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Zimbabwe v India 2nd Test

India tour of Zimbabwe - 2001 (2001) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 15 June 2001

Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets

Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets. Grant Flower top-scored with 86 for Zimbabwe. Andy Blignaut took 5/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of Zimbabwe - 2001 (2001)
Ground
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Dates
15 June 2001 to 18 June 2001
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
Player of the match
Andy Blignaut
Captains
Sourav Ganguly (India), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
Debuts
Hemang Badani (India), Travis Friend (Zimbabwe)
Umpires
EAR de Silva and ID Robinson
Match referee
DT Lindsay

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Hemang Badani and Travis Friend played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 237 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 68 not out off 115 balls, and Shiv Sunder Das made 57. Heath Streak took 3 for 69 for Zimbabwe. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 313 across 10 Tests.

Zimbabwe replied with 315 all out. Grant Flower top-scored with 86 off 244 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 49. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 71 for India. Zimbabwe led by 78 on first innings.

India made 234 all out in their second innings. Shiv Sunder Das top-scored with 70 off 245 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 69. Andy Blignaut took 5 for 74 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Shiv Sunder Das, 50% of the total. From 197 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 226 for 9.

Set 157 to win, Zimbabwe made 157 for 6. Stuart Carlisle top-scored with 62 not out off 137 balls.

Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Shiv Sunder Dasc Andy Flower b Andy Blignaut57121
Hemang Badanilbw b Brighton Watambwa26
VVS Laxmanc Andy Blignaut b Heath Streak1516
Sachin Tendulkarb Heath Streak2046
Sourav Gangulyc Andy Blignaut b Heath Streak932
Rahul Dravidnot out68115
Sameer Dighec Grant Flower b Travis Friend2041
Ajit Agarkarc Andy Blignaut b Travis Friend612
Harbhajan Singhb Brian Murphy3142
Javagal Srinathrun out (Brian Murphy)014
Ashish Nehrac Paul Strang b Brian Murphy02

Extras 9 · Total 237 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Brighton Watambwa3.40141
Heath Streak204693
Travis Friend20.24482
Andy Blignaut201841
Brian Murphy9.23172
Grant Flower1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Hemang Badani, 2.4 ov), 2-45 (VVS Laxman, 11.1 ov), 3-90 (Sachin Tendulkar, 28.5 ov), 4-103 (Shiv Sunder Das, 34.1 ov), 5-122 (Sourav Ganguly, 39.6 ov), 6-165 (Sameer Dighe, 53.1 ov), 7-172 (Ajit Agarkar, 55.2 ov), 8-228 (Harbhajan Singh, 68.5 ov), 9-237 (Javagal Srinath, 73.6 ov), 10-237 (Ashish Nehra, 74.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShiv Sunder Das (5) and Hemang Badani (2)716
secondVVS Laxman (15) and Shiv Sunder Das (21)3852
thirdSachin Tendulkar (20) and Shiv Sunder Das (22)45106
fourthSourav Ganguly (4) and Shiv Sunder Das (9)1332
fifthSourav Ganguly (5) and Rahul Dravid (13)1935
sixthRahul Dravid (22) and Sameer Dighe (20)4379
seventhRahul Dravid (0) and Ajit Agarkar (6)713
eighthRahul Dravid (24) and Harbhajan Singh (31)5681
ninthJavagal Srinath (0) and Rahul Dravid (9)931
tenthRahul Dravid (0) and Ashish Nehra (0)02
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 315 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Guy Whittallc Rahul Dravid b Ashish Nehra07
Dion Ebrahimlbw b Harbhajan Singh49108
Stuart Carlislec Hemang Badani b Ashish Nehra35
Alistair Campbellb Ashish Nehra89
Andy Flowerc Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh4565
Grant Flowerc VVS Laxman b Javagal Srinath86244
Heath Streakb Sachin Tendulkar4081
Andy Blignautst Sameer Dighe b Harbhajan Singh3539
Travis Friendb Ashish Nehra1537
Brian Murphyb Harbhajan Singh1744
Brighton Watambwanot out210

Extras 15 · Total 315 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Javagal Srinath29.37821
Ashish Nehra246724
Ajit Agarkar247620
Harbhajan Singh265714
Sachin Tendulkar40191

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Guy Whittall, 1.4 ov), 2-9 (Stuart Carlisle, 3.1 ov), 3-18 (Alistair Campbell, 5.5 ov), 4-105 (Andy Flower, 30.6 ov), 5-110 (Dion Ebrahim, 34.1 ov), 6-175 (Heath Streak, 60.4 ov), 7-242 (Andy Blignaut, 74.3 ov), 8-271 (Travis Friend, 85.5 ov), 9-301 (Brian Murphy, 102.3 ov), 10-315 (Grant Flower, 107.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGuy Whittall (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0)510
secondStuart Carlisle (3) and Dion Ebrahim (0)49
thirdAlistair Campbell (8) and Dion Ebrahim (0)916
fourthAndy Flower (45) and Dion Ebrahim (40)87151
fifthGrant Flower (0) and Dion Ebrahim (4)519
sixthGrant Flower (23) and Heath Streak (40)65160
seventhGrant Flower (31) and Andy Blignaut (35)6784
eighthGrant Flower (14) and Travis Friend (15)2968
ninthGrant Flower (12) and Brian Murphy (17)30100
tenthGrant Flower (6) and Brighton Watambwa (2)1432
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 234 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Shiv Sunder Daslbw b Heath Streak70245
Sameer Dighec Andy Flower b Andy Blignaut49
VVS Laxmanc Brian Murphy b Travis Friend2027
Sachin Tendulkarc Grant Flower b Heath Streak69135
Rahul Dravidc Andy Flower b Andy Blignaut2679
Sourav Gangulylbw b Andy Blignaut04
Hemang Badaninot out1650
Ajit Agarkarc Andy Flower b Heath Streak02
Harbhajan Singhc Dion Ebrahim b Andy Blignaut55
Javagal Srinathc Andy Flower b Heath Streak318
Ashish Nehrab Andy Blignaut019

Extras 21 · Total 234 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Heath Streak2712464
Andy Blignaut31.514745
Travis Friend224471
Guy Whittall74150
Brian Murphy101420
Grant Flower1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Sameer Dighe, 3.3 ov), 2-32 (VVS Laxman, 12.2 ov), 3-150 (Sachin Tendulkar, 56.1 ov), 4-197 (Rahul Dravid, 80.4 ov), 5-199 (Sourav Ganguly, 82.2 ov), 6-202 (Shiv Sunder Das, 83.5 ov), 7-202 (Ajit Agarkar, 85.1 ov), 8-207 (Harbhajan Singh, 86.2 ov), 9-226 (Javagal Srinath, 93.2 ov), 10-234 (Ashish Nehra, 98.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShiv Sunder Das (4) and Sameer Dighe (4)821
secondVVS Laxman (20) and Shiv Sunder Das (3)2453
thirdSachin Tendulkar (69) and Shiv Sunder Das (46)118269
fourthRahul Dravid (26) and Shiv Sunder Das (15)47147
fifthSourav Ganguly (0) and Shiv Sunder Das (2)210
sixthShiv Sunder Das (0) and Hemang Badani (2)39
seventhAjit Agarkar (0) and Hemang Badani (0)08
eighthHarbhajan Singh (5) and Hemang Badani (0)57
ninthJavagal Srinath (3) and Hemang Badani (8)1942
tenthHemang Badani (6) and Ashish Nehra (0)833
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 157 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Guy Whittallc Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath1035
Dion Ebrahimc Hemang Badani b Harbhajan Singh2033
Stuart Carlislenot out62137
Alistair Campbelllbw b Ashish Nehra1339
Grant Flowerc VVS Laxman b Ajit Agarkar327
Heath Streakc Sameer Dighe b Javagal Srinath824
Andy Blignautb Ashish Nehra1625
Andy Flowernot out89

Did not bat: Travis Friend, Brian Murphy, Brighton Watambwa

Extras 17 · Total 157 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ashish Nehra130452
Javagal Srinath131462
Harbhajan Singh196251
Ajit Agarkar83221
Sachin Tendulkar1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Guy Whittall, 9.3 ov), 2-45 (Dion Ebrahim, 12.3 ov), 3-71 (Alistair Campbell, 24.6 ov), 4-89 (Grant Flower, 34.3 ov), 5-119 (Heath Streak, 44.3 ov), 6-144 (Andy Blignaut, 50.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGuy Whittall (10) and Dion Ebrahim (10)2559
secondStuart Carlisle (6) and Dion Ebrahim (10)2018
thirdAlistair Campbell (13) and Stuart Carlisle (12)2675
fourthGrant Flower (3) and Stuart Carlisle (11)1857
fifthHeath Streak (8) and Stuart Carlisle (22)3060
sixthStuart Carlisle (6) and Andy Blignaut (16)2541
seventhAndy Flower (8) and Stuart Carlisle (5)1319
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