Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Zimbabwe 15th Match Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 - Benson & Hedges World Cup tournament of the 15th ODI match played between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier on 03rd March 1992.
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Martin Crowe's whirlwind 43-ball 74 and Andrew Jones' half-century before Three-wicket hauls from Chris Harris and Gavin Larsen's helped to New Zealand comfortable 48-run victory Zimbabwe and make it 4 wins in a row in a rain-shortened game of the 15th match of a Benson and Hedges World Cup.
New Zealand scored 162-3 in 20.5 overs when rain stopped the play - with top scorer by Martin Crowe hammered a unbeaten 74 off 43-balls, Andrew Jones cracked a 57 off 58-balls including 9-fours and Mark Greatbatch hit 15 off 16-balls contained 2-fours.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Kevin Duers, Eddo Brandes and Iain Butchart each took one-wickets.
Zimbabwe scored 105-7 in the allotted 18 overs - due to rain revised target of 154 from 18-overs with top scorer by Andy Flower cracked a 30 off 28-balls including 5-fours.
Andy Pycroft scored a unbeaten 13 off 20-balls without a boundary, Andy Waller hit a run-a-ball 11-runs included one-six & a four and Dave Houghton scored 10 off 14-balls contained 2-fours.
New Zealand best bowler by Chris Harris picked up 3-wickets for 15-runs in 4-overs, Gavin Larsen captured three-wickets for 16-runs in 4-overs and Danny Morrison took one-wicket.
Martin Crowe named Player of the match for his whirlwind batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 74 off facing 43-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 172.09.
This match reported by REUTERS via The Canberra Times
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs in a chaotic World Cup cricket match marked by three rain interruptions and a whirlwind stand of 127 between Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones.
Calculators were almost as useful as bats as rain stopped play three times during New Zealand's innings, with the original 50-over game eventually having to be decided over 18 overs.
New Zealand scored 3-162 in 20.5 overs but umpires revised the score after rain to 2-153 from the 18 highest scoring overs.
Zimbabwe was set 154 to win in 18 overs, the maximum that could be played in the murky, damp conditions.
Zimbabwe, always struggling to reach the target, managed only 7-105 in its 18 overs. The match ended with New Zealand's bowlers and fielders sprinting to their positions, desperate to complete the minimum 15 overs to ensure a result before the threatening skies opened again.
New Zealand has now won all four of its World Cup matches and, with eight points, is three points clear of England and Sri Lanka in the standings.
In between showers, in a spell of 9.1 overs, Crowe and Jones smashed 110 runs to put New Zealand's total beyond Zimbabwe, which has yet to win a point in the World Cup. Crowe scored 74 not out and Jones hit 57.
The start of play was delayed for 75 minutes after heavy drizzle settled over McLean Park and the game was reduced initially to 43 overs and then to 35.
Zimbabwe made an early breakthrough before rain stopped play after just 13 balls, with Eddo Brandes bowling opener Rod Latham for two.
The match was then further reduced to 24 overs each and Mark Greatbatch, star of New Zealand's victory over South Africa on Saturday, was bowled by Kevin Duers for 15 in the sixth over with the total on 25. Crowe and Jones, realis- ing the game was fast becoming a lottery, then launched a brutal attack on the mediocre Zimbabwe bowling.
New Zealand captain Crowe reached his 50 in
just 30 balls, and when rain brought his team's
innings to a premature close after 20.5 overs he had smashed a total of seven fours and two sixes. Jones innings contained eight fours.
Chasing 154, Zimbabwe wickets fell regularly to medium pacer Gavin Larsen and Chris Harris.
Andy Flower was Zimbabwe's most stubborn batsman, scoring 30 before falling to Larsen as the run rate became impossible.
Larsen finished with figures of 3-16 from four overs and Harris three for 15 from four overs as Zimbabwe collapsed to 105 for seven in their allotted 18 overs.
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