- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras28 (b 4, lb 12, nb 9, w 3)TOTAL308 all out (107.2 Overs, RR: 2.86, 441 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Dion Ebrahim, 4.1 ov), 2-45 (Trevor Gripper, 12.1 ov), 3-47 (Mark Vermeulen, 13.2 ov), 4-95 (Craig Wishart, 31.2 ov), 5-151 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.5 ov), 6-218 (Heath Streak, 80.5 ov), 7-222 (Gavin Ewing, 82.4 ov), 8-243 (Stuart Carlisle, 87.2 ov), 9-296 (Ray Price, 101.5 ov), 10-308 (Blessing Mahwire, 107.2 ov)
17/10Result
2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Australia at Sydney, Oct 17-20 2003
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
308 & 266 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
403 & 172/1 (29.1 ov)
Player of the Match
17/10Result
2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Australia at Sydney, Oct 17-20 2003
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
308 & 266 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
403 & 172/1 (29.1 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (lb 2, nb 13, w 1)TOTAL403 all out (103.3 Overs, RR: 3.89, 448 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Justin Langer, 1.1 ov), 2-51 (Matthew Hayden, 13.1 ov), 3-148 (Damien Martyn, 31.1 ov), 4-283 (Steve Waugh, 65.4 ov), 5-306 (Ricky Ponting, 75.5 ov), 6-347 (Adam Gilchrist, 84.2 ov), 7-375 (Brad Hogg, 95.2 ov), 8-384 (Simon Katich, 97.2 ov), 9-394 (Andy Bichel, 100.5 ov), 10-403 (Brad Williams, 103.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Streak 21 3 83 1 3.95 1 1 AM Blignaut 20 2 83 3 4.15 0 6 NB Mahwire 10 1 61 0 6.1 0 6 RW Price 41.3 6 121 6 2.91 0 0 GM Ewing 11 1 53 0 4.81 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 6, lb 5, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL266 all out (91.5 Overs, RR: 2.89, 342 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dion Ebrahim, 0.4 ov), 2-93 (Mark Vermeulen, 24.3 ov), 3-103 (Stuart Carlisle, 27.2 ov), 4-114 (Trevor Gripper, 31.2 ov), 5-176 (Craig Wishart, 54.6 ov), 6-212 (Heath Streak, 70.3 ov), 7-216 (Gavin Ewing, 72.2 ov), 8-230 (Tatenda Taibu, 83.1 ov), 9-244 (Ray Price, 87.3 ov), 10-266 (Andy Blignaut, 91.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BA Williams 16 8 56 2 3.5 1 0 AJ Bichel 19 5 64 0 3.36 0 3 GB Hogg 31 9 70 1 2.25 0 1 SM Katich 25.5 3 65 6 2.51 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 3, lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL172/1 (29.1 Overs, RR: 5.89, 140 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Justin Langer, 4.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HH Streak 9 1 46 1 5.11 0 0 AM Blignaut 4 0 35 0 8.75 0 4 RW Price 12.1 0 63 0 5.17 0 0 TR Gripper 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 GM Ewing 3 0 20 0 6.66 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
17,18,19,20 October 2003 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 17 Oct - day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 256/8 (AM Blignaut 9*, RW Price 7*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 18 Oct - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 245/3 (RT Ponting 137*, SR Waugh 43*, 56.5 ov)
- Sun, 19 Oct - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 151/4 (CB Wishart 32*, T Taibu 13*, 44.4 ov)
- Mon, 20 Oct - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 172/1 (29.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Match Coverage
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Price leads Zimbabwean fightback
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Lee out for a month
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Ponting rules the day
Ricky Ponting dished out a batting lesson of his own with an unbeaten 137, as Australia reached 245 for 3, just 63 behind Zimbabwe's first-innings total of 308