Pathan stars in series win
Valiant innings by Andy Blignaut and Hamilton Masakadza delayed the inevitable but India romped home to a convincing ten-wicket win at Harare
20/09Result
2nd Test, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 20-22 2005
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
161 & 223 -
![India]( "India")
366 & 19/0 (2.2 ov)
Player of the Match
20/09Result
2nd Test, India tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Sep 20-22 2005
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
161 & 223 -
![India]( "India")
366 & 19/0 (2.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
Batsmen waste Streak's performance
imbabwe face yet another innings defeat as they trailed by 161 runs after their top order collapsed to 39 for 4 in their second innings at Harare
Future in a foreign field
With an unwanted monkey off their backs, the challenge for Greg Chappell and his wards is now to start winning consistently away from home
Swinging with Streak
Zimbabwe put in the kind of seam-bowling performance which would have made any of the top eight Test sides proud
Day 1
Gambhir stars after Pathan rout
Irfan Pathan career-best figures and Gautam Gambhir's aggressive 95 put India in a dominant position on the first day at Harare
Pathan owes success to Chappell
Irfan Pathan praised his coach, Greg Chappell, for the improvement in his bowling
Another day, another debacle
Dileep Premachandran's verdict on the first day at Harare
Others
Pathan: 'It has been a wonderful series for me'
Irfan Pathan's wonderful bowling, in which he took 21 wickets for India in their two-Test series against Zimbabwe, earned him the Man-of-the-Match award, as well as man of the series
Streak getting practice as an opener
Heath Streak has said the frequent top order collapses of his side were forcing him to assume the role of an opening batsman
Ganguly lies low ahead of second Test
Sourav Ganguly was lying low ahead of his side's attempt to win their first match at their fifth attempt in Harare when they face Zimbabwe in the second Test
Chappell seeks to end controversy
The Indian coach Greg Chappell has sought to calm the controversy currently surrounding the team
Do the right thing
If those who rule Indian cricket can summon up some honesty, they will know that Chappell v Ganguly is not the issue