Indian national cricket team in Zimbabwe in the 2005 season
The tour of India's national cricket team to Zimbabwe in the 2005 season took place from September 13-22, 2005. The international cricket tour was part of the 2005 international cricket season and included two tests . India won the series 2–0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played a three-nation tournament in Zimbabwe . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2001/02 season in India .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on May 7, 2005.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo | 9,000 | 1st test |
| Harare Sports Club | Harare | 10,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
Zimbabwe named its squad on September 11, 2005.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Zimbabwe
|
 India
|
Tour matches
| September 8-10 scorecard |
Mutare |
Zimbabwe Board XI 294-9d (99.2) & 96-1 (18) |
- |
Indians 572-9d (133.5) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Bulawayo
| September 13-16 Scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 279 (98.5) & 185 (47.5) |
- |
India 554 (151.3) |
| India wins with one innings and 90 runs | ||||
Second test in Harare
| September 20-22 Scorecard |
Harare |
Zimbabwe 161 (44.2) & 223 (55) |
- |
India 366 (107.3) & 19-0 (2.2) |
| India wins with 10 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Rahul Dravid |
India
|
2 | 2 | 175 | 87.50 | 98 | 0 | 2 |
| VVS Laxman |
India
|
2 | 2 | 148 | 74.00 | 140 | 1 | 0 |
| Gautam Gambhir |
India
|
2 | 3 | 144 | 72.00 | 97 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Blignaut |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 127 | 42.33 | 84 * | 0 | 1 |
| Tatenda Taibu |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 4th | 124 | 41.33 | 71 * | 0 | 2 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Irfan Pathan |
India
|
2 | 65.1 | 21st | 11.28 | 7/59 | 3 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India
|
2 | 56 | 9 | 20.44 | 4/58 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Streak |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 58 | 6th | 27.33 | 6/73 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
2 | 57.5 | 6th | 31.00 | 4/59 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Mahwire |
Zimbabwe
|
2 | 52.3 | 6th | 31.16 | 4/92 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Irfan Pathan
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Irfan Pathan
|
| 2nd test |
Irfan Pathan
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zimbabwe propose two Tests for Indian tour ( English ) Cricinfo. May 7, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ Zimbabwe sweat on streak ( English ) Cricinfo. September 11, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ India in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2005 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved December 20, 2016.