India made (Srina)three
changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu, Javagal and Debasis
Mohanty made way for Sourav Ganguly, Venkatesh Prasad and Rahul Sanghvi.
Zimbabwe made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andy
Waller, David Houghton, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes and John Rennie made way for
Murray Goodwin, Craig Wishart, Andy Whittall, Pommie Mbangwa and Adam Huckle.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 17. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 17 balls, scored just five. Fifty balls into the match, Campbell ran him out. Mohammad Azharuddin, India's skipper, faced a ball, and didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Campbell off the bowling of Heath Streak.
The third-wicket pair put on 78. Vinod Kambli, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 39. Eighty-six balls later, Goodwin and Andy Flower ran him out. Ganguly, whose 129-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 82. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Wishart. Guy Whittall broke the 71-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 77-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 79. He was unbeaten. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the player of the match, scored 35. His 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Sixty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Streak, who broke the 78-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 30 extras. India, who scored 274 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Huckle, who faced half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33. Andy Whittall had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he conceded 38, and was wicketless.
Mbangwa, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 28. Craig Evans, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Guy, who bowled nine overs, conceded 70. He picked up a wicket. Streak bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of scalps.
Campbell, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 60. A hundred and thirty-nine balls into the chase, he was stumped by Mongia. Kanitkar broke the 121-run partnership. Goodwin, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar, who broke the 15-run stand.
Grant Flower, whose 84-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Tendulkar broke the 10-run stand. Evans, whose 34-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 46. Forty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Sanghvi broke the 66-run partnership.
Andy Flower, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Anil Kumble broke the 12-ruun stand. Guy, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Four balls later, he was caught by Sanghvi, who broke the two-run stand.
Streak, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten. Wishart had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by the left-arm spinner, who broke the (Sangh)VI-run stand. Andy Whittall, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, Agarkar broke the 14-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 14. The man, whose real name is Mpumelelo, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Thirteen balls later, Azharuddin and Agarkar ran him out. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Huckle, who didn’t face a ball, was run out. The next ball, Agarkar had a moment of (Ja)déjà vu – he and the ace fielder ran him out.
India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 261 off 48.3 overs, lost by 13 runs. Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceding 43. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket. The (Kumb)leggie, who bowled nine overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Kanitkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sanghvi bowled eight overs, conceding 29. He picked up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 17. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 17 balls, scored just five. Fifty balls into the match, Campbell ran him out. Mohammad Azharuddin, India's skipper, faced a ball, and didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Campbell off the bowling of Heath Streak.
The third-wicket pair put on 78. Vinod Kambli, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 39. Eighty-six balls later, Goodwin and Andy Flower ran him out. Ganguly, whose 129-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 82. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Wishart. Guy Whittall broke the 71-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 77-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 79. He was unbeaten. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the player of the match, scored 35. His 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Sixty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Streak, who broke the 78-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 30 extras. India, who scored 274 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Huckle, who faced half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33. Andy Whittall had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he conceded 38, and was wicketless.
Mbangwa, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 28. Craig Evans, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50. Guy, who bowled nine overs, conceded 70. He picked up a wicket. Streak bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of scalps.
Campbell, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 60. A hundred and thirty-nine balls into the chase, he was stumped by Mongia. Kanitkar broke the 121-run partnership. Goodwin, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar, who broke the 15-run stand.
Grant Flower, whose 84-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Tendulkar broke the 10-run stand. Evans, whose 34-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 46. Forty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Sanghvi broke the 66-run partnership.
Andy Flower, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Anil Kumble broke the 12-ruun stand. Guy, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Four balls later, he was caught by Sanghvi, who broke the two-run stand.
Streak, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten. Wishart had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by the left-arm spinner, who broke the (Sangh)VI-run stand. Andy Whittall, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, Agarkar broke the 14-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 14. The man, whose real name is Mpumelelo, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Thirteen balls later, Azharuddin and Agarkar ran him out. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Huckle, who didn’t face a ball, was run out. The next ball, Agarkar had a moment of (Ja)déjà vu – he and the ace fielder ran him out.
India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 261 off 48.3 overs, lost by 13 runs. Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceding 43. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket. The (Kumb)leggie, who bowled nine overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Kanitkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sanghvi bowled eight overs, conceding 29. He picked up three scalps.
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