India (Azh)are defeated by Australia

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Vinod Kambli and Pravin Amre made way for fellow Mumbaikars Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar. Australia made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Mark Waugh and Ian Healy made way for Mark Taylor and Merv Hughes.

Allan Border, the Aussie skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Mark, who faced 20 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Kiran More. Kapil Dev broke the 18-run stand. Marsh scored eight (Ge)off 28 balls. His innings included a boundary. Dev broke the 13-run stand.

David Boon, who faced 60 balls, scored 43. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Shastri. Venkatapathy Raju broke the 71-run stand. Steve Waugh faced 48 balls, scoring 29. His innings included a boundary. The fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 54, was broken by Javagal Srinath.

Tom Moody, who faced 23 balls, scored 25. His innings included three fours. Manoj broke the 42-run P(rabhak)artnership. The sixth-wicket stand was worth 32. Dean Jones, the player of the match, faced 108 balls, scoring 90. His innings included six boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Prabhakar off his own bowling.

Border, who batted at number seven, faced 10 balls, scoring as many. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Dev broke the five-run stand. Craig McDermott, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Jadeja. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The ninth-wicket stand was worth just a run. Peter Taylor, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was run out. Hughes, who faced four balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 16 extras. Australia scored 237 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 29. Jadeja, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48 and picked up a wicket. Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Prabhakar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up three scalps. Dev bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41 and picked up three scalps.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 10 balls, did not get off the mark. McDermott broke the six-run stand. Ninety-eight balls into the Indian innings, rain interrupted play. They had scored 45 for the loss of one wicket at that point. Their target was revised to 236 off 47 overs.

Shastri faced 67 balls, scoring 25. His innings included a four. He was caught by Waugh. Moody broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 47. Tendulkar, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Waugh. Moody broke the 33-run stand. Dev, who faced 21 balls, scored as many. His innings included three fours. He was trapped leg before wicket by Waugh.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 66. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s captain, faced 102 balls, scoring 93. His innings included 10 boundaries. Border ran him out at the beginning of the 43^rd over. Jadeja, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Hughes broke the five-run stand.

The seventh-wicket stand was worth 17. Manjrekar, who faced 42 balls, scored 47. His innings included three boundaries and a six. Nine balls later, McDermott and Boon, the wicketkeeper, ran him out.

More, who faced eight balls, scored 14. His innings included two boundaries. Nine balls later, Moody broke the 15-run stand. Srinath faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket stand was worth a run. Prabhakar, who faced a ball, scored one. Two balls later, Border and Moody ran him out. The next ball, Raju, who didn’t face a ball, was run out by Waugh and Boon.

Australia conceded 13 extras. India, who were dismissed for 234 off 47 overs, lost by a run. Mike Whitney bowled 10 wicketless overs, including two maidens. He conceded 36. Hughes bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49 and picked up a wicket.

McDermott bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35 and picked up a wicket. Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50 and picked up a wicket. Moody bowled nine overs, conceded 56 and picked up three wickets.      

India (Azh)are dejected; Rain forceS(ri)(L)an(k)abandonment

India made two changeS(ubro)to their playing eleven – Ravi Shastri and Banerjee made way for One-day International debutant Ajay Jadeja and Venkatapathy Raju.

Sri Lanka made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Charith Senanayake, Rumesh Ratnayake, Graeme Labrooy and Jayananda made W(arnaweer)ay for Chandika Hathurusingha, Ruwan Kalpage, Kapila Wijegunawardene and Pramodya Wickramasinghe. Aravinda de Silva, their skipper, chose to field on winning the toss. 

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced two balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Dev, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. A Kapil of balls into the match, it was abandoned due to rain, with India having scored one for no loss. 

Champaka Ramanayake bowled the two balls, conceding a run.

The teams shared points.

Mackay never hosted another international match.   

India (Azh)are beaten by England

It was a day of firsts in the history of the World Cup – it was the first day/night match, and the first time a World Cup was played in coloured jerseys with white balls and black sightscreens. While India’s jersey was dark blue, England’s was light blue. India made three changes to their playing eleven – Sanjay Manjrekar, Chandrakant Pandit and Venkatapathy Raju made way for Vinod Kambli, Subroto Banerjee and Kiran More.

England made seven changes to the team that last played the Indians – Michael Atherton, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Jack Russell, Gladstone Small, Eddie Hemmings and Angus Fraser made way for Ian Botham, Graeme Hick, Neil Fairbrother, Alec Stewart, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve and Phil Tufnell. Graham, their skipper, (Goo)chose to bat on winning the toss.

Botham, who faced 21 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Dev won the K(api)lash of the all-rounders, breaking the opening stand, which was worth 21. Incidentally, the English all-rounder was adjudged the player of the match. Gooch, who faced 89 balls, scored 51. HiS(ach)innings included a boundary. He was caught by Tendulkar. Ravi Shastri broke the 110-run stand.

The Zimbabwe-born Hick, who faced six balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Banerjee broke the six-run stand. Fairbrother faced (Srikkan)thirty-four balls, scoring 24. His innings included a four. He was caught by Krishnamachari. Javagal Srinath broke the 60-run stand.

Smith, who was born in South Africa, scored 91. His 108-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian skipper. Manoj broke the fifth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth a run.

Chris Lewis, who was born in Guyana, scored 10. His six-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Banerjee. Dev broke the 15-run stand. The Kenya-born Pringle faced three balls, scoring a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Srinath broke the eight-run stand.

Alec Stewart, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on one. Phil DeFreitas, who was born in Dominica, faced five balls, scoring a run. He was run out. The Hong Kong-born Reeve faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Tufnell, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 20 extras. England scored 236 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled ten wicketless overs, conceded 37. Shastri, who bowled four overs, conceded 28 and picked up a wicket. Banerjee, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45 and picked up a wicket.

Srinath bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 47 and picked up a couple of wickets. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38 and picked up two wickets. Prabhakar bowled ten overs, including three maidens. He conceded 34 and picked up three wickets.

Srikkanth, who faced 50 balls, scored 39. His innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Botham. DeFreitas broke the 63-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Azharuddin, who faced a ball, didn’t score. He was caught by Stewart off the bowling of Reeve.

Tendulkar scored 35. His 44-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Stewart. Botham broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 63. Kambli, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by Hick. Botham broke the 14-run stand. The fifth-wicket stand was worth nine. Shastri, who faced 112 balls, scored 57. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out.

Dev, who faced 18 balls, scored 17. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by DeFreitas. Reeve broke the 28-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Pravin Amre, who faced 31 balls, scored 22. He was run out.

Banerjee, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket stand was worth six. More, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was run out. Prabhakar, who faced a couple of deliveries, did not get off the mark. Reeve broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth just a run. The last-wicket stand was worth 26. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored 11. He was run out.

England conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 227 off 49.2 overs, lost by nine runs. Tufnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as was Chris, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceding 36.

Pringle, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 53. DeFreitas bowled 10 overs, conceded 39 and picked up a wicket. Botham bowled 10 overs, conceded 27 and picked up two wickets. Reeve bowled six overs, conceded 38 and picked up three scalps.

India (Kapi)lose, obviously aren’t E(ng)la(n)(te)d

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Kiran (Mo)replaced Dilip Vengsarkar. England made six changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Broad, Neil Fairbrother, James Whitaker, David Capel, Jack Richards and Phil Edmonds made way for Bill Athey, Mike Gatting (who was leading the team), Allan Lamb, Paul Downton, Gladstone Small and Eddie Hemmings.

On winning the toss, Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, put England in to bat. Tim Robinson, who faced 36 balls, scored 13. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by More. Maninder Singh broke the 40-run stand.

Athey, who faced 17 balls, scored four. He was caught by More. Chetan Sharma broke the 39-run stand. Gatting, who faced 62 balls, scored 56. His innings included five boundaries. Singh broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 117.

Graham Gooch, the player of the match, faced 136 balls, scoring 115. His innings included 11 boundaries. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Singh was in seventh heaven – he broke the fourth-wicket stand.

Lamb, who faced 29 balls, scored 32. His innings included a couple of boundaries, and he was unbeaten. John Emburey, who faced 10 balls, scored six. Dev trapped him leg before wicket.

Despite the fact that his innings included a boundary, Phil DeFreitas, who faced eight balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Dev broke the 12-run stand. Downton, who faced five balls, scored one. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 20 extras. England scored 254 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Mohammad Azharuddin, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Manoj Prabhakar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Ravi Shastri, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49. 

Sharma, who bowled nine overs, conceded 41 and picked up a scalp. Dev bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38 and picked up a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54 and picked up three scalps.

Despite the fact that his last international innings included a boundary, Sunil Gavaskar, who faced four balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven – DeFreitas broke the seven-run stand. Srikkanth, who faced 55 balls, scored 31. His innings included four boundaries. Neil Foster broke the 51-run stand.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 40 balls, scored 22. He was caught by Athey. Foster broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 15. Chandrakant Pandit, who faced 30 balls, scored 24. His innings included three balls. Foster trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 48.

Dev, who faced 22 balls, scored 30. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Gatting. Hemmings broke the 47-run partnership. Azharuddin, who faced 74 balls, scored 64. His innings included seven boundaries. Hemmings trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 36-run stand. 

The seventh-wicket stand was worth a run. More, who faced five balls, did not open his account. He was caught by Emburey off his own bowling. Prabhakar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. He was caught by Downton. Small broke the 13-run stand.

Sharma, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Lamb. Hemmings broke the one-run stand. The tenth-wicket pair didn't open its account. Shastri, who faced 32 balls, scored 21. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Downton off Hemmings’ bowling. Singh, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

England conceded 19 extras. India were dismissed for 219 off 45.3 overs. While the hosts lost by 35 runs, England advanced to the final. Gooch bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Small bowled six overs, conceded 22 and picked up a wicket.

DeFrietas was in seventh heaven – he conceded 37 and picked up a scalp. Emburey bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35 and picked up a wicket. Foster, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47, and picked up three scalps. Hemmings bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52 and picked up four scalps.

India (Ki)win, K(u)a(pi)lify for semi-final

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Chandrakant Pandit (Mo)replaced Kiran. New Zealand made three changes to theirs – Andrew Jones, John Bracewell and Stephen Boock made way for John Wright, Phil Horne and One-day International debutant Danny Morrison.

Jeff Crowe, the New Zealand skipper, won the toss and chose to bat. Phil Horne, who faced 35 balls, scored 18. His innings included a boundary. Manoj broke the 46-run P(rabhak)artnership.

Crowe faced 24 balls, scoring 21. His (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Pandit. Mohammad Azharuddin broke the 38-run stand. The third-wicket partnership was worth just six. Wright, who faced 59 balls, scored 35. His innings included four boundaries. He was run out.

Jeff, who scored at a run-a-ball, scored 24. His innings included three boundaries. Maninder Singh broke the 32-run stand. Dipak Patel, who faced 51 balls, scored 40. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain. Ravi Shastri broke the 59-run stand.

Rutherford faced 54 balls, scoring 26. His innings included a boundary. The sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth just one, was broKen by Chetan Sharma, who dismissed Ian Smith, who faced a ball, for a blob, and completed his hat-trick by dismissing Ewen Chatfield, who faced a ball, for a duck. He became the first Indian – and the third bowler – to take a hat-trick in the shorter version of the game.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 39. Snedden faced 28 balls, scoring 23. His (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Willie Watson, who faced 25 balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a four. He wasn’t dismissed.

India conceded 22 extras. New Zealand scored 221 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Kapil Dev bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 24. Azharuddin bowled seven overs, conceded 26 and picked up a wicket. Prabhakar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 23 and picked up a wicket.

Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51 and picked up a wicket. Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up a wicket. Sharma (who shared the player of the match award with Sunil Gavaskar), bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 51 and picked up three scalps.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 58 balls, scored 75. His innings included nine boundaries and three sixes. He was caught by Rutherford. The 136-run stand was broken by Watson. Gavaskar, who faced 88 balls, scored 103 – his lone ton in the shorter format. His innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.

Azharuddin, who faced 51 balls, scored 41. His innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten. New Zealand conceded five extras. India scored 224 for the loss of one wicket off 32.1 overs, winning by nine wickets with 107 balls to spare.

Patel bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 36. Snedden bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29. Chatfield bowled 4.1 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Morrison bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 69. Watson bowled 10 overs, conceding 50. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

While the Kiwis were eliminated, the defending champions K(u)a(pi)lified for the semi-finals.  

   

India win, Zimbabwe aren’t (Ka)p(i)leased

While India’s playing eleven was unchanged, Zimbabwe made three changes to theirs – Grant Paterson, Kevin Curran and Babu Meman were replaced by Robin Brown, Peter Rawson and Eddo Brandes.

On winning the toss, Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, inserted the African nation, whose openers put on just four. Ali Shah, who faced three balls, did not get off the mark. He was run out. Brown scored 13. His 52-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Kiran More. Chetan Sharma broke the 32-run stand.

Andy Pycroft, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. He was caught by More. Sharma broke the four-run stand. David Houghton, who faced 35 balls, scored 22. He was caught by Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the 43-run stand. Arnott scored 60. His 126-ball (Kev)innings a boundary. Dev broke the 67-run stand.

Andy Waller, who faced 44 balls, scored 39. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was caught by Ravi. Maninder Singh broke the S(hastr)ixth-wicket partnership, which was worth five. Butchart scored 13. His 14-ball (Ia)innings included a boundary. Dev broke the 29-run stand.

Rawson, who faced 17 balls, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Brandes, who faced four balls, scoring three. India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe scored 191 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Mohammad Azharuddin, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14. Manoj Prabhakar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded a dozen.

Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Singh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up a wicket. Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41 and picked up two wickets. Dev bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 44 and picked up a couple of scalps.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth faced nine balls, scoring six. His innings included a boundary. Malcolm Jarvis trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 11-run stand.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 61 balls, scored 55. His innings included five fours and a six. He was caught by Brandes. Rawson broke the 94-run stand. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 114 balls, scored 50. His innings included three fours. He was caught by Butchart. The third-wicket stand, which was worth 27, was broken by Rawson.

Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 43 balls, scored 33. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, the (Ka)p(i)layer of the match, who faced 25 balls, scoring 41. His innings included two boundaries and three sixes.

Zimbabwe conceded nine extras. India were in seventh heaven – they scored 194 for the loss of three wickets off 42 overs, winning the match with 48 balls to spare. Butchart bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 14. Brandes bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 28. Shah bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40.

John Traicos, Zimbabwe’s skipper, bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 39. Jarvis bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a scalp. Rawson bowled eight overs, conceded 46 and picked up two wickets.

 

  

  

India’s Kapi(ta)l doesn’t favour Australia

India made just one Ch(et)ange to their playing eleven – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan made way for Sharma. Australia made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Peter Taylor made way for One-day International debutant Andrew Zesers. 

Allan Border, Australia’s skipper won the toss, inserting the Indians. Krishnamachari, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-seven balls, scored 26. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Greg Dyer. Craig McDermott broke the 50-run stand. 

Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 72 balls, scored 61. His innings included seven boundaries. Simon O’Donnell broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 75. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 70 balls, scored 51. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Tom Moody. McDermott broke the 42-run stand.

Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, faced five balls, scoring three. He was caught by Dyer. McDermott broke the 11-run partnership. Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 60 balls, scored 63. He scored three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by O’Donnell. The fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 65, was broken by Reid.

The S(hastr)ixth-wicket pair put on 31. Ravi, whose innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just eight. He was caught by Steve Waugh off his own bowling.

Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, faced 45 balls. He scored 54, including five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Kiran More, who faced four balls, scoring five.

Australia conceded 18 extras. India scored 289 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Moody, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Zesers bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. O’Donnell bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45 and picked up a scalp.

Reid bowled 10 overs, conceding 65. He picked up a wicket. Waugh bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a scalp. McDermott, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61 and picked up three scalps.

Marsh scored 33 (Ge)off 56 balls. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by More. Maninder Singh broke the 88-run stand. David Boon, who faced 59 balls, scored 62. His innings included seven fours. He was caught by More. Shastri broke the 16-run stand.

Border, who faced 24 balls, scored 12. He was caught by Manoj. Singh broke the third-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth 31. Dean Jones, who faced 55 balls, scored 36. He was caught by Dev. Singh broke the 29-run stand. The fifth-wicket stand was worth three. Moody, who faced six balls, scored just a couple. He was run out.

O’Donnell, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Azharuddin broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 15. Dyer faced 12 balls, scoring 15. His innings included a six. He was caught by Dev. Prabhakar broke the 32-run stand.

McDermott, who faced five balls, scored four. Azharuddin caught him off him own bowling, breaking the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth 13. Waugh faced 52 balls, scoring 42. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Sidhu. Dev broke the four-run stand. Zesers, who faced 11 balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

Reid, who bowled six balls, scored a run. He was caught by Sidhu. Azharuddin broke the two-run stand. India conceded 19 extras. Australia were dismissed for 233 off 49 overs. India won by 56 runs. Sharma bowled 7.1 wicketless overs, conceding 37. Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket.

Prabhakar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56 and picked up a wicket. Shastri bowled 10 overs, conceded 35 and picked up a wicket. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34 and picked up three wickets. Azharuddin bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 19 and picked up three scalps.  

India (Ka)p(i)lay (Zimbab)well, win convincingly

While India’s playing eleven was unchanged, Zimbabwe made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians (at the 1983 World Cup) – Robin Brown, Jack Heron, Duncan Fletcher, Gerald Peckover and Peter Rawson made way for a couple of One-day International debutant, Kevin Arnott and Babu Meman, Andy Waller, Ali Shah and Malcolm Jarvis. 

John Traicos, Zimbabwe’s skipper, won the toss and chose to bat. Arnott, who faced six balls, scored a run. Manoj trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the three-run P(rabhak)artnership. Houghton, who faced a dozen deliveries, D(av)id not open his account. Prabhakar broke the nine-run stand.

Grant Paterson faced 21 balls, scoring six. Prabhakar broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth just one. The fourth-wicket pair did not open its account. Kevin Curran, who faced a ball, was dismissed for a blob by Prabhakar.

Waller, who faced 42 balls, scored 16. His innings included a boundary. He was stumped by Kiran More. Maninder Singh broke the 34-run stand.

Butchart scored 10. His 23-ball (Ia)innings included a boundary. He was caught by Laxman Sivaramakrishnan off the bowling of Singh. The seventh-wicket pair did not open its account. Shah, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. He was caught by More off Singh’s bowling.

The eighth-wicket stand was worth 31. Meman, who faced 22 balls, scored 19. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. John, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Sunil Gavaskar. Sivaramakrishnan broke the one-run stand.

Andy Pycroft, who faced 102 balls, scored S(hastr)ixty-one. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by More. Ravi broke the 36-run stand. Jarvis faced 35 balls, scoring eight. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 14 extras, dismissing Zimbabwe for 135 off 44.2 overs. Mohammad Azharuddin bowled a wicketless over, conceding six. Kapil Dev bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17. Shastri bowled 8.2 overs, conceded 28 and picked up a scalp. Sivaramakrishnan bowled nine overs, conceded 36 and picked up a wicket.

Singh bowled 10 overs, conceded 21 and picked up three wickets. Prabhakar, the player of the match, bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19 and picked up four scalps.

Krishnamachari, who faced (Srikkan)thirty-eight balls, scored 31. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Paterson. Traicos broke the 76-run stand. Gavaskar, who faced 52 balls, scored 43. His innings included nine boundaries. He was stumped by Houghton. Traicos broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth four.

Prabhakar, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Dilip Vengsarkar, who scored 46. His 37-ball innings included four fours and three sixes.

Zimbabwe conceded five extras. India scored 136 for the loss of two wickets off 27.5 overs, winning by eight wickets with 133 balls to spare. Butchart bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 20. Jarvis bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Curran bowled six wicketless overs, conceding 32. Meman bowled 6.5 wicketless overs, conceding 34. This was his only One-day International. Traicos, who bowled eight overs, conceded 27 and picked up a couple of wickets.