India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi and Sunil
Joshi made way for Sridharan Sriram, Aashish Kapoor and Virender Sehwag.
Zimbabwe made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Gavin
Rennie made way for Trevor Madondo.
On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to bat. Alastair Campbell, whose 44-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. A hundred balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 60-run partnership.
Madondo, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 11-run stand.
Andy Flower, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper and the player of the match, broke the 20-run stand.
Grant Flower, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, Ganguly broke the 15-run stand. Stuart Carlisle, whose 54-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Forty balls later, Ganguly broke the 28-run stand.
Streak, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Vijay Dahiya. Needless to say, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Guy Whittall, who faced 18 balls, scored 13. Dahiya had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Mluleki, who faced 18 balls, scored four. Twenty-seven balls (Nka)later, Agarkar broke the 17-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Travis Friend, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly.
Bryan Strang, who faced 11 balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. Henry Olonga, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
India conceded 28 extras. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 165 off 45.4 overs. Sriram, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Kapoor, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 28.
Venkatesh Prasad and Zaheer Khan bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 19. Agarkar, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 25. He picked up four wickets. Ganguly bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up five scalps.
Ganguly, whose 68-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 71. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 86-ball (Sach)innings included nine boundaries, scored 62. A hundred and forty-seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Friend, who broke the 157-run partnership. Sriram, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 32 extras. India, who scored 166 for the loss of one wicket off 25 overs, won by nine wickets with 25 overs to spare. Nkala, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Streak, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Olonga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 41. Strang bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29. Friend, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
India led the five-match series 3-1.
On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to bat. Alastair Campbell, whose 44-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. A hundred balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 60-run partnership.
Madondo, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 11-run stand.
Andy Flower, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper and the player of the match, broke the 20-run stand.
Grant Flower, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, Ganguly broke the 15-run stand. Stuart Carlisle, whose 54-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Forty balls later, Ganguly broke the 28-run stand.
Streak, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Vijay Dahiya. Needless to say, Ganguly was in seventh heaven. The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Guy Whittall, who faced 18 balls, scored 13. Dahiya had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Mluleki, who faced 18 balls, scored four. Twenty-seven balls (Nka)later, Agarkar broke the 17-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Travis Friend, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly.
Bryan Strang, who faced 11 balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. Henry Olonga, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
India conceded 28 extras. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 165 off 45.4 overs. Sriram, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Kapoor, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 28.
Venkatesh Prasad and Zaheer Khan bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 19. Agarkar, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 25. He picked up four wickets. Ganguly bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up five scalps.
Ganguly, whose 68-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 71. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 86-ball (Sach)innings included nine boundaries, scored 62. A hundred and forty-seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Friend, who broke the 157-run partnership. Sriram, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 32 extras. India, who scored 166 for the loss of one wicket off 25 overs, won by nine wickets with 25 overs to spare. Nkala, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Streak, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Olonga, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 41. Strang bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29. Friend, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
India led the five-match series 3-1.
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