Mark Waugh strikes winning ton

Mark Waugh’s 13th ODI century and some big hitting by Damien Martyn boosted Australia to an impressive 303 for six. Three wickets apiece for Damien Fleming and Andrew Symonds helped reduce Zimbabwe to 220.

Opener Waugh cruised effortlessly to 50 from 48 deliveries before hammering an outclassed attack to make 106 (96 b, 11×4, 2×6). Ricky Ponting was dropped twice during his more sedate innings of 67 off 90 balls then Martyn profited handsomely from the solid platform with a bruising 57 not out (38b, 7×4, 1×6).

Scoreboard

Australia: A Gilchrist c G Flower b Mutendera 14, M Waugh run out(Rennie) 106, R Ponting st A Flower b G Brent 67, M Bevan st A Flower b G Brent 25, S Waugh c Johnson b A Whittall 14, D Martyn not out 57, A Symonds c G Flower b Blignaut 1, T Moody not out 3. Extras: 16. Total (for 6 wkts in 50 overs): 303

Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-198, 3-201, 4-225, 5-280, 6-292

Bowling: Mutendera 8-0-42-1, Brent 10-0-63-2, Blignaut 10-0-60-1, Andy Whittall 10-0-57-1, Guy Whittall 5-0-31-0, Grant Flower 7-0-45-0

Zimbabwe: N Johnson c Ponting b Fleming 110, G Flower c Gilchrist b Fleming 0, M Goodwin c Martyn b Symonds 19, A Campbell c Ponting b Symonds 6, A Flower st Gilchrist b Warne 11, G Rennie run out 22, G Whittall lbw b Fleming 2, A Blignaut c M Waugh b Symonds 27, G Brent c M Waugh b McGrath 5, A Whittall c M Waugh b Warne 2, D Mutendera not out 0; Extras: (4b, 4lb, 4w, 4nb) 16. Total: (all out, 43.4 overs) 220

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-69, 3-77, 4-106, 5-162, 6-180, 7-201, 8-212, 9-220

Bowling: McGrath 6.4-0-21-1 (2w 2nb),Fleming 8-1-33-3, Moody 5-0-30-0, Symonds 8-0-52-3 (2nb, 1w), M Waugh 3-0-14-0, Warne 9-1-40-2, Bevan 4-0-22-0 (1w)