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: 25               Score: 140 / 3   RRate: 5.6    
With the introduction of spin, wides and no balls have stopped.
Over: 25                                                            
Ramesh 49 not out from 66 balls
Over: 25                                                            
Ramesh is on 48 not out
Over: 25                                                            
India needs 116 runs from 22 overs, to win this match.
Over: 25                                                            
Jadeja-Ramesh partnership is already worth 82 runs.
Over: 24               Score: 137 / 3   RRate: 5.70    
Just two singles from this better over by G Flower.
Over: 24                                                            
Ramesh almost gave a catch to bowler Grant Flower, landed short.
Over: 23               Score: 135 / 3   RRate: 5.86    
Ramesh defends dot ball. Then takes a single. Last 13 runs have come in singles.
Over: 23                                                            
Now Ramesh takes a single on on side. Jadeja takes a single, next ball.
Over: 23                                                            
Strang bowling 23rd over. Jadeja takes single to mid off first ball.
Over: 22               Score: 131 / 3   RRate: 5.95    
Indians just milking the bowling. Need just 122 more to win at about five runs per over, seven wickets in hand.
Over: 22                                                            
Ramesh facing Grant Flower. Very risky single by Ramesh, heart in mouth.
Over: 22                                                            
Grant Flower introduced in bowling attack, bowls a wide. Jadeja takes a single on on side.
Over: 22                                                            
Ramesh on 44 runs from 53 balls and Jadeja on 19 runs from 46 bals.
Over: 21               Score: 127 / 3   RRate: 6.04    
Jadeja takes a single on the last ball of strang's over to keep the strike.
Over: 21                                                            
Ramesh slams the ball towards mid on, Brandes dives to save boundary, but yields a single, hurting his hand. Jadeja takes a single
Over: 21                                                            
India needs just 132 more runs for victory. Paul Strang is now bowling, the spinner.
Over: 20               Score: 122 / 3   RRate: 6.1    
Jadeja's new bat is helping him score faster.
Over: 20               Score: 121 / 3   RRate: 6.05    
Wide bal by Whittal
Over: 20                                                            
India 120 for 3 in 19.5 overs.
Over: 20                                                            
Two runs by Ramesh with a sweet shot to covers. Brilliant cut off by Streak who saved the boundary.Jadeja gets a new bat, a heavier one, for strokeplay. Zimbabwe team in team meeting in the middle. Now Whittal is bowling and Jadeja has him through mid off for a four. Next ball by Whittal a wide ball.
Over: 19                                                            
Another wide from Olonga, down the leg side. This makes India's task quite easy.
Over: 19                                                            
Olonga is panting from such long overs, due to the wides. Good slow yorker by him, Ramesh had to dig it out.
Over: 19                                                            
Jadeja takes a single to sweeper cover.
Over: 19                                                            
It now seems that Indian chances of victory have improvedquite a bit.
Over: 19                                                            
Wide ball from Olonga again. India now needs 142 runs for victory from 27.4 overs.
Over: 19                                                            
Olonga almost hit Jadeja with a beamer, the delivery that goes straight for the batsman. Olonga apologises as jadeja protests. No ball declared.
Over: 19                                                            
Jadeja is getting away with running to the danger end. If the ball hits the stumps, in the throw from the fielder, he will be in trouble while taking those singles.
Over: 18               Score: 103 / 3   RRate: 5.72    
Ramesh plays to sweeper cover for a single. Jadeja runs to the danger end for a single.
Over: 18                                                            
Now Jadeja takes a single. The bowler is Whittal.
Over: 18                                                            
India's 100 is up with a single by Ramesh.
Over: 18                                                            
India needs 154 runs to win from 29 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Over: 17               Score: 98 / 3   RRate: 5.76    
Ramesh on 37 from 43 balls. Three fours and a six in his knock so far.
Over: 17                                                            
Ramesh on 37 from 43 balls. Three fours and a six in his knock so far.
Over: 17                                                            
India is 98 for 3 from 16.2 overs.
Over: 17                                                            
Now a wide by Streak down the leg side. A total of 13 wides by Zimbabwe so far. Another wide by Streak, that goes for four. Terrible delivery.
Over: 16               Score: 92 / 3   RRate: 5.75    
Olonga is bowling the odd good delivery, beating Jadeja.
Over: 17                                                            
Jadeja playing very slow, very watchful. That is what he does normally, and makes an assault towards the end.
Over: 16                                                            
Olonga bowls two wides in a row.
Over: 16                                                            
It is a tough one, but India can win if some batsman plays a long innings.
Over: 15               Score: 89 / 3   RRate: 5.93    
Jadeja takes two runs off a fine glance. Olonga sprints and stops the ball near the boundary. Six from the over.
Over: 15                                                            
Ramesh cuts Streak for a single, bringing Jadeja on strike. Jadeja plays to covers for a single. India 86 for 3.

India still has to make 171 runs from 192 deliveries. Seven wickets are still in hand. Match has begun after break.

While India is making the runs at a fast rate, it has lost three crucial wickets, of Ganguly, Dravid and Azhar. Ramesh is playing well right since he opened the innings in the absence of Tendulkar.

India has to make 254 runs for victory in 46 overs

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
India Batting Session I : Overs 1 - 14