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Australia v Zimbabwe @ Sydney Cricket Ground
17, 18, 19, 20 October 2003 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: BF Bowden, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: PD Parker
Match Referee: GR Viswanath
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | b Brett Lee | 9 | 12 | 19 | 2 | - |
| 2. Trevor Gripper | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 15 | 32 | 56 | 2 | - |
| 3. Mark Vermeulen | lbw b Brad Williams | 17 | 32 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 4. Stuart Carlisle | c Ricky Ponting b Andy Bichel | 118 | 213 | 298 | 15 | 2 |
| 5. Craig Wishart | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Williams | 14 | 62 | 69 | 1 | - |
| +6. Tatenda Taibu | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 27 | 70 | 78 | 5 | - |
| *7. Heath Streak | lbw b Brad Hogg | 14 | 89 | 117 | 1 | - |
| 8. Gavin Ewing | c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee | 2 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | not out | 38 | 72 | 109 | 7 | - |
| 10. Raymond Price | c Brad Williams b Andy Bichel | 20 | 46 | 62 | 3 | - |
| 11. Ngonidzashe Mahwire | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Dion Ebrahim), 2-45 (Trevor Gripper), 3-47 (Mark Vermeulen), 4-95 (Craig Wishart), 5-151 (Tatenda Taibu), 6-218 (Heath Streak), 7-222 (Gavin Ewing), 8-243 (Stuart Carlisle), 9-296 (Raymond Price), 308 (Ngonidzashe Mahwire). |
| Extras | 4b, 12lb, 3w, 9nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.2 ovs, 441 mins) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 23 | 5 | 78 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Brad Williams | 23 | 6 | 58 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 24.2 | 7 | 66 | 4 | (1w,3nb) |
| Brad Hogg | 23 | 8 | 49 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Katich | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Damien Martyn | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Heath Streak b Andy Blignaut | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Stuart Carlisle b Andy Blignaut | 20 | 39 | 60 | 3 | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | b Raymond Price | 169 | 249 | 314 | 23 | 2 |
| 4. Damien Martyn | lbw b Raymond Price | 32 | 50 | 82 | 3 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Stuart Carlisle b Raymond Price | 61 | 98 | 132 | 9 | - |
| 6. Simon Katich | b Raymond Price | 52 | 86 | 144 | 8 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | b Heath Streak | 20 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Brad Hogg | c Dion Ebrahim b Raymond Price | 13 | 39 | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Andy Bichel | c Craig Wishart b Andy Blignaut | 5 | 15 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 10. Brett Lee | not out | 6 | 17 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 11. Brad Williams | c & b Raymond Price | 7 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Justin Langer), 2-51 (Matthew Hayden), 3-148 (Damien Martyn), 4-283 (Steve Waugh), 5-306 (Ricky Ponting), 6-347 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-375 (Brad Hogg), 8-384 (Simon Katich), 9-394 (Andy Bichel), 403 (Brad Williams). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 13nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.3 ovs, 448 mins) 403 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 21 | 3 | 83 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Andy Blignaut | 20 | 2 | 83 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Ngonidzashe Mahwire | 10 | 1 | 61 | 0 | (0w,6nb) |
| Raymond Price | 41.3 | 6 | 121 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Ewing | 11 | 1 | 53 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | c Simon Katich b Brad Williams | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Gripper | c Matthew Hayden b Simon Katich | 47 | 87 | 129 | 8 | - |
| 3. Mark Vermeulen | c Steve Waugh b Brad Williams | 48 | 70 | 95 | 8 | - |
| 4. Stuart Carlisle | c Brad Williams b Simon Katich | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 5. Craig Wishart | st Adam Gilchrist b Simon Katich | 45 | 89 | 94 | 7 | - |
| +6. Tatenda Taibu | c Ricky Ponting b Simon Katich | 35 | 150 | 181 | 4 | - |
| *7. Heath Streak | run out (Simon Katich > Adam Gilchrist > ) | 25 | 50 | 53 | 5 | - |
| 8. Gavin Ewing | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Andy Blignaut | c Brad Williams b Simon Katich | 44 | 63 | 69 | 7 | 1 |
| 10. Raymond Price | lbw b Simon Katich | 0 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Ngonidzashe Mahwire | not out | 1 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Dion Ebrahim), 2-93 (Mark Vermeulen), 3-103 (Stuart Carlisle), 4-114 (Trevor Gripper), 5-176 (Craig Wishart), 6-212 (Heath Streak), 7-216 (Gavin Ewing), 8-230 (Tatenda Taibu), 9-244 (Raymond Price), 266 (Andy Blignaut). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.5 ovs, 342 mins) 266 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brad Williams | 16 | 8 | 56 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 19 | 5 | 64 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Brad Hogg | 31 | 9 | 70 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Simon Katich | 25.5 | 3 | 65 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak | 8 | 23 | 24 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | not out | 101 | 85 | 140 | 11 | 3 |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | not out | 53 | 71 | 115 | 8 | - |
| 4. Damien Martyn | ||||||
| *5. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 6. Simon Katich | ||||||
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | ||||||
| 8. Brad Hogg | ||||||
| 9. Andy Bichel | ||||||
| 10. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 11. Brad Williams |
| FOW | 1-21 (Justin Langer). |
| Extras | 3b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 29.1 ovs, 140 mins) 172 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Blignaut | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Raymond Price | 12.1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Gripper | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Ewing | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Steve Waugh, Simon Katich, Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hogg, Andy Bichel, Brett Lee, Brad Williams