Zimbabwe v. India - VB. Adelaide

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:52 am

Gets under way at 2.15 today.

Zimbabwe went close in their last match against India. Maybe that was their chance. Let's hope it's a good contest.

Yobbo^LuKa · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 3:22 pm

3/34 - when i watched it last! India are either having a bad day or Zimbabwe have realised they have to win a match haha

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:48 pm

India were 3/4 in the 4th. over.

131 from Laxman helped them to 280. Dravid and Gavaskar got fifties.

Streak took 3/53.

Zimbabwe are 0/10 after 4 overs. Sibanda is yet to open his account after 14 balls.

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:54 pm

Irvine and Carlisle have both notched centuries and Zimbabwe are in this with a big chance.

They need 33 from 25 to win.

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:01 pm

Irvine is run out for 100.

It's now 31 from 19 and Blignaut is in.

Carlisle out for 109.

12 balls left. 20 needed. Streak in.

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:06 pm

6 from the first 2 balls. 14 from 10 needed.

Single. Dot. Dot. 13 from 7.

4 from the last ball ! 9 needed from the last over.

Donny · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:12 pm

Blignaut on strike. 2 from the first ball. Dot. 6 to tie. 4 balls.

Hit hard to the outfield. High. Laxman dives and takes it !!

3 balls to come. Streak facing. 7 needed. Miss. No run.

Single. 6 to win. 2 only. India win.

The Prototype · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:18 pm

Soon Zimbabwe are going to break through for a win, they are getting closer and closer with each game against India. This time they only lost by 3 runs, maybe the next time they meet (if there is one) they may actually get over the line.

London Dave · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:18 am

Zimmers playe too many dot balls in last couple of overs. Should have won, but didn't know how.

tazza2000 · Joined: 29 Aug 2003

Would of been nice to see zimbabwe get over the line but i think Ganguly would've gone nuts with 2 straight losses in the last over.

Zimbabwe really shoved it up all of their knockers who bag their batting today and really could be quite proud of their efforts.

If V.V.S Laxman does not get Man of the Series then i don't know who could. Consistant and Reliable and currently destroying par bowling attacks.

The Prototype · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:00 pm

Zimbabwe's problems is the top order, most of the runs have come late in their innings. I think Zimbabwe need to change this batting order around and see if they can make some runs at the start, rather than the end. Their bowling starts off well, but ends poorly, so maybe they really need to check out some of these problems towards the end of the series and try to see if they can fix them so then they can become more competive.