ICC World Cup 2011 Australia v Zimbabwe Score Card
In the ICC World Cup 2011 match Australia v Zimbabwe, that took place at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, Aussies beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs. ICC World Cup 2011 match Australia v Zimbabwe score card is posted here.
ICC World Cup 2011 Australia v Zimbabwe Score Card
Australia beat Zimbabwe for 91 runs in the ICC World Cup 2011 match held at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Openers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin gave a slow start to Australian innings. Together, the pair made 61 runs before Haddin was bowled out by Prosper Utseya. Haddin's knock of 29 came off 66 balls. Watson's sojourn at the crease saw 79 runs off 92 balls that included eight 4s and one 6. He was bowled out by Graeme Cremer. Ricky Ponting made 28 off 36 balls before he was run out (Chris Mpofu). Michael Clarke made 58 off 55 balls, and stayed not out. Others who made it to the crease are Cameron White (22 ), David Hussey (14), Steven Smith (11) and Mitchell Johnson (7 n.o.). Zimbabwean bowlers were able to restrict Aussies batsmen to a modest score of 262/6
Australia made a total of 262/6 in 50 Overs.
For Zimbabwe, Chris Mpofu claimed 2 wickets. Other successful bowlers are Graeme Cremer, Ray Price and Prosper Utseya, claiming 1 wkt each.
Zimbabwean batting order had crumbled under Australian pace attack. The top Zimbabwean scorer was Graeme Cremer with 37 runs off 51 balls. Zimbabwean batsmen were not allowed to get anywhere near 50. Zimbabwe scored 171/10 in 46.2 overs. Highest S/R for Zimbabwe is 72.55 by Cremer.
For Australia, Mitchell Johnson claimed 4 wickets with an economy of 2.03. Shaun Tait and Jason Krejza took 2 wickets each. Brett Lee and David Hussey were other successful bowlers with 1 wicket each.
Shane Watson of Australia was adjudged MAN OF THE MATCHScore Card
Australian Innings
-------------------------------------------R -----B -----4s------6s------- S/R
Shane Watson lbw b Graeme Cremer ----------79-----92------8-------1--------85.87
Brad Haddin lbw b Prosper Utseya-----------29-----66------3-------0--------43.94
Ricky Ponting run out (Chris Mpofu) -------28-----36------0-------0--------77.78
Michael Clarke not out --------------------58-----55------5-------0--------105.45
Cameron White b Chris Mpofu ---------------22-----36------0-------0--------61.11
David Hussey b Ray Price ------------------14------8------1-------1--------175.00
Steve Smith c Regis Chakabva b Chris Mpofu 11------4------1-------1--------275.00
Mitchell Johnson not out -------------------7------3------1-------0---------233.33
Extras (b 0, lb 7, w 7, nb 0) 14
Total Score: 262/6 (50 Over)
RR: 5.24Fall Of Wickets
Fall of Wickets: 1-61 (Brad Haddin, 18.5 Over) 2-140 (Shane Watson, 31.2 Over) 3-144 (Ricky Ponting, 32.5 Over) 4-207 (Cameron White, 45 Over) 5-241 (David Hussey, 48.1 Over) 6-254 (Steven Smith, 49.1 Over)
Bowling-----------O-----M----R-----W-------NB------WD---------Eco
Chris Mpofu-------9-----0----58----2------- 0------- 2--------6.44
Ray Price-------- 10-----0----43----1------- 0--------1--------4.3
Prosper Utseya--- 10-----2----43----1------- 0------- 2--------4.3
Graeme Cremer---- 10-----0----41----1------- 0--------1--------4.1
Brendan Taylor 3------0----23----0------- 0--------0--------7.66
Elton Chigumbura 2------0----18----0------- 0--------1--------9
Sean Williams 6------0----29----0------- 0--------0--------4.83Zimbabean Innings
Batting-------------------------------------R-----B-------4s-----6s---------S/R
Brendan Taylor b Shaun Tait-----------------16----24-------1-----0----------66.67
Charles Coventry c & b Brett Lee------------14----24-------1-----1----------58.33
Tatenda Taibu c S Watson b Mitchell Johnson-7-----17-------1-----0----------41.18
Craig Ervine lbw b Mitchell Johnson---------0------6-------0-----0----------0.00
Elton Chigumbura c Brad Haddin b Jas Krejza-14-----25------2-----0-----------56.00
Sean Williams c Shane Watson b Shaun Tait---28-----40------1-----1-----------70.00
Regis Chakabva lbw b Jason Krejza------------6-----18------0-----0-----------33.33
Prosper Utseya c Ricky Ponting b David Hussey24----45------1-----0-----------53.33
G Cremer c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson----37----51------4-----0-----------72.55
Ray Price not out ----------------------------5----19------0-----0-----------26.32
Chris Mpofu c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson-2----11------0-----0-----------18.18
Extras: (b 4, lb 9, w 3, nb 2) 18
Total Score: 171/10(46.2 Over)RR: 3.69Fall Of Wicket
1-22 (Charles Coventry, 5.4 Over) 2-40 (Tatenda Taibu, 10.3 Over) 3-40 (Brendan Taylor, 11.2 Over) 4-44 (Craig Ervine, 12.3 Over) 5-88 (Elton Chigumbura, 21.2 Over) 6-96 (Sean Williams, 25 Over) 7-104 (Regis Chakabva, 27.2 Over) 8-153 (Prosper Utseya, 39.2 Over) 9-167 (Graeme Cremer, 42.4 Over) 10-171 (Chris Mpofu, 46.2 Over)
Bowling------------------O----M----R----W---NB----WD-----E/R
Shaun Tait---------------9----1----34---2-- 1------2-----3.77
Brett Lee----------------8----1----34---1-- 1------1-----4.25
Mitchell Johnson---------9.2--2----19---4---0------0-----2.03
Jason Krejza-------------8----0----28---2---0------0-----3.5
Shane Watson-------------3----0----7----0---0------0-----2.33
Steven Smith-------------5----0----24---0---0------0-----4.8
David Hussey-------------4----1----12---1---0------0-----3
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