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Zimbabwe vs India, 3rd Match at Bulawayo, Jun 27 2001 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Match, Bulawayo, June 27, 2001, Coca-Cola Cup (Zimbabwe)
(49.2/50 ov, T:235) 237/6

India won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

rahul-dravid
Player Of The Match
72* (64)
New

India have won by 6 wickets with just 4 balls to spare

oops our commentator seems to begwetting a bit excited here

India won of course by 4 wickets and not 6 wickets as earlier mentioned

That is the end of our coverage from Bulawayo. We leave you with memories of a day when Ganguly regained his form with an innings of 85, where Dravid made a sparkling unbeaten 72 and Grant Flower shocked everyone by picking 4 wickets in the space of just

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49.2
4
Mutendera to Dravid, FOUR runs

back of a length and outside the off, Dravid drives beautifully through the covers off the back foot and that brings this game to a close

5 off 2 balls now

49.1
Mutendera to Dravid, no run

short and wide, cut to point

Over49
6 runs
IND 233/6CRR: 4.75  RRR: 2.00
Ajit Agarkar 13 (12b 2x4)Rahul Dravid 68 (62b 6x4)
Travis Friend0/45 (9)

Just 2 needed off the last over

48.6
Friend to Agarkar, no run
48.5
4
Friend to Agarkar, FOUR runs

Agarkar comes down the track and dives inside out through the covers, spamking good one-day shot from Agarkar

48.4
Friend to Agarkar, no run
48.3
1
Friend to Dravid, 1 run

fullish and on the off, driven to mid on

48.2
Friend to Dravid, no run

short of a length and on the off, pulled but straight to the man at square leg, Dravid missing out there

48.1
1
Friend to Agarkar, 1 run

short of a length and outside the off, cut away to third man

Over48
10 runs
IND 227/6CRR: 4.72  RRR: 4.00
Rahul Dravid 67 (60b 6x4)Ajit Agarkar 8 (8b 1x4)
Grant Flower4/44 (8)

Now India need 8 off 12 balls

47.6
Flower to Dravid, no run
47.5
4
Flower to Dravid, FOUR runs

short ball on middle and leg, Dravid sees it early, gets into position and pulls to the midwicket fence

47.4
2
Flower to Dravid, 2 runs

full and on middle and off, Dravid drives nice and straight past the bowler

47.3
1
Flower to Agarkar, 1 run

short and down the leg side, swept to deep square leg

47.2
2
Flower to Agarkar, 2 runs

full and on the off, played inside out over extra cover

47.1
1
Flower to Dravid, 1 run

back of a length and outside the off, steered just wide of short third man

Over47
7 runs
IND 217/6CRR: 4.61  RRR: 6.00
Ajit Agarkar 5 (6b 1x4)Rahul Dravid 60 (56b 5x4)
Andy Blignaut0/41 (10)

India now need 18 runs off 18 balls, with Dravid well set and at the crease there's no reason why they shouldn't get the required runs

46.6
Blignaut to Agarkar, no run

fullish and on the off, Agarkar defends

46.5
1
Blignaut to Dravid, 1 run

full and on the off, driven past long on

46.4
1
Blignaut to Agarkar, 1 run
46.3
4
Blignaut to Agarkar, FOUR runs

overpitched and outside the off, Agarkar carves that over the off side, the field is oin and Agarkar takes the aerial route

46.2
1
Blignaut to Dravid, 1 run

full and on the off, attempted yorker, dug out in the direction of point

46.1
Blignaut to Dravid, no run

down the leg side, should have been wided, Dravid can't believe that wide isn't called