VB Series
Australia, India, Zimbabwe,2003-04 VB Series
Soumya Bhattacharya
15-Apr-2005
At Sydney, January 11, 2004 (day/night). Australia won by 99 runs. Australia 6 pts. Toss: Australia.
Brad Williams, another blond bomber in the Brett Lee mould, snatched five for 22 to secure
Australia a crushing victory and a bonus point. Batting first, they were in trouble at 118 for five
as Zimbabwe bowled with spirit and threw themselves around in the field. Then Symonds and
Clarke - for the second time in two games - put the innings back on track, this time with a 66-
run stand. Symonds hit a measured 42, Clarke a more rapid 40 from 57 balls, though 225 was
the lowest 50-over total Australia had made against Zimbabwe. It still proved more than enough.
Zimbabwe lost their top five for 17 (four to Williams), and although Taibu and Streak shared a
73-run stand, they never posed much of a threat.
Man of the Match: B. A. Williams. Attendance: 20,538.