2005–06 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series

Videocon Tri-Series
Date	24 August 2005 – 6 September 2005
Location	Zimbabwe
Result	New Zealand won the series.
Teams India New Zealand Zimbabwe Captains Sourav Ganguly Stephen Fleming Tatenda Taibu Most runs Most wickets
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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

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

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

1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August

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

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

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

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 0; New Zealand 6.

5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September

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 6; New Zealand 0.

6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September

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 0; India 6.

Final group stage table

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

Final, New Zealand v India, 6 September

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

• Cricinfo page on the tri-series