India Vs Zimbabwe 8Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Grace Road, Leicester · 19 May 1999
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs. Andy Flower top-scored with 68* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Grace Road, Leicester
- Date
- 19 May 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
- Player of the match
- Grant Flower
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and P Willey
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 252 for 9. Andy Flower top-scored with 68 not out off 85 balls, and Grant Flower made 45.
Chasing 253, India made 249 all out. Sadagoppan Ramesh top-scored with 55 off 77 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 43. Henry Olonga took 3 for 22 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ajay Jadeja and Sadagoppan Ramesh.
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs. Zimbabwe's 252 is the highest total at Grace Road. Andy Flower's 68 not out is the highest individual score at Grace Road.
ZIMBABWE: 252 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Nayan Mongia b Ajay Jadeja | 45 | 89 |
| Neil Johnson | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 7 | 10 |
| Paul Strang | b Ajit Agarkar | 18 | 26 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Robin Singh b Sourav Ganguly | 17 | 40 |
| Andy Flower | not out | 68 | 85 |
| Alistair Campbell | st Nayan Mongia b Anil Kumble | 24 | 29 |
| Guy Whittall | b Anil Kumble | 4 | 8 |
| Stuart Carlisle | b Javagal Srinath | 1 | 2 |
| Heath Streak | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 14 | 18 |
| Eddo Brandes | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 2 | 5 |
| Henry Olonga | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 51 · Total 252 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 9 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Neil Johnson, 2.4 ov), 2-45 (Paul Strang, 9.5 ov), 3-87 (Murray Goodwin, 21.2 ov), 4-144 (Grant Flower, 31.1 ov), 5-204 (Alistair Campbell, 40.3 ov), 6-211 (Guy Whittall, 42.4 ov), 7-214 (Stuart Carlisle, 43.2 ov), 8-244 (Heath Streak, 47.6 ov), 9-250 (Eddo Brandes, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (3) and Neil Johnson (7) | 12 | 17 |
| second | Grant Flower (7) and Paul Strang (16) | 33 | 48 |
| third | Grant Flower (20) and Murray Goodwin (17) | 42 | 72 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (24) and Grant Flower (20) | 57 | 62 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell (24) and Andy Flower (24) | 60 | 59 |
| sixth | Andy Flower (4) and Guy Whittall (3) | 7 | 13 |
| seventh | Andy Flower (2) and Stuart Carlisle (1) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Andy Flower (12) and Heath Streak (15) | 30 | 28 |
| ninth | Eddo Brandes (1) and Andy Flower (4) | 6 | 8 |
| tenth | Andy Flower (1) and Henry Olonga (1) | 2 | 4 |
INDIA: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Eddo Brandes b Neil Johnson | 9 | 8 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Murray Goodwin b Grant Flower | 55 | 77 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Grant Flower b Heath Streak | 13 | 14 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 7 | 11 |
| Ajay Jadeja | lbw b Heath Streak | 43 | 76 |
| Robin Singh | c Alistair Campbell b Henry Olonga | 35 | 47 |
| Ajit Agarkar | run out (Murray Goodwin) | 1 | 5 |
| Nayan Mongia | b Guy Whittall | 28 | 24 |
| Javagal Srinath | b Henry Olonga | 18 | 12 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | lbw b Henry Olonga | 0 | 1 |
Extras 39 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 9 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Henry Olonga | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Guy Whittall | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sourav Ganguly, 1.5 ov), 2-44 (Rahul Dravid, 6.4 ov), 3-56 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 8.6 ov), 4-155 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 27.5 ov), 5-174 (Ajay Jadeja, 32.2 ov), 6-175 (Ajit Agarkar, 33.2 ov), 7-219 (Nayan Mongia, 40.5 ov), 8-246 (Robin Singh, 44.2 ov), 9-249 (Javagal Srinath, 44.5 ov), 10-249 (Venkatesh Prasad, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (9) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (2) | 13 | 12 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (13) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (12) | 31 | 32 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin (7) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (5) | 12 | 14 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja (38) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (36) | 99 | 115 |
| fifth | Robin Singh (9) and Ajay Jadeja (9) | 19 | 27 |
| sixth | Robin Singh (0) and Ajit Agarkar (1) | 1 | 5 |
| seventh | Robin Singh (16) and Nayan Mongia (28) | 44 | 45 |
| eighth | Robin Singh (10) and Javagal Srinath (16) | 27 | 21 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (1) and Javagal Srinath (2) | 3 | 3 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (0) and Venkatesh Prasad (0) | 0 | 1 |
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