Thrilling victory for Zimbabwe

Published June 18, 2003

TAUNTON (England), June 17: Zimbabwe beat Somerset by three runs in their one-day tour match on Tuesday.

Scoreboard

ZIMBABWE:

D.A. Marillier b Francis 15

D.D. Ebrahim c and b Francis 8

S.V. Carlisle c Jones b Durston 119

G.W. Flower c and b Dutch 29

A.M. Blignaut c Burns b Blackwell 10

S. Matsikenyeri b Jones 66

H.H. Streak b Andrew 12

G.B. Brent run out 6

T. Taibu not out 3

R.W. Price b Jones 1

W. Mwayenga not out 4

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-5, NB-4) 12

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 285

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-46, 3-96, 4-113, 5-247, 6-265, 7-271, 8-277, 9-281.

BOWLING: Francis 10-0-56-2; Andrew 7-0-63-1; Jones 10-0-40-2; Blackwell 10-0-46-1; Dutch 7-0-37-1; Durston 6-0-40-1.

SOMERSET:

P.D. Bowler st Taibu b Marillier 93

C. Gazzard lbw b Streak 2

J. Bryant b Price 27

K.P. Dutch run out 93

I.D. Blackwell run out 30

M. Burns c Price b Brent 6

M. Wood run out 1

W. Durston not out 1

G. Andrew not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-12, W-15, NB-1) 28

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 282

FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-85, 3-219, 4-262, 5-270, 6-275, 7-280.

DID NOT BAT: P. Jones, S. Francis.

BOWLING: Streak 10-2-31-1; Blignaut 10-1-64-0; Brent 10-0-52-1; Mwayenga 4-0-23-0; Price 9-0-52-1; Marillier 4-0-31-1; Flower 3-0-17-0.

RESULT: Zimbabwe won by three runs.—Reuters