India Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 14 January 2004
India won by 7 wickets (with 74 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 74 balls remaining). Virender Sehwag top-scored with 90 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 14 January 2004
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 74 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Virender Sehwag
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 208 for 6. Heath Streak top-scored with 59 not out off 68 balls, and Sean Ervine made 48. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the seventh wicket between Heath Streak and Sean Ervine, 45% of the total.
Chasing 209, India made 211 for 3. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 90 off 102 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 44. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, 62% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 74 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 208 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Carlisle | lbw b Virender Sehwag | 36 | 71 |
| Vusi Sibanda | run out (Yuvraj Singh) | 12 | 19 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Hemang Badani b Irfan Pathan | 9 | 18 |
| Mark Vermeulen | b Anil Kumble | 2 | 24 |
| Grant Flower | c & b Virender Sehwag | 15 | 32 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b Hemang Badani | 16 | 36 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 59 | 68 |
| Sean Ervine | not out | 48 | 33 |
Did not bat: Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Douglas Hondo
Extras 11 · Total 208 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Hemang Badani | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Vusi Sibanda, 4.4 ov), 2-36 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 11.4 ov), 3-48 (Mark Vermeulen, 17.1 ov), 4-78 (Stuart Carlisle, 26.1 ov), 5-83 (Grant Flower, 28.1 ov), 6-115 (Tatenda Taibu, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Carlisle (0) and Vusi Sibanda (11) | 14 | 22 |
| second | Stuart Carlisle (9) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (9) | 22 | 40 |
| third | Stuart Carlisle (10) and Mark Vermeulen (2) | 12 | 33 |
| fourth | Grant Flower (13) and Stuart Carlisle (13) | 30 | 55 |
| fifth | Grant Flower (2) and Tatenda Taibu (3) | 5 | 12 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (18) and Tatenda Taibu (13) | 32 | 59 |
| seventh | Heath Streak (36) and Sean Ervine (48) | 93 | 70 |
INDIA: 211 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Sean Ervine | 44 | 59 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Grant Flower b Ray Price | 90 | 102 |
| Hemang Badani | c Tatenda Taibu b Douglas Hondo | 15 | 20 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 13 | 24 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 32 | 26 |
Did not bat: Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Anil Kumble
Extras 17 · Total 211 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Sean Ervine | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 1.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-130 (Sachin Tendulkar, 24.1 ov), 2-158 (Virender Sehwag, 27.5 ov), 3-172 (Hemang Badani, 30.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (44) and Virender Sehwag (71) | 130 | 142 |
| second | Hemang Badani (7) and Virender Sehwag (19) | 28 | 24 |
| third | VVS Laxman (6) and Hemang Badani (8) | 14 | 17 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (32) and VVS Laxman (7) | 39 | 42 |
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