Zimbabwe Vs India 1St Odi
India tour of Zimbabwe - 1997 (1996/97) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 15 February 1997
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining) (revised target)
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining) (revised target). Grant Flower top-scored with 61* for Zimbabwe. Heath Streak took 5/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 15 February 1997
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining) (revised target)
- Player of the match
- Heath Streak
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Dodda Ganesh (India)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and QJ Goosen
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Dodda Ganesh's first ODI.
India batted first and made 168 all out. Robin Singh top-scored with 45 off 62 balls, and Vikram Rathour made 34. Heath Streak took 5 for 32 for Zimbabwe. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 225 across 8 ODIs.
Zimbabwe replied with 139 for 2. Grant Flower top-scored with 61 not out off 71 balls.
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets (with 73 balls remaining) (revised target).
INDIA: 168 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Grant Flower | 13 | 15 |
| Vikram Rathour | c Alistair Campbell | 34 | 53 |
| Sourav Ganguly | run out (Paul Strang) | 2 | 20 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Andy Flower | 24 | 47 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Andy Flower | 0 | 3 |
| Robin Singh | c Andy Flower | 45 | 62 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Andy Waller | 4 | 22 |
| Anil Kumble | c Alistair Campbell | 21 | 34 |
| Sunil Joshi | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Dodda Ganesh | c Heath Streak | 4 | 8 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 21 · Total 168 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 8 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| John Rennie | 9 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 8.5 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Guy Whittall | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Craig Evans | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-33 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-68 (Vikram Rathour), 4-72 (Ajay Jadeja), 5-84 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-95 (Nayan Mongia), 7-159 (Anil Kumble), 8-159 (Sunil Joshi), 9-168 (Dodda Ganesh), 10-168 (Robin Singh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Vikram Rathour | 23 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Vikram Rathour | 10 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Vikram Rathour | 35 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 4 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 12 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Nayan Mongia | 11 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Anil Kumble | 64 |
| eighth | Robin Singh and Sunil Joshi | 0 |
| ninth | Robin Singh and Dodda Ganesh | 9 |
| tenth | Robin Singh and Venkatesh Prasad | 0 |
ZIMBABWE: 139 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Waller | bowled | 25 | 39 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 61 | 71 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 24 | 32 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 19 | 17 |
Did not bat: Andy Flower, Dave Houghton, Craig Evans, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes, John Rennie
Extras 10 · Total 139 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6.5 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Dodda Ganesh | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Andy Waller), 2-96 (Alistair Campbell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Waller and Grant Flower | 31 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 65 |
| third | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 43 |
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