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Australia v Zimbabwe @ MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras
13 October 1987
Toss: Zimbabwe (field)
Umpires: Khizer Hayat, DR Shepherd
Match Result: Australia won by 96 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Kevin Curran b Ali Shah | 62 | 101 | 146 | 8 | - |
| 2. David Boon | c Dave Houghton b Kevin Curran | 2 | 15 | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | run out | 2 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Ali Shah b Iain Butchart | 67 | 88 | 91 | 8 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | run out | 45 | 41 | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. Simon O'Donnell | run out | 3 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| +7. Greg Dyer | c Grant Paterson b Iain Butchart | 27 | 20 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. Peter Taylor | not out | 17 | 13 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | c Robin Brown b Kevin Curran | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Tim May | run out | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid |
| FOW | 1-10 (David Boon), 2-20 (Dean Jones), 3-133 (Allan Border), 4-143 (Geoff Marsh), 5-155 (Simon O'Donnell), 6-202 (Steve Waugh), 7-228 (Greg Dyer), 8-230 (Craig McDermott), 9-235 (Tim May). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Kevin Curran | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Rawson | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Iain Butchart | 10 | 1 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Traicos | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ali Shah | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Robin Brown | b Simon O'Donnell | 3 | 30 | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Grant Paterson | run out | 16 | 53 | 51 | 1 | - |
| +3. Dave Houghton | c Simon O'Donnell b Tim May | 11 | 22 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 4. Andy Pycroft | run out | 9 | 29 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 5. Kevin Curran | b Simon O'Donnell | 30 | 38 | 53 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. Andy Waller | c & b Tim May | 19 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Ali Shah | b Craig McDermott | 2 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| 8. Peter Rawson | b Bruce Reid | 15 | 14 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 9. Iain Butchart | c Dean Jones b Simon O'Donnell | 18 | 32 | 39 | 2 | - |
| *10. John Traicos | c & b Simon O'Donnell | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 11. Malcolm Jarvis | not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Robin Brown), 2-27 (Grant Paterson), 3-41 (Andy Pycroft), 4-44 (Dave Houghton), 5-79 (Andy Waller), 6-97 (Ali Shah), 7-97 (Kevin Curran), 8-124 (Peter Rawson), 9-137 (John Traicos), 139 (Iain Butchart). |
| Extras | 2b, 3lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.4 ovs) 139 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9.4 | 1 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim May | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Simon O'Donnell, Greg Dyer, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Tim May, Bruce Reid