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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August
[edit] 24 August 2005 Scorecard |
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- 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
[edit] 26 August 2005 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 0; New Zealand 6.
3rd ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 29 August
[edit]4th ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 31 August
[edit] 31 August 2005 Scorecard |
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- 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
[edit] 2 September 2005 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 5; New Zealand 1.
6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September
[edit] 4 September 2005 Scorecard |
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- 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
[edit]| Tri-Series Standings | ||||||
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| 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 |