India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Vinod Kambli and Anil Kumble made
way for One-day International debutant V V S Laxman and Debasis Mohanty.
Zimbabwe also made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Craig Wishart and Andy Whittall made way for Paul Strang and Gary
Brent.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Twenty-one balls into the match, he (Mbang)was caught by Andy Flower. Pommie broke the eight-run stand.
Laxman, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mbangwa. Sourav Ganguly, whose (Hea)thirty-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Andy Flower. Streak broke the 18-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 153. His 150-ball innings included 17 boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Ajay Jadeja, who scored 116. His 121-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Their unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 275 was the world record partnership for any wicket, eclipsing the second-wicket partnership of 263 between Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq for Pakistan against New Zealand at Sharjah in 1993/94.
Zimbabwe conceded 18 extras. India scored 301 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Grant Flower, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21. Brent, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Craig Evans, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 39. Guy Whittall, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 68. Huckle bowled eight wicketless overs, including (Ad)amaiden. He conceded 42. Mbangwa, who bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Streak, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket.
Campbell, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, he was caught by Azharuddin. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 23-run stand. Murray, whose 34-ball (Goodw)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 47. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Ajit Agarkar broke the 69-run partnership.
Andy Flower, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, Agarkar broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Whittall, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia ran him out.
Streak, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Seventy-two balls later, Ganguly broke the 67-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 16. Strang, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. Twenty-three balls later, Mongia ran him out.
Evans, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. Grant Flower, whose 118-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 102. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Sanghvi, who broke the 44-run partnership.
Mbangwa, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Prasad. Kanitkar broke the 14-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Brent, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kanitkar. Huckle, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 269 off 48.4 overs, lost by 32 runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 54.
Sanghvi and Prasad bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 40. Kanitkar, who bowled 6.4 overs, conceded 26. He picked up two wickets. Agarkar and Ganguly bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 34.
India advanced to the final.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Twenty-one balls into the match, he (Mbang)was caught by Andy Flower. Pommie broke the eight-run stand.
Laxman, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mbangwa. Sourav Ganguly, whose (Hea)thirty-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Andy Flower. Streak broke the 18-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 153. His 150-ball innings included 17 boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Ajay Jadeja, who scored 116. His 121-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Their unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 275 was the world record partnership for any wicket, eclipsing the second-wicket partnership of 263 between Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq for Pakistan against New Zealand at Sharjah in 1993/94.
Zimbabwe conceded 18 extras. India scored 301 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Grant Flower, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21. Brent, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Craig Evans, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 39. Guy Whittall, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 68. Huckle bowled eight wicketless overs, including (Ad)amaiden. He conceded 42. Mbangwa, who bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Streak, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket.
Campbell, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, he was caught by Azharuddin. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 23-run stand. Murray, whose 34-ball (Goodw)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 47. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Ajit Agarkar broke the 69-run partnership.
Andy Flower, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, Agarkar broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Whittall, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia ran him out.
Streak, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Seventy-two balls later, Ganguly broke the 67-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 16. Strang, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. Twenty-three balls later, Mongia ran him out.
Evans, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. Grant Flower, whose 118-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 102. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Sanghvi, who broke the 44-run partnership.
Mbangwa, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Prasad. Kanitkar broke the 14-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Brent, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kanitkar. Huckle, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 269 off 48.4 overs, lost by 32 runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 54.
Sanghvi and Prasad bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 40. Kanitkar, who bowled 6.4 overs, conceded 26. He picked up two wickets. Agarkar and Ganguly bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 34.
India advanced to the final.
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