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England vs Zimbabwe - Players & Playing XI · T20 World Cup 2007

T20 Cricket World Cup

Result

Result

England won by 50 runs

Statz MVP

Dimitri Mascarenhas

122

Rating

Leading Run Scorer Matthew Hayden 265 runs · Leading Wicket Taker Umar Gul 13 wkts · Standings →

Newlands, Cape Town

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Scorecard Statz Rating Lineups

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Newlands

Cape Town, South Africa

Full Stats →

Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Sep 2007). 2 rain-affected matches excluded.

Avg Total Runs

310.6

Avg 1st Inn

164.3

Avg 2nd Inn

146.3

Avg Sixes

13.3

Avg Fours

22.9

Bat 1st Win %

43%

Boundary %

55.1%

Seam Econ

8.76

Spin Econ

7.38

Avg PP 1st Inn

48.3

1.2 wkts · Overs 1-6

Avg PP 2nd Inn

47.7

1.4 wkts · Overs 1-6

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ENG at Newlands

Won

Lost

Avg Score 20.8

Highest Score 99

Top Scorer

Dawid Malan 118 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Sam Curran 3 wkts

ZIM at Newlands

Won

Lost

Avg Score 17.7

Highest Score 60

Top Scorer

Brendan Taylor 107 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Elton Chigumbura 7 wkts

England

Playing XI in this match

Darren Maddy Allrounder

Matt Prior Wicketkeeper

Luke Wright Allrounder

Kevin Pietersen Batsman

Paul Collingwood Allrounder

Andrew Flintoff Allrounder

Owais Shah Batsman

Dimitri Mascarenhas Allrounder

Chris Schofield Bowler

Stuart Broad Bowler

James Anderson Bowler

Zimbabwe

Playing XI in this match

Vusi Sibanda Batsman

Brendan Taylor Wicketkeeper

Tatenda Taibu Wicketkeeper

Chamu Chibhabha Allrounder

Stuart Matsikenyeri Batsman

Elton Chigumbura Allrounder

Hamilton Masakadza Allrounder

Prosper Utseya Bowler

Keith Dabengwa Bowler

Gary Brent Batsman

Tawanda Mupariwa Bowler

England · Innings 1

Darren Maddy

c Stuart Matsikenyeri b Elton Chigumbura

14 (9)

2×4 · 0×6 · SR 155.56

Matt Prior (wk)

c Chamu Chibhabha b Tawanda Mupariwa

20 (14)

2×4 · 1×6 · SR 142.86

Luke Wright

c Brendan Taylor b Elton Chigumbura

0 (1)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0

Kevin Pietersen

c Hamilton Masakadza b Prosper Utseya

79 (37)

7×4 · 4×6 · SR 213.51

Paul Collingwood (c)

run out (Vusi Sibanda)

37 (28)

1×4 · 2×6 · SR 132.14

Andrew Flintoff

b Chamu Chibhabha

13 (13)

0×4 · 1×6 · SR 100

Owais Shah

c Chamu Chibhabha b Elton Chigumbura

11 (8)

0×4 · 1×6 · SR 137.5

Dimitri Mascarenhas

c Hamilton Masakadza b Elton Chigumbura

0 (1)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0

Chris Schofield

not out

9* (7)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 128.57

Stuart Broad

run out (Tawanda Mupariwa)

1 (2)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 50

James Anderson

not out

0* (0)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Darren Maddy	c Stuart Matsikenyeri b Elton Chigumbura	14	9	2	0	155.56
Matt Prior (wk)	c Chamu Chibhabha b Tawanda Mupariwa	20	14	2	1	142.86
Luke Wright	c Brendan Taylor b Elton Chigumbura	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Pietersen	c Hamilton Masakadza b Prosper Utseya	79	37	7	4	213.51
Paul Collingwood (c)	run out (Vusi Sibanda)	37	28	1	2	132.14
Andrew Flintoff	b Chamu Chibhabha	13	13	0	1	100
Owais Shah	c Chamu Chibhabha b Elton Chigumbura	11	8	0	1	137.5
Dimitri Mascarenhas	c Hamilton Masakadza b Elton Chigumbura	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Schofield	not out	9*	7	1	0	128.57
Stuart Broad	run out (Tawanda Mupariwa)	1	2	0	0	50
James Anderson	not out	0*	0	0	0	0

Total

188/9 (20 ov)

FoW 1-20 (Darren Maddy, 2.3 ov), 2-20 (Luke Wright, 2.4 ov), 3-51 (Matt Prior, 5.3 ov), 4-151 (Kevin Pietersen, 14.3 ov), 5-154 (Paul Collingwood, 15.1 ov), 6-172 (Andrew Flintoff, 17.6 ov), 7-178 (Owais Shah, 18.2 ov), 8-178 (Dimitri Mascarenhas, 18.3 ov), 9-186 (Stuart Broad, 19.4 ov)

Zimbabwe · Bowling

Elton Chigumbura

4-0-31-4 · Econ 7.75

4/31

wd 1 · nb 0

Gary Brent

3-0-34-0 · Econ 11.33

0/34

3 ov

Tawanda Mupariwa

2-0-22-1 · Econ 11

1/22

2 ov

Prosper Utseya (c)

4-0-27-1 · Econ 6.75

1/27

4 ov

Tatenda Taibu

2-0-20-0 · Econ 10

0/20

2 ov

Keith Dabengwa

2-0-29-0 · Econ 14.5

0/29

wd 1 · nb 0

Chamu Chibhabha

3-0-24-1 · Econ 8

1/24

wd 1 · nb 0

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Elton Chigumbura	4	31	4	7.75	1
Gary Brent	3	34	0	11.33	0
Tawanda Mupariwa	2	22	1	11	0
Prosper Utseya (c)	4	27	1	6.75	0
Tatenda Taibu	2	20	0	10	0
Keith Dabengwa	2	29	0	14.5	1
Chamu Chibhabha	3	24	1	8	1

Zimbabwe · Innings 2

Vusi Sibanda

c Darren Maddy b Dimitri Mascarenhas

29 (25)

5×4 · 0×6 · SR 116

Brendan Taylor (wk)

b Dimitri Mascarenhas

47 (39)

4×4 · 2×6 · SR 120.51

Tatenda Taibu

b Dimitri Mascarenhas

2 (4)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 50

Chamu Chibhabha

c Chris Schofield b Chris Schofield

5 (8)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 62.5

Stuart Matsikenyeri

c Andrew Flintoff b Chris Schofield

2 (6)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 33.33

Hamilton Masakadza

c Luke Wright b Stuart Broad

27 (23)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 117.39

Elton Chigumbura

c Luke Wright b Paul Collingwood

8 (5)

0×4 · 1×6 · SR 160

Prosper Utseya (c)

not out

13* (10)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 130

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vusi Sibanda	c Darren Maddy b Dimitri Mascarenhas	29	25	5	0	116
Brendan Taylor (wk)	b Dimitri Mascarenhas	47	39	4	2	120.51
Tatenda Taibu	b Dimitri Mascarenhas	2	4	0	0	50
Chamu Chibhabha	c Chris Schofield b Chris Schofield	5	8	0	0	62.5
Stuart Matsikenyeri	c Andrew Flintoff b Chris Schofield	2	6	0	0	33.33
Hamilton Masakadza	c Luke Wright b Stuart Broad	27	23	1	0	117.39
Elton Chigumbura	c Luke Wright b Paul Collingwood	8	5	0	1	160
Prosper Utseya (c)	not out	13*	10	1	0	130

Total

138/7 (20 ov)

DNB Gary Brent, Keith Dabengwa, Tawanda Mupariwa

FoW 1-74 (Vusi Sibanda, 8.4 ov), 2-81 (Tatenda Taibu, 10.2 ov), 3-84 (Brendan Taylor, 12.1 ov), 4-87 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 13.2 ov), 5-89 (Chamu Chibhabha, 13.4 ov), 6-104 (Elton Chigumbura, 15.4 ov), 7-137 (Hamilton Masakadza, 19.4 ov)

England · Bowling

Stuart Broad

4-0-29-1 · Econ 7.25

1/29

4 ov

James Anderson

3-0-31-0 · Econ 10.33

0/31

3 ov

Andrew Flintoff

3-0-18-0 · Econ 6

0/18

3 ov

Dimitri Mascarenhas

4-0-18-3 · Econ 4.5

3/18

4 ov

Chris Schofield

4-0-15-2 · Econ 3.75

2/15

4 ov

Paul Collingwood (c)

2-0-23-1 · Econ 11.5

1/23

wd 1 · nb 0

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Stuart Broad	4	29	1	7.25	0
James Anderson	3	31	0	10.33	0
Andrew Flintoff	3	18	0	6	0
Dimitri Mascarenhas	4	18	3	4.5	0
Chris Schofield	4	15	2	3.75	0
Paul Collingwood (c)	2	23	1	11.5	1

Statz Rating

A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.

Rank	Player	Rating
1	Dimitri Mascarenhas ENG	122.2
2	Elton Chigumbura ZIM	119.0
3	Kevin Pietersen ENG	111.3
4	Chris Schofield ENG	102.6
5	Prosper Utseya ZIM	68.5
6	Brendan Taylor ZIM	53.9
7	Paul Collingwood ENG	49.7
8	Vusi Sibanda ZIM	37.3
9	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	36.1
10	Chamu Chibhabha ZIM	33.0
11	Matt Prior ENG	28.7
12	Stuart Broad ENG	25.8
13	Andrew Flintoff ENG	24.7
14	Darren Maddy ENG	24.2
15	Tawanda Mupariwa ZIM	20.4
16	Owais Shah ENG	15.3
17	Tatenda Taibu ZIM	8.2
18	Gary Brent ZIM	7.3
19	James Anderson ENG	5.8
20	Keith Dabengwa ZIM	4.6
21	Stuart Matsikenyeri ZIM	1.8
22	Luke Wright ENG	0.0

How Statz Rating works:

Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.

England vs Zimbabwe: who played

England won by 50 runs in T20 World Cup 2007 at Newlands on 13 September 2007. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 79 off 37 balls and Elton Chigumbura took 4/31.

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Frequently asked questions

Who played in England vs Zimbabwe?

England XI: Darren Maddy, Matt Prior (wk), Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (c), Andrew Flintoff, Owais Shah, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Chris Schofield, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. Zimbabwe XI: Vusi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor (wk), Tatenda Taibu, Chamu Chibhabha, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Elton Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza, Prosper Utseya (c), Keith Dabengwa, Gary Brent, Tawanda Mupariwa.

Who won England vs Zimbabwe?

England won by 50 runs.

When and where was England vs Zimbabwe played?

England vs Zimbabwe was played at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday 13 September 2007, in T20 World Cup 2007.

What were the final scores in England vs Zimbabwe?

England scored 188/9 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe scored 138/7 in 20 overs.

Who was the Statz MVP in England vs Zimbabwe?

Dimitri Mascarenhas was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 122/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.

Who was the top run-scorer in England vs Zimbabwe?

Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 79 off 37 balls.

Who took the most wickets in England vs Zimbabwe?

Elton Chigumbura took 4/31 in 4 overs.

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