India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Saba Karim and Salil Ankola made
way for Nayan Mongia and Sunil Joshi. Zimbabwe made one change to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Andy Waller made way for Stuart Carlisle. Tendulkar,
India’s skipper, won the toss, (Sach)inserting the Zimbabweans.
Carlisle, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was caught by Mongia. Javagal Srinath broke the 18-run stand. Grant Flower, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Joshi broke the 61-run stand.
Guy Whittall, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 49-run stand. Andy Flower, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 35. Joshi broke the 62-run stand.
David Houghton, who faced nine balls, scored just one. He was caught by Kumble. Joshi broke the four-run stand. Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 86. His 108-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. Srinath broke the 17-run stand. Craig Evans, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was unbeaten.
Paul Strang, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Needless to say, Kumble was in seventh heaven. Streak, who faced four balls, scored (Hea)three. Srinath broke the six-run stand. Eddo Brandes, who faced eight balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 21 extras. Zimbabwe scored 240 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Robin Singh, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Venkatesh Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of wickets. Joshi and the Karnataka pacer bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 40, the latter conceded (Srina)thirty-five.
Ganguly, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was caught by Carlisle. John Rennie broke the 19-run stand. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Rennie broke the 15-run stand. Dravid, who faced 27 balls, scored 17. Whittall broke the 85-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 104. His 97-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by Campbell. Evans broke the 39-run stand. Jadeja, whose 66-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 56. He was unbeaten, as was Singh, who scored 38. His 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six.
Zimbabwe conceded a dozen extras. India conceded 241 for the loss of four wickets off 39.2 overs, winning by six wickets off 64 balls to spare. Strang, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Brandes, who bowled 5.2 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Streak, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 62.
Evans, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Whittall, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 36. Rennie bowled nine overs, conceding 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
Carlisle, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was caught by Mongia. Javagal Srinath broke the 18-run stand. Grant Flower, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Joshi broke the 61-run stand.
Guy Whittall, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 49-run stand. Andy Flower, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 35. Joshi broke the 62-run stand.
David Houghton, who faced nine balls, scored just one. He was caught by Kumble. Joshi broke the four-run stand. Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 86. His 108-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. Srinath broke the 17-run stand. Craig Evans, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was unbeaten.
Paul Strang, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Needless to say, Kumble was in seventh heaven. Streak, who faced four balls, scored (Hea)three. Srinath broke the six-run stand. Eddo Brandes, who faced eight balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 21 extras. Zimbabwe scored 240 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Robin Singh, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Venkatesh Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of wickets. Joshi and the Karnataka pacer bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 40, the latter conceded (Srina)thirty-five.
Ganguly, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was caught by Carlisle. John Rennie broke the 19-run stand. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Rennie broke the 15-run stand. Dravid, who faced 27 balls, scored 17. Whittall broke the 85-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 104. His 97-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by Campbell. Evans broke the 39-run stand. Jadeja, whose 66-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 56. He was unbeaten, as was Singh, who scored 38. His 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six.
Zimbabwe conceded a dozen extras. India conceded 241 for the loss of four wickets off 39.2 overs, winning by six wickets off 64 balls to spare. Strang, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Brandes, who bowled 5.2 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Streak, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 62.
Evans, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Whittall, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 36. Rennie bowled nine overs, conceding 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
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