The England v Zimbabwe match in the ICC Champions Trophy was the 21st one-day international history to be played over two days. Interestingly, England have featured in 12 of these matches, most for any country. Also, England have hosted the most 'two-day' matches, 18 in all.
England's total of 299 for 7 is their highest ever against Zimbabwe, surpassing their previous highest of 298 for 8, also in the ICC Champions Trophy, at Colombo RPS on 18-09-2002.
The 75-run partnership between Paul Collingwood and Ashley Giles is England's best for the seventh wicket against Zimbabwe. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 51 (unbroken) between Nasser Hussain and James Snape at Harare on 07-10-2001.
Wicketkeeper Geraint Jones (38 off 43 balls) made his highest score, bettering his 35 (off 45 balls) on debut against West Indies at Trent Bridge on 27-06-2004.
Tinashe Panyangara, whose first over consisted of 13 balls, achieved the dubious distinction of conceding most runs in a match for Zimbabwe as he went for 86 runs in his 10 overs. Heath Streak (v South Africa at Bulawayo on 23-09-2001) and Mluleki Nkala (v Pakistan at Harare on 27-11-2002) had conceded 80 runs in their 10 overs.
Panyangara's figures are the joint sixth most expensive in the history of ODIs as is evident from the following table:
| Bowler | Runs | Wkts | Overs | RpO | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| MC Snedden | 105 | 2 | 12 | 8.75 | NZ | Eng | The Oval | 09-06-1983 |
| ALF de Mel | 97 | 1 | 10 | 9.70 | SL | WI | Karachi | 13-10-1987 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 94 | 3 | 10 | 9.40 | SL | Pak | Nairobi (Gym) | 04-10-1996 |
| RJ van Vuuren | 92 | 0 | 10 | 9.20 | Nam | Aus | Potchefstroom | 27-02-2003 |
| J Srinath | 87 | 0 | 10 | 8.70 | Ind | Aus | Johannesburg | 23-03-2003 |
| Waqar Younis | 86 | 2 | 10 | 8.60 | Pak | SL | Benoni | 15-04-1998 |
| T Kumaran | 86 | 0 | 10 | 8.60 | Ind | Pak | Dhaka | 03-06-2000 |
| T Panyangara | 86 | 1 | 10 | 8.60 | Zim | Eng | Edgbaston | 11-09-2004 |
| MA Suji | 85 | 1 | 9 | 9.44 | Ken | SL | Kandy | 06-03-1996 |
| Ata-ur-Rehman | 85 | 1 | 10 | 8.50 | Pak | Ind | Sharjah | 15-04-1996 |
| B Lee | 85 | 1 | 10 | 8.50 | Aus | Pak | Cardiff | 09-06-2001 |
| CJ Drum | 85 | 0 | 9 | 9.44 | NZ | Ind | Hyderabad (Ind) | 08-11-1999 |
Tatenda Taibu became the fourth Zimbabwean to be dismissed 'hit-wicket' when he whirled round trying to hit Giles for a six. The other Zimbabwean batsmen to get out in this fashion are Alistair Campbell (v Australia at Perth on 02-12-1994), Guy Whittall (v New Zealand at Harare on 27-09-2000) and Craig Wishart (v West Indies at Harare on 26-11-2003).
Taibu also became the third batsman to be dismissed 'hit-wicket' against England after Canada's Franklyn Dennis (at Old Trafford on 14-06-1979) and Sri Lankan Roy Dias (at Colombo SSC on 14-02-1982).
The 152-run victory is England's biggest over Zimbabwe in terms of runs improving upon their 108-run win at Colombo RPS in the ICC Champions Trophy on 18-09-2002.
Zimbabwe suffered their third biggest defeat in terms of runs after the 191-run defeat imposed by Sri Lanka at Harare on 06-11-1994 and 153-run defeat against South Africa at Bulawayo QSC on 23-09-2001.
Collingwood won his fifth Man of the Match award in his 56th match.
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