India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sadagoppan Ramesh and Javagal
Srinath made way for Sunil Joshi and Debasis Mohanty. Zimbabwe made five
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Paul Strang, Guy Whittall,
Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes and Henry Olonga made (Mbang)way for the Craigs
(Wishart and Evans), the Andys (Blignaut and Whittall) and Pommie.
It was a 30-overs-a-side match. Alastair Campbell, the Zimbabwean skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Neil Johnson, who broke the 38-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Johnson. Blignaut broke the 22-run stand. Tendulkar, India’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 85. His 72-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes. His 50 came off as many balls, and included five boundaries and a six. A hundred and one balls later, he was caught by Stuart Carlisle. Whittall broke the 143-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, scored 88. His 50 came off the 39th ball of his innings, and included a boundary and three sixes. Half-a-dozen balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he pulled a calf muscle while taking a run, and Ganguly came in as a runner. Four balls and nine runs later, he retired hurt. He was unbeaten.
Amay Khurasiya faced five balls, scoring as many. Three balls after Jadeja retired, he was caught by Andy Flower. Blignaut broke the four-run stand. Nikhil Chopra, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Blignaut. Johnson broke the run-a-ball stand.
Robin Singh, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Whittall. Evans broke the 11-run stand. Joshi, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Anil Kumble, who didn’t face a ball.
Zimbabwe conceded 21 extras. India scored 245 for the loss of six wickets off 30 overs. Grant Flower, who bowled an over, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Mbangwa, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 54.
Evans, who bowled five overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Whittall, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42. Johnson and Blignaut bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35.
Zimbabwe were fined an over for a slow over rate. Grant Flower, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Dravid. Mohanty broke the 15-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Johnson, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ganguly off the bowling of Venkatesh Prasad.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Wishart, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was dismissed by Mohanty. Murray Goodwin, who faced seven balls, scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Joshi. Mohanty broke the four-run stand.
Campbell, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Sixty ballS(huk)later, he was caught by the substitute, Laxmi Ratan. Kumble broke the 47-run stand. Andy Flower, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 58 balls, and included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Carlisle, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Chopra. Joshi broke the 21-run stand. Evans had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Joshi broke the five-run stand.
Blignaut, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Kumble had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand. Whittall, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 130 for the loss of eight wickets off 29 overs, lost by 115 runs. Singh bowled an over, conceding eight. He was wicketless, as was Chopra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 27.
Prasad bowled five overs, including two maidens. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket. Joshi, who bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up two wickets. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 30, He picked up a couple of wickets. Mohanty bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up three scalps.
It was a 30-overs-a-side match. Alastair Campbell, the Zimbabwean skipper, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Neil Johnson, who broke the 38-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Johnson. Blignaut broke the 22-run stand. Tendulkar, India’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 85. His 72-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes. His 50 came off as many balls, and included five boundaries and a six. A hundred and one balls later, he was caught by Stuart Carlisle. Whittall broke the 143-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, scored 88. His 50 came off the 39th ball of his innings, and included a boundary and three sixes. Half-a-dozen balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he pulled a calf muscle while taking a run, and Ganguly came in as a runner. Four balls and nine runs later, he retired hurt. He was unbeaten.
Amay Khurasiya faced five balls, scoring as many. Three balls after Jadeja retired, he was caught by Andy Flower. Blignaut broke the four-run stand. Nikhil Chopra, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Blignaut. Johnson broke the run-a-ball stand.
Robin Singh, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Whittall. Evans broke the 11-run stand. Joshi, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Anil Kumble, who didn’t face a ball.
Zimbabwe conceded 21 extras. India scored 245 for the loss of six wickets off 30 overs. Grant Flower, who bowled an over, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Mbangwa, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 54.
Evans, who bowled five overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Whittall, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42. Johnson and Blignaut bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35.
Zimbabwe were fined an over for a slow over rate. Grant Flower, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Dravid. Mohanty broke the 15-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Johnson, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ganguly off the bowling of Venkatesh Prasad.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Wishart, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was dismissed by Mohanty. Murray Goodwin, who faced seven balls, scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Joshi. Mohanty broke the four-run stand.
Campbell, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Sixty ballS(huk)later, he was caught by the substitute, Laxmi Ratan. Kumble broke the 47-run stand. Andy Flower, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 58 balls, and included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Carlisle, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Chopra. Joshi broke the 21-run stand. Evans had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Joshi broke the five-run stand.
Blignaut, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Kumble had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand. Whittall, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 130 for the loss of eight wickets off 29 overs, lost by 115 runs. Singh bowled an over, conceding eight. He was wicketless, as was Chopra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 27.
Prasad bowled five overs, including two maidens. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket. Joshi, who bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up two wickets. Kumble, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 30, He picked up a couple of wickets. Mohanty bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up three scalps.
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