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: 14               Score: 83 / 3   RRate: 5.92    
Jadeja takes a single to third man.
Over: 14                                                            
Jadeja ran for impossible run. Ramesh did not Jadeja stranded. Olonga could not hit the stumps, and jadeja escaped with his life.
Over: 14                                                            
Jadeja will have to play a big innings if India is to reach the target. Ramesh coming good is a bonus. Second wide of the over. Total of 15 wides and no balls by Zimbabwe so far.
Over: 14                                                            
Wide ball by Olongo. Zimbabwe as bad as India in this department of the game.
Over: 14                                                            
Olonga, the wily one, brought into the bowling attack. Desperate fielding work by Zimbabwe.
Over: 13               Score: 80 / 3   RRate: 6.15    
Glorious cover drive by Ramesh for a four, off Streak, India 80 for 3.
Over: 13               Score: 74 / 3   RRate: 5.69    
Ramesh pulls Johnson for a six. India 74 for 3
Over: 13               Score: 74 / 3   RRate: 5.69    
Ramesh pulls Johnson for a six. India 74 for 3
Over: 12                                                            
Johnson bowling. Jadeja takes a well-judged single. Ramesh does the same. Jadeja strokes for two runs square on the off side, on a no ball. And, then for a single in the same area. Indians collecting their runs quietly.
Over: 12                                                            
India needs 191 more runs to win.
Over: 11               Score: 61 / 3   RRate: 5.54    
Jadeja flashes outside off stump. Streak lucky to get away with wide balls. Indians are maintaining the required run rate, but have lost crucial wickets.

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Over: 10               Score: 58 / 3   RRate: 5.8    
Wide ball by Johnson. Zimbabwe has already bowled nine extra balls in wides and no balls.
Over: 10                                                            
Johnson bowling. Ramesh takes a single, brings Jadeja on strike. The most valuable player after Tendulkar in the Indian team. Experienced campaigner. Also, used to English conditions.
Over: 10                                                            
Jadeja, the man made for crisis situations, has joined Ramesh at the crease.
Over: 9               Score: 56 / 3   RRate: 6.22    
Azhar is out, caught in the slips by Campbell off Streak on last ball of the over. India with back to the wall.Streak seems to have found his line.
Over: 9                                                            
Azhar hits through mid wicket for two runs. India needs 197 runs for victory. Streak bowling.
Over: 8               Score: 54 / 2   RRate: 6.75    
Ten runs off the over.
Over: 8                                                            
Ramesh deliberately cuts over slips for a four
Over: 8                                                            
Azhar gets a streaky four runs through where third slip would have been. And then a single, bringing Ramesh on strike to Johnson.

(Meanwhile Sri Lanka are 14 for 4 from 7 overs against South Africa who made 199 in their allotted 50 overs)
Over: 7               Score: 44 / 2   RRate: 6.28    

Over: 7                                                            
Dravid got out to a good shot, but brilliant fielding, a diving catch by Grant Flower. Azharuddin at the crease.
Over: 7                                                            
Dravid is out. Brilliant catch by Grant Flower in the covers, off Streak. Dravid out for 13 from 14 balls. India 44 for 2.
Streak introduced in the attack, bowls a wide, first ball. Two runs for Dravid as Streak strayed down leg side.
Over: 6               Score: 41 / 1   RRate: 6.83    
Johnson beats Ramesh outside off. Ramesh's strokes are finding fielders.
Over: 6                                                            
Ramesh collects a single through a glance. Johnson continues bowling.
Over: 5               Score: 38 / 1   RRate: 7.6    
Ten runs off that Brandes over. Brandes has given 27 runs from his three overs. Dravid hit two fours in this over.
Over: 5                                                            
Glances off his legs, Dravid for a boundary, India going at a fast clip. 38 for 1.
Over: 5                                                            
Dravid slams a square driven boundary terrific shot. 34 for 1.
Over: 5                                                            
Ramesh cuts to third man for a single, bringing Dravid on Strike.
Over: 5                                                            
Dravid gets a single off a misfield.
Over: 5                                                            
India needs to make another 226 runs from 42 overs, nine wickets in hand.
Over: 4               Score: 28 / 1   RRate: 7    
Good going for India, but for Ganguly's wicket.
Over: 4                                                            
Another no ball by Johnson. In this matter, Zimbabwe seems to be outshining India.
Over: 4                                                            
Dravid's body language betrays his tension and anxiety. Takes a single to third man. 27 for 1 in 3.4 overs.
Over: 4                                                            
Single for ramesh, looks in good nick, playing the ball very late. time to adjust stroke.
Over: 4                                                            
Ramesh picks up a neat two runs off a no ball in the square leg region
Over: 4                                                            
Johnson bowls to Ramesh, apparent wide ball not called.
Over: 4                                                            
Will these two Indian batsmen keep their heads and stay there?
Over: 3               Score: 22 / 1   RRate: 7.33    
Ramesh cuts wide of first slip for a single.
Over: 3                                                            
Wide ball again by Brandes. Ramesh showed good timing and balance on that stroke. Will he come good in english conditions. Almost played on next ball. gets two runs.
Over: 3                                                            
Ramesh is a good timer of the ball, but takes time to get going. He has hit a glorious shot through square leg for four. Punched the ball in style.
Over: 3                                                            
Change of pace from Brandes. Ramesh plays over the ball, which goes to the keeper.
Over: 3                                                            
Wide ball by Brandes. Dravid has now called for and donned the helmet. Perhaps Dravid was not ready for the early fall of Ganguly's wicket.
Over: 2               Score: 13 / 1   RRate: 6.5    
Why has Dravid come to face fast bowlers without a helmet. does he want to hit the ball hard?
Over: 2                                                            
This is blow to India. There was responsibility on Ganguly's shoulders. He was middling the ball. False stroke. Dravid, without helmet, has come to the crease.
Over: 2                                                            
Ganguly is out. bad ball pulled and fielder placed there took the catch.
Over: 2                                                            
That four by Ganguly was effortless, well-timed.
Over: 2                                                            
Ganguly stroking the ball from Johnson, bowling the second over, straight to the fielders. Covers drives a four on third ball.
Over: 2                                                            
India has to make the required 254 runs for victory in 46 overs.
Over: 1               Score: 8 / 0   RRate: 8    
Ramesh stroking the ball well back towards bowler, but not for runs. Good over for India.
Over: 1                                                            
Wide ball by Brandes. Both Ganguly and Ramesh are strokeplayers, both left handers.
Over: 1                                                            
Ganguly takes a single on second ball, bringing Ramesh on strike. Big moment for Ramesh Ramesh takes two runs on square leg.
Over: 1                                                            
Brandes bowls a full toss to Ganguly who plays him straight back for a four.

Ramesh and Ganguly are now in the middle preparing to face the first over from Brandes.

India has to get its target in 46 overs at 5.5 runs per over.

It is now raining in Leicester, not very serious. Just a passing shower. India will bat shortly, after completing lunch.

It is understood that Tendulkar will not be playing the upcoming match against Kenya, to be played on Sunday. But he may be available for the match against SriLanka on May 26 and against England on May 29.

Zimbabwe Batting Session I : Overs 1 - 16
Zimbabwe Batting Session II : Overs 17 - 30
Zimbabwe Batting Session III : Overs 30 - 50
Lunch Time / Match Reprot