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Zimbabwe

246/9

vs

Australia

248/3

Australia won by 7 wickets

ICC World Cup · Match 27 · 24 February 2003 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Bulawayo

Innings 1

Zimbabwe

246/9

50.0 overs

BatterRB4s6sSR
CB Wishartb JN Gillespie10241041.7
GJ Whittallc GB Hogg b JN Gillespie160016.7
A Flowerb GB Hogg62918068.1
GW Flowerrun out (AC Gilchrist)37584063.8
DD Ebrahimb GB Hogg15302050.0
T Taibub GD McGrath23441052.3
DA Marillierc RT Ponting b GB Hogg01000.0
AM Blignautc & b B Lee542882192.9
HH Streaknot out281921147.4
BA Murphyb GD McGrath120050.0
DT Hondonot out1100100.0
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 4, p 0)14
Total246/9 (50.0 ov)
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (GJ Whittall, 3.1) · 28-2 (CB Wishart, 7.2) · 112-3 (GW Flower, 28.1) · 121-4 (A Flower, 30.1) · 142-5 (DD Ebrahim, 36.5) · 142-6 (DA Marillier, 37.0) · 208-7 (AM Blignaut, 44.3) · 242-8 (T Taibu, 49.1) · 244-9 (BA Murphy, 49.4)

Partnerships

  • 1stCB Wishart & GJ Whittall13 (19) · RR 4.11
  • 2ndCB Wishart & A Flower15 (25) · RR 3.60
  • 3rdGW Flower & A Flower84 (125) · RR 4.03
  • 4thDD Ebrahim & A Flower9 (12) · RR 4.50
  • 5thDD Ebrahim & T Taibu21 (40) · RR 3.15
  • 6thDA Marillier & T Taibu0 (1) · RR 0.00
  • 7thAM Blignaut & T Taibu66 (45) · RR 8.80
  • 8thHH Streak & T Taibu34 (28) · RR 7.29
  • 9thHH Streak & BA Murphy2 (3) · RR 4.00
  • 10thHH Streak & DT HondoNB2 (2) · RR 6.00

Boundary Breakdown

  • A Flower62 · 52% bdy
  • AM Blignaut54 · 81% bdy
  • GW Flower37 · 43% bdy
  • HH Streak28 · 50% bdy
  • T Taibu23 · 17% bdy
  • DD Ebrahim15 · 53% bdy
  • CB Wishart10 · 40% bdy
  • GJ Whittall1 · 0% bdy
  • BA Murphy1 · 0% bdy
  • DT Hondo1 · 0% bdy
6s 4s Running
BowlerOMRWEcon
GD McGrath9.022422.67
JN Gillespie9.015025.56
A Symonds10.013503.50
B Lee10.006316.30
GB Hogg8.004635.75
DR Martyn4.002105.25

Key moments

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

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

AM Blignaut & T Taibu put on 66 runs from 45 balls at 8.80 run rate for the 7th wicket.

Zimbabwe innings

Turning over

Turning over

Over 50: GD McGrath took 2 wickets 4 runs.

Zimbabwe innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

Scrub through every ball with live commentary, batters and score updates.

Worm Chart

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

025507510012515017520022525005101520253035404550OversRunsWicket 1: GJ Whittall at 13/1 (3.1 ov)Wicket 2: CB Wishart at 28/2 (7.2 ov)Wicket 3: GW Flower at 112/3 (28.1 ov)Wicket 4: A Flower at 121/4 (30.1 ov)Wicket 5: DD Ebrahim at 142/5 (36.5 ov)Wicket 6: DA Marillier at 142/6 (37.0 ov)Wicket 7: AM Blignaut at 208/7 (44.3 ov)Wicket 8: T Taibu at 242/8 (49.1 ov)Wicket 9: BA Murphy at 244/9 (49.4 ov)Wicket 1: ML Hayden at 89/1 (14.1 ov)Wicket 2: AC Gilchrist at 113/2 (21.3 ov)Wicket 3: RT Ponting at 156/3 (32.3 ov)

Manhattan

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

05101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 0 runsOver 3: 8 runsOver 4: 2 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 5: 2 runs5Over 6: 9 runsOver 7: 2 runsOver 8: 3 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 9: 2 runsOver 10: 8 runs10Over 11: 0 runsOver 12: 1 runOver 13: 0 runsOver 14: 5 runsOver 15: 5 runs15Over 16: 1 runOver 17: 2 runsOver 18: 5 runsOver 19: 5 runsOver 20: 2 runs20Over 21: 7 runsOver 22: 2 runsOver 23: 2 runsOver 24: 4 runsOver 25: 5 runs25Over 26: 6 runsOver 27: 11 runsOver 28: 7 runsOver 29: 7 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 30: 3 runs30Over 31: 2 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 32: 0 runsOver 33: 1 runOver 34: 7 runsOver 35: 8 runs35Over 36: 2 runsOver 37: 1 run, 2 wicketsWicket fell this overWicket fell this overOver 38: 5 runsOver 39: 2 runsOver 40: 7 runs40Over 41: 9 runsOver 42: 18 runsOver 43: 19 runsOver 44: 5 runsOver 45: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over45Over 46: 4 runsOver 47: 5 runsOver 48: 5 runsOver 49: 17 runsOver 50: 4 runs, 2 wicketsWicket fell this overWicket fell this over50OverRuns

Momentum

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

Over 4: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 8: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 29: 1 wkt, 7 runsOver 31: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 37: 2 wkt, 1 runsOver 45: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 50: 2 wkt, 4 runsOver 15: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 22: 1 wkt, 0 runsOver 33: 1 wkt, 1 runsOvers
ZimbabweAustralia

Phase Splits

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

Zimbabwe

246/9 (50.0)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

41/2· RR 4.10

BatA Flower21 (23)BowlJN Gillespie2/22 (5.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

115/4· RR 3.83

BatA Flower41 (66)BowlGB Hogg3/21 (6.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

90/3· RR 9.00

BatAM Blignaut42 (17)BowlGD McGrath2/9 (2.0)

Australia

248/3 (47.2)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

64/0· RR 6.40

BatAC Gilchrist40 (33)BowlDT Hondo0/1 (1.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

132/3· RR 4.42

BatRT Ponting38 (63)BowlDA Marillier1/32 (10.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

52/0· RR 6.93

BatDS Lehmann32 (24)BowlGJ Whittall0/7 (1.3)
Commentary599 balls
  1. End of over 48
    ··4
    Australia 248/3
  2. 48.3

    GJ Whittall to DS Lehmann, FOUR!

  3. 48.2

    GJ Whittall to DS Lehmann, no run.

  4. 48.1

    GJ Whittall to DS Lehmann, no run.

  5. End of over 47
    ·12111
    Australia 244/3
  6. 47.6

    DT Hondo to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  7. 47.5

    DT Hondo to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  8. 47.4

    DT Hondo to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  9. 47.3

    DT Hondo to DS Lehmann, 2 runs.

  10. 47.2

    DT Hondo to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  11. 47.1

    DT Hondo to DR Martyn, no run.

  12. End of over 46
    ··1·11
    Australia 238/3
  13. 46.6

    GJ Whittall to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  14. 46.5

    GJ Whittall to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  15. 46.4

    GJ Whittall to DS Lehmann, no run.

  16. 46.3

    GJ Whittall to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  17. 46.2

    GJ Whittall to DR Martyn, no run.

  18. 46.1

    GJ Whittall to DR Martyn, no run.

  19. End of over 45
    114·11
    Australia 235/3
  20. 45.6

    BA Murphy to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  21. 45.5

    BA Murphy to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  22. 45.4

    BA Murphy to DS Lehmann, no run.

  23. 45.3

    BA Murphy to DS Lehmann, FOUR!

  24. 45.2

    BA Murphy to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  25. 45.1

    BA Murphy to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  26. End of over 44
    ··2121
    Australia 227/3
  27. 44.6

    AM Blignaut to DS Lehmann, 1 run.

  28. 44.5

    AM Blignaut to DS Lehmann, 2 runs.

  29. 44.4

    AM Blignaut to DR Martyn, 1 run.

  30. 44.3

    AM Blignaut to DR Martyn, 2 runs.