It was
India’s last One-day International for 2000. They made a couple of changes to
their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly (the player of the series, who was
serving a suspension) and Zaheer Khan made way for Yuvraj Singh and Reetinder
Singh Sodhi.
Zimbabwe made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Stuart Carlisle and Henry Olonga made way for Gavin Rennie and Douglas Marillier.
On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Sridharan Sriram, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Andy Flower. Streak broke the 10-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, India's stand-in skipper, faced 16 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Streak. Bryan Strang broke the 13-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Thirty balls (Nka)later, Mluleki broke the 19-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 12.4 overs. Yuvraj Singh, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 29. Forty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bryan Murphy. India’s 100 came off 24.5 overs. Virender Sehwag, whose 24-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Forty balls later, he was caught by Andy. Murphy broke the 30-run stand.
While India’s 150 came off 34.1 overs, their 200 came off 42 overs. Hemang, whose (Bada)ninety-nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 77. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Rennie. Murphy broke the 102-run partnership.
While India's 250 came off 46.5 overs, their 300 came off 50 overs. Sodhi, whose 67-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 53. He was unbeaten. His 50, which came off 62 balls, included three boundaries and the six.
Ajit Agarkar, the player of the match, scored 67. His 25-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes. He was unbeaten. His 50, which came off 21 balls, included all the boundaries and a couple of sixes. His 85-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Sodhi came off 39 balls.
Zimbabwe conceded 21 extras. India scored 301 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Alastair Campbell, who bowled an over, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was Grant Flower, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41.
Nkala, who bowled nine overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Strang and Streak bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 45. Murphy, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 63. He picked up three scalps.
Campbell, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Dahiya. Sodhi broke the 35-run stand. Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 6.2 overs. Rennie, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-six balls later, Sodhi broke the 33-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 100 came off 13.5 overs. Andy Flower, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Sodhi. Agarkar broke the 35-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 25.5 overs. Trevor Madondo, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 71. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 40 balls in 86 minutes. Sixty-nine balls later, Sriram broke the 49-run stand.
Grant, who faced 47 balls, scored 20. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the four-run stand. Guy Whittall, who faced 22 balls, scored 10. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Sehwag broke the 24-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 38 balls. Marillier, whose 43-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Forty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 30-run stand. Streak, whose 25-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Sriram broke the 25-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 45.2 overs. Nkala, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten. Strang, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Prasad broke the 25-run stand. Murphy, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Agarkar broke the two-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 262 off 47.4 overs, lost by 39 runs. Kapoor, who never represented India again, bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 37. Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 61. He picked up a wicket.
Sodhi bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of wickets. Sehwag, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sriram, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
The Indians won the five-match series 4-1.
Zimbabwe made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Stuart Carlisle and Henry Olonga made way for Gavin Rennie and Douglas Marillier.
On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Sridharan Sriram, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Andy Flower. Streak broke the 10-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, India's stand-in skipper, faced 16 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Streak. Bryan Strang broke the 13-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Thirty balls (Nka)later, Mluleki broke the 19-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 12.4 overs. Yuvraj Singh, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 29. Forty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bryan Murphy. India’s 100 came off 24.5 overs. Virender Sehwag, whose 24-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Forty balls later, he was caught by Andy. Murphy broke the 30-run stand.
While India’s 150 came off 34.1 overs, their 200 came off 42 overs. Hemang, whose (Bada)ninety-nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 77. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Rennie. Murphy broke the 102-run partnership.
While India's 250 came off 46.5 overs, their 300 came off 50 overs. Sodhi, whose 67-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 53. He was unbeaten. His 50, which came off 62 balls, included three boundaries and the six.
Ajit Agarkar, the player of the match, scored 67. His 25-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes. He was unbeaten. His 50, which came off 21 balls, included all the boundaries and a couple of sixes. His 85-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Sodhi came off 39 balls.
Zimbabwe conceded 21 extras. India scored 301 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Alastair Campbell, who bowled an over, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was Grant Flower, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41.
Nkala, who bowled nine overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Strang and Streak bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 45. Murphy, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 63. He picked up three scalps.
Campbell, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Dahiya. Sodhi broke the 35-run stand. Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 6.2 overs. Rennie, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-six balls later, Sodhi broke the 33-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 100 came off 13.5 overs. Andy Flower, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Sodhi. Agarkar broke the 35-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 25.5 overs. Trevor Madondo, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 71. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 40 balls in 86 minutes. Sixty-nine balls later, Sriram broke the 49-run stand.
Grant, who faced 47 balls, scored 20. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the four-run stand. Guy Whittall, who faced 22 balls, scored 10. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Sehwag broke the 24-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 38 balls. Marillier, whose 43-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Forty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 30-run stand. Streak, whose 25-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Sriram broke the 25-run stand.
Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 45.2 overs. Nkala, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten. Strang, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Prasad broke the 25-run stand. Murphy, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Agarkar broke the two-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 262 off 47.4 overs, lost by 39 runs. Kapoor, who never represented India again, bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 37. Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 61. He picked up a wicket.
Sodhi bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of wickets. Sehwag, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sriram, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
The Indians won the five-match series 4-1.
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