While
India made no changes to their playing eleven, Zimbabwe made three changes to
the eleven that last played the Indians – Paul Strang, Heath Streak and Eddo
Brandes made (Mbang)way for Gavin Rennie, Andy Whittall and Pommie.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sadagoppan Ramesh, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Ninety-seven balls into the match, Guy Whittall broke the 70-run partnership.
Singh, whose 62-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 41. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Andy Blignaut. Guy broke the 107-run partnership.
Rahul Dravid, whose 15-ball (Goodw)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Murray, who broke the 36-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper, scored eight. His six-ball innings included a six. Ten balls later, he was caught by Neil Johnson. Henry Olonga broke the 11-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 139. His 147-ball innings included 11 boundaries and five sixes. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Campbell. Olonga broke the 21-run stand.
Vijay Bharadwaj faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Joshi, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. Sixteen ballS(uni)later, Guy broke the 19-run stand. Nikhil Chopra, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 13 extras. India conceded 277 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Grant Flower and Johnson bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 14. Andy Whittall and Mbangwa bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 54.
Goodwin, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Olonga, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Guy, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Grant, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. Sixty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 52-run partnership. The second-wicket pair put on 13. Campbell had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fifteen balls later, Chopra and Debasis Mohanty ran him out.
Stuart Carlisle, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 21. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Mohanty broke the 27-run stand. Goodwin, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Chopra broke the 28-ball stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Andy Flower, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chopra. Johnson, whose 67-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Joshi. Chopra broke the 11-run stand.
Rennie, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Seven overs later, he was caught by Singh. Bharadwaj broke the 27-run stand. Guy, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was caught by Venkatesh. Bharadwaj broke the two-run stand.
Andy Whittall, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Bharadwaj broke the 10-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Olonga, who faced nine balls, scored four. Four balls later, he was caught by Ramesh off Chopra's bowling.
Mbangwa, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. India conceded five extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 170 off 38.3 overs, lost by 107 runs. Ramesh, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Joshi, who bowled seven overs, conceding 26.
Mohanty and Venkatesh bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23. Bharadwaj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 34. He picked up three wickets. Chopra, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.
India advanced.
On winning the toss, Alastair Campbell, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sadagoppan Ramesh, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Ninety-seven balls into the match, Guy Whittall broke the 70-run partnership.
Singh, whose 62-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 41. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Andy Blignaut. Guy broke the 107-run partnership.
Rahul Dravid, whose 15-ball (Goodw)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Murray, who broke the 36-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper, scored eight. His six-ball innings included a six. Ten balls later, he was caught by Neil Johnson. Henry Olonga broke the 11-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 139. His 147-ball innings included 11 boundaries and five sixes. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Campbell. Olonga broke the 21-run stand.
Vijay Bharadwaj faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Joshi, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. Sixteen ballS(uni)later, Guy broke the 19-run stand. Nikhil Chopra, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 13 extras. India conceded 277 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Grant Flower and Johnson bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 14. Andy Whittall and Mbangwa bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 54.
Goodwin, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Olonga, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Guy, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Grant, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. Sixty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 52-run partnership. The second-wicket pair put on 13. Campbell had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fifteen balls later, Chopra and Debasis Mohanty ran him out.
Stuart Carlisle, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 21. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Mohanty broke the 27-run stand. Goodwin, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Chopra broke the 28-ball stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Andy Flower, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chopra. Johnson, whose 67-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Joshi. Chopra broke the 11-run stand.
Rennie, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Seven overs later, he was caught by Singh. Bharadwaj broke the 27-run stand. Guy, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was caught by Venkatesh. Bharadwaj broke the two-run stand.
Andy Whittall, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Bharadwaj broke the 10-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Olonga, who faced nine balls, scored four. Four balls later, he was caught by Ramesh off Chopra's bowling.
Mbangwa, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. India conceded five extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 170 off 38.3 overs, lost by 107 runs. Ramesh, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Joshi, who bowled seven overs, conceding 26.
Mohanty and Venkatesh bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23. Bharadwaj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 34. He picked up three wickets. Chopra, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.
India advanced.
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