza	8.0	0	28	2	3.50
SR Watson	3.0	0	7	0	2.33
SPD Smith	5.0	0	24	0	4.80
DJ Hussey	4.0	1	12	1	3.00

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

SR Watson & RT Ponting put on 79 runs from 75 balls at 6.32 run rate for the 2nd wicket.

Australia innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 12 balls — CR Ervine fell at 44/4 (12.3 ov).

Zimbabwe innings

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Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

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Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–10) · Middle (11–40) · Death (41–50)

Australia

262/6 (50.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

28/0· RR 2.80

BatBJ Haddin15 (31)BowlCB Mpofu0/13 (5.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

144/3· RR 4.80

BatSR Watson67 (63)BowlP Utseya1/17 (7.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

90/3· RR 9.00

BatMJ Clarke39 (32)BowlCB Mpofu2/32 (3.0)

Zimbabwe

171/10 (46.2)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

39/1· RR 3.90

BatBRM Taylor15 (20)BowlB Lee1/24 (5.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

116/7· RR 3.87

BatAG Cremer29 (40)BowlMG Johnson2/4 (3.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

16/2· RR 2.53

BatAG Cremer8 (10)BowlMG Johnson2/9 (3.2)

Commentary590 balls

End of over 47
·W
Zimbabwe 171/10
47.2
MG Johnson to CB Mpofu, OUT! Caught by BJ Haddin.
47.1
MG Johnson to CB Mpofu, no run.
End of over 46
1·1···
Zimbabwe 171/9
46.6
SW Tait to RW Price, no run.
46.5
SW Tait to RW Price, no run.
46.4
SW Tait to CB Mpofu, 1 run leg byes.
46.3
SW Tait to RW Price, 1 run.
46.2
SW Tait to RW Price, no run.
46.1
SW Tait to CB Mpofu, 1 run.
End of over 45
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Zimbabwe 168/9
45.6
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
45.5
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
45.4
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
45.3
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
45.2
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
45.1
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
End of over 44
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Zimbabwe 168/9
44.6
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
44.5
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
44.4
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
44.3
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
44.2
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
44.1
DJ Hussey to CB Mpofu, no run.
End of over 43
1··W1·
Zimbabwe 168/9
43.6
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.
43.5
MG Johnson to CB Mpofu, 1 run.
43.4
MG Johnson to AG Cremer, OUT! Caught by BJ Haddin.
43.3
MG Johnson to RW Price, 1 run leg byes.
43.2
MG Johnson to RW Price, no run.