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: 42                                                            
Robin takes a single. Srinath on strike again.
Over: 42                                                            
Srinath's six was over mid on. He then takes a single. 26 needed from 26 balls.
Over: 42                                                            
Srinath plays straight to cover, Srinath has hit a six
Over: 42                                                            
Srinath on strike to strang.
Over: 42                                                            
India now relies on Singh, whio takes a single first ball.
Over: 42                                                            
Paul strang, the spinner has been put in the attack.
Over: 41               Score: 219 / 7   RRate: 5.34    
India needs 33 from 30 balls.
Over: 41                                                            
Srinath has come in to bat. Joins Robin Singh.
Over: 41                                                            
Mongia made 28 runs in 24 balls. India needs 34 more runs. three wickets left.
Over: 41                                                            
The entire stadium is tense. Whittal has bowled Mongia, swinging across the line.
Over: 41                                                            
Robin Singh on strike to Whittal. runs a single.
Over: 41                                                            
Mongia takes a single. India needs run a ball plus two.
Over: 41                                                            
Mongia lifted whittal over his head for two runs.
Over: 41                                                            
Whittal in the attack now. Limbering up.
Over: 40               Score: 215 / 6   RRate: 5.37    
Robin Singh not opening his shoulders yet. 37 runs required from 36 balls.
Over: 40                                                            
Dot ball. Indians with just four wickets left, are saving the assault for later. Mongia gave a half chance, takes a single next ball.
Over: 40                                                            
39 to win from 41 balls.
Over: 40                                                            
Robin takes a single.
Over: 39               Score: 213 / 6   RRate: 5.46    

Over: 39                                                            
41 required off 42 balls.
Over: 39                                                            
Mongia on 23 from 16 balls. Robin on 22 from 29.Mongia takes a single over cover.
Over: 39                                                            
Robin takes a single. 42 runs required.
Over: 39                                                            
It is a tight match that can go either way
Over: 38               Score: 210 / 6   RRate: 5.52    

Over: 38                                                            
Cheeky single taken
Over: 38                                                            
India now needs 45 runs from 50 balls, four wickets in hand.
Over: 38                                                            
Physio attending to Robin's arm that was hit by the Zimbabwean fielder.
Over: 38                                                            
Robin hit by a fielder's throw, and ran for a single.
Over: 38                                                            
Robin on strike. dot ball. overthrow yields a run so not a dot ball.
Over: 38                                                            
Mongia picked his spot well. 47 required from 52 balls. takes a single mongia.
Over: 38                                                            
Grant Flower is bowling. Slow spinners. Mongia sweeps for a boundary. 21 from 13 balls.
Over: 38                                                            
India has to make 51 more runs till the end of the 46th over. India requires 51 runs from 54 balls.
Over: 37               Score: 202 / 6   RRate: 5.45    

Over: 37                                                            
Robin sweeps and takes two runs. 200 up for India.
Over: 37                                                            
It was Robin who ran to the danger end. He dived and made the second run.
Over: 37                                                            
He reached, he is safe.
Over: 37                                                            
Mongia faces Strang, runs for two. Was he in, Third umpire deciding.
Over: 37                                                            
Zimbabwe bowlers taking their time. Robin sweps for a single.
Over: 37                                                            
India needs 59 runs from 60 balls. Strang bowling, will there be wides?
Over: 36               Score: 194 / 6   RRate: 5.38    
Four singles from the over
Over: 36                                                            
India needs 60 runs from 61 balls.
Over: 36                                                            
Mongia lifts over infield for a single between mid on and mid wicket. Mongia 13 from 8 balls.
Over: 36                                                            
Dot ball by Robin. Robin sweeps for a single.
Over: 36                                                            
Mongia has taken a single. Robin on strike.
Over: 36                                                            
Mongia now on strike to Flower.
Over: 35               Score: 190 / 6   RRate: 5.42    
Mongia takes a single. 12 runs off the over.
Over: 35                                                            
Mongia again used the short boundary wide of mid on for a four.
Over: 35                                                            
Mongia used the short boundary on leg side.
Over: 35                                                            
Mongia has hit a six, off Johnson.Mongia plays, but straight to mid on, dot ball.
Over: 35                                                            
Streak in the bowling attack, Robin takes a single Mongia on strike.
Over: 35                                                            
India now needs 75 runs from 72 balls.
Over: 34               Score: 178 / 6   RRate: 5.23    


(Sri Lanka has lost to South Africa meanwhile, defeated by 89 runs)
Over: 34                                                            
Dot ball to Robin Singh. Robin sweeps for a single. Mongia on strike.
Over: 34                                                            
Robin Singh spooned one, but lucky and got two runs.
Over: 34                                                            
Mongia has come to the crease.
Over: 34                                                            
Agarkar was sent ahead of Mongia to accelerate the scoring, but could not do it. Now it is upto the remaining four wickets to make the required 78 runs.
Over: 34                                                            
Agarkar is run out.India now needs 78 runs from 78 balls. Strang bowling Agarkar runs for a single, replay called for. he is out.
Over: 33               Score: 175 / 5   RRate: 5.30    
Streak's last ball to Robin Singh. Last two overs have conceded just a run each. And, India has lost the wicket of Jadeja.
Over: 33                                                            
Streak looking dangerous now. Agarkar is not a bad batsman, it is said. He gets off the mark with a single.
Over: 33                                                            
New batsman is Agarkar. Come ahead of Mongia.
Over: 33                                                            
ndia 174 for 5. Need 79 more runs to win. Some say the target is 253, not 254.
Over: 33                                                            
Now Streak is bowling.Jadeja given out lbw.
Over: 32               Score: 174 / 4   RRate: 5.43    

Over: 32                                                            
Robin must have escaped since the ball was not in the keepr's hands. Though Robin was out of the crease. Yes he is not out.
Over: 32                                                            
G Flower bowling a better line to Singh. Stumped?
Third Umpire in the picture. Perhaps he has escaped.
Over: 31               Score: 173 / 4   RRate: 5.58    

Over: 31                                                            
10 no balls and 24 wides by Zimbabwe so far. Robin Singh runs for his life and takes two runs. Frustration in Zimbabwe camp.
Over: 31                                                            
Innings extras are now 38.
Over: 31                                                            
Jadeja also runs for a single on a fielding fumble. 83 runs required from 93 balls. A wide ball as we expected.
Over: 31                                                            
Jadeja cuts Streak for a single. Singh also takes a single. Very good running. These two very fast between the wickets.
Over: 31                                                            
Heath Streak back in attack. can we expect more wides and no balls?
Over: 30               Score: 168 / 4   RRate: 5.6    
Flower bowling to Jadeja. Jadeja runs a single. Last ball to Robin Singh.
Over: 30                                                            
Robin Singh's boundaries are both behind the bowler. 85 more runs needed from 99 balls.
Over: 29               Score: 167 / 4   RRate: 5.75    
Jadeja is joined by Robin Singh who has hit two boundaries. One boundary by Jadeja too.
Over: 29                                                            
Jadeja is on 39 with 3 fours
Over: 29                                                            
Jadeja hits a boundary through cover
Over: 28                                                            
Ramesh out. Hitting to mid on straight off Grant Flower. Earlier Flower rattled him by threatening to throw the ball at him. In anger he started hitting and got out, apparently. Out for 55 runs from 76 balls.
Over: 28                                                            
Ramesh lofted over mid off, mistimed, lucky not to be caught, two runs.
Over: 28                                                            
India needs 100 runs from 19 overs.
Over: 27               Score: 153 / 3   RRate: 5.66    

Over: 27                                                            
Ramesh has come as a reliable, dependable batsman.
Takes a single.
Over: 27                                                            
Jadeja now picking up speed. 33 not out. India 151 runs for 3 wickets.
Over: 27                                                            
Lucky Ramesh sees the ball going near his off stump but gets a run. Jadeja comes down the wicket and penetrates covers for four.
Over: 27                                                            
India needs 109 runs off 120 balls. seven wickets in hand.
Over: 26               Score: 145 / 3   RRate: 5.57    

Over: 26                                                            
Ramesh went over the top of mid on, almost reached the fielder's hands. Two runs.
Over: 26                                                            
Ramesh has completed his fifty. Jadeja took extreme risk, running to the danger end. Saved in the replay.
Over: 26                                                            
The last 19 scoring shots have been singles. Wides, no balls have disappeared.

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
India Batting Session I : Overs 15 - 25