Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2017

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)

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 is the first bilateral series between the two teams.[3] In the first match, Scotland beat Zimbabwe, 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]

Squads

 Scotland[6]  Zimbabwe[7]

ODI series

1st ODI

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 (D/L 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

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

  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.
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