21/02Result

4th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 21 2011

AustraliaAustraliaAUS
262/6
ZimbabweZimbabweZIM
171 (46.2/50 ov)

Australia won by 91 runs

Player of the Match

Shane WatsonAustralia

Best performances - Batsmen

SR Watson

79(92) 8x4 - 1x6

Control %89%

Productive Shot
leg glance
30 runs
3x4 - 0x6

MJ Clarke

58(55) 4x4 - 0x6

Control %79%

Productive Shot
leg glance
30 runs
1x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

MG Johnson

O9.2

R19

Eco2.03

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

JJ Krejza

R28

Eco3.5

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

Australia - Innings

BJ Haddin29 (66)

SR Watson30 (47)

RT Ponting27 (30)

SR Watson49 (45)

RT Ponting1 (6)

MJ Clarke3 (3)

MJ Clarke34 (37)

CL White22 (36)

MJ Clarke18 (11)

DJ Hussey14 (8)

MJ Clarke2 (2)

SPD Smith11 (4)

MJ Clarke1 (2)

MG Johnson7 (3)

Zimbabwe - Innings

CK Coventry14 (24)

BRM Taylor6 (10)

T Taibu7 (17)

BRM Taylor10 (12)

BRM Taylor0 (2)

CR Ervine0 (3)

E Chigumbura0 (4)

CR Ervine0 (3)

E Chigumbura14 (21)

SC Williams24 (32)

SC Williams4 (8)

RW Chakabva4 (14)

P Utseya5 (10)

RW Chakabva2 (4)

P Utseya19 (35)

AG Cremer28 (39)

RW Price4 (8)

AG Cremer9 (12)

RW Price1 (11)

CB Mpofu2 (11)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

Match Coverage

All Match News

Slow-start story 'laughable' - Haddin
Brad Haddin, the Australian opener, has rubbished reports that the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit were looking into Australia's slow start in their Group A match against Zimbabwe
Ponting accepts 'responsibility' for TV incident
Ricky Ponting has accepted that he crossed the line with his dressing-room reaction to being run out against Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad on Monday, but is keen to put the incident behind him
Ponting reprimanded for 'TV incident'
Ricky Ponting has been reprimanded by the ICC over the incident that resulted in damage to a television set inside the Australian changing rooms during their win over Zimbabwe
Ponting to face disciplinary charges
Ricky Ponting will be charged by the ICC over the incident that resulted in damage to a television set inside the Australian changing rooms during their win over Zimbabwe on Monday
Ponting confident pacemen can dominate
Ricky Ponting is confident Australia's pace attack can threaten every team in the World Cup, after they proved too good for Zimbabwe in the 91-run win in their opening game of the World Cup on Monday

Zimbabwe INNINGS		R	B
BRM Taylor	bowled	16	24
CK Coventry	caught	14	24
T Taibu	caught	7	17
CR Ervine	lbw	0	6
E Chigumbura	caught wk	14	25
SC Williams	caught	28	40
RW Chakabva	lbw	6	18
P Utseya	caught	24	45
AG Cremer	caught wk	37	51
RW Price	not out	5	19
CB Mpofu	caught wk	2	11
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 9, w 3, nb 2)
TOTAL	171 (all out; 46.2 ovs)

Australia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
SW Tait	9.0	1	34	2	3.77	(1nb, 2w)
B Lee	8.0	1	34	1	4.25	(1nb, 1w)
MG Johnson	9.2	2	19	4	2.03
JJ Krejza	8.0	0	28	2	3.5
SR Watson	3.0	0	7	0	2.33
SPD Smith	5.0	0	24	0	4.8
DJ Hussey	4.0	1	12	1	3

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	22	CK Coventry	BRM Taylor
2nd	18	T Taibu	BRM Taylor
3rd	0	BRM Taylor	CR Ervine
4th	4	E Chigumbura	CR Ervine
5th	44	E Chigumbura	SC Williams
6th	8	SC Williams	RW Chakabva
7th	8	P Utseya	RW Chakabva
8th	49	P Utseya	AG Cremer
9th	14	RW Price	AG Cremer
10th	4	RW Price	CB Mpofu

World Cup

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	6	5	1	10	0.758
SL	6	4	1	9	2.582
AUS	6	4	1	9	1.123
NZ	6	4	2	8	1.135
ZIM	6	2	4	4	0.03
CAN	6	1	5	2	-1.987
KENYA	6	0	6	0	-3.042
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	6	5	1	10	2.026
IND	6	4	1	9	0.9
ENG	6	3	2	7	0.072
WI	6	3	3	6	1.066
BAN	6	3	3	6	-1.361
IRE	6	2	4	4	-0.696
NED	6	0	6	0	-2.045

Australia - Innings

Zimbabwe - Innings

Slow-start story 'laughable' - Haddin

Ponting accepts 'responsibility' for TV incident

Ponting reprimanded for 'TV incident'

Ponting to face disciplinary charges

Ponting confident pacemen can dominate