India Vs Zimbabwe Final
Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 13 November 1998
India won by 10 wickets (with 120 balls remaining)
India won by 10 wickets (with 120 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 124* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Coca-Cola Champions Trophy India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1998/99)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 13 November 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 10 wickets (with 120 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- E Isaccs
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 196 for 9. Paul Strang top-scored with 46 off 91 balls, and Neil Johnson made 34. Javagal Srinath took 3 for 40 for India.
Chasing 197, India made 197 for 0. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 124 not out off 92 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 63. The innings was built on a 197-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 100% of the total.
India won by 10 wickets (with 120 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 196 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | c Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 5 |
| Grant Flower | c Ajit Agarkar | 18 | 31 |
| Neil Johnson | c Nikhil Chopra | 34 | 46 |
| Murray Goodwin | lbw | 2 | 9 |
| Andy Flower | bowled | 19 | 26 |
| Craig Wishart | c Sachin Tendulkar | 18 | 25 |
| Heath Streak | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | lbw | 46 | 91 |
| Eddo Brandes | bowled | 33 | 46 |
| Andy Whittall | not out | 10 | 20 |
| Henry Olonga | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 14 · Total 196 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Alistair Campbell, 1.1 ov), 2-36 (Grant Flower, 8.3 ov), 3-44 (Murray Goodwin, 10.4 ov), 4-77 (Neil Johnson, 18.3 ov), 5-81 (Andy Flower, 19.1 ov), 6-81 (Heath Streak, 19.2 ov), 7-116 (Craig Wishart, 30.3 ov), 8-174 (Eddo Brandes, 44.2 ov), 9-194 (Paul Strang, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 8 | 7 |
| second | Grant Flower and Neil Johnson | 28 | 44 |
| third | Neil Johnson and Murray Goodwin | 8 | 13 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Neil Johnson | 33 | 47 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Craig Wishart | 4 | 4 |
| sixth | Heath Streak and Craig Wishart | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Paul Strang and Craig Wishart | 35 | 67 |
| eighth | Eddo Brandes and Paul Strang | 58 | 83 |
| ninth | Paul Strang and Andy Whittall | 20 | 32 |
| tenth | Henry Olonga and Andy Whittall | 2 | 2 |
INDIA: 197 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 124 | 92 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 63 | 90 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia, Ajit Agarkar, Nikhil Chopra, Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath
Extras 10 · Total 197 for 0
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Henry Olonga | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 197 | 180 |
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