2nd Test: Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney, 17-21 Oct 2003

Test # 1663
Southern Cross Trophy, 2003-04, 2nd Test
Australia v Zimbabwe
Sydney Cricket Ground
17,18,19,20 October 2003 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Series: Australia wins the 2-Test series 2-0

Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
TV Umpire: PD Parker
Match Referee: GR Viswanath (Ind)
Test Debuts: BA Williams (Aus); GM Ewing (Zim).
Man of the Match: RT Ponting
Man of the Series: ML Hayden

Close of Play:

Day 1: Zimbabwe 256/8 (Blignaut 9*, Price 7*; 90 overs) Day 2: Zimbabwe 308, Australia 245/3 (Ponting 137*, Waugh 43*; 56.5 overs) Day 3: Australia 403, Zimbabwe 151/4 (Wishart 32*, Taibu 13*; 44.4 overs) Zimbabwe 1st innings R M B 4 6 DD Ebrahim b Lee 9 19 12 2 0 TR Gripper c Gilchrist b Bichel 15 56 32 2 0 MA Vermeulen lbw b Williams 17 44 32 2 0 SV Carlisle c Ponting b Bichel 118 298 213 15 2 CB Wishart c Gilchrist b Williams 14 69 62 1 0 +T Taibu c Gilchrist b Hogg 27 78 70 5 0 *HH Streak lbw b Hogg 14 117 89 1 0 GM Ewing c Martyn b Lee 2 9 5 0 0 AM Blignaut not out 38 109 72 7 0 RW Price c Williams b Bichel 20 62 46 3 0 NB Mahwire c Gilchrist b Bichel 6 22 20 1 0 Extras (b 4, lb 12, w 3, nb 9) 28 Total (all out, 107.2 overs, 441 mins) 308 FoW: 1-15 (Ebrahim, 4.1 ov), 2-45 (Gripper, 12.1 ov), 3-47 (Vermeulen, 13.2 ov), 4-95 (Wishart, 31.2 ov), 5-151 (Taibu, 49.5 ov), 6-218 (Streak, 80.5 ov), 7-222 (Ewing, 82.4 ov), 8-243 (Carlisle, 87.2 ov), 9-296 (Price, 101.5 ov), 10-308 (Mahwire, 107.2 ov). Bowling O M R W Lee 23 5 78 2 (5nb) Williams 23 6 58 2 (1nb, 1w) Bichel 24.2 7 66 4 (3nb, 1w) Hogg 23 8 49 2 (1w) Waugh 4 0 7 0 Katich 7 0 25 0 Martyn 3 1 9 0 Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6 JL Langer c Streak b Blignaut 2 6 4 0 0 ML Hayden c Carlisle b Blignaut 20 60 39 3 0 RT Ponting b Price 169 314 249 23 2 DR Martyn lbw b Price 32 82 50 3 0 *SR Waugh c Carlisle b Price 61 132 98 9 0 SM Katich b Price 52 144 86 8 0 +AC Gilchrist b Streak 20 36 25 2 1 GB Hogg c Ebrahim b Price 13 46 39 0 0 AJ Bichel c Wishart b Blignaut 5 30 15 1 0 B Lee not out 6 26 17 1 0 BA Williams c & b Price 7 11 11 0 0 Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 13) 16 Total (all out, 103.3 overs, 448 mins) 403 FoW: 1-7 (Langer, 1.1 ov), 2-51 (Hayden, 13.1 ov), 3-148 (Martyn, 31.1 ov), 4-283 (Waugh, 65.4 ov), 5-306 (Ponting, 75.5 ov), 6-347 (Gilchrist, 84.2 ov), 7-375 (Hogg, 95.2 ov), 8-384 (Katich, 97.2 ov), 9-394 (Bichel, 100.5 ov), 10-403 (Williams, 103.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Streak 21 3 83 1 (1nb, 1w) Blignaut 20 2 83 3 (6nb) Mahwire 10 1 61 0 (6nb) Price 41.3 6 121 6 Ewing 11 1 53 0 Zimbabwe 2nd innings R M B 4 6 DD Ebrahim c Katich b Williams 0 3 4 0 0 TR Gripper c Hayden b Katich 47 129 87 8 0 MA Vermeulen c Waugh b Williams 48 95 70 8 0 SV Carlisle c Williams b Katich 5 12 10 1 0 CB Wishart st Gilchrist b Katich 45 94 89 7 0 +T Taibu c Ponting b Katich 35 181 150 4 0 *HH Streak run out (Katich/Gilchrist) 25 53 50 5 0 GM Ewing c Gilchrist b Hogg 0 7 5 0 0 AM Blignaut c Williams b Katich 44 69 63 7 1 RW Price lbw b Katich 0 13 14 0 0 NB Mahwire not out 1 15 13 0 0 Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 1, nb 4) 16 Total (all out, 91.5 overs, 342 mins) 266 FoW: 1-0 (Ebrahim, 0.4 ov), 2-93 (Vermeulen, 24.3 ov), 3-103 (Carlisle, 27.2 ov), 4-114 (Gripper, 31.2 ov), 5-176 (Wishart, 54.6 ov), 6-212 (Streak, 70.3 ov), 7-216 (Ewing, 72.2 ov), 8-230 (Taibu, 83.1 ov), 9-244 (Price, 87.3 ov), 10-266 (Blignaut, 91.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Williams 16 8 56 2 (1w) Bichel 19 5 64 0 (3nb) Hogg 31 9 70 1 (1nb) Katich 25.5 3 65 6 Australia 2nd innings (target: 172 runs) R M B 4 6 JL Langer c Taibu b Streak 8 24 23 0 0 ML Hayden not out 101 140 85 11 3 RT Ponting not out 53 115 71 8 0 Extras (b 3, lb 3, nb 4) 10 Total (1 wicket, 29.1 overs, 140 mins) 172 DNB: DR Martyn, *SR Waugh, SM Katich, +AC Gilchrist, GB Hogg, AJ Bichel, B Lee, BA Williams. FoW: 1-21 (Langer, 4.5 ov). Bowling O M R W Streak 9 1 46 1 Blignaut 4 0 35 0 (4nb) Price 12.1 0 63 0 Gripper 1 0 2 0 Ewing 3 0 20 0 Hours of Play: 10.30am - 12.30pm, 1.10pm - 3.10pm, 3.30pm - 5.30pm (90 overs per day) 12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and S Matsikenyeri (Zimbabwe) Scorers: CL Bennison and R Kelleher Day 1 Zimbabwe 50 in 75 mins, off 16.1 overs Lunch: Zimbabwe 86/3 (Carlisle 26*, Wishart 11*, 28 overs) Zimbabwe 100 in 140 mins, off 32.1 overs Carlisle/Taibu 50 partnership in 61 mins, off 83 balls Zimbabwe 150 in 209 mins, off 48.4 overs Carlisle 50 in 156 mins, off 96 balls, 9x4 Tea: Zimbabwe 164/5 (Carlisle 59*, Streak 4*, 59 overs Zimbabwe 200 in 294 mins, off 73.3 overs Carlisle/Streak 50 partnership in 80 mins, off 143 balls Carlisle 100 in 261 mins, off 193 balls, 13x4, 2x6 Zimbabwe 250 in 362 mins, off 88.3 overs Attendance: 5455 Day 2 Blignaut/Price 50 partnership in 56 mins, off 82 balls Zimbabwe 300 in 435 mins, off 106 overs Lunch: Australia 31/1 (Hayden 8*, Ponting 19*, 8 overs) Austraia 50 in 59 mins, off 12.5 overs Ponting 50 in 79 mins, off 51 balls, 9x4 Australia 100 in 95 mins, off 20.1 overs Ponting/Martyn 50 partnership in 35 mins, off 47 balls Australia 1st innings: 1x5-ball over (31st over - Streak's 10th over) Australia 150 in 145 mins, off 31.2 overs Tea: Australia 162/3 (Ponting 97*, Waugh 4*, 35 overs) Ponting 100 in 154 mins, off 113 balls, 16x1, 1x6 Ponting/Waugh 50 partnership in 42 mins, off 77 balls Australia 200 in 188 mins, off 44.4 overs Bad light ended play at 4.54pm. Stumps were called at 5.50pm. Attendance: 5707 Day 3 Play commenced at 10.00am with a minimum of 103.1 overs to be bowled. Stumps were scheduled for 5.52pm. Ponting/Waugh 100 partnership in 107 mins, off 173 balls Australia 250 in 253 mins, off 60 overs Waugh 50 in 117 mins, off 87 balls, 7x4 Ponting 150 in 258 mins, off 205 balls, 21x4, 2x6 Australia 300 in 316 mins, off 74.2 overs Australia 1st innings: Second new ball taken after 82 overs Australia 350 in 374 mins, off 87.3 overs Lunch: Australia 360/6 (Katich 33*, Hogg 10*, 93 overs) Katich 50 in 141 mins, off 84 balls, 8x4 Australia 400 in 444 mins, off 102.2 overs Zimbabwe 50 in 45 mins, off 10.3 overs Gripper/Vermeulen 50 partnership in 42 mins, off 60 balls Tea: Zimbabwe 56/1 (Gripper 18*, Vermeulen 37*, 13 overs) Zimbabwe 100 in 106 mins, off 26.1 overs Zimbabwe 150 in 170 mins, off 43.3 overs Bad light ended play at 5.31pm. Stumps were called at 5.46pm. Attendance: 6058 Day 4 Play commenced at 10.00am with a minimum of 99.2 overs to be bowled. Stumps were scheduled for 5.36pm. Wishart/Taibu 50 partnership in 59 mins, off 106 balls Zimbabwe 200 in 215 mins, off 67.2 overs Lunch: Zimbabwe 243/8 (Blignaut 23*, Price 0*, 87 overs) Zimbabwe 250 in 330 mins, off 88.3 overs Australia 50 in 62 mins, off 11.5 overs Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership in 49 mins, off 58 balls Blignaut conceded 21 runs in his 4th over: Ponting 2 4 4 4 LB1; Hayden NB4 1 Hayden 50 in 88 mins, off 48 balls, 6x4, 1x6 Australia 100 in 91 mins, off 17.1 overs Tea: Australia 107/1 (Hayden 57*, Ponting 33*, 18 overs) Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 81 mins, off 99 balls Ponting 50 in 92 mins, off 57 balls, 8x4 Australia 150 in 124 mins, off 25.3 overs Hayden 100 in 136 mins, off 84 balls, 11x4, 3x6 Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership in 111 mins, off 147 balls Match ended at 4.16pm Attendance: 1312 (Total: 18,532)