India Vs Zimbabwe 4Th Match
Singer World Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 1 September 1996
India won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Andy Flower top-scored with 78 for Zimbabwe. Anil Kumble took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 1 September 1996
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ajay Jadeja
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debut
- Sunil Joshi (India)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and TM Samarasinghe
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Sunil Joshi's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 226 all out. Andy Flower top-scored with 78 off 115 balls, and Craig Wishart made 53. Anil Kumble took 4 for 33 for India. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fifth wicket between Andy Flower and Craig Wishart. From 201 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 226 for 10.
Chasing 227, India made 229 for 3. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 68 off 80 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 40. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja.
India won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 226 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | c Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 20 |
| Paul Strang | st Nayan Mongia | 19 | 35 |
| Andy Flower | c Venkatesh Prasad | 78 | 115 |
| Craig Evans | c Nayan Mongia | 4 | 15 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 26 | 44 |
| Craig Wishart | c Sunil Joshi | 53 | 41 |
| Guy Whittall | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Dekker | c Anil Kumble | 3 | 13 |
| Heath Streak | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Ali Shah | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 6 | 5 |
| Bryan Strang | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 23 · Total 226 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7.4 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Alistair Campbell), 2-50 (Paul Strang), 3-61 (Craig Evans), 4-117 (Grant Flower), 5-201 (Craig Wishart), 6-204 (Guy Whittall), 7-217 (Andy Flower), 8-218 (Mark Dekker), 9-220 (Heath Streak), 10-226 (Ali Shah)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Paul Strang | 22 |
| second | Andy Flower and Paul Strang | 28 |
| third | Craig Evans and Andy Flower | 11 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 56 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Craig Wishart | 84 |
| sixth | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 3 |
| seventh | Andy Flower and Mark Dekker | 13 |
| eighth | Mark Dekker and Heath Streak | 1 |
| ninth | Ali Shah and Heath Streak | 2 |
| tenth | Ali Shah and Bryan Strang | 6 |
INDIA: 229 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Bryan Strang | 40 | 46 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Andy Flower | 68 | 80 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Bryan Strang | 36 | 52 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 40 | 54 |
| Vinod Kambli | not out | 29 | 36 |
Did not bat: Rahul Dravid, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 16 · Total 229 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Bryan Strang | 7.5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig Evans | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-148 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-161 (Ajay Jadeja)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 91 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 57 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 13 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Vinod Kambli | 68 |
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