Toss: England. In the upset of the tournament, Cup favourites England were bowled out by Zimbabwe, ten runs short of a paltry target of 135. Zimbabwe earned their first points of the competition and their first win after 18 defeats since beating Australia on their World Cup d�but in 1983. On that day, Houghton was dismissed for nought. Now he top-scored with 29, and the ducks were collected by Gooch and�Hick, a very junior member of Zimbabwe's 1983 party. Ironically, Zimbabwe owed victory to their much-derided bowling. A bowlers' pitch was no excuse for�England, who had enjoyed the same advantage. Gooch departed first ball, a feather in the cap of Brandes, whose single spell plucked four prize wickets. Just as heroic were�Shah and�Traicos, whose 20 overs cost a mere 33 runs. At 43 for five�Stewart joined Fairbrother for the biggest stand of the match, a painfully slow 52 in 24 overs.�Fairbrother, still suffering from a stomach infection, batted over two hours without reaching the boundary. England narrowly ran out of wickets before overs.

Man of the Match:�E. A. Brandes. Attendance: 5,645.

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