The city
in Rajasthan was hosting its maiden One-day International. India made just one
change to their playing eleven – Sridharan Sriram made way for Ajit Agarkar.
Zimbabwe made three changes to the eleven that (Nka)last played the Indians –
Douglas Marillier, Dirk Viljoen and Bryan Murphy made way for Gavin Rennie,
Mluleki and Bryan Strang.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored five. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. Nineteen balls into the match, Strang broke the 22-run stand.
While India’s 50 came off eight overs in 37 minutes, their 100 came off 14.1 overs in 63 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 53-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Rennie. Grant Flower, the player of the match, broke the 114-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 16 balls, scored five. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Grant, who broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Hemang Badani, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Grant and his brother, Andy, ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 28.5 overs in 126 minutes. Reetinder Singh Sodhi, who faced 16 balls, scored four. Thirty-one balls after Badani's dismissal, he was caught by Grant. Strang broke the 14-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 39.3 overs in 169 minutes. Joshi, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Fifty-five ballS(uni)later, he was stumped by Andy. Grant broke the 57-run partnership. Vijay Dahiya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. (Hea)Thirteen balls later, Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
Tendulkar, whose 153-ball (Sach)innings included 15 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 146. While his 50 – which included seven boundaries and both the sixes – came off 37 balls in 47 minutes, his 100 – which included 11 boundaries – came off 94 balls in 121 minutes. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nkala. Streak broke the eight-run stand.
Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who scored 32. His 11-ball innings included four sixes. India’s 250 came off 48.4 overs in 210 minutes. Zimbabwe conceded 19 extras. India scored 283 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Rennie bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.
Henry Olonga bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 52. Travis Friend bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34. Nkala bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 43.
Streak bowled eight overs, conceding 51. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Strang, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40. Grant bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. He picked up three scalps.
Alastair Campbell, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Dahiya. Khan broke the 28-run stand. Guy Whittall, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls later, he was caught by Badani. Venkatesh Prasad broke the four-run stand.
Stuart Carlisle, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Prasad broke the 20-run stand.
Zimbabwe's 150 came off 28.4 overs. Grant, whose 94-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 70. A hundred and eighty-one balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Prasad broke the 158-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on a run. Rennie, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Yuvraj and Dahiya ran him out. Andy, whose 106-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 77. Three balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Streak, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Joshi broke the 44-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 25. Nkala, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 36. Sixteen balls later, Dahiya ran him out.
Strang, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Friend, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Nkala's dismissal, he was dismissed by Agarkar. Olonga, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 30 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 284 for the loss of nine wickets off 49.5 overs, won by a wicket with a ball to spare. Ganguly and Sodhi bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 11. Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Joshi and Khan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, conceded 61. He picked up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored five. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. Nineteen balls into the match, Strang broke the 22-run stand.
While India’s 50 came off eight overs in 37 minutes, their 100 came off 14.1 overs in 63 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 53-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Rennie. Grant Flower, the player of the match, broke the 114-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 16 balls, scored five. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Grant, who broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Hemang Badani, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Grant and his brother, Andy, ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 28.5 overs in 126 minutes. Reetinder Singh Sodhi, who faced 16 balls, scored four. Thirty-one balls after Badani's dismissal, he was caught by Grant. Strang broke the 14-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 39.3 overs in 169 minutes. Joshi, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Fifty-five ballS(uni)later, he was stumped by Andy. Grant broke the 57-run partnership. Vijay Dahiya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. (Hea)Thirteen balls later, Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
Tendulkar, whose 153-ball (Sach)innings included 15 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 146. While his 50 – which included seven boundaries and both the sixes – came off 37 balls in 47 minutes, his 100 – which included 11 boundaries – came off 94 balls in 121 minutes. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nkala. Streak broke the eight-run stand.
Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who scored 32. His 11-ball innings included four sixes. India’s 250 came off 48.4 overs in 210 minutes. Zimbabwe conceded 19 extras. India scored 283 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Rennie bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.
Henry Olonga bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 52. Travis Friend bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34. Nkala bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 43.
Streak bowled eight overs, conceding 51. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Strang, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40. Grant bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. He picked up three scalps.
Alastair Campbell, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Dahiya. Khan broke the 28-run stand. Guy Whittall, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls later, he was caught by Badani. Venkatesh Prasad broke the four-run stand.
Stuart Carlisle, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Prasad broke the 20-run stand.
Zimbabwe's 150 came off 28.4 overs. Grant, whose 94-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 70. A hundred and eighty-one balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Prasad broke the 158-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on a run. Rennie, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Yuvraj and Dahiya ran him out. Andy, whose 106-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 77. Three balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Streak, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Joshi broke the 44-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 25. Nkala, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 36. Sixteen balls later, Dahiya ran him out.
Strang, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Friend, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Nkala's dismissal, he was dismissed by Agarkar. Olonga, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 30 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 284 for the loss of nine wickets off 49.5 overs, won by a wicket with a ball to spare. Ganguly and Sodhi bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 11. Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Joshi and Khan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, conceded 61. He picked up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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