GUIDES
CRICARCADE
THE CHASE
← ARCHIVEUpdates
Leaderboard

India Vs Zimbabwe 8Th Match

VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 24 January 2004

India won by 3 runs

India won by 3 runs. VVS Laxman top-scored with 131 for India.

India ARCHIVEZimbabwe ARCHIVE2004 ODISAdelaide Oval ARCHIVESERIES ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04)
Ground
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date
24 January 2004
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
India won by 3 runs
Player of the match
VVS Laxman
Captains
Sourav Ganguly (India), Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
Umpires
DJ Harper and RE Koertzen
Match referee
CH Lloyd

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 280 for 7. VVS Laxman top-scored with 131 off 138 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 56. Heath Streak took 3 for 53 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the fourth wicket between Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, 48% of the total.

Chasing 281, Zimbabwe made 277 for 6. Stuart Carlisle top-scored with 109 off 128 balls, and Sean Ervine made 100. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 39 for India. The innings was built on a 202-run stand for the fourth wicket between Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine, 73% of the total.

India won by 3 runs.

INDIA: 280 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Sanjay Bangarc Stuart Carlisle b Heath Streak04
Parthiv Patelc Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak08
VVS Laxmanc Travis Friend b Douglas Hondo131138
Sourav Gangulyc Dion Ebrahim b Andy Blignaut15
Rahul Dravidc Andy Blignaut b Ray Price5672
Rohan Gavaskarc Andy Blignaut b Douglas Hondo5462
Hemang Badanib Heath Streak53
Ajit Agarkarnot out128
Irfan Pathannot out54

Did not bat: Murali Kartik, Lakshmipathy Balaji

Extras 16 · Total 280 for 7

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Heath Streak101533
Andy Blignaut50251
Sean Ervine60480
Douglas Hondo100592
Ray Price100431
Grant Flower90480

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Sanjay Bangar, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (Parthiv Patel, 2.4 ov), 3-4 (Sourav Ganguly, 3.4 ov), 4-137 (Rahul Dravid, 27.1 ov), 5-255 (Rohan Gavaskar, 46.4 ov), 6-261 (Hemang Badani, 47.2 ov), 7-271 (VVS Laxman, 48.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanjay Bangar (0) and Parthiv Patel (0)04
secondVVS Laxman (1) and Parthiv Patel (0)310
thirdSourav Ganguly (1) and VVS Laxman (0)16
fourthRahul Dravid (56) and VVS Laxman (70)133143
fifthVVS Laxman (58) and Rohan Gavaskar (54)118120
sixthVVS Laxman (0) and Hemang Badani (5)64
seventhVVS Laxman (2) and Ajit Agarkar (8)109
eighthAjit Agarkar (4) and Irfan Pathan (5)96
ZIMBABWE: 277 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerc Parthiv Patel b Ajit Agarkar1014
Vusi Sibandac & b Lakshmipathy Balaji1236
Travis Friendc VVS Laxman b Ajit Agarkar03
Stuart Carlislec Murali Kartik b Ajit Agarkar109128
Sean Ervinerun out (Sourav Ganguly)100100
Andy Blignautc VVS Laxman b Sanjay Bangar1213
Heath Streaknot out55
Dion Ebrahimnot out21

Did not bat: Tatenda Taibu, Ray Price, Douglas Hondo

Extras 27 · Total 277 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ajit Agarkar100393
Irfan Pathan100470
Lakshmipathy Balaji101521
Sanjay Bangar80421
Murali Kartik70490
Sourav Ganguly50330

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Grant Flower, 4.6 ov), 2-25 (Travis Friend, 6.3 ov), 3-46 (Vusi Sibanda, 11.4 ov), 4-248 (Sean Ervine, 45.6 ov), 5-261 (Stuart Carlisle, 47.6 ov), 6-274 (Andy Blignaut, 49.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGrant Flower (10) and Vusi Sibanda (0)1424
secondTravis Friend (0) and Vusi Sibanda (0)119
thirdStuart Carlisle (16) and Vusi Sibanda (4)2131
fourthStuart Carlisle (85) and Sean Ervine (100)202205
fifthStuart Carlisle (8) and Andy Blignaut (3)1312
sixthHeath Streak (4) and Andy Blignaut (2)136
seventhHeath Streak (0) and Dion Ebrahim (2)33
← India v AustraliaSouth Africa v West Indies →

Want to captain one of these sides yourself?

PLAY THE CHASE →