2007 Twenty20 World Championship: England vs Zimbabwe
{{date|September 13, 2007}}

[[w:England cricket team|England]] have beaten [[w:Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] by 50 runs in Group B of the [[w:2007 Twenty20 World Championship|2007 Twenty20 World Championship]] at [[w:Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[w:Cape Town|Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].

After losing two batsmen in two balls followed by the dismissal of Matt Prior for 20 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]], England were left on 51-3. Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood shared a [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 100 runs. Pietersen hit 79 runs off 37 balls, while Paul Collingwood was [[w:run out|run out]] for 37. Elton Chigumbura took four wickets for Zimbabwe as England reached 188-9 after 20 [[w:over (cricket)|overs]].

Vusi Sibanda and Brendan Taylor got Zimbabwe off to a good reply, adding 74 runs. Brendan Taylor scored 47 runs before he was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Dimitri Mascarenhas, while Tatenda Taibu was also bowled after scoring just two runs. Dimitri Mascarenhas took 3-18 and Chris Schofield took 2-15 to reduce Zimbabwe to 89-5. Zimbabwe did not recover and finished the twenty overs on 138-7, 50 runs short of England's total.

Group A depends on England's match against Australia tomorrow. England are top of the group with one victory, while Zimbabwe are second with one win and one loss. Australia need to beat England to avoid an early exit from the tournament.

'''Toss:''' England won, and chose to bat first.

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{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-20 (Maddy, 2.3 ov), 2-20 (Wright, 2.4 ov), 3-51 (Prior, 5.3 ov), 4-151 (Pietersen, 14.3 ov), 5-154 (Collingwood, 15.1 ov), 6-172 (Flintoff, 17.6 ov), 7-178 (Shah, 18.2 ov), 8-178 (Mascarenhas, 18.3 ov), 9-186 (Broad, 19.4 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Gary Brent|G B Brent]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=34|wickets=0|econ=11.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tawanda Mupariwa|T Mupariwa]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=1|econ=11.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Prosper Utseya|P Utseya]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=1|econ=6.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tatenda Taibu|T Taibu]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=0|econ=10.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Keith Dabengwa|K M Dabengwa]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=9|econ=14.50}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Stuart Matsikenyeri|S Matsikenyeri]]|status=c Flintoff b Schofield|runs=2|balls=6|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=33.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Elton Chigumbura|E Chigumbura]]|status=c Wright b Collingwood|runs=8|balls=5|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=160.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Hamilton Masakadza|H Masakadza]]|status=c Wright b Broad|runs=27|balls=23|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=117.39}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-74 (Sibanda, 8.4 ov), 2-81 (Taibu, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Taylor, 12.1 ov), 4-87 (Matsikenyeri, 13.2 ov), 5-89 (Chibhabha, 13.4 ov), 6-104 (Chigumbura, 15.4 ov), 7-137 (Masakadza, 19.4 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' GB Brent, T Mupariwa

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] [[w:England cricket team|England bowling]]'''}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=1|econ=7.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=0|econ=10.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=18|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=18|wickets=3|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chris Schofield|C P Schofield]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=15|wickets=2|econ=3.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=23|wickets=1|econ=11.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Darren Maddy|D L Maddy]], [[w:Matthew Prior (cricketer)|M J Prior]] (wkt), [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]], [[w:Chris Schofield|C P Schofield]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]

'''Zimbabwe:''' [[w:Hamilton Masakadza|H Masakadza]], [[w:Justice Chibhabha|C J Chibhabha]], [[w:Brendan Taylor|B R M Taylor]] (wkt), [[w:Vusi Sibanda|V Sibanda]], [[w:Tatenda Taibu|T Taibu]], [[w:Elton Chigumbura|E Chigumbura]], [[w:Stuart Matsikenyeri|S Matsikenyeri]], [[w:Keith Dabengwa|K M Dabengwa]], [[w:Prosper Utseya|P Utseya]] (capt), [[w:Gary Brent|G B Brent]], [[w:Tawanda Mupariwa|T Mupariwa]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]] (England)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Ian Howell|I L Howell]] (South Africa)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Tony Hill (umpire)|A L Hill]] (New Zealand)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Ranjan Madugalle|R S Madugalle]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' M Erasmus (South Africa)

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/current/match/287858.html|title=ICC World Twenty20 6th Match, Group B: England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=September 13. 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6992539.stm.stm|title=England v Zimbabwe|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 13, 2007}}

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England have beaten Zimbabwe by 50 runs in Group B of the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa.

After losing two batsmen in two balls followed by the dismissal of Matt Prior for 20 runs, England were left on 51-3. Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood shared a partnership of 100 runs. Pietersen hit 79 runs off 37 balls, while Paul Collingwood was run out for 37. Elton Chigumbura took four wickets for Zimbabwe as England reached 188-9 after 20 overs.

Vusi Sibanda and Brendan Taylor got Zimbabwe off to a good reply, adding 74 runs. Brendan Taylor scored 47 runs before he was bowled by Dimitri Mascarenhas, while Tatenda Taibu was also bowled after scoring just two runs. Dimitri Mascarenhas took 3-18 and Chris Schofield took 2-15 to reduce Zimbabwe to 89-5. Zimbabwe did not recover and finished the twenty overs on 138-7, 50 runs short of England's total.

Group A depends on England's match against Australia tomorrow. England are top of the group with one victory, while Zimbabwe are second with one win and one loss. Australia need to beat England to avoid an early exit from the tournament.

'Toss:' England won, and chose to bat first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-20 (Maddy, 2.3 ov), 2-20 (Wright, 2.4 ov), 3-51 (Prior, 5.3 ov), 4-151 (Pietersen, 14.3 ov), 5-154 (Collingwood, 15.1 ov), 6-172 (Flintoff, 17.6 ov), 7-178 (Shah, 18.2 ov), 8-178 (Mascarenhas, 18.3 ov), 9-186 (Broad, 19.4 ov)

'Fall of wickets:' 1-74 (Sibanda, 8.4 ov), 2-81 (Taibu, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Taylor, 12.1 ov), 4-87 (Matsikenyeri, 13.2 ov), 5-89 (Chibhabha, 13.4 ov), 6-104 (Chigumbura, 15.4 ov), 7-137 (Masakadza, 19.4 ov)

'Did not bat:' GB Brent, T Mupariwa


'England:' D L Maddy, M J Prior (wkt), L J Wright, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), A Flintoff, O A Shah, A D Mascarenhas, C P Schofield, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

'Zimbabwe:' H Masakadza, C J Chibhabha, B R M Taylor (wkt), V Sibanda, T Taibu, E Chigumbura, S Matsikenyeri, K M Dabengwa, P Utseya (capt), G B Brent, T Mupariwa

'Man of the Match:' K P Pietersen (England)

'Umpires:' Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I L Howell (South Africa)
'TV Umpire:' A L Hill (New Zealand)
'Match Referee:' R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' M Erasmus (South Africa)
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