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KIMBERLEY (S AFRICA), JANUARY 30: Medium-pace bowler Mark Ealham set a world record with five leg before wicket dismissals as England gained a crushing revenge victory over Zimbabwe in the limited overs series match at the de Beers Diamond Oval on Sunday.
Ealham’s performance was the best by an England bowler in a one-day internationals just as Henry Olonga’s six for 19 two days earlier had been an all-time best for Zimbabwe when they thrashed England by 104 runs at Cape Town on Friday.
No bowler in limited overs history had previously had more than four lbw verdicts in their favour but there could be little argument with any of the five positive decisions made by SouthAfrican umpire Dave Orchard.
Tailenders Heath Streak and John Rennie put on 62 for the eighth wicket to give Zimbabwe a respectable total but they were forced to play cautiously and scored at less than three runs an over.
Hussain and Knight, put on 128 to shut out Zimbabwe.
SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe: N Johnson c Hussain b Caddick 11, G Flower lbw b Ealham 28, A Campbell c Solanki b Alleyne 28, M Goodwin lbw b Ealham 15, A Flower lbw b Ealham 8, S Carlisle lbw b Ealham 2, G Whittall lbw b Ealham 0, H Streak not out 35, J Rennie c Hussain b Gough 23, H Olonga b Gough 0; Extras: (lb4, w6, nb1) 11. Total (for 9 wkts off 50 overs) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-71, 3-73, 4-92, 5-96, 6-97, 7-98, 8-160, 9-161
Bowling: Gough 10-2-31-2 (w2), Caddick 10-2-21-1 (w1), White 10-1-44-0 (nb1), Alleyne 10-0-46-1 (w1), Ealham 10-3-15-5 (w2)
England: N Hussain c Rennie b Olonga 64, N Knight not out 72, G Hick b Streak 2, V Solanki not out 16; Extras: (b4, lb1,w2, nb1) 8. Total: (for 2 wkts, 32.1 overs) 162
Fall of wickets: 1-128, 2-140
Bowling: Olonga 9-0-52-1, Rennie 7-0-27-0, Streak 7.1-0-26-1, A Whittall 4-1-25-0, G Whittall 5-0-27-0.
Result: England won by eight wickets.
Man of the Match: Mark Ealham.
