8th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Adelaide, 24 Jan 2004

ODI # 2087
VB Series, 2003/04, 8th Match
India v Zimbabwe
Adelaide Oval (day/night)
24 January 2004 (50-over match)

Result: India won by 3 runs
Points: India 5, Zimbabwe 1

Toss: India
Umpires: DJ Harper and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: VVS Laxman

India innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
SB Bangar             c Carlisle         b Streak               0   2   4  0 0
+PA Patel             c Taibu            b Streak               0  13   8  0 0
VVS Laxman            c Friend           b Hondo              131 203 138 13 1
*SC Ganguly           c Ebrahim          b Blignaut             1   5   5  0 0
R Dravid              c Blignaut         b Price               56  95  72  4 0
RS Gavaskar           c Blignaut         b Hondo               54  78  62  3 1
HK Badani                                b Streak               5   3   3  1 0
AB Agarkar            not out                                  12  14   8  1 0
IK Pathan             not out                                   5   6   4  1 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 8, nb 4)                        16
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 213 mins)         280

DNB: M Kartik, L Balaji.

FoW: 1-0 (Bangar, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (Patel, 2.4 ov),
    3-4 (Ganguly, 3.4 ov), 4-137 (Dravid, 27.1 ov),
    5-255 (Gavaskar, 46.4 ov), 6-261 (Badani, 47.2 ov),
    7-271 (Laxman, 48.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                      10      1     53      3 (1nb, 1w)
Blignaut                     5      0     25      1 (6w)
Ervine                       6      0     48      0 (1w)
Hondo                       10      0     59      2 (3nb)
Price                       10      0     43      1
Flower                       9      0     48      0

Zimbabwe innings (target: 281 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
V Sibanda                            c & b Balaji              12  51  36  3 0
GW Flower             c Patel            b Agarkar             10  20  14  1 0
TJ Friend             c Laxman           b Agarkar              0   8   3  0 0
SV Carlisle           c Kartik           b Agarkar            109 181 128  9 0
SM Ervine             run out (Ganguly)                       100 148 100  9 1
AM Blignaut           c Laxman           b Bangar              12  19  13  1 0
*HH Streak            not out                                   5  12   5  1 0
DD Ebrahim            not out                                   2   3   1  0 0
Extras                (b 3, lb 12, w 12)                       27
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 224 mins)         277

DNB: +T Taibu, RW Price, DT Hondo.

FoW: 1-14 (Flower, 4.6 ov), 2-25 (Friend, 6.3 ov),
    3-46 (Sibanda, 11.4 ov), 4-248 (Ervine, 45.6 ov),
    5-261 (Carlisle, 47.6 ov), 6-274 (Blignaut, 49.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                     10      0     39      3 (6w)
Pathan                      10      0     47      0 (3w)
Balaji                      10      1     52      1 (1w)
Bangar                       8      0     42      1 (1w)
Kartik                       7      0     49      0
Ganguly                      5      0     33      0 (1w)

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• Hours of Play: 1.45pm - 5.15pm, 6.00pm - 9.30pm
• 12th Men: A Bhandari (India) and S Matsikenyeri (Zimbabwe)
• India's 50 in 53 minutes from 10.4 overs
• Laxman's 50 off 44 balls with 8x4
• India's 100 in 19.3 overs
• India's 150 of 30.5 overs
• Laxman's 100 from 107 balls, 11x4, 1x6
• India's 200 in 39.1 overs
• Gavaskar's 50 off 56 balls, 3x4, 1x6
• India's 250 off 45.3 overs
• Zimbabwe 50 off 13.2 overs
• Crowd: 8,680
• Zimbabwe's 100 off 23.5 overs
• Carlisle 50 off 66 balls, 3x4
• Ervine's 50 from 56 balls, 4x4, 1x6
• Zimbabwe 150 off 30.5 overs
• Zimbabwe's 200 in 38.4 overs
• Ervine 100 off 99 balls, 9x4, 1x6