Can England beat Zimbabwe? (25 May 1999)

25 May 1999

Can England beat Zimbabwe?

Atul Kahate

Zimbabwe has always proved a difficult proposition for England. Out of the six matches between the two teams so far, Zimbabwe have won five! One of them in the World Cup. Let us see if Alec Stewart's team reverses the trend today ...

The following table depicts the results between the two teams so far.

1 Albury 18 Mar 1992 Zim 9 Runs W L 125-10 49.1 134-10 46.1 2 Sydney 15 Dec 1994 Zim 13 Runs L L 192-10 49.1 205-10 49.3 3 Brisbane 07 Jan 1995 Eng 26 Runs W F 200- 8 50.0 174-10 48.1 4 Bulawayo (2) 15 Dec 1996 Zim 2 Wkts L F 152-10 50.0 153- 8 48.0 5 Harare 01 Jan 1997 Zim 6 Runs W L 179- 7 42.0 200-10 53.0 6 Harare 03 Jan 1997 Zim 131 Runs W L 118-10 30.0 249- 7 50.0

(T: Toss, B: Batted (F)irst/(L)ast)

(Tables from England's point of view: so For Score is England's)

Contributed by Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)

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