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The '''Videocon Tri-Series''' was a three-team [[One-day international|one-day international]] [[cricket]] tournament taking place in [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] between the hosts Zimbabwe, [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]. It started on [[24 August]] [[2005]] and ended with the final on [[6 September]] [[2005]], which New Zealand won by six wickets. Zimbabwe ended the tournament without a victory against a team other than rock-bottom [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] for 35 [[One-day international|ODI]] matches, since [[November]] [[2003]]. Their last series win against a team other than Bangladesh or [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] was, intriguingly, against New Zealand, in the [[2000-01 Zimbabwean cricket team|2000-01]] season. [[Indian cricket team|India]] are still without a tournament win since [[March]] [[2004]], coming off an 18-run defeat by [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the final of the [[2005 Indian Oil Cup]], while [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] were comprehensively defeated 5-0 by [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] at home in their last series before this tournament. Before that, however, they were undefeated in six tournaments. The Supersub rule, which means that a player can be substituted for another at any time, but once the player is off he can not return, was introduced for this tournament. The stand-out performances came from Indian [[Mohammad Kaif]], who hit 277 runs and was made Man of the Series, but [[Yuvraj Singh]], and New Zealanders [[Stephen Fleming]] and [[Lou Vincent]] also passed 200 runs. On the bowling side, [[Shane Bond]] took 11 wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of just 8.63, despite being rested for one match, and Indian seamers [[Irfan Pathan]] and [[Ajit Agarkar]] also got more than 10 wickets.
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The '''Videocon Tri-Series''' was a three-team [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament played between [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in Zimbabwe. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating India by 6 wickets in the final in Harare.


== Tournament structure ==
== Tournament structure ==


The sides played each other in a double [[Round-robin tournament|round robin]], meaning that each side played four matches, for a total of six matches. A win was worth five points, and a loss zero - however, if the winning team had a run rate (i.e. runs hit per over) higher than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded to the winning side, if not it went to the losing side. In the event of a tie or a no-result, each side was to be awarded three points. The top two teams on points went through to the one-match final.
The sides played each other in a double [[Round-robin tournament|round robin]], meaning that each side played four matches, for a total of six matches. A win was worth five points, and a loss zero – however, if the winning team had a run rate (i.e. runs hit per over) higher than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded to the winning side, if not it went to the losing side. In the event of a tie or a no-result, each side was to be awarded three points. The top two teams on points went through to the one-match final.


== Schedule ==
== Schedule ==
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! align="left" | Venue
! align="left" | Venue
|-
|-
|| '''August'''<br>[[August 24|24]] || <br>Zim v NZ, 1st ODI || <br>[[Bulawayo]]
|| '''August'''<br/>24 || <br/>Zim v NZ, 1st ODI || <br/>[[Queens Sports Club|Bulawayo]]
|-
|-
|| [[August 26|26]] || Ind v NZ, 2nd ODI || Bulawayo
|| 26 || Ind v NZ, 2nd ODI || Bulawayo
|-
|-
|| [[August 29|29]] || Ind v Zim, 3rd ODI || [[Harare]]
|| 29 || Ind v Zim, 3rd ODI || [[Harare]]
|-
|-
|| [[August 31|31]] || Zim v NZ, 4th ODI || Harare
|| 31 || Zim v NZ, 4th ODI || Harare
|-
|-
|| '''September'''<br>[[September 2|2]] || <br>Ind v NZ, 5th ODI || <br>Harare
|| '''September'''<br/>2 || <br/>Ind v NZ, 5th ODI || <br/>Harare
|-
|-
|| [[September 4|4]] || Zim v Ind, 6th ODI || Harare
|| 4 || Zim v Ind, 6th ODI || Harare
|-
|-
|| [[September 6|6]] || Ind v NZ, final || Harare
|| 6 || Ind v NZ, final || Harare
|}
|}


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=== 1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August ===
=== 1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August ===
{{Limited overs international |
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 24 August 2005
batting first flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| time =
batting first = New Zealand |
| daynight =
score first innings = 397/5 |
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
overs first innings = 44 |
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
batting first highest scorer = Lou Vincent |
batting first highest scorer initial form = L Vincent |
batting first highest score = 172 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 120 |
bowling first best bowler = Anthony Ireland |
bowling first best bowler initial form = AJ Ireland |
bowling first best figures = 2/52 [7] |
batting second flag = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
batting second = Zimbabwe |
score second innings = 205 |
overs second innings = 43 |
batting second highest scorer = Heath Streak |
batting second highest scorer initial form = HH Streak |
batting second highest score = 45 |
batting second highest score balls faced = 48 |
bowling second best bowler = Daniel Vettori |
bowling second best bowler initial form = DL Vettori |
bowling second best figures = 3/29 [8] |
winning team = New Zealand |
win margin = 192 runs |
stadium = Queens Sports Club |
city = Bulawayo |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Kevan Barbour |
umpire1 initial form = KC Barbour |
umpire1 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 country short form = Zim |
umpire2 = Ian Howell |
umpire2 initial form = IL Howell |
umpire2 country = South Africa |
umpire2 country short form = SA |
MOTM = Lou Vincent |
MOTM initial form = L Vincent |
MOTM country = New Zealand |
MOTM ctry short form = NZ |
}}


| score1 = 397/5 (44 overs)
[[Lou Vincent]] and his [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] flayed a substandard [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] to all corners as they routed their way to the second highest score of all time in [[One-day international]] cricket. Despite the match being shortened to 44 [[over (cricket)|overs]] a side following the discovery of a damp patch on the Bulawayo pitch, New Zealand hit runs right from the outset, and Zimbabwe did not take a wicket until the 28th over. By then, [[Lou Vincent|Vincent]] and [[Stephen Fleming]] had taken the score to 207 - already a fearsome total, and then you consider that 16 overs remained. No Zimbabwean bowler escaped the carnage, and it says something that debutant [[Anthony Ireland]] recorded the best bowling figures - still conceding 52 runs in his seven overs. [[Andy Blignaut]], regarded as one of Zimbabwe's best bowlers, was dispatched for 96 runs - nine runs off the most expensive of all time. When the dust had settled, New Zealand had made 397 for 5 - one run short of [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]'s nine-year-old record, which was set in 50 [[over (cricket)|overs]], and [[Brendon McCullum]] had equalled the fastest fifty for New Zealand, off 21 [[delivery (cricket)|balls]].
| runs1 = [[Lou Vincent|L Vincent]] 172 (120)
| wickets1 = [[Anthony Ireland (cricketer)|AJ Ireland]] 2/52 [7]


| score2 = 205 (43 overs)
[[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]], naturally, could not answer this, and they were up against a much stronger bowling attack than their own. The openers [[Brendan Taylor]] and [[Stuart Carlisle]] survived 14 overs, scoring 62 runs, but [[Chris Cairns]] and [[Andre Adams]] inspired a collapse to 123 for 6. At one point, Zimbabwe threatened to break the record of highest ODI defeat ever (256 runs), but 45 from [[Heath Streak]], including two sixes, took them past 200. Overall, 205 all out wasn't such a bad score. The problem was that they had been so utterly demolished in the first innings - and two days later, they were to meet [[Indian cricket team|India's]] feared batting line-up, including people like [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Rahul Dravid]] and [[Virender Sehwag]].
| runs2 = [[Heath Streak|HH Streak]] 45 (48)
[http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/NZ_ZIM_VIDTRI_ODI1_24AUG2005.html Cricinfo scorecard]
| wickets2 = [[Daniel Vettori|DL Vettori]] 3/29 [8]


=== 2nd ODI, New Zealand v India, 26 August ===
| result = New Zealand won by 192 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83365.html Scorecard]
{{Limited overs international |
| venue = [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
batting first flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour|KC Barbour]] (ZIM) and [[Ian Howell|IL Howell]] (SA)
batting first = New Zealand |
| motm = [[Lou Vincent|L Vincent]] (NZ)
score first innings = 215 |
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
overs first innings = 43.1 |
| rain = The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side.
batting first highest scorer = Craig McMillan |
| notes = [[Anthony Ireland (cricketer)|AJ Ireland]] (ZIM) made his ODI debut.
batting first highest scorer initial form = CD McMillan |
*''Points: Zimbabwe 0; New Zealand 6.''
batting first highest score = 54 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 54 |
bowling first best bowler = Irfan Pathan |
bowling first best bowler initial form = IK Pathan |
bowling first best figures = 3/34 [8] |
batting second flag = Flag of India.svg |
batting second = India |
score second innings = 164 |
overs second innings = 37.2 |
batting second highest scorer = Jai Prakash Yadav |
batting second highest scorer initial form = Jai P Yadav |
batting second highest score = 69 |
batting second highest score balls faced = 92 |
bowling second best bowler = Shane Bond |
bowling second best bowler initial form = SE Bond |
bowling second best figures = 6/19 [9] |
winning team = New Zealand |
win margin = 51 runs |
stadium = Queens Sports Club |
city = Bulawayo |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Daryl Harper |
umpire1 initial form = DJ Harper |
umpire1 country = Australia |
umpire1 country short form = Aus |
umpire2 = Russell Tiffin |
umpire2 initial form = RB Tiffin |
umpire2 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire2 country short form = Zim|
MOTM = Shane Bond |
MOTM initial form = SE Bond |
MOTM country = New Zealand |
MOTM ctry short form = NZ |
}}
}}


=== 2nd ODI, New Zealand v India, 26 August ===
This was [[Shane Bond]]'s first match against a team other than [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] since his return from injury, and Bond returned in style to inspire yet another ODI defeat for [[Indian cricket team|India]]. It was a match of two batting collapses, however, as Indian [[fast bowling|pacemen]] [[Irfan Pathan]] and [[Ashish Nehra]] used the conditions well to take five [[wicket|wickets]] in [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] first 13 [[over (cricket)|overs]]. [[Lou Vincent]], [[Stephen Fleming]], [[Nathan Astle]] and [[Hamish Marshall]] all fell for single-figure scores, and with [[Jacob Oram]] and [[Craig McMillan]] coming in to bat, the score was 36 for 5.
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 26 August 2005
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}


| score1 = 215 (43.1 overs)
However, the two batted responsibly together, even finding the time to hit a few sixes - most of them off [[Harbhajan Singh]], who was carted for 55 runs in nine overs. In sixteen overs, the pair added 91 runs, and put New Zealand back on track. There were good scores from [[Chris Cairns]], [[Brendon McCullum]] and [[Daniel Vettori]] too, and New Zealand put the new super sub rule to its full use and placed all-rounder [[Andre Adams]] at number 11 in the batting order. They finished on 215 all out, McCullum holing out with a straight hit that fell short of the boundary into [[Rahul Dravid]]'s waiting hands, but his 49 turned out to be very crucial.
| runs1 = [[Craig McMillan|CD McMillan]] 54 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan|IK Pathan]] 3/34 [8]


| score2 = 164 (37.2 overs)
Then it was [[Shane Bond]]'s turn. He did not need to bat because of the substitute rule, and he came on for [[Nathan Astle]] at the start of India's innings. Taking the new [[cricket ball|ball]], he immediately menaced the Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] with short balls. Somehow, Ganguly survived the first over, but he was shaken and fell to Bond's eighth delivery of the day - [[caught]] by the [[wicket-keeper]] McCullum for 5. The next ball was faced by [[Venugopal Rao]] - an inswinging [[yorker]] that bamboozled the new batsman and slammed into his stumps, out [[bowled]]. And Bond just continued the slaughter. After he had bowled one ball of his sixth over, he stood with five wickets to his name, having added [[Virender Sehwag]], [[Rahul Dravid]] and [[Mohammad Kaif]] to his tally. [[Andre Adams]] also took three wickets as India crashed to 44 for 8.
| runs2 = [[Jai Prakash Yadav (cricketer)|JP Yadav]] 69 (92)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Bond|SE Bond]] 6/19 [9]


| result = New Zealand won by 51 runs
For a while, India looked to threaten their worst all out score in [[One-day international|ODI cricket]] of 54 against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], but Bond and Adams were taken off and the other bowlers just couldn't threaten. A well-paced partnership between [[Jai P Yadav|Yadav]] and [[Irfan Pathan|Pathan]] in fact threatened to turn the match around, but Bond came back, breaking up the partnership with a typical fast bowler's ball outside [[off stump]] to Pathan, who edged to [[Brendon McCullum|McCullum]] behind the stumps. Four balls earlier, [[Shane Bond|Bond]] had dropped Pathan off his own bowling. With the end of the partnership - worth 118 runs, eight off the Indian record - that broke Yadav's resistance, and he was out attempting a lofted drive over [[Craig McMillan]], who could hold a simple catch to end the game.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83375.html Scorecard]
[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_VIDTRI_ODI2_26AUG2005.html Cricinfo scorecard]
| venue = [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Shane Bond|SE Bond]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: India 0; New Zealand 6.
}}


=== 3rd ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 29 August ===
=== 3rd ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 29 August ===
{{Limited overs international |
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 August 2005
batting first flag = Flag of India.svg |
| time =
batting first = India |
| daynight =
score first innings = 226/6 |
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
overs first innings = 50 |
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
batting first highest scorer = Mohammad Kaif |
batting first highest scorer initial form = M Kaif |
batting first highest score = 65 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 122 |
bowling first best bowler = Anthony Ireland |
bowling first best bowler initial form = AJ Ireland |
bowling first best figures = 3/54 [10] |
batting second flag = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
batting second = Zimbabwe |
score second innings = 65 |
overs second innings = 24.3 |
batting second highest scorer = Heath Streak |
batting second highest scorer initial form = HH Streak |
batting second highest score = 18* |
batting second highest score balls faced = 52 |
bowling second best bowler = Irfan Pathan |
bowling second best bowler initial form = IK Pathan |
bowling second best figures = 5/27 [10] |
winning team = India |
win margin = 161 runs |
stadium = Harare Sports Club |
city = Harare |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Kevan Barbour |
umpire1 initial form = KC Barbour |
umpire1 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 country short form = Zim |
umpire2 = Ian Howell |
umpire2 initial form = IL Howell |
umpire2 country = South Africa |
umpire2 country short form = SA |
MOTM = Irfan Pathan |
MOTM initial form = IK Pathan |
MOTM country = India |
MOTM ctry short form = Ind |
}}


| score1 = 226/6 (50 overs)
[[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] crawled to their fourth loss of over 100 runs in the last five matches, as they were bowled out for their third-lowest all out score in ODIs by a rampant [[Irfan Pathan]]. It followed a promising bowling effort, as [[Indian cricket team|India]] had been restricted to 121 for 4 after 35 [[over (cricket)|overs]] - [[Mohammad Kaif]] tied down, as he could only make 65 despite having faced 122 [[delivery (cricket)|balls]]. Earlier, [[Heath Streak]] had dismissed [[Venugopal Rao]] [[caught]] behind for a three-ball [[duck (disambiguation|duck]].
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]] 65 (122)
| wickets1 = [[Anthony Ireland (cricketer)|AJ Ireland]] 3/54 [10]


| score2 = 65 (24.3 overs)
The dismissal of Kaif, however, brought a sense of haste to the Indian side. [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|Dhoni]] slashed sixes off the youngsters [[Prosper Utseya]] and [[Anthony Ireland|Ireland]], needing only 39 balls to reach his fifty, which he did with a straight hit off [[Andy Blignaut|Blignaut]] over the [[boundary (cricket)|boundary fence]] for six. Trying to make another one in the very last over, he mistimed it slightly, and [[Blessing Mahwire]] could hold the catch. [[Anthony Ireland|Ireland]] got another wicket, that of [[Ajit Agarkar]], and so ended with [[bowling analysis|figures]] of three for 54 &mdash; despite seven [[wide (cricket)|wides]].
| runs2 = [[Heath Streak|HH Streak]] 18[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan|IK Pathan]] 5/27 [10]


| result = India won by 161 runs
The Zimbabwean batting effort, however, was spineless. In the match against New Zealand earlier on in the week, they had at least managed 205, but this time they could only bat respectably for seven overs. In the eighth over, [[Ajit Agarkar]] dismissed [[Vusi Sibanda]] and [[Hamilton Masakadza]], and that started the collapse. In 10.4 overs, Zimbabwe could only muster 26 runs, and lost a total of eight wickets to crash to 43 for 9. By that time, no batsman had made it into double figures. [[Heath Streak]] and [[Prosper Utseya]] battled out for seven more overs, before Utseya was finally caught by [[Rahul Dravid]] for 11, leaving Zimbabwe all out for 65. [[Extra (cricket)|Extras]] made up 13.8 % of the total score, and was the third-highest scorer, thanks to all the [[wide (cricket)|wides]] bowled by [[Irfan Pathan|Pathan]], [[Ashish Nehra|Nehra]] and [[Ajit Agarkar]]. Nevertheless, India had recorded a thumping victory, their highest by runs in two and a half years, but were still criticised by [[Cricinfo]] for not showing much improvement{{mn|Cricinfo|1}}. [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/IND_ZIM_VIDTRI_ODI3_29AUG2005.html (Cricinfo scorecard)]
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83405.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour|KC Barbour]] (ZIM) and [[Ian Howell|IL Howell]] (SA)
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan|IK Pathan]] (IND)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Points: Zimbabwe 0; India 6.
}}


=== 4th ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 31 August ===
=== 4th ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 31 August ===
{{Limited overs international |
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 31 August 2005
batting first flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| time =
batting first = New Zealand |
| daynight =
score first innings = 238 |
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
overs first innings = 49.1 |
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
batting first highest scorer = Scott Styris |
batting first highest scorer initial form = SB Styris |
batting first highest score = 63 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 81 |
bowling first best bowler = Andy Blignaut |
bowling first best bowler initial form = AM Blignaut |
bowling first best figures = 4/46 [9.1] |
batting second flag = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
batting second = Zimbabwe |
score second innings = 211 |
overs second innings = 49 |
batting second highest scorer = Andy Blignaut |
batting second highest scorer initial form = AM Blignaut |
batting second highest score = 50 |
batting second highest score balls faced = 47 |
bowling second best bowler = Shane Bond |
bowling second best bowler initial form = SE Bond |
bowling second best figures = 4/17 [7] |
winning team = New Zealand |
win margin = 27 runs |
stadium = Harare Sports Club |
city = Harare |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Daryl Harper |
umpire1 initial form = DJ Harper |
umpire1 country = Australia |
umpire1 country short form = Aus |
umpire2 = Russell Tiffin |
umpire2 initial form = RB Tiffin |
umpire2 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire2 country short form = Zim|
MOTM = Andy Blignaut |
MOTM initial form = AM Blignaut |
MOTM country = Zimbabwe |
MOTM ctry short form = Zim |
}}


| score1 = 238 (49.1 overs)
[[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]] suffered their third loss of the series, and although the margin of defeat was smaller, the way in which it was achieved suggested that Zimbabwean coach [[Kevin Curran]] still had a lot to work on. Admittedly, it started very well, as [[Heath Streak|Streak]] got [[Lou Vincent|Vincent]] out with the third delivery of the match. [[Anthony Ireland|Ireland]] continued his happy knack of getting wickets, getting the opposing [[captain (cricket)|skipper]] [[Stephen Fleming]] for 23 and [[Hamish Marshall]] for 7, as New Zealand struggled to 67 for 4.
| runs1 = [[Scott Styris|SB Styris]] 63 (81)
| wickets1 = [[Andy Blignaut|AM Blignaut]] 4/46 [9.1]


| score2 = 211 (49 overs)
However, [[Scott Styris]] and [[Nathan Astle|Astle]] fought back well. Styris made 63, relying on nurdling the singles into the [[leg side]], as he only hit ten runs in boundaries. However, he held the innings together twice. The first time was in his 62-run partnership with Astle. Then, when both [[Jacob Oram|Oram]] and [[Brendon McCullum|McCullum]] deserted him within six overs and the scoreboard showd 149 for 7, he remained calm. His partnership with [[Daniel Vettori|Vettori]] carried New Zealand past 200, Vettori joining Styris in nurdling the ball - his 47 runs included only 12 in boundaries. [[Andy Blignaut]] then got three wickets with five balls as New Zealand were bowled out for 238.
| runs2 = [[Andy Blignaut|AM Blignaut]] 50 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Bond|SE Bond]] 4/17 [7]


| result = New Zealand won by 27 runs
However, [[Shane Bond|Bond]] and [[Kyle Mills]] tied down the Zimbabwean batting effectively. After eight overs, [[Brendon Taylor]] and debutant [[Justice Chibhabha]] had both been [[caught]] by wicket-keeper McCullum, and the score was eight for 2. [[Vusi Sibanda|Sibanda]] played himself in, however, and looked to go on when he attempted a difficult second run and was run out for 21. The Zimbabwean batsmen just couldn't hit out at all, and by the end of the 35th over, they were 93 for 6 - having just seen [[Heath Streak]] out for 18, two balls after he had hit a thumping drive for six.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83423.html Scorecard]

| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
Needing 146 runs to win from 90 balls, Zimbabwe just went for the hit. [[Charles Coventry]] smashed two straight sixes, before top edging to the keeper for 35. [[Andy Blignaut]] also hit sixes, getting a 44-ball fifty, but the next two balls did not give any runs and he was caught at the boundary by [[Nathan Astle|Astle]]. The batsmen had crossed, so [[Blessing Mahwire]] - on 8 - faced the last ball of [[Shane Bond|Bond's]] over, and duly mistimed a drive to [[Jacob Oram|Oram]] to complete the 27-run defeat.
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
[http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/NZ_ZIM_VIDTRI_ODI4_31AUG2005.html Cricinfo scorecard]
| motm = [[Andy Blignaut|AM Blignaut]] (ZIM)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Jeetan Patel|JS Patel]] (NZ) and [[Chamu Chibhabha|CJ Chibhabha]] (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
*''Points: Zimbabwe 1; New Zealand 5.''
}}


=== 5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September ===
=== 5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September ===
{{Limited overs international |
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 September 2005
batting first flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| time =
batting first = New Zealand |
| daynight =
score first innings = 278/9 |
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
overs first innings = 50 |
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
batting first highest scorer = Scott Styris |
batting first highest scorer initial form = SB Styris |
batting first highest score = 56 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 89 |
bowling first best bowler = Ashish Nehra |
bowling first best bowler initial form = A Nehra |
bowling first best figures = 2/57 [10] |
batting second flag = Flag of India.svg |
batting second = India |
score second innings = 279/4 |
overs second innings = 47.3 |
batting second highest scorer = Mohammad Kaif |
batting second highest scorer initial form = M Kaif |
batting second highest score = 102* |
batting second highest score balls faced = 121 |
bowling second best bowler = Jacob Oram |
bowling second best bowler initial form = JDP Oram |
bowling second best figures = 1/22 [5] |
winning team = India |
win margin = 6 wickets |
stadium = Harare Sports Club |
city = Harare |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Kevan Barbour |
umpire1 initial form = KC Barbour |
umpire1 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 country short form = Zim |
umpire2 = Ian Howell |
umpire2 initial form = IL Howell |
umpire2 country = South Africa |
umpire2 country short form = SA |
MOTM = Mohammad Kaif |
MOTM initial form = M Kaif |
MOTM country = India |
MOTM ctry short form = Ind |
}}


| score1 = 278/9 (50 overs)
New Zealand got plenty of practice in their last ODI of the group stage, but were found lacking after resting their best bowlers, [[Shane Bond]] and [[Daniel Vettori]]. Nehra and Pathan, India's opening bowlers, were taken for runs early on as they sought for wickets but the openers Fleming and Astle escaped, adding 44 in the first 10 overs before Fleming let himself loose with a couple of aerial shots on the [[off side]] to take ten off an over from Pathan. Agarkar, who had come on for Nehra earlier, then had Astle caught behind for 11, but Vincent and Fleming continued to punish the bowling, and by the end of 15 overs they were 81 for 1 - Nehra having conceded 35 in five overs. However, once again Agarkar was responsible for a breakthrough, [[run out|running out]] Fleming with a good throw after having picked up the ball in his [[cricket terminology#F|follow-through]].
| runs1 = [[Scott Styris|SB Styris]] 56 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra|A Nehra]] 2/57 [10]


| score2 = 279/4 (47.3 overs)
Another run out three overs later saw Vincent back in the pavilion, having added 37, before Hamish Marshall was bowled through the gate for 8 by Yadav, and all of a sudden New Zealand were 115 for 4, and patience was required from Styris and McMillan. They played that role well, only hitting 16 runs in boundaries between them yet adding 87 together, setting the stage for hard hitting from wicket-keeper [[Brendon McCullum|McCullum]]. Styris, once again, was the highest scorer of the New Zealand innings. After playing himself in, McCullum first hit a six off Agarkar to end the 44th over, before unleashing himself in the 46th. He was caught off a no-ball and dropped off the next delivery, and then smashed the remaining five balls for eighteen, with three fours and one six. Having added 28 in total, he then was caught by Kaif, but the pace was set. New Zealand notched up 31 runs in the final three overs, not bothering much with the loss of wickets, and ended with 278 for 9.
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]] 102[[not out|*]] (121)
| wickets2 = [[Jacob Oram|JDP Oram]] 1/22 [5]


| result = India won by 6 wickets
However, India quickly showed their intent. As [[Andre Adams]] pitched it [[fast bowling#length|short]] outside the off stump, [[Virender Sehwag]] feasted, smashing sixteen off one over, and taking only 34 balls for his 45 before dragging a ball from Oram into his own stumps. With the other opener, [[Sourav Ganguly]], having made 19, India had made a solid start, with 75 runs coming off 50 deliveries. [[Rahul Dravid]] and [[Mohammad Kaif]] came to the crease, and the pair slowed down the run rate somewhat, but still hit plenty of boundaries when opportunities arose, keeping the required rate around 5. New Zealand's bowlers tried to apply pressure, but only [[Scott Styris]] managed to do so with any consistency, bowling nine overs in a spell before his last over yielded 10 runs - which prompted Fleming to bring on spinner [[Jeetan Patel]]. [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|Dhoni]] came on a few overs earlier as [[Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj]] was out for 22, and the big-hitting wicket-keeper punished Patel with two straight sixes to bring the equation from 19 off 22 to 7 off 20. Dhoni then ended the match with six runs off the balls from Andre Adams, who conceded 67 runs in total, to see India into the final and make the last match with Zimbabwe academic.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83434.html Scorecard]
[http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_VIDTRI_ODI5_02SEP2005.html Cricinfo scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour|KC Barbour]] (ZIM) and [[Ian Howell|IL Howell]] (SA)
| motm = [[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]] (IND)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Points: India 5; New Zealand 1.
}}


=== 6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September ===
=== 6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September ===
{{Limited overs international |
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 September 2005
batting first flag = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
| time =
batting first = Zimbabwe |
| daynight =
score first innings = 250 |
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
overs first innings = 50 |
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
batting first highest scorer = Charles Coventry |
batting first highest scorer initial form = CK Coventry |
batting first highest score = 74 |
batting first highest score balls faced = 99 |
bowling first best bowler = Ajit Agarkar |
bowling first best bowler initial form = AB Agarkar |
bowling first best figures = 3/34 [10] |
batting second flag = Flag of India.svg |
batting second = India |
score second innings = 255/6 |
overs second innings = 48.1 |
batting second highest scorer = Yuvraj Singh |
batting second highest scorer initial form = Yuvraj Singh |
batting second highest score = 120 |
batting second highest score balls faced = 124 |
bowling second best bowler =Blessing Mahwire |
bowling second best bowler initial form = NB Mahwire |
bowling second best figures = 2/40 [9.1] |
winning team = India |
win margin = four wickets |
stadium = Harare Sports Club |
city = Harare |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Daryl Harper |
umpire1 initial form = DJ Harper |
umpire1 country = Australia |
umpire1 country short form = Aus |
umpire2 = Russell Tiffin |
umpire2 initial form = RB Tiffin |
umpire2 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire2 country short form = Zim|
MOTM = Yuvraj Singh |
MOTM initial form = Yuvraj Singh |
MOTM country = India |
MOTM ctry short form = Ind |
}}


| score1 = 250 (50 overs)
Zimbabwe lost this match in the first three and the last ten overs, fighting well for the other 85. They lost Sibanda and Masakadza in the third over to the left-arm [[fast bowler|seamer]] [[Rudra Pratap Singh]], who celebrated his ODI debut with two wickets in his second over, and [[Ajit Agarkar]] tied down the other end with accurate outswing. However, Brendan Taylor and Tatenda Taibu fought back with boundaries through the third man and point regions, building a partnership of 46 for the third wicket before Yuvraj Singh was responsible for his third run out of the tournament, forcing down the stumps at the striker's end with a well-timed throw.
| runs1 = [[Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)|CK Coventry]] 74 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar|AB Agarkar]] 3/34 [10]


| score2 = 255/6 (48.1 overs)
Zimbabwe, however, still had their captain Taibu in, and joined by the hard-hitting Coventry he set out to give Zimbabwe a competitive score. The pair batted responsibly, yet did not stay away from punishing the balls delivered on an errant length, and in 11 overs the pair added 60 runs as Zimbabwe moved to 110 for 3 at the halfway mark, with Taibu on 51. Sourav Ganguly even brought himself on to stop the Zimbabwean onslaught, but after delivering two no-balls and a wide and conceding 24 runs in four overs he wisely left bowling to the specialists. Yadav got smashed early on, but recovered well to bowl a maiden over and take the wicket of Taibu for 71. However, that brought the hard-hitting Blignaut to the crease, and he and Coventry attacked the bowlers with venom. Coventry had a particular love for [[Murali Kartik]], whom he took for one six and one four in an over, before finally hitting one lofted straight shot too much, and Kartik could hold the catch - gone for 74, his first ODI fifty. The partnership of Coventry and Blignaut had added 61 from 49 deliveries.
| runs2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 120 (124)
| wickets2 = [[Blessing Mahwire|NB Mahwire]] 2/40 [9.1]


| result = India won by 4 wickets
The last five overs were not quite as productive, however, with Agarkar keeping the run rate down and taking wickets in the process, but Zimbabwe still set a target of 251. Sehwag and Ganguly opened for India, and Sehwag started in typical fashion, taking boundaries off both Mahwire and Ireland, but Mahwire got one onto his stumps as he was bowled for 12. Things quickly went from bad to worse for India, with skipper Ganguly edging to [[Vusi Sibanda]] for 2, before [[Rahul Dravid]] and [[Mohammad Kaif]] were dismissed in successive overs. India used their super sub, bringing on Venugopal Rao for Rudra Pratap Singh, and Venugopal and Yuvraj Singh took some early hits off Blignaut and Ireland to calm the jitters. Nevertheless, by the end of the 20 [[power play]] overs India were 82 for 4, needing 169 to win off the remaining 30 overs.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83440.html Scorecard]

| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
At the end of the powerplay overs, Taibu brought on his spinners [[Gavin Ewing]] and [[Prosper Utseya]], and the two frustrated the Indian batsmen, only giving up eight runs in four overs. With the required run rate ballooning, India needed singles, and [[Keith Dabengwa]] could run out the non-striker Venugopal Rao with a direct hit as Rao attempted the single while Yuvraj stood his ground. Dhoni, coming in at seven, kept his head cool against the spinners in the remaining overs, though, as he was tied down by [[Sean Williams]] and Dabengwa. However, in the 39th over he unleashed himself, taking a six and a four off Sean Williams as he quickly moved to 42. Yuvraj also hit plenty of runs, as the Zimbabwean seamers were smashed around the ground, and his 120 eventually secured victory - even though he was caught by Dabengwa off Blignaut. It didn't matter. India needed six from the last three overs, but only hit one off the third to last, before Dhoni got to face Mahwire and promptly smashed the last ball for six to win the game for India.
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
[http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/IND_ZIM_VIDTRI_ODI6_04SEP2005.html (Cricinfo scorecard)]
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (IND)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[R. P. Singh|RP Singh]] (IND) and [[Keith Dabengwa|KM Dabengwa]] (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
*''Points: Zimbabwe 1; India 5.''
}}


== Final group stage table ==
== Final group stage table ==
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!width=8%|NRR
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]] [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]]
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|25px]] [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
|4||3||1||0||18||+1.32
|4||3||1||0||18||+1.32
|-align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|-align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] [[Indian cricket team|India]]
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] [[India national cricket team|India]]
|4||3||1||0||16||+0.68
|4||3||1||0||16||+0.68
|-align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|-align=center bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg|25px]] [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|align=left|[[Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg|25px]] [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|4||0||4||0||2||-2.03
|4||0||4||0||2||−2.03
|}
|}


== Final, New Zealand v India, 6th September ==
== Final, New Zealand v India, 6 September ==
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 6 September 2005
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}


| score1 = 276 (49.3 overs)
{{Limited overs international |
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Kaif|M Kaif]] 93[[not out|*]] (110)
batting first flag = Flag of India.svg |
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Oram|JDP Oram]] 4/58 [8.3]
batting first = India |
score first innings = 276 |
overs first innings = 49.3 |
batting first highest scorer = Mohammad Kaif |
batting first highest scorer initial form = M Kaif |
batting first highest score = 93[[not out|*]] |
batting first highest score balls faced = 110 |
bowling first best bowler = Jacob Oram |
bowling first best bowler initial form = JDP Oram |
bowling first best figures = 4/58 [8.3] |
batting second flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |
batting second = New Zealand |
score second innings = 278/4 |
overs second innings = 48.1 |
batting second highest scorer = Nathan Astle |
batting second highest scorer initial form = NJ Astle |
batting second highest score = 115* |
batting second highest score balls faced = 131 |
bowling second best bowler = Virender Sehwag |
bowling second best bowler initial form = V Sehwag |
bowling second best figures = 3/44 [10] |
winning team = New Zealand |
win margin = 6 wickets |
stadium = Harare Sports Club |
city = Harare |
country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 = Kevan Barbour |
umpire1 initial form = KC Barbour |
umpire1 country = Zimbabwe |
umpire1 country short form = Zim |
umpire2 = Daryl Harper |
umpire2 initial form = DJ Harper |
umpire2 country = Australia |
umpire2 country short form = Aus |
MOTM = Nathan Astle |
MOTM initial form = NJ Astle |
MOTM country = New Zealand |
MOTM ctry short form = NZ |
}}


| score2 = 278/4 (48.1 overs)
[[Indian cricket team|India]] lost yet another ODI final, their fifth successive loss and their eighth without a victory, as they went down to [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in Harare. And yet again, they threw away a very promising start. Batting first after Sourav Ganguly won the toss, the returning Shane Bond and Kyle Mills kept them down for the first two overs, bowling an accurate line as the score moved to five for no loss. Sehwag and Ganguly eventually found their feet, though, and after thirteen overs they had added 72 runs, despite being beaten time and again. Jacob Oram conceded fifteen runs off his first eleven deliveries, but Ganguly holed out as he was caught by Hamish Marshall. At 72 for 1, India were well in control, and Mohammad Kaif started to accumulate with Sehwag. Boundaries came with regularity, as India moved past 100 and then past 150 without losing a wicket. At 153 for 1 after 24 overs, they were genuinely looking at a chance to get 300.
| runs2 = [[Nathan Astle|NJ Astle]] 115[[not out|*]] (131)
| wickets2 = [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] 3/44 [10]


| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Sehwag, however, was caught by Lou Vincent for 75, and that started a flurry of wickets for New Zealand. Rahul Dravid, who had had a poor series with only 64 runs in four innings, continued on that vein of form as he was deceived by a quick [[arm ball]] from Daniel Vettori for a two-ball 0 - Vettori's second wicket of the innings. Astle, Mills and Vettori tied down the batsmen, as no boundaries were given up in the next eight overs, and Yuvraj felt like he had to attack. He got away with a lofted shot through midwicket for four on the second ball of a Mills over, but shortly afterwards he had a feel at a short ball which landed in Shane Bond's hands - and Yuvraj was gone for a stifled 20. Kaif was still in, but he ran out of partners, as no one could help him keep the run rate up. Jacob Oram got three wickets to redeem his figures, ending with four for 58, although the latter three came in the last ten overs - one of them was Yadav, who gave a simple leading edge to the wicket-keeper McCullum, and the last was a straight drive from Pathan which fell short of the boundary and into Lou Vincent's hands. With Dhoni adjudged lbw to a ball that struck him in the stomach as well, India were all out for 276, Kaif left stranded on 93 [[not out]] after taking a single on the first ball of the over.
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83498.html Scorecard]

| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
New Zealand's batting effort started quietly, with Irfan Pathan using the hint of [[swing bowling|swing]] to bowl a maiden to captain Fleming first up. But inaccurate line and length in the next five overs allowed New Zealand to plunder 62, Fleming hitting five fours from the 5th over, and the run rate raced along. By the end of 15 [[power play]] overs, New Zealand had made 112 for no loss, Fleming having made a 51-ball half-century while Astle was on 45. Ganguly turned to his spinners, banking on [[Virender Sehwag]] to give him a few tight overs, and he complied. The first over conceded four runs, and in his second he held a return catch as Fleming went for 61. Four balls later, Hamish Marshall was out for 3, and India were in with a small shout. However, well-timed innings from [[Scott Styris]], who made 37, and [[Craig McMillan]] with 13, and the occasional awful over - JP Yadav's only contribution to the match was a 14-run over - left New Zealand with 72 in 12.3 overs with six wickets in hand. With Lou Vincent and Nathan Astle in good hitting form - they took 17 off a Harbhajan over as Astle brought up his 100 with his first six of the match - this was no problem, and Vincent won New Zealand the game by hitting Agarkar for four with 11 balls to spare.
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour|KC Barbour]] (ZIM) and [[Daryl Harper|DJ Harper]] (AUS)
[http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/SCORECARDS/IND_NZ_VIDTRI_ODI-FINAL_06SEP2005.html]
| motm = [[Nathan Astle|NJ Astle]] (NZ)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
== Reference ==
| rain =
| notes =
}}


== References ==
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/ Cricinfo page on the tri-series]
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/OD_TOURNEYS/VIDTRI/ Cricinfo page on the tri-series]


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==


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* {{mnb|Cricinfo|1}} [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/videoconseries/content/story/217535.html Question-marks remain despite the win] by S Rajesh of Cricinfo.
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The Videocon Tri-Series was a three-team One Day International cricket tournament played between Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand in Zimbabwe. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating India by 6 wickets in the final in Harare.

Tournament structure

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The sides played each other in a double round robin, meaning that each side played four matches, for a total of six matches. A win was worth five points, and a loss zero – however, if the winning team had a run rate (i.e. runs hit per over) higher than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded to the winning side, if not it went to the losing side. In the event of a tie or a no-result, each side was to be awarded three points. The top two teams on points went through to the one-match final.

Schedule

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Date Match Venue
August
24
Zim v NZ, 1st ODI
Bulawayo
26 Ind v NZ, 2nd ODI Bulawayo
29 Ind v Zim, 3rd ODI Harare
31 Zim v NZ, 4th ODI Harare
September
2
Ind v NZ, 5th ODI
Harare
4 Zim v Ind, 6th ODI Harare
6 Ind v NZ, final Harare

Match details

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1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August

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24 August 2005
Scorecard
New Zealand 
397/5 (44 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
205 (43 overs)
L Vincent 172 (120)
AJ Ireland 2/52 [7]
HH Streak 45 (48)
DL Vettori 3/29 [8]
New Zealand won by 192 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA)
Player of the match: L Vincent (NZ)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side.
  • AJ Ireland (ZIM) made his ODI debut.
  • Points: Zimbabwe 0; New Zealand 6.

2nd ODI, New Zealand v India, 26 August

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26 August 2005
Scorecard
New Zealand 
215 (43.1 overs)
v
 India
164 (37.2 overs)
CD McMillan 54 (54)
IK Pathan 3/34 [8]
JP Yadav 69 (92)
SE Bond 6/19 [9]
New Zealand won by 51 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: SE Bond (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India 0; New Zealand 6.

3rd ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 29 August

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29 August 2005
Scorecard
India 
226/6 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
65 (24.3 overs)
M Kaif 65 (122)
AJ Ireland 3/54 [10]
HH Streak 18* (52)
IK Pathan 5/27 [10]
India won by 161 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA)
Player of the match: IK Pathan (IND)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Zimbabwe 0; India 6.

4th ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 31 August

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31 August 2005
Scorecard
New Zealand 
238 (49.1 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
211 (49 overs)
SB Styris 63 (81)
AM Blignaut 4/46 [9.1]
AM Blignaut 50 (47)
SE Bond 4/17 [7]
New Zealand won by 27 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: AM Blignaut (ZIM)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • JS Patel (NZ) and CJ Chibhabha (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
  • Points: Zimbabwe 1; New Zealand 5.

5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September

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2 September 2005
Scorecard
New Zealand 
278/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
279/4 (47.3 overs)
SB Styris 56 (89)
A Nehra 2/57 [10]
M Kaif 102* (121)
JDP Oram 1/22 [5]
India won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA)
Player of the match: M Kaif (IND)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India 5; New Zealand 1.

6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September

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4 September 2005
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
250 (50 overs)
v
 India
255/6 (48.1 overs)
CK Coventry 74 (99)
AB Agarkar 3/34 [10]
Yuvraj Singh 120 (124)
NB Mahwire 2/40 [9.1]
India won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • RP Singh (IND) and KM Dabengwa (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
  • Points: Zimbabwe 1; India 5.

Final group stage table

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Tri-Series Standings
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
New Zealand 4 3 1 0 18 +1.32
India 4 3 1 0 16 +0.68
Zimbabwe 4 0 4 0 2 −2.03

Final, New Zealand v India, 6 September

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6 September 2005
Scorecard
India 
276 (49.3 overs)
v
 New Zealand
278/4 (48.1 overs)
M Kaif 93* (110)
JDP Oram 4/58 [8.3]
NJ Astle 115* (131)
V Sehwag 3/44 [10]
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and DJ Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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Footnotes

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