Indian national cricket team in Zimbabwe in the 2001 season
The tour of India's national cricket team to Zimbabwe in the 2001 season took place from May 28 to June 15, 2001. The international cricket tour was part of the 2001 international cricket season and included two test matches . The test series ran out 1–1.
prehistory
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2000/01 season in India . Both teams then contested a three-nation tournament together with the West Indies .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | 9,000 | 1st test |
| Harare Sports Club | Harare | 10,000 | 2nd test |
Squad
India named its roster on May 17, 2001. Zimbabwe named its roster on May 31, 2001.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Zimbabwe
|
 India
|
Tour matches
| May 28-30 scorecard |
Mutare |
Indians 336-9d (84.4) & 150-7 (46) |
- | Zimbabwe A 175 (54.3) |
| draw | ||||
| June 2-4 scorecard |
Harare |
Indians 447-4d (110) & 128-5d (35.5) |
- | CFX Academy 192 (74.1) & 157 (53) |
| Indians wins with 226 runs | ||||
Test matches
First test in Bulawayo
| June 7-10 scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 173 (58.5) & 328 (125.5) |
- |
India 318 (89.5) & 184-2 (53.4) |
| India wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Second test in Harare
| June 15-18 scorecard |
Harare |
India 237 (74.2) & 234 (98.5) |
- |
Zimbabwe 315 (107.3) & 157-6 (54) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 4 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Shiv Sunder That |
India
|
2 | 4th | 239 | 79.66 | 82 * | 0 | 3 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
India
|
2 | 4th | 199 | 66.33 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Flower |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 187 | 62.33 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Flower |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 165 | 41.25 | 86 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Carlisle |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 146 | 48.66 | 62 * | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Ashish Nehra |
India
|
2 | 75.4 | 11 | 19.72 | 4/72 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Streak |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 71 | 10 | 17.80 | 4/46 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Blignaut |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 79.5 | 9 | 27.88 | 5/74 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
2 | 103.4 | 8th | 29.12 | 4/71 | 0 | 0 |
| Javagal Srinath |
India
|
2 | 89.5 | 7th | 35.14 | 3/71 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Shiv Sunder That
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Shiv Sunder That
|
| 2nd test |
Andy Blignaut
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anand Vasu: 15 cricketers pick themselves for tour of Zimbabwe ( English ) Cricinfo. May 17, 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Zimbabwe name squad for First Test against India ( English ) Cricinfo. May 31, 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 26, 2016.