Toss Won By: India
Batting First: Zimbabwe   Score: 252 / 9 in 50 overs
Batting Now: India Required to get 253 in 46 overs
News: Sachin is not playing in the match today more..


Over: 30               Score: 136 / 3   RRate: 4.53    
The Flower brothers are collecting the runs at a decent pace, not taking risks unduly.
Over: 30                                                            
Grant Flower hits agarkar over his head for a four. This was the first boundary in 50 balls.
Over: 30                                                            
Agarkar now bowls round the wicket to Andy Flower, who collects three off the first ball, hitting on the off side. Next ball beats brother Grant. Third ball hits Grant on the pad, very close, but appeal turned down.
Over: 29               Score: 127 / 3   RRate: 4.37    
Kumble keeping the Flower brothers quiet. Substantial numbers of Indians in the crowd are grinning ear to ear, but Zimbabwe is doing well.

(Meanwhile, South Africa are 110 for 6 in 30 overs in their match against Sri Lanka)
Over: 28               Score: 124 / 3   RRate: 4.42    
The Flower brothers are playing sensibly and milking the bowling. Only Kumble is keeping them quiet.
Agarkar bowls another no-ball. India can ill afford them.
Over: 28                                                            
Zimbabwe looks set for giving India a challenging target. They have big hitters like, Brandes, Streak and Whittal to follow, among others.
Over: 28                                                            
Agarkar in the attack. andy cuts and takes two runs, first ball. Same shot single on second ball. The run flow is not stopping.
Over: 27               Score: 120 / 3   RRate: 4.44    
Andy acknowledges a good ball from Kumble.
Over: 27                                                            
Kumble keeps Andy Flower quiet, but bowls a leg side wide that reaches the ropes behind wicketkeeper Mongia. Looks disappointed. Extras 27 now.
Over: 27                                                            
Grant Flower plays uppishly. On 36 off 72 balls.
Over: 27                                                            
Kumble continues. He is turning out to be economical.
Over: 26               Score: 113 / 3   RRate: 4.34    
Andy Flower drops the ball at his feet and runs a quick single. Agarkar has given 31 runs in his 4 overs.
Over: 26                                                            
Agarkar back in the attack. Maintaining a better line now.
Over: 26                                                            
Indian fielding looks inspired, specially Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra.

Half the overs gone, the Zimbabwe has got a foundation.
Over: 25               Score: 109 / 3   RRate: 4.36    
Andy tied down by Kumble, five dot balls. Single off the last ball. Andy ran to the danger end. Direct hit, but he made it.
Over: 25                                                            
Kumble's slower ball is deceptive. Three dot balls.
Over: 25                                                            
Kumble in the attack. Andy Flower taps and runs but has to scamper back to the crease.
Over: 24               Score: 108 / 3   RRate: 4.5    
Five off the over. Zimbabwe looks well set.
Over: 23                                                            
As Ganguly bowls to the Flower brothers, the quick running between wickets is costing runs. Azhar is not yet changing the field.
Over: 24                                                            
The Flower brothers are running for everything. Converting twos into threes.
Over: 24                                                            
The two Flower brothers have great understanding, and are capable of big partnerships.
Over: 23               Score: 103 / 3   RRate: 4.47    
Andy Flower is milking the bowling. Looking dangerous. The Flower brothers are the mainstay of the zimbabwe batting, though big hitters will follow.
Over: 23                                                            
Another no ball by Kumble. Zimbabwe reaches 100 for 3.
Over: 23                                                            
Kumble is bowling to Andy Flower who plays straight to fine leg for no run. Then takes two runs to wards third man. Then a single off a wide ball on leg side, missed by Mongia.
Over: 23                                                            
Grant Flower has made 32 runs in 64 balls and is batting.
Over: 22               Score: 94 / 3   RRate: 4.27    
The Indians are balling too many no balls and wides. 19 extras already. Eight runs off this ganguly over.
Over: 22                                                            
Grant Flower edges Ganguly through vacant slips for a boundary.
Over: 22                                                            
Andy fine glances Ganguly for a single. Grant then plays and misses outside off. Wide ball thereafter.
Over: 22                                                            
As we said, it was only a matter of time. (Sometimes we are right, by chance.) Ganguly hugged Robin Singh in elation. Andy Flower has joined his brother Grant Flower at the crease.
Over: 22                                                            
Robin Singh takes the catch of Goodwin, off Ganguly's bowling. Third wicket falls. 87 for 3.
Over: 21               Score: 86 / 2   RRate: 4.09    
Kumble's very first over has created excitement. The Indian close up fielding has surrounded the Zimbabwe batsmen. It is only a mater of time for a wicket to fall?
Over: 21                                                            
Flower tris a mighty heave against Kumble but misses. Takes a single off next ball. Goodwin not able to play Kumble, next delivery.
Over: 21                                                            
Kumble, with his spin, introduced in the attack. This is a crucial phase in the match.
Over: 20               Score: 85 / 2   RRate: 4.25    
Zimbabwe batsmen are now taking risks and may lose their wicket. Rising shots are landing safe, fortunately for them.
Over: 20                                                            
Ganguly's ball jumped off Flower's bat but landed between Azhar and Ganguly.
Over: 20                                                            
The Zimbabwe batting is consolidating itself further, with a reasonably good run rate at this stage. Azhar will have to come up with answers, and fast. Strang's wicket was just of a pinch hitter.
Over: 19               Score: 82 / 2   RRate: 4.31    
Goodwin has lifted Singh over midwicket to the ropes.
Over: 18               Score: 77 / 2   RRate: 4.27    
Runs are flowing more easily since the introduction of Ganguly and Robin Singh in the bowling attack. The field is also spread out, allowing singles.
Over: 18                                                            
Ganguly to Grant Flower. Flower is aiming at the short boundary behind point, but gets only a single. Goodwin tries the same thing. Perhaps this is their strategy. This short boundary should be good for Robin Singh later.
Over: 17               Score: 73 / 2   RRate: 4.29    
The Zimbabwe batsmen played against Robin Singh with relative comfort. Seven runs off the over.
Over: 17                                                            
Match has resumed after the drinks break, Grant Flower is showing, without much success. Robin Singh in the attack for the first time.

(Meanwhile, in the South Africa-Sri Lanka match, South Africa is in trouble with 54 runs for 4 wickets from 15 overs. will Sri Lanka spring a surprise? That will make the points tally interesting in this group.)

The Zimbabwe batsmen are attempting to consolidate their innings. They have a reasonable run rate. But the Indians look nippy. Even Azhar is showing some urgency.

Session I : Overs 1 - 16