Welcome to the highlights of India vs Zimbabwe - The 4th match of the 1998 Pepsi Triangular Series One-Day International cricket tournament between India and Zimbabwe was played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on April 09, 1998.
Match Overview:
Captain Mohammad Azharuddin's career-best 153 and Ajay Jadeja's unbeaten century sets up to India to a 32-run victory over Zimbabwe, despite Grant Flower's record hundred in a historic fifth match of a Pepsi Triangular Series.
Match Stats:
- India's 32-run win was their fourth smallest victory by terms of runs against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Mohammad Azharuddin's 153 was the second highest score for India in one-day international and also the second highest-score by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in ODIs after Kapil Dev's unbeaten 175 at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup.
- Ajay Jadeja's unbeaten 116 was his second highest score for India in one-day international and the third highest-score by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Mohammad Azharuddin became the fourth Indian batsman to score a century against Zimbabwe in ODIs after Kapil Dev, Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar.
- Ajay Jadeja became the fifth Indian batsman to score a century against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- Mohammad Azharuddin became the third Indian batsman to scored six centuries in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar (13) and Navjot Sidhu (6).
- Ajay Jadeja became the sixth Indian batsman to scored four centuries in ODIs.
- This is the 4th instance of India's two batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in one-day international and It is their first such instance against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
- 275* : Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja set a world record fourth-wicket partnership in one-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 232-run stand between Daryll Cullinan and Jonty Rhodes against Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym) in the 1996 KCA Centenary Tournament and also the highest any-wicket stand in ODI cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 263-run stand for the second-wicket between Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq against New Zealand at Sharjah in the 1994 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup.
- 275* : Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja set a record fourth-wicket partnership for India in one-day international, previously held by the unbeaten 164-run stand between Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar against England at Jaipur in 1993 and the India's highest any-wicket stand in ODIs, previously held by the 231-run stand for the second-wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu against Pakistan at Sharjah in the 1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup.
- India's 301 was their fourth highest score in one-day international and It is their highest-score against Zimbabwe in ODIs, previous highest was 274 at Vadodara earlier in this tournament.
- Grant Flower became the first Zimbabwe batsman to score a century against India in ODI cricket history.
- Grant Flower's 102 was his second highest score for Zimbabwe in one-day international and the highest-score by an Zimbabwe batsman against India in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 86 held by Alistair Campbell at Benoni in the 1997 Standard Bank International One-Day Series.
- Grant Flower became the second Zimbabwe batsman to scored two centuries in ODIs after Alistair Campbell (2).
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India scored massive total of 301-3 in 50 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Azharuddin blasted a career-best 153 off 150-balls - which was his 6th ODI hundred and his first century against Zimbabwe in ODIs.
Ajay Jadeja cracked a unbeaten 116 off 121-balls - which was his 4th ODI hundred and his first century against Zimbabwe in ODIs - including 6-fours & 2-sixes and Sourav Ganguly scored 13 off 30-balls included a boundary.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Pommie Mbangwa took 2-wickets and one for Heath Streak.
Zimbabwe bowled out for 269 in 48.4 overs with top scorer by Grant Flower cracked a 102 off 118-balls - which was his 2nd ODI hundred and his first century against India in ODIs - including 8-fours.
Murray Goodwin blasted a 47 off 34-balls including 6-fours with strike rate of 138.23, Heath Streak hit 30 off 36-balls included 3-fours and Gary Brent scored 24 off 36-balls contained a boundary.
India best bowler by Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Sourav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar each took 2-wickets and one for Venkatesh Prasad - Rahul Sanghvi.
Mohammad Azharuddin named Player of the match for his captain innings of career-best 153-runs knocked off facing 150-balls including 17-fours & a six.
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