India tour of Zimbabwe 2015

Scorecard - 1st ODI, Zimbabwe vs India at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (10 Jul 2015)

India

255/6 (50) RR:5.1

India won by 4 runs

MOM: Ambati Rayudu

Zimbabwe

251/7 (50) RR:5.02

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49.3 - Vitori to Rayudu, FOUR, another full toss from Vitori, he has dished out quite a few today, Rayudu slices it up and over backward point, collects four more and registers his highest ODI score

48.1 - Panyangara to Rayudu, FOUR, drilled! Rayudu gives the charge and converts it into a fuller length delivery, he lofts it straight down the ground, umpire Russell Tiffin was ducking for cover. Split long-on and long-off with ease

48.0 - Vitori to Binny, FOUR, another full toss and Binny helps himself to another boundary, it was at a nice height as well, he heaves it towards the cow corner fence, it almost went the distance. That also brings up the 150-run stand

45.5 - Vitori to Binny, FOUR, Vitori misses the yorker and he has been put away, Binny uses the depth of the crease, goes right back and lofts it over extra cover, long-off had no chance of stopping that

45.2 - Vitori to Binny, FOUR, once more Vitori offers width, Binny cashes in, he goes back and cuts it over backward point, he hit that very hard as the ball raced away to the fence in a jiffy

44.4 - Panyangara to Rayudu, FOUR, Rayudu registers his 2nd ODI ton. He is pumped, takes his helmet off and roars in delight. Binny comes forward and hugs him. It has been a fine innings under pressure. Full toss on off, Rayudu leans forward and flicks it through mid-wicket, split deep mid-wicket and long-on to perfection

42.3 - Panyangara to Binny, FOUR, lovely shot! It was another length delivery, Binny backs away before stepping out of the crease, he lofts it over mid-off and collects a one bounce four

40.5 - Donald Tiripano to Binny, FOUR, a much needed boundary, slower ball that is dropped short, Binny backs away to the leg-side and pulls to deep mid-wicket, one bounce and into the fence. India require plenty more of this

38.3 - Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, FOUR, excellent placement, Tiripano drops it short, the line is on middle and leg, Rayudu swivels and pulls it behind square, there were two men and he split them to perfection

37.1 - Cremer to Binny, FOUR, Binny is looking good, flighted delivery on leg-stump, he kneels down and sweeps it behind square leg, the fielder is square and can't get there in time

36.4 - Sean Williams to Rayudu, FOUR, Williams once again drops it short and pays the price. Rayudu is quick to rock back and pull it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region

32.3 - Sean Williams to Rayudu, FOUR, long hop and Rayudu has latched onto it, he rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, no one protecting the fence in the deep. Remember only 4 fielders allowed outside the circle till the 40th over

26.1 - Chibhabha to Rayudu, FOUR, lovely shot, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Rayudu presents the full face of the bat and drives it back past the non-striker, no need to run for those

23.2 - Cremer to K Jadhav, FOUR, nicely played by Jadhav, fraction short and wide from Cremer, Jadhav waits on it and chops it late past backward point, the ball races away to the fence in a jiffy

21.4 - Vitori to Rayudu, FOUR, nicely played by Rayudu, on a good length and well outside off, Rayudu leans forward and drives it sweetly through extra cover, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

19.2 - Donald Tiripano to Rayudu, FOUR, nicely played by Rayudu, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Rayudu presents the full face of the bat and drives it past mid-on for a boundary

17.1 - Donald Tiripano to Rahane, FOUR, lovely shot, pitched up and on the stumps, Rahane leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it past mid-on for a boundary

16.0 - Donald Tiripano to Rahane, FOUR, too full and too straight from Tiripano, Rahane uses his wrists to good effect, closes the face of the bat and whips it past mid-wicket for a boundary

13.3 - Donald Tiripano to Rahane, FOUR, that's a lovely shot from Rahane, width on offer from Tiripano, Rahane gets on top of the bounce and crunches it square past point, races away to the fence in a hurry

10.3 - Panyangara to Rayudu, FOUR, cracking shot, on a good length and well outside off, Rayudu gets a big stride forward and drives it sweetly through extra cover for a boundary

8.4 - Panyangara to Rahane, FOUR, lovely shot, full and well outside off, Rahane leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it square on the off-side, the man at deep point can't get across, another boundary for Rahane

7.2 - Vitori to Rayudu, FOUR, lovely shot, slightly overpitched by Vitori, Rayudu takes a step forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it back past the bowler. Cremer puts in a dive at mid-on, but the ball beats him to the fence

5.5 - Vitori to Rahane, FOUR, lovely shot, that should give some confidence for Rahane, overpitched and just outside off, Rahane leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it back past the non-striker for a boundary

3.3 - Vitori to Rayudu, FOUR, poor ball from Vitori, he slips one onto Rayudu's pads, easy pickings for the batsman as he gets going with a clip past the keeper, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

47.3 - Vitori to Binny, SIX, mighty hit! Full toss and is dealt with, Binny goes deep in the crease, goes down on his knee and hammers it over long-on, he got plenty of height and the required distance as well

44.3 - Panyangara to Rayudu, SIX, massive! He is one shot away from his ton. That is a terrific shot. Length delivery on off, Rayudu kneels down and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

33.2 - Cremer to Binny, SIX, beautiful use of the feet. He dances down the wicket, meets the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely over mid-on, he got enough wood as the ball cleared the fence with ease

48.5 - Donald Tiripano to Binny, out Caught by Mutumbami!! The partnership comes to an end. A fine innings that from Binny. He walks off to an ovation. The slower delivery outside off, Binny moves across, swings across the line and the outside edge is found, Mutumbami takes the simplest of catches. He was not in position to play the shot, lost his shape completely. Binny c Mutumbami b Donald Tiripano 77(76) [4s-6 6s-2]

24.2 - Chibhabha to K Jadhav, out Caught by Mutumbami!! India have lost half their side now. Another under edge and this time, it's straight to the keeper - who clasps it standing upto the stumps. Jadhav wastes a golden opportunity to create a name for himself. This was short and well outside off, Jadhav went for the flashing cut, gets an under edge, Tiffin lifts his finger and India are in dire straits. K Jadhav c Mutumbami b Chibhabha 5(13) [4s-1]

21.3 - Vitori to Uthappa, out Uthappa Run Out!! Uthappa falls for a duck and India are in some trouble now. This was pitched up and just outside off, Uthappa plays with soft hands in front of short mid-off and calls for a quick single. Raza is quick to get across from cover, under arms the ball and makes a direct hit at the bowler's end, Uthappa was always struggling and finds himself a couple of yards short. Uthappa run out (S Raza) 0(3)

20.4 - Chibhabha to M Tiwary, out Lbw!! Chibhabha has got his man! Tiwary has been caught in front of his stumps, no feet movement at all, this was pitched up and nipped back in from off, Tiwary was on the walk, the bat comes down at an angle and is struck palpably in front of middle, it was going on to hit the leg-stump. Simple call for umpire Tiffin. M Tiwary lbw b Chibhabha 2(14)

17.2 - Donald Tiripano to Rahane, out Caught by H Masakadza!! That's a sharp catch at first slip! Rahane falls after getting a start once again. This was short and just outside off, extra bounce as well for Tiripano, Rahane was looking to dab it late towards third man, gets a thick edge to the right of first slip. Masakadza was partially blindsided by his keeper, the ball was travelling and it was at an awkward height - he clutches onto it and holds on as he tumbled onto the ground. The steady stand has been broken. Rahane c H Masakadza b Donald Tiripano 34(49) [4s-5]

3.2 - Vitori to Vijay, out Caught by Sibanda!! Not the most convincing of comebacks for Vijay in ODIs. Nicely bowled by Vitori, he pitched this one further up and gets it to slant across the right-hander, Vijay was lured into the drive, doesn't get his feet to the pitch of the ball, goes hard on the drive and gets a thick edge towards second slip. Sibanda holds onto a simple catch, early strike by Zimbabwe. Vijay c Sibanda b Vitori 1(9)

44.2 - Panyangara to Binny, 1 run, Binny records his maiden ODI fifty. He looks up at the sky and is a relieved man. Rayudu walks up and congratulates him. Low full toss on off, Binny squeezes it to the on-side

43.4 - Vitori to Rayudu, 1 run, 100-run stand comes up. It has been a crucial partnership for India. Another off-speed delivery, Rayudu dabs it to third man

28.1 - Chibhabha to Rayudu, 1 run, fifty for Rayudu, too full and on Rayudu's pads, clipped away in front of square on the on-side for a single

48.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Cremer, FOUR, he was very calm until this point and now he's played a cheeky little scoop over short fine leg. What a timely hit from Cremer. Full and on the stumps, Cremer walks across the stumps and sends it over the man at 45 for four

47.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, FOUR, Bhuvi misses the yorker again, a juicy full toss on the off stump, Chigumbura muscles the lofted drive and long-on had no chance as it was hit very hard

46.2 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, FOUR, goes for the widish yorker but just misses the mark and that was good enough for Chigu to smash it hard through cover, Rayudu runs to his right from sweeper and dives but fails to stop the ball

45.1 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, FOUR, cracking shot from the Zimbabwean skipper. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Chigumbura goes leg-side a bit and muscles the cut shot to the right of point, who had no chance

40.1 - A Patel to Chigumbura, FOUR, short and on the leg stump, Chigumbura pulls well through backward square leg, fine leg runs to his left and dives but fails to stop the ball. Great start to the over for the hosts, Vijay was the culprit on that occasion

39.1 - Binny to Cremer, FOUR, overpitched and punished. Full and outside off stump, Cremer nails the drive very hard, Rahane dives to his right but the ball escaped as it was hit very hard

39.0 - Bhuvneshwar to Chigumbura, byes, FOUR, short of length delivery swinging back in, Chigumbura is beaten on the cut as the ball keeps low, Uthappa fumbles and gifts four runs to the hosts

35.1 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, FOUR, slower delivery down the leg-side, tickled by the batsman, Kedar Jadhav dives to his right at short fine leg, but doesn't stop the ball and it escapes for four

34.4 - Harbhajan to Mutumbami, FOUR, loses the radar on that occasion, short and spinning back in, too much time for the batsman to rock back and drive off the back foot through cover

32.4 - Harbhajan to S Raza, FOUR, too short, Raza goes on the back foot and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket, the fielder runs to his left and tries to stop the ball, but loses the race

30.2 - Harbhajan to S Raza, FOUR, Raza lunges forward and tries to sweep, the ball goes off the glove, beats Uthappa and runs away for four. It was the top-spinner that bounced extra on that occasion

26.2 - A Patel to S Raza, FOUR, still no fielder at short fine leg and Raza helps himself to another boundary, Patel darts this in and the batsman makes use of the pace on the ball

26.1 - A Patel to S Raza, FOUR, ohhh he almost slipped there as he went for the paddle-sweep, but he made contact with the ball and it ran away through short fine leg

25.3 - M Tiwary to S Raza, FOUR, rank long hop they say and Raza pounces on it. It was way too slow and the batsman had a lot of time to rock back and pull over mid-wicket

21.5 - Harbhajan to Chigumbura, FOUR, too short and too slow, ample time for Chigumbura to rock back and punch, sends it to the right of point and there was no one in the deep

18.1 - A Patel to Chigumbura, FOUR, edgedddd but wide of the man at slip, Chigumbura goes for the cut as Patel dropped it short and gets away with the edge

15.1 - Harbhajan to H Masakadza, FOUR, Masakadza muscles it away, half tracker on off and middle, he rocks back and nails the pull to the deep square leg fence. That reached the fence in no time

14.4 - Binny to Chigumbura, FOUR, poor delivery, slips this one down leg, Chigumbura just needed to get some bat on that, he gets enough to beat the fine leg fielder

10.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Sibanda, FOUR, a rare bad delivery from Bhuvi, strays onto the pads and pays the price, Sibanda clips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The runs have started to flow now

10.0 - Binny to H Masakadza, FOUR, once again those strong wrists come into play, not much wrong with the delivery, good length on off, Masakadza comes forward and flicks it in the air over mid-wicket, picks up the second boundary of the over

9.4 - Binny to H Masakadza, FOUR, Masakadza moved away to the leg-side, exposed all three sticks, Binny tries to hit them, but the batsman is good enough to whip it up and over mid-wicket for a boundary

7.5 - D Kulkarni to H Masakadza, FOUR, super shot! What powerful wrists! Back of a length around off, Masakadza hangs back and whips it to the left of mid-on, the ball races away to the fence. It was all wristwork from Masakadza

1.5 - D Kulkarni to Sibanda, FOUR, not the best of follow-up deliveries, strays onto the pads, Sibanda plays the pick-up shot over mid-wicket and gets the first boundary of the innings

1.1 - D Kulkarni to Chibhabha, byes, FOUR, sloppy from Robin. Back of a length outside off, Chibhabha covers the line and shoulders arms, the ball bounces in front of Uthappa, he lets it go through his legs, bonus runs for Zimbabwe

44.0 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, SIX, the extra ball has cost Kulkarni and India badly. Kulkarni goes for another slower ball but drops it a little short, Chigumbura waits and muscles it very hard over wide long-on. Great end to the over for the hosts

12.1 - Binny to Sibanda, SIX, Zimbabwe continue to target Binny, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes over mid-on, the ball sails all the way over the fence for a maximum

49.0 - D Kulkarni to Cremer, out Caught by Binny!! What have you done Cremer? Absolutely needless! That ends an excellent 86-run stand and more importantly gives India a sniff. Low full toss outside leg stump, Cremer plays the fancy looking reverse sweep, but mistimes it, point runs forward and takes an easy catch. Zimbabwe would hope that this moment does not turn things in favour of India. Cremer c Binny b D Kulkarni 27(36) [4s-2]

37.4 - Binny to Mutumbami, out Caught by Harbhajan!! Leading edgeeee and taken. Short of a length delivery on the off stump, Mutumbami looks to flick, gets the edge as he closed the face of the bat a bit too early, Harbhajan runs to his right from mid-off and swallows it. For some reason, the umpires decided to check Binny's front foot. It was well behind the line! Mutumbami c Harbhajan b Binny 7(16) [4s-1]

32.5 - Harbhajan to S Raza, out Caught by A Patel!! Oh no! That's a rank long hop but Harbhajan has got a wicket. Raza gets greedy for more runs in the over and perishes. Way too short, it was there to be put away, but Raza loses balance as he tries to pull off the back foot, hits it high in the air, deep mid-wicket runs forward, dives and takes a good low catch. Raza was looking very good for a big one but he's thrown it away. S Raza c A Patel b Harbhajan 37(33) [4s-5]

24.2 - A Patel to Sean Williams, out Bowled!! It's a Silver Duck for Williams. Axar Patel bags another key wicket and that's a classical left-arm offie's dismissal against a left-hander. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Patel normally bowls quicker through the air but he floats this up nicely, Williams was on the front foot to drive along the ground, but the ball spun and sneaked through the gate to hit top of middle and off. Zimbabwe in a spot of bother at 94/4. Sean Williams b A Patel 0(2)

23.0 - A Patel to H Masakadza, out Caught by M Tiwary!! How crucial was that diving stop the previous ball? Masakadza would have been off strike for this ball had the fielder conceded a run. Interestingly, this flighted delivery grips and turns, bounces extra as well, Masakadza was looking to punch, but checks his shot at the last moment, the ball takes the leading edge and goes straight into the hands of the man at point. That was a dolly for Tiwary. Big wicket for India as Masakadza was well set. H Masakadza c M Tiwary b A Patel 34(64) [4s-4]

12.2 - Binny to Sibanda, out Caught by Harbhajan!! Binny has his revenge! Not a great ball by any means, this was banged in short and just outside off, Sibanda was looking to pull it over mid-wicket, gets cramped for room and ends up dragging it to Harbhajan at mid-on. India have broken through, Zimbabwe have lost both openers. Sibanda c Harbhajan b Binny 20(35) [4s-2 6s-1]

4.5 - Bhuvneshwar to Chibhabha, out Caught by Rahane!! Sharp catch from Jinks and Bhuvi strikes for India. A lovely outswinger just outside off, bit of extra bounce, Chibhabha shuffles across and spars at that, the ball takes the outside edge flies to second slip, Rahane takes a good catch and holds onto the ball even as he tumbles onto the ground. Chibhabha c Rahane b Bhuvneshwar 3(12)

48.3 - D Kulkarni to Chigumbura, 1 run, that's it, second ODI hundred for the captain and what a knock this has been under pressure! Take a bow Chigu! Slower delivery on the leg stump, Chigumbura nudges this to mid-wicket. He takes his helmet off, roars and then swings his bat in joy. He knows that the job is yet to be done though. In fact, this is the second consecutive hundred for Chigu in ODIs

37.5 - Binny to Chigumbura, 1 run, 19th ODI fifty for Chigumbura. Full and outside off stump, driven to long-on. The skipper is playing well, but he needs support