Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe) - 3rd match
India won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
| Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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DD Ebrahim | lbw b Khan | 42 | 142 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 38.53 |
| 32.5 full, straight and fast, Ebrahim plays across the line and misses, the ball hits the toe on the full, the appeal ensues and up goes the finger 122/4 |
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ADR Campbell | c Ganguly b Khan | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| 1.1 just short of driving length and on the off, Campbell straddles the crease and drives anyway, the ball loops gently to Ganguly at mid off, that is the end of Campbell, a soft dismissal 5/1 |
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SV Carlisle | lbw b Khan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.5 full and on the middle and off, the ball pitches and straightens, skidding off the wicket, Carlisle goes right back and across and is rapped on the pads, you can freeze that one keep it for the coaching manuals: How not to play fast bowling 7/2 |
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CB Wishart | c Agarkar b Ganguly | 46 | 106 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 67.64 |
| 26.4 just back of driving length and on the off, Wishart plays under the ball and spoons it to Agarkar at covers, another soft dismissal there 94/3 |
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GW Flower | c Sehwag b Khan | 45 | 70 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 81.81 |
| 44.3 just short of a length and outside the off, played inside out and uppish, Sehwag running across at mid off jumps and plucks the ball out of the air one-handed 184/5 |
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| GJ Whittall* | not out | 58 | 73 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 105.45 | |
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AM Blignaut | c Harbhajan Singh b Agarkar | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| 47.5 full and on the off, Blignaut comes down the track and drags the ball across the line to deep long on, straight to Harbhajan Sinh, caught well 215/6 |
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| T Taibu† | not out | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extras | (lb 7, w 9, nb 12) | 28 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 50 overs; 216 mins) | 234 | (4.68 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batDT Mutendera, BC Strang, TJ Friend
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
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| A Nehra | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | (3nb, 2w) | |
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Z Khan | 10 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 4.20 | (7nb, 4w) |
| 1.1 to Campbell, just short of driving length and on the off, Campbell straddles the crease and drives anyway, the ball loops gently to Ganguly at mid off, that is the end of Campbell, a soft dismissal 5/1 1.5 to Carlisle, full and on the middle and off, the ball pitches and straightens, skidding off the wicket, Carlisle goes right back and across and is rapped on the pads, you can freeze that one keep it for the coaching manuals: How not to play fast bowling 7/2 32.5 to Ebrahim, full, straight and fast, Ebrahim plays across the line and misses, the ball hits the toe on the full, the appeal ensues and up goes the finger 122/4 44.3 to Flower, just short of a length and outside the off, played inside out and uppish, Sehwag running across at mid off jumps and plucks the ball out of the air one-handed 184/5 |
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AB Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | (1nb, 2w) |
| 47.5 to Blignaut, full and on the off, Blignaut comes down the track and drags the ball across the line to deep long on, straight to Harbhajan Sinh, caught well 215/6 |
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| Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.66 | ||
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SC Ganguly | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.42 | |
| 26.4 to Wishart, just back of driving length and on the off, Wishart plays under the ball and spoons it to Agarkar at covers, another soft dismissal there 94/3 |
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| V Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | (1nb, 1w) | |
| India innings (target: 235 runs from 50 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
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SC Ganguly* | c Campbell b Flower | 85 | 174 | 125 | 8 | 1 | 68.00 |
| 39.3 back of a length and on the off, Ganguly heaves it to the on side, Campbell takes a good catch right at the ropes, rolls over and almost touches the ropes, is that out or is it not? Third umpire gives him out 184/3 |
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SR Tendulkar | c Flower b Strang | 9 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 9.6 just short of a driving length and on the off, Tendulkar chips the ball uppishly, Grant Flower diving in from short covers snaps up a good catch 22/1 |
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D Mongia | c Whittall b Mutendera | 37 | 72 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 75.51 |
| 25.1 full and on the middle and leg, whipped away to the on side, Whittall at short midwicket pulls off a stunning catch to end Mongia's innings 91/2 |
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| R Dravid | not out | 72 | 103 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 112.50 | |
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HK Badani | b Flower | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 39.6 well flighted and on the off, played down the wrong line and missed, clean bowled, loose shot that from Badani 187/4 |
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V Sehwag | c Ebrahim b Flower | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| 41.5 back of a length and down the leg side, Sehwag gives it an almighty heave, the ball goes off the top edge to the man on the fence at deep backward square leg 193/5 |
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SS Dighe† | c & b Flower | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| 45.3 well flighted and on the pads, Dighe gives Flower the charge and clouts the ball straight back to the bowler, that's the fourth wicket for the left arm spinning Flower brother 210/6 |
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| AB Agarkar | not out | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 | |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 7, nb 2) | 10 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 49.2 overs; 219 mins) | 237 | (4.80 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batZ Khan, Harbhajan Singh, A Nehra
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
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| AM Blignaut | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 | (3w) | |
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BC Strang | 10 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2.60 | (1nb) |
| 9.6 to Tendulkar, just short of a driving length and on the off, Tendulkar chips the ball uppishly, Grant Flower diving in from short covers snaps up a good catch 22/1 |
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| TJ Friend | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.00 | (1nb, 2w) | |
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DT Mutendera | 8.2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 6.24 | (2w) |
| 25.1 to Mongia, full and on the middle and leg, whipped away to the on side, Whittall at short midwicket pulls off a stunning catch to end Mongia's innings 91/2 |
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| GJ Whittall | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
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GW Flower | 8 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 5.50 | |
| 39.3 to Ganguly, back of a length and on the off, Ganguly heaves it to the on side, Campbell takes a good catch right at the ropes, rolls over and almost touches the ropes, is that out or is it not? Third umpire gives him out 184/3 39.6 to Badani, well flighted and on the off, played down the wrong line and missed, clean bowled, loose shot that from Badani 187/4 41.5 to Sehwag, back of a length and down the leg side, Sehwag gives it an almighty heave, the ball goes off the top edge to the man on the fence at deep backward square leg 193/5 45.3 to Dighe, well flighted and on the pads, Dighe gives Flower the charge and clouts the ball straight back to the bowler, that's the fourth wicket for the left arm spinning Flower brother 210/6 |
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Match details
Player of the match
- R Dravid (India)
Match Notes
- Zimbabwe innings: 1x5 ball over
- Zimbabwe 50 in 16.1 overs, 80 mins
- Zimbabwe 100 in 27.2 overs, 123 mins
- Zimbabwe 200 in 46.1 overs, 198 mins
- GJ Whittall 50 in 52 balls, 71 mins (6x4)
- India 50 in 16.3 overs, 75 mins
- SC Ganguly 50 in 96 balls, 136 balls (5x4)
- India 150 in 34.4 overs, 154 mins
- R Dravid 50 in 44 balls, 70 mins (5x4)
- India 200 in 43.2 overs, 194 mins
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