2005–06 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series

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

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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

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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

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1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August

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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

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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

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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

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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 1; New Zealand 5.

5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September

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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 5; New Zealand 1.

6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September

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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 1; India 5.

Final group stage table

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Tri-Series Standings
Team M W L NR Pts NRR
New Zealand 4 3 1 0 18 +1.32
India 4 3 1 0 16 +0.68
Zimbabwe 4 0 4 0 2 −2.03

Final, New Zealand v India, 6 September

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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

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Footnotes

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