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Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2017

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Scotland in June 2017 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] Both matches were played at The Grange Club, Edinburgh.[2] It was the first bilateral series between the two teams.[3] In the first match, Scotland beat Zimbabwe on the back of a Kyle Coetzer century, recording their first win in an ODI against a Test playing nation.[4] The series finished 1–1, with Zimbabwe winning the second match by 6 wickets.[5]

Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2017
 
  Scotland Zimbabwe
Dates 15 – 17 June 2017
Captains Kyle Coetzer Graeme Cremer
One Day International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Kyle Coetzer (170) Malcolm Waller (92)
Most wickets Con de Lange (5) Graeme Cremer (6)

Squads edit

  Scotland[6]   Zimbabwe[7]

ODI series edit

1st ODI edit

15 June 2017
Scorecard
Scotland  
317/6 (50 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
272 (41.4 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 109 (101)
Sean Williams 2/48 (10 overs)
Malcolm Waller 92 (62)
Con de Lange 5/60 (8 overs)
Scotland won by 26 runs (DLS method)
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain during Zimbabwe's innings set them a revised target of 299 runs in 43 overs.
  • Con de Lange (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI.
  • This was the first ODI match between the two sides and Scotland's first ever win in an ODI against a Test playing nation.[8]

2nd ODI edit

17 June 2017
Scorecard
Scotland  
169 (42 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
171/4 (37 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 61 (60)
Graeme Cremer 5/29 (10 overs)
Sikandar Raza 58* (88)
Chris Sole 3/36 (9 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

References edit

  1. ^ "Scotland to host Zimbabwe in June". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland to host Zimbabwe in two ODIs". Sport24. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe to tour Scotland in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Scotland beat Zimbabwe to claim first ODI win over a Test nation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe level series courtesy Cremer's five-wicket haul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Scotland look to capitalise on rare Full Member series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Masakadza finds favour ahead of Zimbabwe's triple tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Coetzer, de Lange star in Scotland's first win over a Full Member". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

External links edit

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