The New Zealand national cricket team visited Zimbabwe in September 2000 and played a two-match Test series against the Zimbabwean national cricket team. New Zealand won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Zimbabwe by Heath Streak.[1]

Test series

1st Test

12–16 September 2000
Scorecard
v
350 (175.2 overs)
ADR Campbell 88 (307)
PJ Wiseman 5/90 (45 overs)
338 (153.5 overs)
MJ Horne 110 (277)
PA Strang 8/109 (51.5 overs)
119 (67.5 overs)
ADR Campbell 45 (133)
CL Cairns 5/31 (14.5 overs)
132/3 (45.4 overs)
MS Sinclair 43* (119)
PA Strang 2/49 (20.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: PJ Wiseman (NZ)

2nd Test

19–23 September 2000
Scorecard
v
465 (160.3 overs)
CL Cairns 124 (174)
HK Olonga 3/115 (27 overs)
166 (92 overs)
GW Flower 49 (237)
SB O'Connor 3/43 (28 overs)
74/2 (15.2 overs)
MS Sinclair 35* (44)
HH Streak 2/33 (8 overs)
370 (f/o) (178.3 overs)
GJ Whittall 188* (429)
SB O'Connor 4/73 (45 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: ID Robinson (Zim) and DR Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: CL Cairns (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

One Day International (ODI) series

1st ODI

27 September 2000
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
183/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
184/3 (40.5 overs)
A Flower 34 (62)
NJ Astle 3/24 (10 overs)
CM Spearman 86 (104)
BC Strang 1/15 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: KC Barbour and GR Evans
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)

2nd ODI

30 September 2000
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
273/5 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
252 (48.5 overs)
ADR Campbell 96 (108)
CD McMillan 2/41 (10 overs)
RF Twose 64 (87)
DP Viljoen 3/46 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 21 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: CK Coventry and RB Tiffin
Player of the match: HH Streak (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • TJ Friend and DA Marillier (both Zim) made their ODI debuts.

3rd ODI

1 October 2000
Scorecard
New Zealand 
264/8 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
268/4 (47.5 overs)
CD McMillan 78 (77)
ML Nkala 2/20 (5 overs)
ADR Campbell 99* (124)
SB O'Connor 2/56 (8.5 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: JF Fenwick and ID Robinson
Player of the match: ADR Campbell (Zim)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2000". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2014.


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