Watch the highlights of Australia A vs Zimbabwe 5th Match WSC 1994-95 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup tournament of the 5th one-day match first time played between Zimbabwe and Australia A at Adelaide Oval on 10th December 1994.
Bowlers shines before A unbeaten century by opener Matthew Hayden and Captain Damien Martyn's half-century steers to Australia A convincing seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth match of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Zimbabwe scored 201-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Guy Whittall cracked a unbeaten 59 off 80-balls including 2-fours.
Alistair Campbell struck 54 off 80-balls including 3-fours and Dave Houghton scored 48 off 75-balls contained a boundary - who fell two-run short of his half-century.
Australia A best bowler by Merv Hughes, Paul Reiffel both took 2-wickets, Greg Rowell, Tom Moody and Gavin Robertson each took one-wickets.
Australia A chase down the target of 202 for 3 in 48.5 overs with top scorer by Matthew Hayden cracked a unbeaten 101 off 162-balls.
Damien Fleming cracked a 69 off 98-balls including 2-fours & a six and Ricky Ponting scored a unbeaten 11 off 20-balls without a boundary.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Heath Streak captured 2-wickets for 17-runs in 9-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 1.88 and Gary Martin took one-wicket.
Matthew Hayden named Player of the match for his match-winning unbeaten 101-runs knocked off facing 162-balls including 10-fours.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
Australia A team opener Matthew Hayden shrugged off a shocking practice session to compile a grit. ty unbeaten century and condemn Zimbabwe to its fourth consecutive defeat in the World Series cricket competition.
Hayden batted through the innings to remain undefeated on 101 as the reserve Australian side cruised to 3-202 in reply to Zimbabwe's 8-201, clinching victory with seven balls to spare.
Hayden, who said he had had an awful net session before play began, fought his way through the innings, sharing a 155-run stand for the second wicket with captain Damien Martyn.
Martyn contributed 69 runs from 98 balls and the A team will take back-to-back victories into on Sunday's historic first meeting with the senior Australian side.
The opener profited from lives at 31 and 76, and some ragged Zimbabwean catching ruled out any chance of the tourists breaking through for their first win.
Martyn was dropped when he was only five and the second wicket stand decided the match on a wicket that became harder as the game progressed.
Martyn was missed by Grant Flower in the gully when the Zimbabwean opener could not hold a relatively simple chance to his left in the ninth over.
Both batsmen took full advantage of the let-off and Hayden went on to his century in a little more than three hours, edging a single into his thigh.
All up, Hayden struck 10 boundaries and of interest late in the game was confusion between the official scorers and match telecaster Channel 9 as to how many runs Hayden had scored.
Hayden had already acknowledged his century but Channel 9, after consulting the scorers mid-way through the innings, stubbornly insisted he was still on 99 when the match entered the last
over.
Australia A's 12th man Jo Angel was sent on to the ground to tell Hayden he was on 99, un- aware that the match scorers had the final say on the matter.
As it was, another single to clinch the match ended the debate.
Zimbabwe broke through the 200-run mark for the first time in the tournament, thanks to half centuries from opener Alistair Campbell (54) and all-rounder Guy Whittall (59 not out).
The tourists were in deep trouble at 3-33 in the early stages of their innings but fought bravely to at least set the A team some sort of target.
Fast bowler Merv Hughes took another step in his bid to regain international honours with an impressive spell with the ball, finishing with 2-22 from nine overs.
He did not take the new ball but had an immediate impact when he was introduced for the 13th over, claiming the key wicket of Zimbabwean captain Andy Flower.
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