12th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Perth, 3 Feb 2004

ODI # 2095
VB Series, 2003/04, 12th Match
India v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth (day/night)
3 February 2004 (50-over match)

Result: India won by 4 wickets
Points: India 6, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Zimbabwe
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel
TV Umpire: DJ Harper
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: IK Pathan

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
V Sibanda             c Laxman           b Pathan               0   2   4  0 0
+T Taibu              lbw                b Pathan               0   5   1  0 0
DD Ebrahim            c Laxman           b Pathan               7  26  22  0 0
SV Carlisle           run out (Yuvraj Singh)                   28  76  46  4 0
SM Ervine             c sub (M Kartik)   b Bhandari            23  58  32  4 0
*HH Streak            c Laxman           b Balaji               6  17  12  1 0
S Matsikenyeri        c Dravid           b Bhandari            36  81  46  4 0
TJ Friend             c Gavaskar         b Bhandari             1  15   9  0 0
AM Blignaut           c Sehwag           b Nehra                2  14   5  0 0
RW Price              c Laxman           b Pathan               0   5   4  0 0
NB Mahwire            not out                                   8  32  27  1 0
Extras                (lb 9, w 15)                             24
Total                 (all out, 34.4 overs, 170 mins)         135

FoW: 1-0 (Sibanda, 0.4 ov), 2-1 (Taibu, 0.6 ov),
    3-11 (Ebrahim, 6.4 ov), 4-74 (Carlisle, 16.6 ov),
    5-79 (Ervine, 17.6 ov), 6-85 (Streak, 20.3 ov),
    7-103 (Friend, 23.4 ov), 8-114 (Blignaut, 26.3 ov),
    9-115 (Price, 27.2 ov), 10-135 (Matsikenyeri, 34.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pathan                      10      1     24      4 (3w)
Balaji                      10      1     32      1 (4w)
Nehra                        7      1     39      1 (2w)
Bhandari                     7.4    0     31      3 (2w)

India innings (target: 136 runs from 50 overs)                  R   M   B  4 6
V Sehwag              c Matsikenyeri     b Blignaut            23  30  22  4 0
SR Tendulkar          c Taibu            b Streak               3  16   8  0 0
VVS Laxman                               b Ervine              32 100  46  5 0
*+R Dravid                               b Blignaut            10  29  24  2 0
Yuvraj Singh          c Friend           b Ervine               4  14   8  1 0
HK Badani             not out                                  34  83  59  5 0
RS Gavaskar           run out (Matsikenyeri)                    4  20  10  0 0
IK Pathan             not out                                   3  18   8  0 0
Extras                (lb 6, w 15, nb 2)                       23
Total                 (6 wickets, 30.3 overs, 157 mins)       136

DNB: L Balaji, A Bhandari, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-28 (Tendulkar, 2.5 ov), 2-34 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov),
    3-61 (Dravid, 11.5 ov), 4-73 (Yuvraj Singh, 14.2 ov),
    5-105 (Laxman, 22.5 ov), 6-115 (Gavaskar, 26.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                       7      0     36      1 (4w)
Blignaut                    10      0     41      2 (2nb, 4w)
Ervine                       8.3    2     29      2 (2w)
Friend                       5      0     24      0 (5w)

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• 12th Men: M Kartik (India) and DT Hondo (Zimbabwe)
• Zimbabwe 50 in 61 minutes after 12.6 overs
• Carlisle/Ervine 50 in 42 minutes from 54 balls
• Zimbabwe 100 in 101 minutes after 22.5 overs
• India 50 in 48 minutes after 9.6 overs
• India 100 in 104 minutes after 21.1 overs
• Final Crowd: 4053