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Zimbabwe v India
India in Zimbabwe 2005/06 (1st Test)
VenueQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th September 2005 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossZimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat
ResultIndia won by an innings and 90 runs
UmpiresAleem Dar, DJ Harper
TV umpireRB Tiffin
RefereeMJ Procter
Reserve UmpireM Mhlanga
Close of play day 1Zimbabwe (1) 265/7 (Taibu 61*, Dabengwa 35*; 93 overs)
Close of play day 2India (1) 325/3 (Laxman 125*, Ganguly 23*; 82 overs)
Close of play day 3Zimbabwe (2) 67/6 (Taibu 30*; 17.2 overs)
Player of the MatchIK Pathan
Zimbabwe first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BRM Taylorc Gambhir b Khan1332441- 
T Duffinlbw b Pathan561301698- 
H Masakadzac Karthik b Khan1417173- 
DD Ebrahimc and b Pathan24821092- 
*+T Taibunot out7115821861 
HH Streakc Dravid b Kumble2788842- 
CK Coventrylbw b Kumble2109-- 
AM Blignautlbw b Khan43340-- 
KM Dabengwac Laxman b Pathan35445551 
GM Ewinglbw b Pathan012-- 
NB Mahwireb Pathan41619-- 
Extras(1 b, 7 lb, 20 nb, 1 w)29
Total(all out, 98.5 overs)279
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Taylor, 9.3 ov), 2-45 (Masakadza, 13.6 ov), 3-119 (Duffin, 41.2 ov), 4-124 (Ebrahim, 43.3 ov), 5-193 (Streak, 68.4 ov), 6-197 (Coventry, 70.6 ov), 7-210 (Blignaut, 81.3 ov), 8-269 (Dabengwa, 94.3 ov), 9-269 (Ewing, 94.4 ov), 10-279 (Mahwire, 98.5 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Pathan18.5358513
Khan22   5743-9
Ganguly1   100--
Kumble26   7712-6
Harbhajan Singh26   5550--
Sehwag5   1130--
India first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
G Gambhirc Taylor b Mahwire4659916- 
V Sehwagb Mahwire44488261 
RS Dravidc Taylor b Mahwire7711714710- 
VVS Laxmanrun out (Streak->Taibu)14022133121- 
*SC Gangulyc Duffin b Ewing10126236010- 
Yuvraj Singhb Dabengwa1220342- 
+KD Karthikc Taibu b Blignaut168-- 
IK Pathanc and b Dabengwa521031186- 
A Kumblec Coventry b Dabengwa1744513- 
Harbhajan Singhc Coventry b Mahwire37183343 
Z Khannot out131419-1 
Extras(7 lb, 4 nb, 3 w)14
Total(all out, 151.3 overs)554
Fall of wickets:
1-88 (Sehwag, 16.5 ov), 2-98 (Gambhir, 18.5 ov), 3-228 (Dravid, 54.6 ov), 4-356 (Laxman, 92.4 ov), 5-372 (Yuvraj Singh, 99.1 ov), 6-379 (Karthik, 100.4 ov), 7-476 (Pathan, 133.2 ov), 8-502 (Ganguly, 144.5 ov), 9-522 (Kumble, 147.3 ov), 10-554 (Harbhajan Singh, 151.3 ov)
Zimbabwe bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Streak26   39102-
Mahwire25.3492411
Blignaut19   2961-2
Dabengwa39   71273--
Ewing42   51411-1
Zimbabwe second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BRM Taylorlbw b Pathan4421- 
T Duffinb Khan2620-- 
H Masakadzac Kumble b Pathan21211-- 
DD Ebrahimb Pathan11322-- 
*+T Taibuc Karthik b Kumble52831298- 
HH Streaklbw b Pathan017-- 
CK Coventryc Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh2427404- 
AM Blignautb Harbhajan Singh2640424- 
KM Dabengwalbw b Harbhajan Singh1630293- 
GM Ewinglbw b Harbhajan Singh3447437- 
NB Mahwirenot out133138-- 
Extras(2 b, 7 nb, 2 w)11
Total(all out, 47.5 overs)185
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Taylor, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Masakadza, 2.4 ov), 3-9 (Duffin, 3.5 ov), 4-16 (Ebrahim, 6.6 ov), 5-18 (Streak, 8.1 ov), 6-67 (Coventry, 17.2 ov), 7-110 (Blignaut, 27.4 ov), 8-130 (Taibu, 34.3 ov), 9-138 (Dabengwa, 35.4 ov), 10-185 (Ewing, 47.5 ov)
India bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Pathan12   45341-
Khan8   1281-5
Harbhajan Singh15.515941-
Kumble12   2431-2
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Zimbabwe (1) 75/2 (DD Ebrahim 10*, T Duffin 26*)
--> Day 1 Tea: Zimbabwe (1) 167/4 (HH Streak 19*, T Taibu 24*)
--> Day 2 Lunch: India (1) 88/1 (Gambhir 41*)
--> Day 2 Tea: India (1) 207/2 (Dravid 69*, Laxman 42*)
--> Day 3 Lunch: India (1) 396/6 (Ganguly 52*, Pathan 10*; 106 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: India (1) 491/7 (Kumble 8*, Ganguly 97*; 142 overs)
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 50 in 17.4 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 100 in 34.4 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 150 in 52.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 200 in 73.3 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 250 in 89.4 overs
--> India first innings: 50 in 9.2 overs
--> India first innings: 100 in 19.4 overs
--> India first innings: 150 in 32.1 overs
--> India first innings: 200 in 44.5 overs
--> India first innings: 250 in 65.2 overs
--> India first innings: 300 in 73.2 overs
--> India first innings: 350 in 90.1 overs
--> India first innings: 400 in 106.6 overs
--> India first innings: 450 in 118.5 overs
--> India first innings: 500 in 144.4 overs
--> India first innings: 550 in 149.5 overs
--> T Duffin made his debut in Test matches
--> CK Coventry made his debut in Test matches
--> GM Ewing made his last appearance in Test matches
--> T Duffin (1) 50 in 117 balls with 7 fours
--> T Taibu (1) 50 in 106 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> KM Dabengwa (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Test matches
--> G Gambhir (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 14
--> RS Dravid (1) 50 in 61 balls with 8 fours
--> VVS Laxman (1) 50 in 105 balls with 5 fours
--> VVS Laxman (1) 100 in 158 balls with 15 fours
--> VVS Laxman (1) passed 4000 runs in Test matches when he reached 39
--> VVS Laxman (1) passed 12500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 70
--> SC Ganguly (1) 50 in 138 balls with 5 fours
--> SC Ganguly (1) 100 in 261 balls with 10 fours
--> SC Ganguly (1) passed 5000 runs in Test matches when he reached 51
--> IK Pathan (1) 50 in 92 balls with 6 fours
--> T Taibu (2) 50 in 75 balls with 8 fours
--> CK Coventry made his debut for Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> T Duffin made his debut for Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> IK Pathan made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> IK Pathan made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> Yuvraj Singh made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> Yuvraj Singh made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> G Gambhir made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> V Sehwag made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> V Sehwag made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> KD Karthik made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> IK Pathan reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed NB Mahwire, his 5th wicket in the Zimbabwe first innings
--> IK Pathan reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed KM Dabengwa, his 3rd wicket in the Zimbabwe first innings
--> NB Mahwire achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed Harbhajan Singh in the India first innings (previous best was 3-97)
--> KM Dabengwa achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed A Kumble in the India first innings (previous best was 2-87)
--> Harbhajan Singh reached 200 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed CK Coventry, his 1st wicket in the Zimbabwe second innings
T Duffin (31) and DD Ebrahim (16) added 50 in 121 balls for the Zimbabwe 3rd wicket in the first innings
T Taibu (28) and HH Streak (20) added 50 in 116 balls for the Zimbabwe 5th wicket in the first innings
T Taibu (10) and KM Dabengwa (35) added 50 in 71 balls for the Zimbabwe 8th wicket in the first innings
India innings: 1x5 ball over (68th over - Ewing's 16th over)
G Gambhir (26) and V Sehwag (22) added 50 in 56 balls for the India 1st wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (37) and VVS Laxman (13) added 50 in 78 balls for the India 3rd wicket in the first innings
RS Dravid (64) and VVS Laxman (37) added 100 in 157 balls for the India 3rd wicket in the first innings
VVS Laxman (34) and SC Ganguly (16) added 50 in 90 balls for the India 4th wicket in the first innings
VVS Laxman (71) and SC Ganguly (27) added 100 in 178 balls for the India 4th wicket in the first innings
SC Ganguly (23) and IK Pathan (26) added 50 in 80 balls for the India 7th wicket in the first innings