Aussies clinch 10-wkt victory

Zimbabwe, 228 runs behind on first innings, left Australia just five runs to win and the visitors accomplished that in four balls.

Greg Blewett pulled Bryan Strang to the boundary before the left-arm seamer delivered a wide to give Australia the inaugural Southern Cross Trophy.Earlier, opener Trevor Gripper and Murray Goodwin had shared a first-wicket stand of 98 as Zimbabwe looked as though they could take the match into a fifth day and maybe even save it as Gripper made 60 (239b, 286m, 6×4) and Goodwin 91 (263b,336m, 10×4).

SCOREBOARD

Zimbabwe (1st innings) 194

Australia (1st innings) 422

Zimbabwe (2nd innings; overnight 80-1): T Gripper lbw b Miller 60, G Flower lbw b McGrath 32, M Goodwin c S Waugh b Warne 91, G Rennie c McGrath b Miller 23, A Campbell run out 1, A Flower c Healy b McGrath 0, N Johnson c M Waugh b McGrath 5, G Whittall c M Waugh b Warne 2, H Streak lbw b Warne 0, B Strang c Langer b Miller 0, H Olonga not out 0; Extras: (b9, lb2, w1, nb6) 18. Total: (all out in 122.5 overs) 232

Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-154, 3-200, 4-208, 5-211, 6-220, 7-227, 8-227, 9-232

Bowling: McGrath 31-12-46-3 (6nb), Fleming 21-6-31-0, Miller 34-10-66-3, Ponting 1-1-0-0, Warne 30.1-11-68-3 (1w), Blewett 5-1-10-0

Australia (2nd innings): G Blewett not out 4, M Slater not out 0; Extras: (w1) 1. Total: (for no loss in 0.4 overs) 5

Bowling: Strang 0.4-0-5-0

Result: Australia won by 10 wickets.