Zimbabwe beaten
PERTH, Jan 4: Powerful knocks by Western Australian batsmen Murray Goodwin and Scott Meuleman saw the home side cruise to a 70-run win over a lacklustre Zimbabwe in a day-night match here Sunday.
The defeat was a bitter blow for the tourists, who had narrowly defeated an Australia 'A' team at the same venue in their opening tour match on Thursday.
Scoreboard
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
R.J. Campbell c Taibu b Hondo 17
S. Meuleman b Flower 67
C. Rogers c Blignaut b Ervine 9
M.E.K. Hussey run out 21
M.W. Goodwin c Flower b Blignaut 77
M.J. North c Taibu b Irvine 7
G.B. Hogg b Ervine 48
P. Worthington c Sibanda b Ervine 3
J. Taylor b Ervine 13
D. Wates not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-7, NB-13) 23
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 286
FALL OF WKTS: 1-31, 2-55, 3-111, 4-148, 5-161, 6-256, 7-263, 8-281, 9-286.
DID NOT: P. Wilson.
BOWLING: Hondo 8-1-38-1 (2nb, 1w); Mahwire 10-0-59-0 (4nb, 2w); Ervine 10-0-56-5 (1w); Blignaut 8-0-56-1 (6nb, 1w); Friend 4-0-26-0 (1nb, 1w); Flower 10-0-48-1 (1w).
ZIMBABWE:
V. Sibanda c Campbell b Wilson 13
S.V. Carlisle c North b Wilson 8
M.A. Vermeulen c Campbell b W'hington 55
G.W. Flower c Campbell b Wates 22
C.B. Wishart retired hurt 13
T. Taibu c Wilson b Wates 33
S.M. Ervine c Goodwin b W'hington 31
A.M. Blignaut st Campbell b Hogg 11
T.J. Friend c W'hington b North 12
N.B. Mahwire c Hogg b North 6
D.T. Hondo not out 2
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-4) 10
TOTAL (all out, 44.1 overs) 216
FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-42, 3-101, 4-101, 5-151, 6-175, 7-197, 8-204, 9-216.
BOWLING: Wilson 7-1-21-2 (1w); Taylor 6-0-43-0 (1w); Wates 10-0-51-2; Worthington 10-0-53-2; Hogg 10-1-37-1 (2w); North 1.1-0-5-2.
RESULT: Western Australia won by 70 runs.-AFP/Reuters