Neither India nor
Zimbabwe made any changes to their playing eleven. On winning the toss, Sourav
Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
While India’s 50 came off seven overs in 37 minutes, their 100 came off 13.5 overs in 80 minutes. Openers Dinesh Mongia and Ganguly, the player of the match, put on 50 off 42 balls in 37 minutes and 100 off 84 balls in 80 minutes.
Mongia, whose 52-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 45. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Travis Friend. Douglas Marillier broke the 109-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 81. Ganguly, whose 83-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 86. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls in 104 minutes. Eighty-five balls later, Heath Streak ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 23.4 overs in 119 minutes. Ganguly and V V S Laxman put on 50 for the second wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes.
India’s 200 came off 31.3 overs in 155 minutes. Laxman, whose 72-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 52. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 67 balls in 95 minutes. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Dion Ebrahim. Friend broke the 53-run partnership.
India’s 250 came off 40.4 overs in 192 minutes. Laxman and Rahul Dravid put on 50 for the third wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes. The latter, whose 59-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 66. His 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 48 balls in 63 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-four balls later, Grant Flower broke the 33-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Gary Brent broke the 14-run stand.
Sanjay Bangar, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Brent broke the one-run stand.
India’s 300 came off 48.3 overs in 223 minutes. Harbhajan Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 34 extras. India scored 319 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Alastair Campbell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Streak, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 72.
Grant, who bowled nine overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Friend and Marillier bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 51. Brent, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Zimbabwe were fined an over for a slow over rate. Ebrahim, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Laxman. Agarkar broke the four-run stand.
While Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 8.2 overs in 39 minutes, their 100 came off 14.4 overs in 70 minutes.
Friend, whose 59-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 63. His 50 came off 43 balls in 62 minutes. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Ajay Ratra. Harbhajan broke the 134-run partnership.
He and Campbell put on 50 for the second wicket off 32 balls in 44 minutes and 100 off 68 balls in 85 minutes.
Campbell, whose 75-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 62. His 50 came off 53 balls in 85 minutes. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan.
Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 25.2 overs in 122 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Grant, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls later, the wicketkeeper and Harbhajan (Rat)ran him out.
Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 33.2 overs in 164 minutes. Andy Flower, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Thirty-seven balls later, Mongia broke the 38-run stand.
Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 25. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Marillier, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Needless to say, Mongia was in seventh heaven. Wishart, who faced 16 balls, scored 14. Eleven balls later, Mongia broke the 10-run stand.
Streak, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Bangar. Anil Kumble broke the 16-run stand. Tatenda Taibu, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 42.5 overs in 204 minutes. Brent, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan, who broke the 10-run stand.
India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 255 off 43.3 overs, lost by 64 runs. Bangar, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 42.
Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets. His third over – the sixth of the innings – was a seven-ball over.
Mongia, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 40.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
While India’s 50 came off seven overs in 37 minutes, their 100 came off 13.5 overs in 80 minutes. Openers Dinesh Mongia and Ganguly, the player of the match, put on 50 off 42 balls in 37 minutes and 100 off 84 balls in 80 minutes.
Mongia, whose 52-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 45. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Travis Friend. Douglas Marillier broke the 109-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 81. Ganguly, whose 83-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 86. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls in 104 minutes. Eighty-five balls later, Heath Streak ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 23.4 overs in 119 minutes. Ganguly and V V S Laxman put on 50 for the second wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes.
India’s 200 came off 31.3 overs in 155 minutes. Laxman, whose 72-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 52. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 67 balls in 95 minutes. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Dion Ebrahim. Friend broke the 53-run partnership.
India’s 250 came off 40.4 overs in 192 minutes. Laxman and Rahul Dravid put on 50 for the third wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes. The latter, whose 59-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 66. His 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 48 balls in 63 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-four balls later, Grant Flower broke the 33-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Gary Brent broke the 14-run stand.
Sanjay Bangar, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Brent broke the one-run stand.
India’s 300 came off 48.3 overs in 223 minutes. Harbhajan Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 34 extras. India scored 319 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Alastair Campbell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Streak, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 72.
Grant, who bowled nine overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Friend and Marillier bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 51. Brent, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Zimbabwe were fined an over for a slow over rate. Ebrahim, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Laxman. Agarkar broke the four-run stand.
While Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 8.2 overs in 39 minutes, their 100 came off 14.4 overs in 70 minutes.
Friend, whose 59-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 63. His 50 came off 43 balls in 62 minutes. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Ajay Ratra. Harbhajan broke the 134-run partnership.
He and Campbell put on 50 for the second wicket off 32 balls in 44 minutes and 100 off 68 balls in 85 minutes.
Campbell, whose 75-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 62. His 50 came off 53 balls in 85 minutes. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan.
Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 25.2 overs in 122 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Grant, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls later, the wicketkeeper and Harbhajan (Rat)ran him out.
Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 33.2 overs in 164 minutes. Andy Flower, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Thirty-seven balls later, Mongia broke the 38-run stand.
Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 25. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Marillier, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Needless to say, Mongia was in seventh heaven. Wishart, who faced 16 balls, scored 14. Eleven balls later, Mongia broke the 10-run stand.
Streak, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Bangar. Anil Kumble broke the 16-run stand. Tatenda Taibu, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 42.5 overs in 204 minutes. Brent, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan, who broke the 10-run stand.
India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 255 off 43.3 overs, lost by 64 runs. Bangar, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 42.
Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets. His third over – the sixth of the innings – was a seven-ball over.
Mongia, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 40.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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