Wisden Almanack review: India v Zimbabwe

39th match, Auckland 

Wisden's review of the 39th match, India v Zimbabwe

India v Zimbabwe

Christian Ryan: Elegy for runlessness

Chatara to Dhawan: six balls, no runs, six paragraphs. There's a certain poetry about the maiden over

Elegy for runlessness

A familiar despair marks Brendan Taylor's farewell

India v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

Brendan Taylor did everything in his last match to give his side a real chance of stunning India, and all he could do was watch it slip away. In so many ways, the theme of his Zimbabwe career

A familiar despair marks Taylor's farewell

Middle-order masterclass hides troubles at the top

India v Zimbabwe, Group B, Auckland

In an otherwise strong campaign, India will be wary of the fact that their openers have struggled to come out firing and are time and again being bailed out by others down the order

India captain MS Dhoni analyses India's performance against Zimbabwe in their last World Cup 2015 Group B match in Auckland, and praises Suresh Raina's century in the chase

'Couldn't have asked for a better game before quarters' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni breaks down the chase method

After leading India to a six-wicket win against Zimbabwe in the final group match of the World Cup, MS Dhoni said that breaking the target down into smaller goals was the key in handling high-pressure situations

Dhoni breaks down the chase method

India v Zimbabwe, Group B, World Cup 2015, Auckland

India captain MS Dhoni talks about his mindset while chasing targets after guiding India to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in Auckland

Sometimes, you can relate a chase to an IPL scenario - Dhoni

Suresh Raina's unbeaten 110 from 104 balls helped bail India out of trouble and beat a resolute Zimbabwean outfit by six wickets in their last world Cup 2015 Group B match played in Auckland on  Saturday.

Suresh Raina's ton bails India out of trouble against Zimbabwe 

The Raina-Dhoni show

Stats highlights from the India-Zimbabwe match in Auckland

An analysis on how Brendan Taylor compares with Andy Flower, among the best batsmen for Zimbabwe

How does Taylor compare with Flower?

Raina and Dhoni crash Taylor's farewell party

India v Zimbabwe, Group B, World Cup 2015

The innings which Brendan Taylor played against India, on Saturday, helped put the pressure on a confident Indian unit in their World Cup 2015 Group B match played in Auckland.

India v Zimbabwe - #BendTheRules Moments

Solomon Mire's confusion, Mohit Sharma's doubt

Plays of the Day from the India v Zimbabwe World Cup 2015 Group B match, in Auckland

Mire's confusion, Mohit's doubt

Raina, Dhoni ensure clean slate

Brendan Taylor scored an emotional century in his last match for Zimbabwe, but experienced the familiar agony of watching his side lose

In line, in shape, in focus

India's bowling unit has been instrumental to the team's success in this World Cup, and Mohammed Shami has been the key cog behind it. As the tournament enters its business end, the transformed fast bowler has his eyes set on only one thing

The lightness of being India

Bowling woes ties Zimbabwe down

A stats preview of the Group B match between India and Zimbabwe in Auckland

India eye six out of six, Taylor happy farewell

Ind v Zim, Group B, Auckland

Brendan Taylor's international exit will take up much of the spotlight in an otherwise inconsequential match between India, who are assured of first place in their group, and Zimbabwe, who are already out of the tournament

RG Sharma

T Panyangara

S Dhawan

V Kohli

Sikandar Raza

AM Rahane

T Mupariwa

SK Raina

MS Dhoni

RA Jadeja

R Ashwin

MM Sharma

Mohammed Shami

UT Yadav

TL Chatara

SF Mire

SC Williams

H Masakadza

India

Pool A

Pool B

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor looks back on the game against India in Auckland and said he went with the mindset of enjoying his last game for the side

'Went out to enjoy the moment' - Taylor

India v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Perth

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor talks about his retirement and leaving Zimbabwe atfer signing a three-year Kolpak deal with Nottinghamshire

Player Name		R	B
RG Sharma	caught	16	21
S Dhawan	bowled	4	20
V Kohli	bowled	38	48
AM Rahane	run out	19	24
SK Raina	not out	110	104
MS Dhoni	not out	85	76
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 12)
Total	288(4 wkts; 48.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
T Panyangara	8.4	1	53	2	6.12
TL Chatara	10	1	59	0	5.9 (1 nb)
T Mupariwa	10	0	61	0	6.1
SF Mire	5	0	29	0	5.8
SC Williams	5	0	31	0	6.2
Sikandar Raza	8	0	37	1	4.63
H Masakadza	2	0	15	0	7.5

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	21	Shikhar Dhawan	Rohit Sharma
2nd	0	Shikhar Dhawan	Virat Kohli
3rd	50	Virat Kohli	Ajinkya Rahane
4th	21	Suresh Raina	Virat Kohli
5th	196	MS Dhoni	Suresh Raina

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	6	6	0	12	2.564
AUS	6	4	1	9	2.257
SL	6	4	2	8	0.371
BDESH	6	3	2	7	0.136
ENG	6	2	4	4	-0.753
AFG	6	1	5	2	-1.853
SCOT	6	0	6	0	-2.218

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
INDIA	6	6	0	12	1.827
SA	6	4	2	8	1.707
PAK	6	4	2	8	-0.085
WI	6	3	3	6	-0.053
IRE	6	3	3	6	-0.933
ZIM	6	1	5	2	-0.527
UAE	6	0	6	0	-2.032

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