India Vs Zimbabwe 6Th Match
LG Cup India, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe in Kenya - 1999 (1999/00) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 1 October 1999
India won by 107 runs
India won by 107 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 139 for India. Nikhil Chopra took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 1 October 1999
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 107 runs
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Ajay Jadeja (India), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- EA Nicholls and G Sharp
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 277 for 6. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 139 off 147 balls, and Robin Singh made 41. Guy Whittall took 3 for 55 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the second wicket between Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly.
Chasing 278, Zimbabwe made 170 all out. Neil Johnson top-scored with 52 off 67 balls, and Grant Flower made 38. Nikhil Chopra took 4 for 33 for India.
India won by 107 runs.
INDIA: 277 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Alistair Campbell | 139 | 147 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | bowled | 31 | 49 |
| Robin Singh | c Andy Blignaut | 41 | 62 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw | 12 | 15 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Neil Johnson | 8 | 6 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | not out | 6 | 6 |
| Sunil Joshi | bowled | 25 | 13 |
| Nikhil Chopra | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: MSK Prasad, Venkatesh Prasad, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 13 · Total 277 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnson | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Henry Olonga | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| Grant Flower | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Murray Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 16.1 ov), 2-177 (Robin Singh, 37.3 ov), 3-213 (Rahul Dravid, 43.2 ov), 4-224 (Ajay Jadeja, 44.6 ov), 5-245 (Sourav Ganguly, 46.5 ov), 6-274 (Sunil Joshi, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 70 | 97 |
| second | Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly | 107 | 128 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 36 | 35 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 10 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Vijay Bharadwaj | 21 | 11 |
| sixth | Sunil Joshi and Vijay Bharadwaj | 29 | 16 |
| seventh | Nikhil Chopra and Vijay Bharadwaj | 3 | 3 |
ZIMBABWE: 170 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Rahul Dravid | 38 | 38 |
| Neil Johnson | c Sunil Joshi | 52 | 67 |
| Alistair Campbell | run out (Nikhil Chopra, Debasis Mohanty) | 2 | 7 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Rahul Dravid | 21 | 25 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 19 |
| Andy Flower | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Rennie | c Robin Singh | 20 | 23 |
| Guy Whittall | c Venkatesh Prasad | 11 | 32 |
| Andy Whittall | c Ajay Jadeja | 6 | 11 |
| Henry Olonga | c Sadagoppan Ramesh | 4 | 9 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 170 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 8.3 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Sunil Joshi | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Grant Flower, 10.3 ov), 2-65 (Alistair Campbell, 12.6 ov), 3-92 (Stuart Carlisle, 18.4 ov), 4-120 (Murray Goodwin, 24.5 ov), 5-120 (Andy Flower, 24.6 ov), 6-131 (Neil Johnson, 26.6 ov), 7-158 (Gavin Rennie, 33.6 ov), 8-160 (Guy Whittall, 35.2 ov), 9-170 (Andy Whittall, 37.5 ov), 10-170 (Henry Olonga, 38.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Neil Johnson | 52 | 63 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Neil Johnson | 13 | 15 |
| third | Stuart Carlisle and Neil Johnson | 27 | 34 |
| fourth | Neil Johnson and Murray Goodwin | 28 | 37 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Neil Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Neil Johnson and Gavin Rennie | 11 | 12 |
| seventh | Guy Whittall and Gavin Rennie | 27 | 42 |
| eighth | Guy Whittall and Andy Whittall | 2 | 8 |
| ninth | Henry Olonga and Andy Whittall | 10 | 15 |
| tenth | Henry Olonga and Pommie Mbangwa | 0 | 4 |
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