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India vs Zimbabwe Royal Stag Cup Test Series 2005

The India and Zimbabwe Test series will be called the Royal Stag Cup. Till date Royal Stag has used several international cricketers as brand endorsers, but this is the first time the company has forayed into tournament sponsorship. In addition to the Test Series, Royal Stag is also the Associate Sponsor of the current Triangular One Day series featuring India, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

India - Zimbabwe Test Cricket Series 2005

India - Zimbabwe Test Series

India and Zimbabwe come together to face each other in a test series for the 1st time after the tests held in February 2002. A lot has changed since then, the faces in both the teams being just one of them. Out of the 9 matches played between these countries, 5 have been won by India whereas the Zimbabweans won 2, the rest being drawn. Will India continue to lord over the Zimbabweans, or will the underdogs come out winners this time around? The action starts on the 13th of September at the Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo and will continue through September 20th to 24th at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.

Zimbabwe sweat on Streak

Recovering from an operation last weekend Terrence Duffin, Sean Williams and Charles Coventry, all from Matabeleland and Mashonaland medium pace bowler Waddington Mwayenga were named in Zimbabwe's 13-man squad for the first Test against India at Bulawayo starting on Tuesday. Of the quartet, Duffin, Coventry and Williams are likely to make their Test debuts while Mwayenga might have to wait as Zimbabwe look set to go into the match with three seamers and two spinners. Duffin is set to open the batting with Dion Ebrahim who impressed the selectors with his superb 169 against the Indians.
Zimbabwe's main worry is the fitness of their vice-captain and pace bowler Heath Streak, the only Zimbabwean bowler with the ability to trouble world-class batsmen. Streak underwent a minor operation last Saturday to remove a blood clot on his left shin after a ball hit him during the opening match of the Videocon Cup against New Zealand. Zimbabwe Team: Tatenda Taibu (capt/wkt), Andy Blignaut, Charles Coventry, Keith Dabengwa, Terence Duffin, Dion Ebrahim, Blessing Mahwire, Hamilton Masakadza, Waddington Mwayenga, Heath Streak (vice-captain), Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams.

Dravid keen on India dominating Test series

'We have got to play good cricket, focus on ourselves and not worry about the opposition'
India would emerge as the runaway winners if they play to their potential and not worry about Zimbabwe - their opponents - in the upcoming two-match Test series, according to Rahul Dravid , their vice-captain.
"If we play good cricket, we should win," Dravid said in the run-up to the first Test beginning on Tuesday. "We have got to play good cricket, focus on ourselves and not worry about the opposition. It is very important from our point of view to win the Tests against Zimbabwe and win them well." Dravid acknowledged the quality of Heath Streak and Tatenda Taibu in the opposition ranks but also admitted that they knew little about the rest of Zimbabwe team. "Streak and Taibu have been around for a while, they have got some experience. But, to be honest, we don't know much about the other cricketers." India Team: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, R Dravid, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, K K D Karthik, I K Pathan, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan.

Sourav renamed Indian captain

The BCCI on Friday recalled Sourav Ganguly as India's cricket captain for the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour. Ganguly, 33, replaces Rahul Dravid who led the Indian team in the recent tri-series in Sri Lanka where India lost to Sri Lanka in the final. Ganguly had recently completed 10,000 runs in one-day internationals during the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
Ganguly, who took over as captain in 2000, has led India to a record 19 wins in 47 Tests. He lost 13 matches while 15 were drawn. In 142 one-dayers as captain, Ganguly has posted 73 victories, lost 64 while five ended in no-results. The Zimbabwe tour will comprise a limited-overs tri-series that features New Zealand as the third team. India will also play two test matches against Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Board XI v Indians 3-day match

Plenty of Batting Practice for India

India compiled 572 for nine declared on the final day as their three-day warm-up match against a Zimbabwe Board XI ended in a draw on Saturday. Both Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly batted twice after retiring during the final day. Dravid, who was on 102 not out overnight, did not come out to bat at the start of the day's play, Ganguly taking his place at the wicket. But the Indian captain had scored just two when he retired hurt due to pain in his right forearm. Ganguly returned later in the day and scored 46, while Dravid returned to the crease after the fall of the ninth wicket and took his score to 108 not out before the declaration came at the tea interval.
The morning session was a profitable one for the Zimbabwean bowlers, with India slipping from their overnight score of 365 for two to 399 for seven, before Dinesh Kaarthick (40) and Anil Kumble (61) added 78 for the eighth wicket. Leg-spinner Graeme Cremer was the most successful Zimbabwe Board XI bowler, taking four for 148 in 30 overs. The Zimbabwe Board XI batted for 18 overs in their second innings before play was called off an hour before the scheduled close. The home side scored 96 for one, with captain Hamilton Masakadza hitting 10 fours and a six as he raced to 58 not out off just 46 balls, although India were not using their frontline bowlers. Brendan Taylor finished on 34 not out. Greg Chappell - Sourav Ganguly spat starts here
Day one: Indian coach Greg Chappell went in for the toss with Hamilton Masakadza, the opposing captain. Ganguly has said that he felt insulted by Chappell going for the toss without informing him. However, sources say that Ganguly was told that the coach was doing the honours.
Day two: Virender Sehwag , Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid toyed with the bowling to carve out facile centuries. Ganguly sought Chappell's advice on how to come out of his batting slump, and is told India would be better served if the captain stepped down and concentrated on his batting. Scores at the end of the day - India 365/2 (Sehwag 123, Gambhir 126, Dravid 102 batting).
Day three: It was Ganguly, and not Dravid, the overnight unbeaten man, who accompanied VVS Laxman to the crease when play resumed on Day Three. Ganguly soon retired with what he said was a sharp pain in his left elbow. Chappell in his now famous e-mail, said Ganguly retired because he was having problems facing the new ball. Ganguly resumed batting after the fall of the sixth wicket (Chappell: "and the ball becoming old") and reached a tedious 46 in about two hours. Kumble was unlikely batting hero of the day with a scintillating 61 off 75 balls with 11 fours and a six. But it overall was a disappointing day for India since most of its middle order batsmen -- Laxman, Yuvraj Singh and Md Kaif -- failed to get going.

Scores:

Zimbabwe Board XI 294 for nine declared (Dion Ebrahim 169, Keith Dabengwa 60; Anil Kumble five for 48) & 96/1 (Masakadza not out 58).
India 572 for nine declared (Gautam Gambhir 126, Virender Sehwag 123, Rahul Dravid 108 not out; Graeme Cremer four for 148). Match drawn. Zimbabwe Board XI Team: BRM Taylor, T Duffin, V Sibanda, DD Ebrahim, H Masakadza, CJ Chibhabha, CK Coventry, SC Williams, KM Dabengwa, W Mwayenga, AJ Ireland, AG Cremer, A Mwayenga.

Indians Team: V Sehwag, G Gambhir, R Dravid, VVS Laxman, SC Ganguly, M Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, KKD Karthik, A Kumble, Z Khan, L Balaji, IK Pathan.

Zimbabwe vs India 1st Test match at Bulawayo

Day One: Zimbabwe 265-7

Zimbabwe's batsmen provided stiff opposition to India's bowlers on the first day of the Bulawayo Test. The hosts reached 265-7 at stumps with skipper Tatenda Taibu unbeaten on 61 and Terry Duffin hitting 56 on debut. Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan was the most successful of India's bowlers with 3-68 while Irfan Pathan and Anil Kumble each collected two wickets.

Day two: Zimbabwe 279; India 325-3

VVS Laxman compiled an unbeaten century to put India in control of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Laxman was 125 not out at close of play after hitting 18 fours in his 186-ball innings, with India 325-3 in reply to the home side's 279 all out. He shared a stand of 130 with Rahul Dravid , who made 77 before he became the third victim of Blessing Mahwire. India made a flying start in reply as Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir put on 88 in 16 overs but Sehwag was bowled with the last ball before lunch as he played across the line to a straight one.
Irfan Pathan took 5-58 in Zimbabwe's first innings as home skipper Tatenda Taibu ran out of partners on 71. They managed to add only 14 to their overnight total at the start of play as Pathan polished off the tail.

Day three: Zimbabwe 279 & 67-6; India 554

India's left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan left Zimbabwe facing a heavy defeat as they ended day three of the first Test on 67-6 in their second innings. Pathan, who took 5-58 in the first innings, added 4-24 on Thursday, after India had been bowled out for 554. It all means the hosts are still 208 runs behind and look likely to lose by an innings at some point on day four.
Earlier, India skipper Sourav Ganguly collected his 12th Test century and went past 5,000 Test runs. Ganguly, who earlier put on 97 for the seventh wicket with Pathan (52), was caught off Gavin Ewing after a 262-ball knock that included 10 fours and earned him 101 runs. The visitors, 325-3 overnight, added just 71 runs in the first session with VVS Laxman going early for 140.

Day four: Zimbabwe 279 & 185 lost to India 554 by an innings and 90 runs

India thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 90 runs in Bulawayo despite a brave lower-order resistance from the hosts on day four of the first Test.
Resuming on 67-6 and still 208 runs shy of making India bat again, Zimbabwe managed 185 in their second innings with skipper Tatenda Taibu making 52. Harbhajan Singh finished off the tail to return figures of 4-59. India's left-arm paceman Irfan Pathan was named Man of the Match for his match haul of 9-111. The second and final Test gets under way in Harare on Tuesday.

Scores:

Zimbabwe 1st Innings 279 all out (98.5 overs)	Zimbabwe 2nd Innings 185 all out (47.5 overs)
India 1st Innings 554 all out (151.3 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B R M Taylor	c G Gambhir	b Z Khan	13	32	1	0
T Duffin	lbw	b I K Pathan	56	130	8	0
H Masakadza	c K K D Karthik	b Z Khan	14	17	3	0
D D Ebrahim	c and b	I K Pathan	24	82	2	0
T Taibu	not out		71	158	6	1
H H Streak	c R Dravid	b A Kumble	27	88	2	0
C K Coventry	lbw	b A Kumble	2	10	0	0
A M Blignaut	lbw	b Z Khan	4	33	0	0
K M Dabengwa	c V V S Laxman	b I K Pathan	35	44	6	1
G M Ewing	lbw	b I K Pathan	0	1	0	0
N B Mahwire		b I K Pathan	4	16	0	0
Extras		20nb 1w 1b 7lb	29
Total		all out	279

Bowler O M R W I K Pathan 18.5 3 58 5 Z Khan 22.0 5 74 3 S C Ganguly 1.0 1 0 0 A Kumble 26.0 7 71 2 Harbhajan Singh 26.0 5 55 0 V Sehwag 5.0 1 13 0

Fall of wicket   25 B R M Taylor 45 H Masakadza 119 T Duffin 124 D D Ebrahim 192 H H Streak 197 C K Coventry 210 A M Blignaut 269 K M Dabengwa 269 G M Ewing 279 N B Mahwire

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Gambhir	c B R M Taylor	b N B Mahwire	46	59	6	0
V Sehwag		b N B Mahwire	44	48	6	1
R Dravid	c B R M Taylor	b N B Mahwire	77	117	10	0
V V S Laxman	run out		140	221	21	0
S C Ganguly	c T Duffin	b G M Ewing	101	262	10	0
Yuvraj Singh		b K M Dabengwa	12	20	2	0
K K D Karthik	c T Taibu	b A M Blignaut	1	6	0	0
I K Pathan	c and b	K M Dabengwa	52	103	6	0
A Kumble	c C K Coventry	b K M Dabengwa	17	44	3	0
Harbhajan Singh	c C K Coventry	b N B Mahwire	37	18	4	3
Z Khan	not out		13	14	0	1
Extras		4nb 3w 7lb	14
Total		all out	554

Bowler O M R W H H Streak 26.0 3 91 0 N B Mahwire 25.3 4 92 4 A M Blignaut 19.0 2 96 1 K M Dabengwa 39.0 7 127 3 G M Ewing 42.0 5 141 1

Fall of wicket   88 V Sehwag 98 G Gambhir 228 R Dravid 356 V V S Laxman 372 Yuvraj Singh 379 K K D Karthik 476 I K Pathan 502 S C Ganguly 522 A Kumble 554 Harbhajan Singh

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B R M Taylor	lbw	b I K Pathan	4	4	1	0
T Duffin		b Z Khan	2	6	0	0
H Masakadza	c A Kumble	b I K Pathan	2	12	0	0
D D Ebrahim		b I K Pathan	1	13	0	0
T Taibu	c K K D Karthik	b A Kumble	52	83	8	0
H H Streak	lbw	b I K Pathan	0	1	0	0
C K Coventry	c G Gambhir	b Harbhajan Singh	24	27	4	0
A M Blignaut		b Harbhajan Singh	26	40	3	0
K M Dabengwa	lbw	b Harbhajan Singh	16	30	3	0
G M Ewing	lbw	b Harbhajan Singh	34	47	7	0
N B Mahwire	not out		13	31	0	0
Extras		7nb 2w 2b	11
Total		all out	185

Bowler O M R W I K Pathan 12.0 4 53 4 Z Khan 8.0 1 28 1 Harbhajan Singh 15.5 1 59 4 A Kumble 12.0 2 43 1

Fall of wicket   4 B R M Taylor 9 H Masakadza 9 T Duffin 16 D D Ebrahim 18 H H Streak 67 C K Coventry 110 A M Blignaut 130 T Taibu 138 K M Dabengwa 185 G M Ewing

Umpires: Aleem Dar, D J Harper
Zimbabwe: T Duffin, B R M Taylor, H Masakadza, T Taibu, D D Ebrahim, C K Coventry, H H Streak, A M Blignaut, G M Ewing, N B Mahwire, K M Dabengwa
India: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, R Dravid, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, K K D Karthik, I K Pathan, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan

Zimbabwe vs India 2nd Test match at Harare

Day one: Zimbabwe 161; India 195-1

Pace bowler Irfan Pathan produced the best figures of his Test career as India dominated the opening day against Zimbabwe in Harare. Pathan took 7-59 as the home side were bowled out for 161 after being put in by India captain Sourav Ganguly. And the tourists replied by reaching 195-1 at the close, with opener Gautam Gambhir just five short of a century.

Day two: Zimbabwe 161 & 39-4; India 366

Zimbabwe appear to be hurtling towards an innings defeat in the second Test against India in Harare. After two days, the hosts were reeling on 39-4 in their second innings trailing overall by 166 runs after India produced a total of 366. Heath Streak was the star of the day, the Zimbabwe bowler taking 6-73. Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir were both dismissed in the nineties, deceived by Streak's fellow new ball bowler Blessing Mahwhire. There was a failure, meanwhile, for Sourav Ganguly (16), who gave Waddington Mwayenga his maiden Test wicket.

Day three: Zimbabwe 161 & 223; India 366 & 21-0

Irfan Pathan produced another quality performance as India completed a 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the the second Test in Harare. Pathan took 5-67 for match figures of 12-126 as the home side were bowled out for 223, a lead of only 17 runs. Zimbabwe at least escaped an innings defeat thanks to Hamilton Masakadza (71) and Andy Blignaut (84 not out), who shared a stand of 116. But India reached 21-0 to wrap up a 2-0 series win with two days to spare. Irfan Pathan ended up with match figures of 12-126

Scores:

Zimbabwe 1st Innings 161 all out (44.2 overs)	Zimbabwe 2nd Innings 223 all out (55.0 overs)
India 1st Innings 366 all out (107.4 overs)	India 2nd Innings 19 for 0 (2.2 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B R M Taylor	c R Dravid	b I K Pathan	4	3	1	0
T Duffin	c V V S Laxman	b I K Pathan	12	30	2	0
D D Ebrahim	c K K D Karthik	b Z Khan	14	32	1	0
T Taibu	c K K D Karthik	b I K Pathan	0	2	0	0
H Masakadza	lbw	b I K Pathan	27	70	4	0
H H Streak	c G Gambhir	b Harbhajan Singh	14	42	1	0
C K Coventry	c R Dravid	b Harbhajan Singh	37	32	4	1
A M Blignaut	c K K D Karthik	b I K Pathan	13	27	1	0
K M Dabengwa	c V V S Laxman	b I K Pathan	18	20	3	0
N B Mahwire	lbw	b I K Pathan	1	3	0	0
W Mwayenga	not out		14	7	1	1
Extras		2nb 1w 1b 3lb	7
Total		all out	161

Bowler O M R W I K Pathan 15.2 4 59 7 Z Khan 7.0 1 24 1 S C Ganguly 4.0 2 10 0 A Kumble 7.0 1 19 0 Harbhajan Singh 11.0 3 45 2

Fall of wicket   4 B R M Taylor 31 T Duffin 31 D D Ebrahim 31 T Taibu 75 H H Streak 79 H Masakadza 122 A M Blignaut 136 C K Coventry 138 N B Mahwire 161 K M Dabengwa

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Gambhir	c T Taibu	b N B Mahwire	97	131	17	0
V Sehwag	c T Taibu	b H H Streak	44	44	7	0
R Dravid		b N B Mahwire	98	237	14	0
V V S Laxman	lbw	b H H Streak	8	20	2	0
S C Ganguly	c T Taibu	b W Mwayenga	16	50	2	0
Yuvraj Singh		b H H Streak	25	70	3	0
K K D Karthik		b H H Streak	1	11	0	0
I K Pathan	c C K Coventry	b H H Streak	32	45	7	0
A Kumble	c D D Ebrahim	b H H Streak	8	24	2	0
Harbhajan Singh	not out		13	22	2	0
Z Khan	c T Taibu	b A M Blignaut	3	9	0	0
Extras		8nb 2b 11lb	21
Total		all out	366

Bowler O M R W H H Streak 32.0 10 73 6 N B Mahwire 26.0 5 86 2 A M Blignaut 19.4 1 80 1 W Mwayenga 21.0 6 79 1 K M Dabengwa 9.0 1 35 0

Fall of wicket   75 V Sehwag 198 G Gambhir 219 V V S Laxman 245 S C Ganguly 302 Yuvraj Singh 306 R Dravid 318 K K D Karthik 342 A Kumble 361 I K Pathan 366 Z Khan

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B R M Taylor	lbw	b I K Pathan	4	17	0	0
T Duffin	c R Dravid	b I K Pathan	10	13	2	0
D D Ebrahim	c Yuvraj Singh	b Z Khan	3	15	0	0
H Masakadza	lbw	b I K Pathan	71	127	8	1
T Taibu	c A Kumble	b Z Khan	1	7	0	0
H H Streak	c V V S Laxman	b Z Khan	8	18	0	0
C K Coventry	c S C Ganguly	b I K Pathan	25	24	6	0
A M Blignaut	not out		84	93	8	4
K M Dabengwa	c K K D Karthik	b I K Pathan	0	3	0	0
N B Mahwire		b A Kumble	0	6	0	0
W Mwayenga	lbw	b Z Khan	1	10	0	0
Extras		3nb 2w 5b 6lb	16
Total		all out	223

Bowler O M R W I K Pathan 19.0 2 67 5 Z Khan 19.0 4 58 4 Harbhajan Singh 5.0 0 27 0 A Kumble 11.0 3 52 1 S C Ganguly 1.0 0 8 0

Fall of wicket   13 T Duffin 18 B R M Taylor 18 D D Ebrahim 21 T Taibu 42 H H Streak 85 C K Coventry 201 H Masakadza 201 K M Dabengwa 202 N B Mahwire 223 W Mwayenga

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Gambhir	not out		1	3	0	0
V Sehwag	not out		14	11	3	0
Extras		4b	4
Total		for 0	19

Bowler O M R W A M Blignaut 1.2 0 6 0 N B Mahwire 1.0 0 9 0

Fall of wicket

Umpires: Aleem Dar, D J Harper
Zimbabwe: T Duffin, B R M Taylor, H Masakadza, T Taibu, D D Ebrahim, C K Coventry, H H Streak, A M Blignaut, W Mwayenga, N B Mahwire, K M Dabengwa
India: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, R Dravid, V V S Laxman, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, K K D Karthik, I K Pathan, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan