The match
was attended by just 4,053 people. India made a couple of changes to their
playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly and Murali Kartik made way for Hemang Badani
and Amit Bhandari. Zimbabwe made (Hon)do changes to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Grant Flower and Douglas made way for Stuart Matsikenyeri
and Blessing Mahwire.
While Kartik was India’s twelfth man, Hondo was Zimbabwe’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to bat.
Their openers didn’t get off the mark. Vusi Sibanda, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls into the match, he was caught by V V S Laxman off the bowling of Irfan Pathan, the player of the match.
Tatenda Taibu, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand. Ebrahim, who faced 22 balls, haD(io)no reason to be in seventh heaven – 34 balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the 10-run stand.
Zimbabwe scored 50 off 13 overs in 61 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair (Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine) put on 50 off 54 balls in 42 minutes. They put on 63. Carlisle, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-two balls later, Yuvraj Singh ran him out.
Ervine, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Kartik. Bhandari, who never represented India again, broke the five-run stand.
Streak, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the six-run stand.
Zimbabwe scored 100 off 22.5 overs in 101 minutes. Travis Friend, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Rohan Gavaskar. Bhandari broke the 18-run stand. Andy Blignaut, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Ashish Nehra broke the 11-run stand.
Ray Price, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the one-run stand.
Matsikenyeri, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s stand-in skipper. Bhandari broke the 20-run stand. Mahwire, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 24 extras. Zimbabwe were bundled out for 135 off 34.4 overs. Nehra bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket.
Bhandari, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Pathan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up four scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen ballS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by Taibu. Streak broke the 28-run stand. Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included four balls, scored 23. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Matsikenyeri. Blignaut broke the six-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10 overs in 48 minutes. Dravid, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirty-six balls later, Blignaut broke the 27-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Friend. Ervine broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.1 overs in 104 minutes. Laxman, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Fifty-one balls later, Ervine broke the 32-run stand. Badani, whose 59-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Gavaskar, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-three balls later, Matsikenyeri ran him out. Pathan, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 23 extras. India, who scored 136 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 30.3 overs, won by four wickets with 117 balls to spare. Friend, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24.
Streak bowled seven overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket. Ervine bowled 8.3 overs including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Blignaut, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
While Kartik was India’s twelfth man, Hondo was Zimbabwe’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to bat.
Their openers didn’t get off the mark. Vusi Sibanda, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls into the match, he was caught by V V S Laxman off the bowling of Irfan Pathan, the player of the match.
Tatenda Taibu, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand. Ebrahim, who faced 22 balls, haD(io)no reason to be in seventh heaven – 34 balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the 10-run stand.
Zimbabwe scored 50 off 13 overs in 61 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair (Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine) put on 50 off 54 balls in 42 minutes. They put on 63. Carlisle, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-two balls later, Yuvraj Singh ran him out.
Ervine, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Kartik. Bhandari, who never represented India again, broke the five-run stand.
Streak, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the six-run stand.
Zimbabwe scored 100 off 22.5 overs in 101 minutes. Travis Friend, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Rohan Gavaskar. Bhandari broke the 18-run stand. Andy Blignaut, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Ashish Nehra broke the 11-run stand.
Ray Price, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the one-run stand.
Matsikenyeri, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s stand-in skipper. Bhandari broke the 20-run stand. Mahwire, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 24 extras. Zimbabwe were bundled out for 135 off 34.4 overs. Nehra bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket.
Bhandari, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Pathan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up four scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen ballS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by Taibu. Streak broke the 28-run stand. Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included four balls, scored 23. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Matsikenyeri. Blignaut broke the six-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10 overs in 48 minutes. Dravid, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirty-six balls later, Blignaut broke the 27-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Friend. Ervine broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.1 overs in 104 minutes. Laxman, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Fifty-one balls later, Ervine broke the 32-run stand. Badani, whose 59-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Gavaskar, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-three balls later, Matsikenyeri ran him out. Pathan, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
Zimbabwe conceded 23 extras. India, who scored 136 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 30.3 overs, won by four wickets with 117 balls to spare. Friend, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24.
Streak bowled seven overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket. Ervine bowled 8.3 overs including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Blignaut, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
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