This was the last
match of the year for the Indians, who (Moham)made three changes to their
playing eleven – Rahul Dravid, V V S Laxman and Venkatesh Prasad made way for
Azharuddin (who was leading the team and inserted the Zimbabweans on winning
the toss), Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble.
Zimbabwe made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Gavin Rennie, Adam Huckle and Pommie Mbangwa made way for Heath Streak, Paul Strang and Eddo Brandes.
Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand. Grant Flower, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Javagal broke the 28-run stand.
Murray Goodwin, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the eight-run stand. Neil Johnson, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 33-run stand.
Andy Flower, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Four balls later, Anil Kumble broke the four-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Heath Streak, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie.
Craig Wishart, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a six, scored 18. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match and the player of the series. Joshi broke the 35-run stand. Brandes, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. Eighty-three balls later, Tendulkar broke the 58-run partnership.
Paul Strang, whose 91-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. Thirty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 20-run stand. Andy Whittall, who faced 20 balls, was unbea‘ten’. Henry Olonga, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Zimbabwe scored 196 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket. Chopra, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Joshi bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. The 24th over of the innings – his first – was a five-ball over (called by umpire David Orchard). Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket.
Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up three scalps.
Ganguly, whose 90-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 63. He was unbeaten, as was Tendulkar, who scored 124. His 92-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes.
Zimbabwe conceded 10 extras. India scored 197 without losing a wicket off 30 overs, winning by 10 wickets with 20 overs to spare. Brandes, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. Grant, who bowled three overs, conceded 28.
Johnson and Streak bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17. Strang, who bowled five overs, conceded 45. Olonga and Whittall bowled half-a-dozen overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 28.
The Indians won the 1998/99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy.
Zimbabwe made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Gavin Rennie, Adam Huckle and Pommie Mbangwa made way for Heath Streak, Paul Strang and Eddo Brandes.
Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the eight-run stand. Grant Flower, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Javagal broke the 28-run stand.
Murray Goodwin, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the eight-run stand. Neil Johnson, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 33-run stand.
Andy Flower, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Four balls later, Anil Kumble broke the four-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Heath Streak, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie.
Craig Wishart, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a six, scored 18. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match and the player of the series. Joshi broke the 35-run stand. Brandes, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. Eighty-three balls later, Tendulkar broke the 58-run partnership.
Paul Strang, whose 91-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. Thirty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 20-run stand. Andy Whittall, who faced 20 balls, was unbea‘ten’. Henry Olonga, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. Zimbabwe scored 196 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket. Chopra, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Joshi bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. The 24th over of the innings – his first – was a five-ball over (called by umpire David Orchard). Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket.
Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up three scalps.
Ganguly, whose 90-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 63. He was unbeaten, as was Tendulkar, who scored 124. His 92-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes.
Zimbabwe conceded 10 extras. India scored 197 without losing a wicket off 30 overs, winning by 10 wickets with 20 overs to spare. Brandes, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. Grant, who bowled three overs, conceded 28.
Johnson and Streak bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17. Strang, who bowled five overs, conceded 45. Olonga and Whittall bowled half-a-dozen overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 28.
The Indians won the 1998/99 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy.
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