India Vs Zimbabwe 6Th Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 20 January 2004
India won by 24 runs
India won by 24 runs. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 84 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 20 January 2004
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Yuvraj Singh
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 255 for 6. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 84 off 106 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 69. Sean Ervine took 3 for 47 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fourth wicket between Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, 45% of the total.
Chasing 256, Zimbabwe made 231 for 9. Sean Ervine top-scored with 39 off 27 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 39. Sourav Ganguly took 3 for 55 for India.
India won by 24 runs.
INDIA: 255 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Douglas Hondo b Sean Ervine | 33 | 43 |
| Parthiv Patel | b Heath Streak | 19 | 29 |
| VVS Laxman | c Tatenda Taibu b Sean Ervine | 12 | 21 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Heath Streak b Sean Ervine | 84 | 106 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Ray Price | 69 | 76 |
| Rohan Gavaskar | b Heath Streak | 22 | 22 |
| Hemang Badani | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Irfan Pathan | not out | 5 | 3 |
Did not bat: Ashish Nehra, Anil Kumble, Lakshmipathy Balaji
Extras 10 · Total 255 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Andy Blignaut | 7 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 10 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Parthiv Patel, 8.6 ov), 2-67 (Sourav Ganguly, 14.3 ov), 3-74 (VVS Laxman, 16.5 ov), 4-188 (Yuvraj Singh, 40.6 ov), 5-249 (Rohan Gavaskar, 48.6 ov), 6-249 (Rahul Dravid, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (20) and Parthiv Patel (19) | 41 | 53 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (12) and VVS Laxman (10) | 26 | 31 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (5) and VVS Laxman (2) | 7 | 14 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (42) and Yuvraj Singh (69) | 114 | 145 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (36) and Rohan Gavaskar (22) | 61 | 47 |
| sixth | Rahul Dravid (0) and Hemang Badani (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Hemang Badani (1) and Irfan Pathan (5) | 6 | 4 |
ZIMBABWE: 231 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c VVS Laxman b Ashish Nehra | 36 | 64 |
| Mark Vermeulen | retired not out | 14 | 18 |
| Travis Friend | run out (Sourav Ganguly) | 7 | 19 |
| Stuart Carlisle | c Parthiv Patel b Sourav Ganguly | 34 | 61 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Yuvraj Singh b Lakshmipathy Balaji | 1 | 3 |
| Heath Streak | b Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 13 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c VVS Laxman b Sourav Ganguly | 15 | 36 |
| Sean Ervine | c Sourav Ganguly b Lakshmipathy Balaji | 39 | 27 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Sourav Ganguly b Irfan Pathan | 39 | 30 |
| Ray Price | not out | 18 | 12 |
| Douglas Hondo | run out (Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly) | 0 | 1 |
Extras 25 · Total 231 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Nehra | 9 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Irfan Pathan | 9 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9.1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-28 (Mark Vermeulen), 1-66 (Travis Friend, 15.3 ov), 2-70 (Grant Flower, 17.5 ov), 3-73 (Andy Blignaut, 18.5 ov), 4-81 (Heath Streak, 22.3 ov), 5-128 (Tatenda Taibu, 34.5 ov), 6-148 (Stuart Carlisle, 36.6 ov), 7-197 (Sean Ervine, 43.4 ov), 8-231 (Dion Ebrahim, 46.6 ov), 9-231 (Douglas Hondo, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (12) and Mark Vermeulen (14) | 28 | 39 |
| second | Grant Flower (24) and Travis Friend (3) | 38 | 45 |
| third | Grant Flower (0) and Stuart Carlisle (3) | 4 | 14 |
| fourth | Stuart Carlisle (1) and Andy Blignaut (1) | 3 | 6 |
| fifth | Heath Streak (3) and Stuart Carlisle (4) | 8 | 22 |
| sixth | Stuart Carlisle (23) and Tatenda Taibu (15) | 47 | 74 |
| seventh | Stuart Carlisle (3) and Sean Ervine (17) | 20 | 13 |
| eighth | Sean Ervine (22) and Dion Ebrahim (26) | 49 | 40 |
| ninth | Ray Price (18) and Dion Ebrahim (13) | 34 | 21 |
| tenth | Ray Price (0) and Douglas Hondo (0) | 0 | 1 |
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