VB SeriesMatch 3 · ODI
India beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardZimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Zimbabwe made 208 for 6 in 50 overs, Heath Streak 59 not out from 68 balls and Sean Ervine 48 not out from 33 balls. Virender Sehwag took 2 for 40.
India reached 211 for 3 in 37.3 overs, Virender Sehwag 90 from 102 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 44 from 59 balls.
India won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Zimbabwe innings
208/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibandarun out | run out | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Stuart Carlislelbw b V Sehwag | lbw b V Sehwag | 36 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 50.70 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeric HK Badani b IK Pathan | c HK Badani b IK Pathan | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mark Vermeulenb A Kumble | b A Kumble | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Grant Flowerc & b V Sehwag | c & b V Sehwag | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Tatenda Taibu †b HK Badani | b HK Badani | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Heath Streaknot out | not out | 59* | 68 | 4 | 0 | 86.76 |
| Sean Ervinenot out | not out | 48* | 33 | 1 | 3 | 145.45 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 6, nb 1) | (lb 4, w 6, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.16) | 50 Ov (RR 4.16) | 208/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (V Sibanda, 4.4 ov), 36-2 (S Matsikenyeri, 11.4 ov), 48-3 (MA Vermeulen, 17.1 ov), 78-4 (SV Carlisle, 26.1 ov), 83-5 (GW Flower, 28.1 ov), 115-6 (T Taibu, 38 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 4.88 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.75 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hemang Badani | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sibanda 12(19) & SV Carlisle 0(9) | 14 | 28 |
| 2nd | SV Carlisle 13(24) & S Matsikenyeri 9(18) | 22 | 42 |
| 3rd | MA Vermeulen 2(24) & SV Carlisle 10(9) | 12 | 33 |
| 4th | GW Flower 13(26) & SV Carlisle 13(29) | 30 | 54 |
| 5th | T Taibu 3(6) & GW Flower 2(6) | 5 | 12 |
| 6th | HH Streak 18(29) & T Taibu 13(30) | 32 | 59 |
| 7th | HH Streak 41(39) & SM Ervine 48(33) | 93* | 72 |
India innings
211/3(37.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagc GW Flower b RW Price | c GW Flower b RW Price | 90 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 88.24 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb SM Ervine | b SM Ervine | 44 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 74.58 |
| Hemang Badanic †T Taibu b DT Hondo | c †T Taibu b DT Hondo | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| VVS Laxmannot out | not out | 13* | 24 | 0 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Sourav Gangulynot out | not out | 32* | 26 | 4 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 7, nb 6) | (lb 4, w 7, nb 6) | 17 | ||||
| Total37.3 Ov (RR 5.63) | 37.3 Ov (RR 5.63) · Target 209 from 50 ov | 211/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Anil Kumble
Fall of wickets: 130-1 (SR Tendulkar, 24 ov), 158-2 (V Sehwag, 27.4 ov), 172-3 (HK Badani, 30.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 4.5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4.76 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Douglas Hondo | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4.88 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sean Ervine | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Blignaut | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 6.70 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 1.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 71(89) & SR Tendulkar 44(59) | 130 | 144 |
| 2nd | HK Badani 7(11) & V Sehwag 19(13) | 28 | 22 |
| 3rd | VVS Laxman 6(8) & HK Badani 8(9) | 14 | 17 |
| 4th | SC Ganguly 32(26) & VVS Laxman 7(16) | 39* | 42 |
Commentary
37.34
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, FOUR
37.21
GW Flower to VVS Laxman, 1 run
37.11
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, 1 run
End of over 372 runsIND 205/3000101
VVS Laxman 12(23)SC Ganguly 27(24)DT Hondo 8-0-39-1GW Flower 1.1-0-2-0
36.61
GW Flower to VVS Laxman, 1 run
36.50
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, no run
36.41
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, 1 run
36.30
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, no run
36.20
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, no run
36.10
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, no run
End of over 362 runsIND 203/3000101
SC Ganguly 27(23)VVS Laxman 10(18)GW Flower 1-0-1-0DT Hondo 7.1-0-38-1
35.61
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, 1 run
35.50
GW Flower to VVS Laxman, no run
35.41
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, 1 run
35.30
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, no run
35.20
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, no run
35.10
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, no run
End of over 353 runsIND 201/3101010
SC Ganguly 25(18)VVS Laxman 10(17)DT Hondo 7-0-37-1GW Flower 0.1-0-0-0
34.60
GW Flower to SC Ganguly, no run
34.51
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, 1 run
34.40
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, no run
34.31
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, 1 run
34.20
DT Hondo to VVS Laxman, no run
34.11
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, 1 run
End of over 3413 runsIND 198/3620014
SC Ganguly 23(14)VVS Laxman 9(15)RW Price 10-0-67-1DT Hondo 6.1-0-34-1
33.64
DT Hondo to SC Ganguly, FOUR
33.51
RW Price to SC Ganguly, 1 run
33.40
RW Price to SC Ganguly, no run
33.30
RW Price to SC Ganguly, no run