India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Anil Kumble made way for Sarandeep Singh.
Zimbabwe made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Andy Flower and Gary Brent made way for Pommie Mbangwa and Douglas Hondo.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored four. Nineteen balls into the match, Hondo, the player of the match, trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Tatenda Taibu. Hondo broke the 28-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. A (Hon)dozen balls later, the dreadlocked pacer broke the 11-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Mbangwa broke the two-run stand.
Sanjay Bangar, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hondo. His namesake, Douglas Marillier, broke the 86-run partnership.
Ajay Ratra, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Grant Flower broke the 10-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Heath Streak. Flower broke the eight-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 78-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 56. Seven balls later, he was caught by Wishart. Streak broke the two-run stand.
Sarandeep, who faced 17 balls, scored three. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper. Marillier broke the 12-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, who faced 13 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Hondo broke the 22-run stand.
Zimbabwe conceded 23 extras. India were dismissed for 191 off 48.3 overs. Travis Friend, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.
Streak, who bowled eight overs, conceded 27. His third over – the fifth of the innings – was a five-ball over. He picked up a wicket, as did Mbangwa, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31.
Marillier and Grant bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 35. Hondo, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 37. He picked up four scalps.
Dion Ebrahim, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Thirty-four balls later, Agarkar broke the 13-run stand. Friend, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Nineteen balls later, Khan broke the 26-run stand.
Alastair Campbell, whose 119-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 71. A hundred and forty-eight balls later, he was stumped by Ratra. Sarandeep broke the 105-run partnership.
Flower, whose 88-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 49. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the 29-run stand.
Carlisle, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Wishart, who scored 17. His 12-ball innings included a couple of sixes.
India conceded 21 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 197 for the loss of four wickets off 44.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 34 balls to spare.
Mongia, who bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Bangar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 18. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Sarandeep bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Zimbabweans led the five-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored four. Nineteen balls into the match, Hondo, the player of the match, trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Tatenda Taibu. Hondo broke the 28-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. A (Hon)dozen balls later, the dreadlocked pacer broke the 11-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Mbangwa broke the two-run stand.
Sanjay Bangar, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hondo. His namesake, Douglas Marillier, broke the 86-run partnership.
Ajay Ratra, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Grant Flower broke the 10-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Heath Streak. Flower broke the eight-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 78-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 56. Seven balls later, he was caught by Wishart. Streak broke the two-run stand.
Sarandeep, who faced 17 balls, scored three. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper. Marillier broke the 12-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, who faced 13 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Hondo broke the 22-run stand.
Zimbabwe conceded 23 extras. India were dismissed for 191 off 48.3 overs. Travis Friend, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.
Streak, who bowled eight overs, conceded 27. His third over – the fifth of the innings – was a five-ball over. He picked up a wicket, as did Mbangwa, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31.
Marillier and Grant bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 35. Hondo, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 37. He picked up four scalps.
Dion Ebrahim, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Thirty-four balls later, Agarkar broke the 13-run stand. Friend, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Nineteen balls later, Khan broke the 26-run stand.
Alastair Campbell, whose 119-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 71. A hundred and forty-eight balls later, he was stumped by Ratra. Sarandeep broke the 105-run partnership.
Flower, whose 88-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 49. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the 29-run stand.
Carlisle, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Wishart, who scored 17. His 12-ball innings included a couple of sixes.
India conceded 21 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 197 for the loss of four wickets off 44.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 34 balls to spare.
Mongia, who bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Bangar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 18. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Sarandeep bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Zimbabweans led the five-match series 2-1.
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