MARYBOROUGH Australia Dec 31: A brilliant Innings by Matthew Hayden steered Qu emaland to a comfortable four wi< ket win over Zimbabwe in their three day cHcket match on Saturday reports Reuter

Hayden standing tn as rap tain due to the absence of faxh tan Healy and Stuart Law, smashed an unbeaten 90 as Queensland rear lied the re quirrd total of 201 with six wl< Im-Im down

The powerful left hander relinquished his < ustotnary

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Australia A side competing against England Australia and Zimbabwe in the World Series conipeiition was well sup ported by Marlin Love who sioreri 55

Zimbabwe led by 71 on the first innings thanks to a sport mg deciarauon by Hayden

But the tourists who re surried their second innings on 73 for six were dismissed for just 129

Queensland paceman Mxh . ari Kasprowiez who claimed three for no runs in his first over on Friday snared the prize scalp of Zimbabwe skipper Andy Flower for 31 in Saturday s eighth ewer

Spinner Stephen Peai! who look 52 for fou/ off 19 overs was the pick of the tourists bowlers a

More worrying than the toss for Zimbabwe was a thigh tn jury to promising strike bowler Heath Streak He had to bat with a runner in the second innings and did not take the ball when Queensland baited for a second time