Team India must be happy with their performance against Zimbabwe this month. The men in blue sealed the ODI series 3-0 first and then won the T20 series too by winning the final thriller under the leadership of MS Dhoni. Whereas Zimbabwe only managed to win a single game in the series!
There was a time when greats like Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Heath Streak and Alistair Campbell used to be a part of the team who had the ability to change the scenario of the game. Although, the situation is not the same today but Let us recall some great moments from Zimbabwe point of view against Team India.
Feb 7, 1997: Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Zimbabwe’s first win against India came on Feb 7, 1997 during Standard Bank International One-Day Series. After winning the toss, the men in blue opted to bat first. It seemed to be a wrong decision as the entire team fell at 216. Nobody managed to score even a half-century. Tendulkar and Azharuddin were the top scorers with 41 & 44 respectively.
Zimbabwe was ready to register their first win against India but firstly they had to fight from rain. When rain stopped, the revised target was 171 in 34 overs which they achieved with 2 balls left. Evans & Strangs did the heroics from their ends, thus gave Zimbabwe their first ever victory against the Indians.