2nd Match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney, 11 Jan 2004

ODI # 2079
VB Series, 2003/04, 2nd Match
Australia v Zimbabwe
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
11 January 2004 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 99 runs
Points: Australia 6, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: BA Williams

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   B   4  6
+AC Gilchrist         c Taibu            b Blignaut            34  44   5  0
ML Hayden                                b Streak              14  36   1  0
*RT Ponting           c Carlisle         b Blignaut            21  31   2  1
DR Martyn                            c & b Flower              21  17   2  1
A Symonds             c Hondo            b Ervine              42  82   0  0
MG Bevan                             c & b Flower               3   7   0  0
MJ Clarke             c Sibanda          b Ervine              40  57   1  0
IJ Harvey                            c & b Ervine              22  17   2  0
AJ Bichel             not out                                  11  13   0  0
JN Gillespie          not out                                   1   2   0  0
Extras                (lb 4, w 6, nb 6)                        16
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs)                   225

DNB: BA Williams.

FoW: 1-42 (Hayden, 10.1 ov), 2-73 (Ponting, 16.4 ov),
    3-77 (Gilchrist, 18.1 ov), 4-112 (Martyn, 25.1 ov),
    5-118 (Bevan, 27.1 ov), 6-184 (Symonds, 43.4 ov),
    7-192 (Clarke, 45.1 ov), 8-222 (Harvey, 49.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                      10      2     36      1
Hondo                        5      1     35      0 (1nb, 1w)
Ervine                      10      0     53      3 (2nb)
Blignaut                     5      0     21      2 (3nb, 2w)
Price                       10      0     34      0 (1w)
Flower                      10      0     42      2 (2w)

Zimbabwe innings (target: 226 runs from 50 overs)               R   B   4  6
V Sibanda             c Williams         b Gillespie            7  16   0  0
SV Carlisle           c Hayden           b Williams             1   6   0  0
MA Vermeulen                             b Williams             5  12   0  0
GW Flower             lbw                b Williams             0   1   0  0
S Matsikenyeri        c Gilchrist        b Williams             0   3   0  0
+T Taibu              c Gilchrist        b Symonds             29  59   3  0
*HH Streak            st Gilchrist       b Clarke              46  92   3  0
SM Ervine             c Ponting          b Symonds             14  17   1  0
AM Blignaut           c Ponting          b Williams             4  10   0  0
RW Price                                 b Gillespie            0   7   0  0
DT Hondo              not out                                   1   2   0  0
Extras                (b 1, lb 6, w 12)                        19
Total                 (all out, 37.3 overs)                   126

FoW: 1-2 (Carlisle, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Sibanda, 4.4 ov),
    3-13 (Flower, 5.1 ov), 4-14 (Matsikenyeri, 5.4 ov),
    5-17 (Vermeulen, 7.3 ov), 6-90 (Taibu, 27.1 ov),
    7-119 (Ervine, 33.4 ov), 8-122 (Streak, 34.6 ov),
    9-124 (Price, 36.5 ov), 10-126 (Blignaut, 37.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                    8      0     21      2 (1w)
Williams                     8.3    2     22      5 (2w)
Bichel                       6      2     24      0 (2w)
Harvey                       4      0     14      0 (1w)
Symonds                      6      1     24      2 (3w)
Clarke                       5      0     14      1 (1w)

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• Scorers: MA Fowler and RL Sanday
• 12th Men: GB Hogg (Australia) and TJ Friend (Zimbabwe)