The 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Zimbabwe. It was a tri-nation series between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia.[1] South Africa won the series after defeating Australia in the final.
| Zimbabwe Triangular Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 25 August 2014 – 6 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | South Africa won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |  Faf du Plessis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads edit
Group stage points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | South Africa
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.404 |
| 2 |  Australia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.160 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.563 |
Source: [citation needed]
Points System:
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the final match or series was determined as follows:
- The team with the highest number of wins
- If still equal, the team with the highest number of wins over the other team(s) who are equal on points and have the same number of wins
- If still equal, the team with the highest number of bonus points
- If still equal, the team with the highest net run rate
In a match declared as no result, run rate is not applicable.
- Won (W): 2
- Lost (L): 0
- No Result (NR): 1
- Tie (T): 1
- Net run rate (NRR): Runs per over scored less runs per over conceded, adjusting team batting first to overs of team batting second in rain rule matches, adjusting to team's full allocation if all out, and ignoring no result matches.
Group stage matches edit
1st match edit
2nd match edit
27 August
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Africa 4, Australia 0
3rd match edit
29 August
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Africa 5 Zimbabwe 0
- Prosper Utseya (Zim) took a hat-trick.[5]
4th match edit
31 August 2014
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- Australia won toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Zimbabwe 4, Australia 0
- Zimbabwe's victory over Australia was their first ODI win against them in 31 years.[6]
- With this defeat, Australia lost their ICC ODI Championship number-one ranking to India.
5th match edit
2 September
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Australia 5 South Africa 0
6th match edit
4 September
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Points South Africa 5 Zimbabwe 0
Final edit
6 September
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa won the tri-series
Statistics edit
Most Runs edit
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| Faf du Plessis | South Africa |
464 | 5 | 92.80 | 92.51 | 126 | 3 | 1 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia |
250 | 5 | 50.00 | 75.75 | 102 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia |
250 | 5 | 55.50 | 96.51 | 89 | 0 | 2 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa |
215 | 5 | 107.50 | 116.84 | 126* | 1 | 1 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa |
172 | 5 | 34.40 | 73.50 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
Most Wickets edit
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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| Dale Steyn | South Africa |
10 | 5 | 21.20 | 27.3 | 4.65 | 4/34 |
| Nathan Lyon | Australia |
7 | 4 | 25.71 | 31.7 | 4.86 | 4/44 |
| Prosper Utseya | Zimbabwe |
7 | 4 | 25.71 | 34.2 | 4.50 | 5/36 |
| Ryan McLaren | South Africa |
6 | 4 | 24.00 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 3/24 |
| John Nyumbu | Zimbabwe |
6 | 4 | 31.50 | 36.0 | 5.25 | 3/24 |
References edit
- ^ Zimbabwe Tri-Series schedule
- ^ SA call up Rossouw, Shezi for Zimbabwe ODIs
- ^ Lyon back in Australia's ODI squad
- ^ Watson ruled out of Zimbabwe series
- ^ "Big win for SA despite Utseya hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Zimbabwe end 31-year wait for victory against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links edit
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