India Vs Zimbabwe 8Th Match
Standard Bank International One-Day Series India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa - 1997 (1996/97) · Centurion Park, Centurion · 7 February 1997
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (revised target)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (revised target). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 44 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion (then Centurion Park)
- Date
- 7 February 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (revised target)
- Player of the match
- Craig Evans
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and DF Becker
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 216 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 44 off 67 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 41.
Zimbabwe replied with 171 for 7. Craig Evans top-scored with 43 off 47 balls, and Paul Strang made 31.
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (revised target).
INDIA: 216 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Paul Strang | 31 | 44 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Andy Flower | 12 | 30 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Craig Evans | 9 | 14 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Andy Waller | 41 | 56 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | st Andy Flower | 44 | 67 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Heath Streak) | 36 | 40 |
| Robin Singh | run out (Eddo Brandes) | 11 | 17 |
| Saba Karim | run out (Alistair Campbell) | 10 | 15 |
| Anil Kumble | c Andy Flower | 7 | 9 |
| Salil Ankola | c Guy Whittall | 0 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 15 · Total 216 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 9.4 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| John Rennie | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Craig Evans | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alistair Campbell | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Rahul Dravid), 2-46 (Javagal Srinath), 3-67 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-137 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-161 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-195 (Ajay Jadeja), 7-198 (Robin Singh), 8-216 (Anil Kumble), 9-216 (Saba Karim), 10-216 (Salil Ankola)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 25 |
| second | Javagal Srinath and Sourav Ganguly | 21 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 21 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 70 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 24 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 34 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Saba Karim | 3 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Saba Karim | 18 |
| ninth | Salil Ankola and Saba Karim | 0 |
| tenth | Salil Ankola and Venkatesh Prasad | 0 |
ZIMBABWE: 171 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Waller | c Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 8 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 28 | 32 |
| Andy Flower | c Saba Karim | 9 | 20 |
| Guy Whittall | run out (Sourav Ganguly) | 4 | 10 |
| Alistair Campbell | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 10 | 21 |
| Dave Houghton | c Anil Kumble | 13 | 20 |
| Craig Evans | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 43 | 47 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 31 | 42 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 11 | 7 |
Did not bat: John Rennie, Eddo Brandes
Extras 20 · Total 171 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6.4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Salil Ankola | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Andy Waller), 2-46 (Grant Flower), 3-53 (Guy Whittall), 4-55 (Andy Flower), 5-77 (Dave Houghton), 6-78 (Alistair Campbell), 7-149 (Craig Evans)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Waller and Grant Flower | 16 |
| second | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 30 |
| third | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 7 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Andy Flower | 2 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 22 |
| sixth | Craig Evans and Alistair Campbell | 1 |
| seventh | Craig Evans and Paul Strang | 71 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Paul Strang | 22 |
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