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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > India in Australia 2003-04 > India make heavy weather of easy target at Perth 19.42 IST 03rd Feb 2004 By IndiaExpress Bureau A jittery India made heavy weather of a modest target before recording a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the last league match of the Tri-series match the WACA in Perth on February 3. After young colt Irfan Pathan had produced a fiery fast bowling spell to skittle Zimbabwe out for 135 in 34.4 overs, the Indian batsmen struggled to negotiate the bounce of the WACA pitch and lost six wickets before reaching the target in the 31st over in the inconsequential match. Hemang Badani top scored with an unbeaten 34 but it was an innings the middle order batsman would want to forget quickly. He was reprieved on eight and struggled to put bat to ball throughout his stay at the crease. He received a telling blow on the helmet and more importantly was involved in the run out of Rohan Gavaskar. Yet he scratched around to score the winning run, a clip off the pads to fineleg boundary that put an end to his and India's nightmare. Coming on the heels of the humiliating defeat to Australia on Sunday on the same track, the performance was hardly the kind of preparation Indians would have asked for the best of three finals which they have already qualified for. in-depth coverage > India in Australia 2003-04 > |
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