Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1998

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Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1998
  Flag of India.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  India Zimbabwe
Dates 26 September – 10 October 1998
Captains Mohammad Azharuddin Alistair Campbell
Test series
Result Zimbabwe won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Rahul Dravid (162) Gavin Rennie (131)
Most wickets Anil Kumble (7) Henry Olonga (6)
One Day International series
Results India won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Sourav Ganguly (158)
Sachin Tendulkar (158)
Alistair Campbell (131)
Most wickets Ajit Agarkar (6) Heath Streak (4)
Player of the series Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

The Indian cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 26 September to 10 October 1998 in a tour consisting of three One Day Internationals (ODI) and a one-off Test match. The ODI series was named Hero Honda series for sponsorship reasons. [1]

Contents

This was India's third tour of Zimbabwe, after the tours of 1992–93 and 1996–97. It began with ODI games on 26 and 27 September, both of which was won by India by a margin of eight wickets. Zimbabwe won the final game by a 37-run margin played three days later, a win that their coach David Houghton attributed to Eddo Brandes. Henry Olonga who returned to Zimbabwe's Test side after two years played a significant role his team's 61-run win that followed the ODI series, and was named player of the match. Meanwhile, India's poor record in Tests away from home continued, having won only one away Test since 1986. [2] The tour also included a three-day first-class game between the India and Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI.

Squads

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [3] Flag of India.svg  India [3]

In the Zimbabwe side that was picked for the ODI series and the one-off Test, Grant Flower was a notable exclusion. He was dropped after he sustained a finger injury in a club game on 20 September. Other team regulars who missed out included Guy Whittall, who was rested after he underwent a knee surgery, and Everton Matambanadzo, who had an injured shoulder. John Rennie and Gary Brent were added back to the squad, alongside Zimbabwe under-19 player Mluleki Nkala. [4] India's touring party included coach Anshuman Gaekwad and administrative manager C. T. Palanka. [3]

Eddo Brandes returned to the side after recovering from an injury for the third ODI. [5] Henry Olonga who was not included in the initial squad, was included in the one-off Test, making his comeback in the Test side after two years, [2] alongside Neil Johnson. [6]

Tour match

Three-day: Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI v Indians

2–4 October 1998
Scorecard
Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI
v
156 (73.4 overs)
Mark Vermeulen 46 (108)
Anil Kumble 5/35 (24.4 overs)
400/5d (97.4 overs)
Anil Kumble 100* (131)
Bryan Strang 2/105 (24 overs)
173 (54.4 overs)
Bryan Strang 48 (49)
Anil Kumble 5/18 (13.5 overs)
Indians won by an innings and 71 runs
Sunrise Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Charles Coventry and Ahmed Esat
  • Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dougie Marillier and Gus Mackay (Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI) made their first-class debut. [7]
  • Rahul Sanghvi (Indians) completed 200 wickets in first-class cricket. [7]

One-day Series

First ODI

26 September
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
213 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
216/2 (42.2 overs)
Alistair Campbell 53 (41)
Harbhajan Singh 3/36 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 127* (130)
Heath Streak 1/30 (8 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

Second ODI

27 September
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
235/7 (45 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
236/2 (41.5 overs)
Alistair Campbell 74 (82)
Anil Kumble 2/49 (9 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 107* (129)
Alistair Campbell 1/28 (5 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Graeme Evans (Zim) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Overnight rain led to delayed start of play reducing the match to 45 overs per side.
  • Mluleki Nkala (Zim) made his ODI debut.
  • Alistair Campbell (Zim) passed 2,000 runs in ODIs. [9]

Third ODI

30 September
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
259/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
222 (47.2 overs)
Craig Wishart 102 (124)
Ajit Agarkar 2/45 (10 overs)
Robin Singh 56 (65)
Heath Streak 3/33 (9 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 37 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Kevan Barbour and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Craig Wishart (Zim)

Test Series

Only Test

7–10 October [n 1]
Scorecard
v
Flag of India.svg  India
221 (80.4 Overs)
Gavin Rennie 47 (123)
Anil Kumble 3/42 (17.4 Overs)
280 (107.2 Overs)
Rahul Dravid 118 (300)
Henry Olonga 5/70 (26 Overs)
293 (105 Overs)
Gavin Rennie 84 (232)
Anil Kumble 4/87 (36 Overs)
173 (56.4 Overs)
Rahul Dravid 44 (115)
Neil Johnson 3/41 (14.4 Overs)
Zimbabwe won by 61 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Henry Olonga (Zim)

Notes

  1. While five days of play were scheduled for the Test, a result within four days.

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