and Zaheer cleans up the tail with that delivery, just short of a length and moving a shade away from the batsman, the ball too good for Hondo, clipping off stump and ending the Zimbabwe innings
Zimbabwe vs India, 17th Match at Harare, Feb 19 2003 - Ball by Ball Commentary
India thus win this by 83 runs, a good performance after being criticised roundly at home and abroad for their recent performances in the World Cup
Put in to bat, India got a good score behind them, with Sachin Tendulkar looking in promising touch. But the target could still have been chased on what was a decent batting wicket, so it was to India's bowlers that it fell to ensure that their side won the game
The surprise package in the bowling department was Sourav Ganguly, who picked three for 22 with some intelligent wicket-to-wicket bowling India now have two wins from three matches, as does Zimbabwe.
India play their next match on Feb 23 against Namibia, while Zimbabwe play on Feb 24 against . Do join us for those, and other World Cup matches. Till then, goodbye.
chipped to long on for just the single
on the front foot, defended stoutly
outside the off, and Hondo gets a thick outside edge to third man for one
stroked into the offside, but no run to Taibu
worked wide of short midwicket
full toss, an attempted slower delivery, and Taibu strokes it past cover for a single
guided to point
full toss on leg stump, worked to short midwicket
worked behind square on the legside, and two more added to Taibu's tally
short of a length, outside the off, and Hondo lets that pass
Zaheer oversteps, the ball outside the off and guided to point
on middle and leg, pushed into the legside
outside the off, and Hondo plays and misses, the ball moving just a shade but still too much for Hondo
another full delivery, outside the off, and Hondo plays that awkwardly to point
short ball, outside the off, and Hondo sways away from the line
cleaned him up! Zaheer sends down a fast, straight delivery, and Murphy tries to work it to leg and misses completely, off stump knocked back to give Zaheer his first wicket of the innings
played into the offside, and a run taken wide of point
the straighter one, proving too much for Murphy, who is playing for the spin
cut away into the deep point region for one