India Vs Zimbabwe 12Th Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 3 February 2004
India won by 4 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
India won by 4 wickets (with 117 balls remaining). Stuart Matsikenyeri top-scored with 36 for Zimbabwe. Irfan Pathan took 4/24.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Date
- 3 February 2004
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 4 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Irfan Pathan
- Captains
- Heath Streak (Zimbabwe), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 135 all out. Stuart Matsikenyeri top-scored with 36 off 46 balls. Irfan Pathan took 4 for 24 for India. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 253 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 136, India made 136 for 6. Hemang Badani top-scored with 34 not out off 59 balls, and VVS Laxman made 32.
India won by 4 wickets (with 117 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 135 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 1 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c VVS Laxman b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 4 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c VVS Laxman b Irfan Pathan | 7 | 22 |
| Stuart Carlisle | run out (Yuvraj Singh) | 28 | 46 |
| Sean Ervine | c Murali Kartik b Amit Bhandari | 23 | 32 |
| Heath Streak | c VVS Laxman b Lakshmipathy Balaji | 6 | 12 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Rahul Dravid b Amit Bhandari | 36 | 46 |
| Travis Friend | c Rohan Gavaskar b Amit Bhandari | 1 | 9 |
| Andy Blignaut | c Virender Sehwag b Ashish Nehra | 2 | 5 |
| Ray Price | c VVS Laxman b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 4 |
| Blessing Mahwire | not out | 8 | 27 |
Extras 24 · Total 135 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Ashish Nehra | 7 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Amit Bhandari | 7.4 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Vusi Sibanda, 0.4 ov), 2-1 (Tatenda Taibu, 0.6 ov), 3-11 (Dion Ebrahim, 6.4 ov), 4-74 (Stuart Carlisle, 16.6 ov), 5-79 (Sean Ervine, 17.6 ov), 6-85 (Heath Streak, 20.3 ov), 7-103 (Travis Friend, 23.4 ov), 8-114 (Andy Blignaut, 26.3 ov), 9-115 (Ray Price, 27.2 ov), 10-135 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 34.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Vusi Sibanda (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Dion Ebrahim (0) | 1 | 2 |
| third | Stuart Carlisle (2) and Dion Ebrahim (6) | 10 | 34 |
| fourth | Stuart Carlisle (26) and Sean Ervine (23) | 63 | 62 |
| fifth | Heath Streak (4) and Sean Ervine (0) | 5 | 6 |
| sixth | Heath Streak (2) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (2) | 6 | 15 |
| seventh | Travis Friend (1) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (12) | 18 | 19 |
| eighth | Andy Blignaut (2) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (9) | 11 | 17 |
| ninth | Ray Price (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (1) | 1 | 5 |
| tenth | Stuart Matsikenyeri (12) and Blessing Mahwire (8) | 20 | 44 |
INDIA: 136 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Tatenda Taibu b Heath Streak | 3 | 8 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Stuart Matsikenyeri b Andy Blignaut | 23 | 22 |
| VVS Laxman | b Sean Ervine | 32 | 46 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Andy Blignaut | 10 | 24 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Travis Friend b Sean Ervine | 4 | 8 |
| Hemang Badani | not out | 34 | 59 |
| Rohan Gavaskar | run out (Stuart Matsikenyeri) | 4 | 10 |
| Irfan Pathan | not out | 3 | 8 |
Did not bat: Lakshmipathy Balaji, Amit Bhandari, Ashish Nehra
Extras 23 · Total 136 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Sean Ervine | 8.3 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Travis Friend | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Sachin Tendulkar, 2.5 ov), 2-34 (Virender Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 3-61 (Rahul Dravid, 11.5 ov), 4-73 (Yuvraj Singh, 14.2 ov), 5-105 (VVS Laxman, 22.5 ov), 6-115 (Rohan Gavaskar, 26.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (3) and Virender Sehwag (9) | 28 | 14 |
| second | VVS Laxman (1) and Virender Sehwag (5) | 6 | 18 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (10) and VVS Laxman (13) | 27 | 39 |
| fourth | VVS Laxman (7) and Yuvraj Singh (4) | 12 | 15 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (9) and Hemang Badani (14) | 32 | 46 |
| sixth | Rohan Gavaskar (4) and Hemang Badani (4) | 10 | 21 |
| seventh | Hemang Badani (16) and Irfan Pathan (3) | 21 | 23 |
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