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ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN: ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL RECORDS(Complete to 1 December 2002)

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS PLAYED BETWEEN ZIMBABWE AND PAKISTAN(Names in brackets after title indicate captains, Zimbabwe and Pakistan)1991/92 – World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (D L Houghton, Imran Khan)1 27 February 1992, at HobartPAKISTAN 254/4 (50 overs) (Aamer Sohail 114, Javed Miandad 89; I P Butchart3/57)ZIMBABWE 201/7 (50 overs) (Wasim Akram 3/21)Pakistan won by 53 runs (Man of the Match: Aamer Sohail)1992/93 – Triangular tournament in Sharjah (D L Houghton, Wasim Akram)2 1 February 1993, at SharjahPAKISTAN 262/8 (50 overs) (Inzamam-ul-Haq 90; D H Brain 3/51, A H Omarshah3/33)ZIMBABWE 213/6 (50 overs) (G W Flower 57)Pakistan won by 49 runs (Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq)1992/93 – Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe (D L Houghton, Wasim Akram)3 2 March 1993, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 164 (49.1 overs) (D L Houghton 51; Waqar Younis 3/31, Mushtaq Ahmed3/22)PAKISTAN 165/3 (47.2 overs) (Javed Miandad 86*)Pakistan won by seven wickets (Man of the Match: Javed Miandad)1993/94 – Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan (A Flower, Wasim Akram)4 24 December 1993, at KarachiZIMBABWE 143 (38 overs) (D L Houghton 52; Wasim Akram 5/15)PAKISTAN 147/3 (33.5 overs) (Saeed Anwar 68)Pakistan won by seven wickets (Man of the Match: Wasim Akram)5 25 December 1993, at RawalpindiZIMBABWE 195/5 (40 overs) (A D R Campbell 74, D L Houghton 57)PAKISTAN 196/4 (39.4 overs) (Asif Mujtaba 61)Pakistan won by six wickets (Man of the Match: Asif Mujtaba)6 27 December 1993, at LahorePAKISTAN 216/4 (40 overs) (Inzamam-ul-Haq 80*, Javed Miandad 55)ZIMBABWE 141/9 (40 overs) (Mushtaq Ahmed 3/19, Saleem Malik 3/22)Pakistan won by 75 runs (Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq)1994/95 – Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe (A Flower, Saleem Malik)7 22 February 1995, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 219/9 (50 overs) (Aamer Sohail 3/33)PAKISTAN 219 (49.5 overs) (Saeed Anwar 103*; B C Strang 4/36, G J Whittall3/46)Match tied (Man of the Match: Saeed Anwar/B C Strang (shared)8 25 February 1995, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 209/5 (50 overs) (D L Houghton 73*)PAKISTAN 210/6 (48.3 overs) (Inzamam-ul-Haq 116*, Ijaz Ahmed 54; B C Strang3/22)Pakistan won by four wickets (Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq)9 26 February 1995, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 222/9 (50 overs) (A Flower 73; Aaqib Javed 3/46)PAKISTAN 148 (43.3 overs) (P A Strang 3/42)Zimbabwe won by 74 runs (Man of the Match: A Flower)1996/97 – Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan (A D R Campbell, Wasim Akram)10 30 October 1996, at QuettaZIMBABWE 237/9 (50 overs) (G W Flower 91, A Flower 82)PAKISTAN 239/7 (49.1 overs) (Aamer Sohail 55, Saleem Malik 72*; A R Whittall3/36)Pakistan won by three wickets (Man of the Match: Saleem Malik)11 1 November 1996, at LahoreZIMBABWE 195 (49.1 overs) (A Flower 51; Saqlain Mushtaq 3/46)PAKISTAN 196/1 (28.4 overs) (Saeed Anwar 84*, Shahid Afridi 66)Pakistan won by nine wickets (Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi)12 3 November 1996, at PeshawarPAKISTAN 264/9 (40 overs) (Ijaz Ahmed 117, Azam Khan 72; E Z Matambanadzo4/32)ZIMBABWE 147 (32.1 overs) (G W Flower 77; Saqlain Mushtaq 4/28, including ahat-trick and four wickets in five balls)Pakistan won on scoring rate (Zimbabwe’s target was revised to 225 from34 overs) (Man of the Match: Ijaz Ahmed)1996/97 – Triangular tournament in Sharjah (A D R Campbell, Wasim Akram)13 6 April 1997, at SharjahPAKISTAN 187 (50 overs) (H H Streak 3/37)ZIMBABWE 94 (31.4 overs)Pakistan won by 93 runs (Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (46))14 9 April 1997, at SharjahPAKISTAN 151/9 (50 overs) (Moin Khan 61; H H Streak 4/18)ZIMBABWE 119 (40.1 overs) (Waqar Younis 3/14, Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27)Pakistan won by 32 runs (Man of the Match: Moin Khan)1997/98 – Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe (A D R Campbell, Rashid Latif)15 28 March 1998, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 236/6 (50 overs)PAKISTAN 237/6 (47.4 overs) (Aamer Sohail 77, Yousuf Youhana 59*)Pakistan won by four wickets (Man of the Match: Aamer Sohail)16 29 March 1998, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 272/4 (50 overs) (G W Flower 81, G J Whittall 53*)PAKISTAN 276/6 (46.4 overs) (Mohammad Wasim 76, Yousuf Youhana 66)Pakistan won by four wickets (Man of the Match: Mohammad Wasim)1998/99 – Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan (A D R Campbell, Aamer Sohail)17 20 November 1998, at GujranwalaZIMBABWE 237 (49.3 overs) (N C Johnson 74; Saqlain Mushtaq 4/35, ShahidAfridi 3/45)PAKISTAN 241/6 (47.4 overs) (Aamer Sohail 91, Yousuf Youhana 55*)Pakistan won by four wickets (Man of the Match: Aamer Sohail)18 22 November 1998, at SheikhapuraPAKISTAN 211 (50 overs) (H H Streak 3/40)ZIMBABWE 212/4 (40.4 overs) (N C Johnson 103)Zimbabwe won by six wickets (Man of the Match: N C Johnson)19 24 November 1998, at RawalpindiPAKISTAN 302/6 (50 overs) (Saeed Ahmed 73, Ijaz Ahmed 132)ZIMBABWE 191 (37.2 overs) (A Flower 61; Saqlain Mushtaq 3/27)Pakistan won by 111 runs (Man of the Match: Ijaz Ahmed)1999 – World Cup in England (A D R Campbell, Wasim Akram)20 11 June 1999, at The OvalPAKISTAN 271/9 (50 overs) (Saeed Anwar 103)ZIMBABWE 123 (40.3 overs) (N C Johnson 54; Abdur Razzaq 3/25, Saqlain Mushtaq3/16, including hat-trick)Pakistan won by 148 runs (Man of the Match: Saeed Anwar)1999/2000 – Triangular tournament in West Indies (A Flower, Moin Khan)21 5 April 2000, at St John’s (Antigua)ZIMBABWE 199/9 (50 overs)PAKISTAN 200/5 (47.1 overs) (Shahid Afridi 69)Pakistan won by five wickets (Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi)22 15 April 2000, at St George’s (Grenada)ZIMBABWE 204/7 (50 overs) (Arshad Khan 3/45)PAKISTAN 205/4 (43.1 overs) (Imran Nazir 105*)Pakistan won by six wickets (Man of the Match: Imran Nazir)2002/03 – Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe (A D R Campbell, Waqar Younis)23 23 November 2002, at Queens Sports ClubPAKISTAN 302/4 (50 overs) (Saleem Elahi 53, Yousuf Youhana 141*, Inzamam-ulHaq 55)ZIMBABWE 295/9 (50 overs) (A Flower 77, C N Evans 68. A M Blignaut 55; WaqarYounis 3/50)Pakistan won by 7 runs24 24 November 2002, at Queens Sports ClubPAKISTAN 344/5 (50 overs) (Taufeeq Umar 76, Saleem Elahi 107, Yousuf Youhana76*)ZIMBABWE 140/6 (33 overs) (S M Ervine 61*; Wasim Akram 4/22)Pakistan won by 104 runs (Duckworth/Lewis)25 27 November 2002, at Harare Sports ClubPAKISTAN 323/3 (50 overs) (Taufeeq Umar 68, Saleem Elahi 108, Yousuf Youhana100*)ZIMBABWE 275/7 (50 overs) (M A Vermeulen 79, A Flower 63, G W Flower 54;Saqlain Mushtaq 3/41)Pakistan won by 48 runs26 30 November 2002, at Harare Sports ClubZIMBABWE 210 (49.5 overs) (G W Flower 105*; Mohammad Sami 4/41)PAKISTAN 211/2 (35.4 overs) (Faisal Iqbal 100*, Younis Khan 56)Pakistan won by eight wickets27 1 December 2002, at Harare Sports ClubPAKISTAN 300/7 (50 overs) (Yousuf Youhana 88, Younis Khan 90)ZIMBABWE 230 (45.3 overs) (A Flower 72; Shahid Afridi 3/45)Pakistan won by 70 runsSUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (* = World Cup)Zim PakSeason Venue Played Won Won Tied Drawn1991/92* Australia 1 – 1 – -1992/93 Sharjah 1 – 1 – -1992/93 Zimbabwe 1 – 1 – -1993/94 Pakistan 3 – 3 – -1994/95 Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 -1996/97 Pakistan 3 – 3 – -1996/97 Sharjah 2 – 2 – -1997/98 Zimbabwe 2 – 2 – -1998/99 Pakistan 3 1 2 – -1999* World Cup 1 – 1 – -1999/2000 West Indies 2 – 2 – -2002/03 Zimbabwe 5 – 5 – -In Zimbabwe 11 1 9 1 -In Pakistan 9 1 8 – -Neutral ground 7 – 7 – -Total 27 2 24 1 -GROUND RECORDSZim PakPlayed Won Won Tied DrawnIn Zimbabwe:Harare Sports Club 9 1 7 1 -Queens Sports Club 2 – 2 – -In Pakistan:Gujranwala 1 – 1 – -Karachi 1 – 1 – -Lahore 2 – 2 – -Peshawar 1 – 1 – -Quetta 1 – 1 – -Rawalpindi 2 – 2 – -Sheikhapura 1 1 – – -In England:The Oval 1 – 1 – -In Australia:Hobart 1 – 1 – -In West Indies:St George’s 1 – 1 – -St John’s 1 – 1 – -In Sharjah:Sharjah 3 – 3 – -HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALSFor Zimbabwe: For Pakistan:295/9 Queens SC 2002/03 344/5 Queens SC 2002/03323/3 Harare SC 2002/03302/4 Queens SC 2002/03302/6 Rawalpindi 1998/99300/7 Harare SC 2002/03Zimbabwe’s highest in Pakistan: 237/9 (Quetta) 1996/97 and 237 (Gujranwala) 1998/99LOWEST INNINGS TOTALSFor Zimbabwe: For Pakistan:94 Sharjah 1996/97 148 Harare SC 1994/95119 Sharjah 1996/97123 The Oval* 1999143 Karachi 1993/94147 Peshawar 1996/97Lowest by Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe: 164 (Harare Sports Club) 1992/93Lowest by Pakistan in Pakistan: 211 (Sheikhapura) 1998/99HIGHEST SECOND-INNINGS TOTALSTo win: By Zimbabwe: 212/4 Sheikhapura 1998/99By Pakistan: 276/6 Harare Sports Club 1997/98To lose: By Zimbabwe: 295/9 Queens Sports Club 2002/03By Pakistan: 148 Harare Sports Club 1994/95HIGHEST MATCH AGGREGATES598/10 wkts Pak (323/3) beat Zim (275/7) Harare SC 2002/03597/13 wkts Pak (302/4) beat Zim (295/9) Queens SC 2002/03In Pakistan:493/16 wkts Pak (302/6) beat Zim (191) Rawalpindi 1998/99LOWEST COMPLETED MATCH AGGREGATES281/20 wkts Pak (187) beat Zim (94) Sharjah 1996/97290/13 wkts Pak (147/3) beat Zim (143) Karachi 1993/94Lowest in Zimbabwe:329/13 wkts Pak (165/3) beat Zim (164) Harare SC 1992/93LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY148 runs Pak (271/9) beat Zim (123) The Oval* 1999111 runs Pak (302/6) beat Zim (191) Rawalpindi 1998/99104 runs (D/L) Pak (344/5) beat Zim (140/6) Queens SC 2002/03nine wickets Pak (196/1) beat Zim (195) Lahore 1995/96By Zimbabwe: six wickets, at Sheikhapura (1997/98) and 74 runs, at Harare Sports Club, 1994/95NARROWEST MARGINS OF VICTORY7 runs Pak (302/4) beat Zim (295/9) Queens SC 2002/0332 runs Pak (151/9) beat Zim (119) Sharjah 1996/97three wickets Pak (239/7) beat Zim (237/9) Quetta 1996/97TIED MATCHESZim (219/9) tied with Pakistan (219) Harare SC 1994/95ABANDONED MATCHESNoneBATTING RECORDSCENTURIES (+ on first appearance against this opposition)141* Yousuf Youhana (P) Queens Sports Club 2002/03132 Ijaz Ahmed (P) Rawalpindi 1998/99117 Ijaz Ahmed (P) Peshawar 1996/97116* Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) Harare Sports Club 1994/95114 +Aamer Sohail (P) Hobart* 1991/92108 Saleem Elahi (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/03107 Saleem Elahi (P) Queens Sports Club 2002/03105* Imran Nazir (P) St George’s 1999/2000105* G W Flower (Z) Harare Sports Club 2002/03103* Saeed Anwar (P) Harare Sports Club 1994/95103 N C Johnson (Z) Sheikhapura 1997/98100* Yousuf Youhana (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/03100* Faisal Iqbal (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/03OPENING BATSMAN CARRYING BAT THROUGH A COMPLETED INNINGSSaeed Anwar (103* out of 219) for Pakistan Harare SC 1994/95500 RUNS AGAINST THIS OPPOSITIONYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50G W Flower (Z) 1992/93-2002/03 25 24 2 793 105* 36.04 1 5A Flower (Z) 1991/92-2002/03 27 27 2 755 82 30.20 – 7Inzamam-ul-Haq (P) 1991/92-2002/03 22 19 3 701 116* 43.81 1 3Yousuf Youhana (P) 1997/98-2002/03 12 10 5 630 141* 126.00 2 5Saeed Anwar (P) 1992/92-1999 13 13 2 599 103* 54.45 2 3PARTNERSHIP RECORDS (including all century partnerships)For Zimbabwe:1st – 121 A Flower (49)/G W Flower (57), Sharjah 1992/93101 N C Johnson (103)/G W Flower (42), Sheikhapura 1998/992nd – 104 A Flower (73)/M G Burmester (39), Harare SC 1994/95103 D D Ebrahim (36)/A Flower (72), Harare SC 2002/033rd – 102 A D R Campbell (74)/D L Houghton (57), Rawalpindi 1993/944th – 143 G W Flower (91)/A Flower (82), Quetta 1996/97105 M A Vermeulen (79)/A Flower (63), Harare SC 2002/035th – 135 A Flower (77)/C N Evans (68), Queens SC 2002/036th – 79 A C Waller (44)/I P Butchart (33), Hobart* 1991/927th – 82 G W Flower (105*)/T J Friend (48), Harare SC 2002/038th – 57 A Flower (61)/P A Strang (26*), Rawalpindi 1998/999th – 30 G J Whittall (33)/B C Strang (4*), Harare SC 1994/9510th- 47 H K Olonga (31)/D T Hondo (15*), Harare SC 2002/03For Pakistan:1st – 159 Taufeeq Umar (76)/Saleem Elahi (107), Queens SC 2002/03154 Taufeeq Umar (68)/Saleem Elahi (108), Queens SC 2002/03100 Saeed Anwar (84*)/Shahid Afridi (66), Lahore 1996/972nd – 151 Faisal Iqbal (100*)/Younis Khan (56), Harare SC 2002/03126 Saleem Elahi (53)/Yousuf Youhana (141*), Queens SC 2002/033rd – 145 Aamer Sohail (114)/Javed Miandad (89), Hobart* 1991/92115 Shoaib Mohammad (43)/Javed Miandad (86*), Harare SC 1992/93109 Yousuf Youhana (141*)/ Inzamam-ul-Haq (55), Queens SC 2002/034th – 151 Ijaz Ahmed (117)/Azam Khan (72), Peshawar 1996/97144 Mohammad Wasim (76)/Yousuf Youhana (66), Harare SC 1997/98127 Inzamam-ul-Haq (80*)/Javed Miandad (55), Lahore 1993/945th – 152 Inzamam-ul-Haq (116*)/Ijaz Ahmed (54), Harare SC 1994/95129 Yousuf Youhana (88)/Younis Khan (90), Harare SC 2002/036th – 52 Yousuf Youhana (55*)/Moin Khan (35), Gujranwala 1998/997th – 53 Inzamam-ul-Haq (90)/Waqar Younis (26), Sharjah 1992/938th – 77 Moin Khan (61)/Saqlain Mushtaq (20), Sharjah 1996/979th – 57 Hasan Raza (46)/Saqlain Mushtaq (29), Sheikhapura 1998/9910th- 23 Mushtaq Ahmed (16*)/Waqar Younis (10), Sharjah 1996/97INDIVIDUAL ZIMBABWE BATTING AND FIELDING RECORDS AGAINST PAKISTANYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/StK J Arnott 1991/92-1992/93 3 3 0 31 17 10.33 – – -A M Blignaut 1999/00-2002/03 2 2 0 58 55 29.00 – 1 1D H Brain 1992/93-1993/94 5 4 0 6 4 1.50 – – -E A Brandes 1991/92-1998/99 11 8 1 26 7 3.71 – – 4G B Brent 1996/97-2002/03 3 3 1 13 8 6.50 – – -G A Briant 1992/93 2 2 1 14* 14* 14.00 – – -G K Bruk-Jackson 1993/94 1 1 0 12 12 12.00 – – -M G Burmester 1994/95 3 3 0 81 39 27.00 – – 1I P Butchart 1991/92 1 1 0 33 33 33.00 – – -A D R Campbell 1993/94-2002/03 22 21 1 332 74 16.60 – 1 3S V Carlisle 1994/95-1999/00 6 6 1 52 30 10.40 – – 4M H Dekker 1992/93-1996/97 7 7 0 112 33 16.00 – – 1D D Ebrahim 2002/03 3 3 0 45 36 15.00 – – -C N Evans 1997/98-2002/03 8 7 0 109 68 15.57 – 1 3S M Ervine 2002/03 4 4 1 67 61* 22.33 – 1 -A Flower 1991/92-2002/03 27 27 2 755 82 30.20 – 7 18/4G W Flower 1992/93-2002/03 25 24 2 793 105* 36.04 1 5 10T J Friend 2002/03 2 2 0 54 48 27.00 – – 1M W Goodwin 1997/98-1999/00 8 8 0 213 47 26.62 – – 2D T Hondo 2002/03 3 2 1 20 15* 20.00 – – -D L Houghton 1991/92-1996/97 12 12 1 419 73* 38.09 – 4 4A G Huckle 1997/98-1999 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1W R James 1991/92-1993/94 3 1 1 14 14* — – – 2/0M P Jarvis 1991/92-1994/95 3 – – — — — – – -N C Johnson 1998/99-1999/00 6 6 0 303 103 50.50 1 2 3S Matsikenyeri 2002/03 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 – – -E Z Matambanadzo 1996/97 3 3 2 7 5* 7.00 – – -M Mbangwa 1996/97-1999 4 2 0 11 11 5.50 – – 1B A Murphy 1999/00-2002/03 3 3 1 12 7 6.00 – – 1W Mwayenga 2002/03 1 – – — — — – – -M L Nkala 1999/00-2002/03 4 2 1 10 9* 10.00 – – 2H K Olonga 1999 -2002/03 3 3 1 49 31 24.50 – – -A H Omarshah 1991/92-1992/93 3 3 0 33 33 11.00 – – 2S G Peall 1992/93-1994/95 5 4 1 16 12* 5.33 – – -A J Pycroft 1991/92 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1U Ranchod 1992/93 1 – – — — — – – 1G J Rennie 1996/97-1998/99 3 3 0 11 6 3.66 – – 2J A Rennie 1993/94-1996/97 6 5 2 49 27 16.33 – – 2B G Rogers 2002/03 2 2 0 13 13 6.50 – – 1R W Sims 2002/03 2 1 1 7 7* — – – 1B C Strang 1994/95-1996/97 4 3 2 10 6 10.00 – – 3P A Strang 1994/95-1999 14 11 3 165 29 20.62 – – 7H H Streak 1993/94-1999/00 15 11 3 180 48* 22.50 – – 3T Taibu 2002/03 5 5 2 90 35 30.00 – – 2/0A J Traicos 1991/92-1992/93 2 2 2 8 8* — – – 1M A Vermeulen 2002/03 3 3 0 93 79 31.00 – 1 1D P Viljoen 1996/97-1999/00 4 3 1 30 25 15.00 – – 2A C Waller 1991/92 1 1 0 44 44 44.00 – – -A R Whittall 1996/97-1998/99 9 7 3 13 4* 3.25 – – 3G J Whittall 1993/94-1999/00 16 16 2 246 53* 17.57 – 1 7C B Wishart 1996/97-1999/00 8 6 0 91 45 15.16 – – -INDIVIDUAL PAKISTAN BATTING AND FIELDING RECORDS AGAINST ZIMBABWEYears M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct/StAamer Nazir 1993/94-1994/95 2 1 0 3 3 3.00 – – -Aamer Sohail 1991/92-1998/99 10 9 0 386 114 42.88 1 3 2Aaqib Javed 1991/92-1998/99 10 2 1 2 2* 2.00 – – 2Abdur Razzaq 1996/97-1999/00 5 3 2 28 28* 28.00 – – -Akram Raza 1994/95 2 1 0 2 2 2.00 – – -Arshad Khan 1992/93-1999/00 3 1 1 0 0* — – – 2Asif Mujtaba 1992/93-1994/95 6 5 0 104 61 20.80 – 1 2Azam Khan 1996/97 2 1 0 72 72 72.00 – 1 1Azhar Mahmood 1996/97-2002/03 9 8 4 76 18 19.00 – – 2Basit Ali 1993/94 3 3 1 55 41* 27.50 – – 2Faisal Iqbal 2002/03 4 2 1 125 100* 125.00 1 – 1Hasan Raza 1996/97-1998/99 4 3 0 69 46 23.00 – – -Ijaz Ahmed 1994/95-1999 13 13 1 465 132 38.75 2 1 7Imran Khan 1991/92 1 – – — — — – – -Imran Nazir 1999/00 2 2 1 111 105* 111.00 1 – 3Inzamam-ul-Haq 1991/92-2002/03 22 19 3 701 116* 43.81 1 3 8Iqbal Sikander 1991/92 1 – – — — — – – -Irfan Bhatti 1993/94 1 – – — — — – – 1Javed Miandad 1991/92-1993/94 6 5 1 263 89 65.75 – 3 2Kamran Akmal 2002/03 5 4 2 95 44 47.50 – – 4/0Manzoor Elahi 1994/95 3 3 1 34 21 17.00 – – 1Misbah-ul-Haq 2002/03 2 2 1 1 1* 1.00 – – 2Mohammad Akram 1998/99-1999/00 2 1 1 0 0* — – – -Mohammad Hussain 1997/98 1 1 1 31 31* — – – -Mohammad Sami 2002/03 2 – – — — — – – -Mohammad Wasim 1996/97-1997/98 4 4 0 109 76 27.25 – 1 -Mohammad Zahid 2002/03 2 – – — — — – – -Moin Khan 1991/92-1999/00 15 13 2 274 61 24.90 – 1 18/5Mushtaq Ahmed 1991/92-1999/00 9 3 3 25 16* — – – 2Rameez Raja 1991/92-1996/97 4 4 0 34 20 8.50 – – 2Rashid Latif 1992/93-1997/98 8 3 1 50 39 25.00 – – 9/4Saeed Anwar 1992/92-1999 13 13 2 599 103* 54.45 2 3 1Sajid Ali 1996/97 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – -Saleem Elahi 2002/03 3 3 0 268 108 89.33 2 1 -Saleem Malik 1991/92-1996/97 13 9 2 144 72* 20.57 – 1 2Saqlain Mushtaq 1996/97-2002/03 13 6 2 85 29 21.25 – – 2Shahid Afridi 1996/97-2002/03 17 16 0 357 69 22.31 – 2 4Shahid Nazir 1996/97 3 1 1 5 5* — – – -Shakeel Ahmed 1994/95 2 2 0 61 36 30.50 – – -Shoaib Akhtar 1997/98-2002/03 6 1 1 1 1* — – – 1Shoaib Mohammad 1992/93 1 1 0 43 43 43.00 – – 1Taufeeq Umar 2002/03 3 3 0 145 76 48.33 – 2 2Wajahatullah Wasti 1999 1 1 0 40 40 40.00 – – -Waqar Younis 1992/93-2002/03 14 3 1 44 26 22.00 – – 4Wasim Akram 1991/92-2002/03 25 16 5 147 38 13.36 – – 10Younis Khan 1999/00-2002/03 5 5 1 186 90 46.50 – 2 7Yousuf Youhana 1997/98-2002/03 12 10 5 630 141* 126.00 2 5 3Zahid Fazal 1992/93 1 1 1 8 8* — – – -Zahoor Elahi 1996/97 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 – – -BOWLING RECORDSFOUR WICKETS IN AN INNINGS5/15 Wasim Akram (P) Karachi 1993/944/18 H H Streak (Z) Sharjah 1996/974/22 Wasim Akram (P) Queens Sports Club 2002/034/27 Mushtaq Ahmed (P) Sharjah 1996/974/28 Saqlain Mushtaq (P) Peshawar 1996/974/32 E Z Matambanadzo (Z) Peshawar 1996/974/36 B C Strang (Z) Harare Sports Club 1994/954/41 Mohammad Sami (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/03FOUR WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON ODI DEBUT4/36 B C Strang for Zimbabwe Harare SC 1994/954/32 E Z Matambanadzo for Zimbabwe Peshawar 1996/97HAT-TRICKSSaqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) in 4/28 Peshawar 1996/97(he took four wickets in five balls)Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) in 3/16 The Oval* 1999MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS10-0-80-0 M L Nkala (Z) Harare Sports Club 2002/039-0-76-0 M L Nkala (Z) Queens Sports Club 2002/039-0-74-0 W Mwayenga (Z) Queens Sports Club 2002/0310-0-72-0 M Mbangwa (Z) Harare Sports Club 1997/9810-0-71-0 S M Ervine (Z) Queens Sports Club 2002/03Most by Pakistan:10-0-68-1 Mohammad Zahid (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/03MOST ECONOMICAL BOWLING6-2-7-0 H H Streak (Z) Harare Sports Club 1994/957-1-11-0 Aaqib Javed (P) Sharjah 1992/937-1-11-0 Wasim Akram (P) Sharjah 1996/978-1-14-2 Azhar Mahmood (P) The Oval* 19998-2-15-2 H H Streak (Z) Karachi 1993/9410-2-18-4 H H Streak (Z) Sharjah 1996/97MOST EXPENSIVE ANALYSES1-0-13-1 M W Goodwin (Z) Harare Sports Club 1997/981-0-17-0 Faisal Iqbal (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/032-0-24-1 Younis Khan (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/034-0-33-0 P A Strang (Z) Peshawar 1996/975-0-46-1 H K Olonga (Z) Queens Sports Club 2002/035.4-0-47-0 M Mbangwa (Z) Lahore 1996/977-0-63-0 N C Johnson (Z) Rawalpindi 1998/998-0-64-1 G J Whittall (Z) Peshawar 1996/979-0-76-0 M L Nkala (Z) Queens Sports Club 2002/0310-0-80-0 M L Nkala (Z) Harare Sports Club 2002/0320 WICKETS IN A CAREERM O M R W Av. BestSaqlain Mushtaq (P) 1996/97-2002/03 13 107 4 452 30 15.06 4/28Wasim Akram (P) 1991/92-2002/03 25 201 12 731 29 25.20 5/15H H Streak (Z) 1993/94-1999/00 15 132.4 12 554 28 19.78 4/18INDIVIDUAL ZIMBABWE BOWLING RECORDS AGAINST PAKISTANM O M R W Av. Best 3wM R/OA M Blignaut 2 17 0 89 1 89.00 1/37 – 5.23D H Brain 5 40 4 173 5 34.60 3/51 1 4.32E A Brandes 11 93.2 8 460 9 51.11 2/39 – 4.92G B Brent 4 29 3 152 1 152.00 1/60 – 5.24M G Burmester 3 7 0 37 0 — — – 5.28I P Butchart 1 10 0 57 3 19.00 3/57 1 5.70A D R Campbell 17 6.3 0 28 0 — — – 4.30M H Dekker 7 13.5 0 82 2 41.00 2/16 – 5.92S M Ervine 4 32.4 1 211 2 105.50 1/61 – 6.45C N Evans 8 23.4 0 156 5 31.20 2/18 – 6.59A Flower 22 5 0 23 0 — — – 4.60G W Flower 25 76.5 0 406 9 45.11 2/17 – 5.28T J Friend 2 18 0 104 2 52.00 2/57 – 5.77M W Goodwin 8 5 0 39 2 19.50 1/13 – 7.80D T Hondo 3 25 2 159 2 79.50 1/43 – 6.36A G Huckle 2 20 0 88 1 88.00 1/43 – 4.40M P Jarvis 3 27 2 119 3 39.66 2/37 – 4.40N C Johnson 6 33 0 204 3 68.00 2/51 – 6.18E Z Matambanadzo 3 24 0 84 8 10.50 4/32 1 3.50M Mbangwa 4 33.4 1 181 0 — — – 5.37B A Murphy 3 30 0 144 1 144.00 1/64 – 4.80W Mwayenga 1 9 0 74 0 — — – 8.25M L Nkala 4 26 0 203 0 — — – 7.80H K Olonga 3 20 0 137 4 34.25 2/38 – 6.85A H Omarshah 3 30 3 83 4 20.75 3/33 1 2.76S G Peall 5 40 1 197 1 197.00 1/27 – 4.92U Ranchod 1 10 1 40 0 — — – 4.00J A Rennie 5 44.4 0 242 5 48.40 2/37 – 5.41B G Rogers 2 4 0 30 0 — — – 7.50R W Sims 2 19 0 109 0 — — – 5.73B C Strang 4 30 3 94 7 13.42 4/36 2 3.13P A Strang 14 101 5 471 7 67.28 3/42 1 4.66H H Streak 15 132.4 12 554 28 19.78 4/18 3 4.17A J Traicos 2 20 1 92 0 — — – 4.60D P Viljoen 4 22 2 76 3 25.33 2/30 – 3.45A R Whittall 9 64 4 293 7 41.85 3/36 1 4.57G J Whittall 16 95.4 3 443 16 27.68 3/46 1 4.63INDIVIDUAL PAKISTAN BOWLING RECORDS AGAINST ZIMBABWEM O M R W Av. Best 3wM R/OAamer Nazir 2 18 0 82 2 41.00 1/30 – 4.55Aamer Sohail 10 78.1 1 344 10 34.40 3/33 1 4.40Aaqib Javed 10 86 7 329 10 32.90 3/46 1 3.82Abdur Razzaq 5 40.3 4 150 9 16.66 3/25 1 3.70Akram Raza 2 20 0 72 1 72.00 1/45 – 3.60Arshad Khan 3 26 3 114 4 28.50 3/45 1 4.38Asif Mujtaba 6 9 0 37 0 — — – 4.11Azhar Mahmood 8 60 4 227 4 56.75 2/14 – 3.78Basit Ali 3 3 0 17 1 17.00 1/17 – 5.66Faisal Iqbal 4 1 0 17 0 — — – 17.00Iqbal Sikander 1 10 1 35 1 35.00 1/35 – 3.50Irfan Bhatti 1 8 0 22 2 11.00 2/22 – 2.75Manzoor Elahi 3 28 0 113 4 28.25 2/36 – 4.03Mohammad Akram 2 14 0 62 2 31.00 2/31 – 4.42Mohammad Hussain 1 10 0 60 2 30.00 2/60 – 6.00Mohammad Sami 2 18.3 1 92 5 18.40 4/41 1 4.97Mohammad Zahid 2 20 1 103 3 34.33 2/35 – 5.15Mushtaq Ahmed 9 83.4 7 245 15 16.33 4/27 3 2.92Saeed Anwar 13 1.4 0 11 0 — — – 6.60Saleem Malik 13 55.5 1 260 9 28.88 3/22 1 4.65Saqlain Mushtaq 13 107 4 452 30 15.06 4/28 6 4.22Shahid Afridi 17 134 5 620 18 34.44 3/45 1 4.62Shahid Nazir 3 22 0 75 4 18.75 2/28 – 3.40Shoaib Akhtar 6 47 4 203 8 25.37 2/22 – 4.88Taufeeq Umar 3 11 0 77 1 77.00 1/49 – 7.00Waqar Younis 14 108.2 10 494 19 26.00 3/14 2 4.56Wasim Akram 25 201 12 731 29 25.20 5/15 3 3.63Younis Khan 3 2 0 24 1 24.00 1/24 – 12.00ALL-ROUND RECORDS30 RUNS AND 3 WICKETS IN A MATCHI P Butchart (Z) 33 and 3/57 Hobart* 1991/92G J Whittall (Z) 33 and 3/46 Harare Sports Club 1994/95200 RUNS AND 10 WICKETS AGAINST THIS OPPOSITIONAamer Sohail (P) 386 runs 10 wicketsShahid Afridi (P) 357 runs 18 wicketsG J Whittall (Z) 246 runs 16 wicketsWICKET-KEEPING RECORDS4 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS5 (all ct) Moin Khan (P) Harare Sports Club 1994/95Best for Zimbabwe: 3, by A Flower10 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A CAREER23 (18 ct, 5 st) Moin Khan (P) 15 matches, 1991/92 to 1999/200020* (16 ct, 4 st) A Flower (Z) 22 matches, 1991/92 to 1999/200013 (9 ct, 4 st) Rashid Latif (P) 8 matches, 1992/93 to 1997/98*excludes matches when not wicket-keeperFIELDING RECORDS3 OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS4 Younis Khan (P) Harare Sports Club 2002/033 Imran Nazir (P) St John’s 1999/200010 OR MORE CATCHES IN A CAREER10 Wasim Akram (P) 25 matches, 1991/92 to 2002/0310 G W Flower (Z) 25 matches, 1992/93 to 2002/03CAPTAINCY RECORDSFor Zimbabwe: P W L T D Tosses: W LD L Houghton 3 – 3 – – 2 1A Flower 8 1 6 1 – 3 5A D R Campbell 16 1 15 – – 7 9For Pakistan: P W L T D Tosses: W LImran Khan 1 1 – – – – 1Wasim Akram 11 11 – – – 8 3Saleem Malik 3 1 1 1 – 2 1Rashid Latif 2 2 – – – 2 -Aamer Sohail 3 2 1 – – 1 2Moin Khan 2 2 – – – – 2Waqar Younis 3 3 – – – 2 1Inzamam-ul-Haq 2 2 – – – – 215 OR MORE APPEARANCES AGAINST THIS OPPOSITION27 – A Flower (Z)25 – G W Flower (Z), Wasim Akram (P)22 – A D R Campbell (Z), Inzamam-ul-Haq (P)17 – Shahid Afridi (P)16 – G J Whittall (Z)15 – Moin Khan (P), H H Streak (Z)MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDSZimbabwe: A Flower (1) Pakistan: Inzamam-ul-Haq (4)N C Johnson (1) Aamer Sohail (3)B C Strang (1 – shared) Ijaz Ahmed (2)Saeed Anwar (2 – 1 shared)Shahid Afridi (2)Yousuf Youhana (2)Asif Mujtaba (1)Faisal Iqbal (2)Imran Nazir (1)Javed Miandad (1)Mohammad Wasim (1)Moin Khan (1)Saleem Elahi (1)Saleem Malik (1)Wasim Akram (1)Younis Khan (1)

Alec Stewart will become the first England player to make 150 appearances in one-day internationals tomorrow afternoon, when England meet India in the NatWest Series day-night match at Chester-le-Street.Stewart, 39, equalled Graham Gooch’s record of 118 Test caps for England at Old Trafford last month. Having scored a century there, he has taken his form into the current series, with 83 at Trent Bridge, 28 not out at Lord’s and a crucial unbeaten 38 in yesterday’s remarkable win over Sri Lanka at Headingley.Stewart has batted in a different position in each game – yesterday he came in at number eight – and has been taking advice from the England coach Duncan Fletcher on how to perform later in the innings.”I’m 39 but I’m still learning,” Stewart said. “I had a chat with Duncan on the day before the game and he gave me a few tips about batting down the order when the ball is reverse swinging – where to hit the ball and how to hit the ball.”He spoke to me about that on Monday and I practice hard and had two net sessions with Duncan standing behind talking me through certain things andtelling me to work on certain things and that helped my innings.”Where I bat is a bit like the lottery – it all depends on what number comes out of the hat. I’m really just glad to be involved because back in April I wasn’t even in the set-up.”Stewart’s recall this summer resulted from an injury to the contracted keeper, James Foster of Essex, but it is an opportunity he has grasped with characteristic firmness.”Unfortunately for James Foster and fortunately for me, his injury has given me the opportunity in both forms of cricket and I want to try and grab them.”No matter where I bat I want to do the best job I can. I’ve done alright in this tournament so far but I want to keep things going because we’re only sixmonths away from the World Cup.”If Stewart does make the World Cup it will be his fourth tournament, and he believes England now have a squad that could surprise the more pessimistic pundits.”After a win you’re always high and everything is always great, but I dobelieve we’re moving in the right direction. The selectors have given this side some continuity. The nucleus of the players are there and they may bring one more in over the next couple of tournament but this squad are sticking and gelling together as a team – we know how each other play and how we’re going to play as a team in certain situations.”In the past you would be wondering what side it would be when you turned up, but now there are 14 or 15 players in there who know each other’s games verywell.”For this next World Cup we had better make sure we prepare well, pick theright squad and play to our capabilities. If we do that and keep improving thenwe have a fair chance.”Although Stewart is England’s most-capped ODI player, he remains well down the pecking order in the global list of appearances. India’s Sachin Tendulkar hasfeatured in 290 matches, while Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya has played 260 times.”I’ve not missed many one-day games since I made my debut about 13 years ago, but I’m only just coming up to my 150,” added Stewart. “Someone similar from other countries like Pakistan or Australia would have played around 250 inthe same period.”That says a fair amount about our inexperience. The only way you can learn in this form of cricket is out in the middle – the more games you play, the more experienced you get and you recognise certain situations and know how to react.”

Brian Lara began the day against the Kenyan bowlers in unconvincing fashion before easing himself into the kind of form that makes some people rate him second to none with the willow.Scoring his 15th ODI ton – although perhaps not one he’ll treasure – Lara spurred West Indies on to a victory that will have helped salvage some pride after their loss against South Africa.The West Indies scored 261/6 and the Kenyans, despite a committed knock of 93 by skipper Steve Tikolo, could only muster 232 runs in their reply. Beating Kenya by 29 runs the men from the Caribbean will now have to pray that some miracle occurs when Kenya and South Africa meet. Tikolo’s team not only have to win, but must do so by a large margin.That Lara was not at his best was evident early on. The trademark shots, lashed with a slicing arc of the bat, appeared every now and then, but the ball did not disappear to the outfield as it usually does. As it turned out it was not a question of bad form. As soon as he completed his innings of 111 (137 minutes, 120 balls, eight fours, two sixes) he was examined by a doctor.Frequent breaks in his innings had suggested leg cramps, understandable in the unbearable humidity. But doctors were sufficiently concerned to rush the left-hander to hospital, where he will remain for tests and observation for 24 hours. An ICC release confirmed afterwards that he has suspected hepatitis.The Kenyans let themselves down in the field. The bowling was ragged and a more organised side than the West Indies would have made the Africans pay more dearly. Usually so athletic and agile, the Kenyans could hold on to their catches. No doubt coach Sandeep Patil will be organising extra fielding drills.Shivnarine Chanderpaul was one beneficiary. First when he had scored just three by Thomas Odoyo at fine-leg off the bowling of Martin Suji and later when a relatively easy chance at short mid-wicket was floored by Ravindu Shah. Tony Suji was the unfortunate bowler on this occasion.In the first game against South Africa, the Guyanese southpaw struggled, scoring 45 off as many as 98 balls. Today, he made 43 before falling to Maurice Odumbe – Kenya were let off lightly.But dropping Lara, however, is a different proposition altogether. When he was put down by Tony Suji at long-on Lara had 61 to his name. He made sure that the lapse cost Kenya an additional 50 runs.Even with a brisk opening partnership of 60 between Chris Gayle (33) and Chanderpaul, the West Indies found the going tough. Run scoring proved difficult, particularly against Odumbe’s off-spin. After 45 overs the score was a mere 204.Then came a spell of batting that made all the difference between the two sides.Wavell Hinds used the long handle to good effect smiting 20 runs off seven balls including a dramatic hit that sailed over extra cover for six. Fifty-seven runs came off the last five overs and West Indies had a respectable if not spectacular 261 to defend.When West Indies took the field, minus Lara, they had several points to prove. Mervyn Dillon would have been keen to snare a few wickets and restore his confidence after the game against South Africa where he conceded 16 runs including a wide at a crucial moment. It was, however, left-armer Pedro Collins who struck first, removing Kennedy Otieno for a duck.Ravindu Shah played some elegant strokes in his 27 but was undone by the leg-breaks of Mahendra Nagamootoo.Tikolo, widely-recognised as the best batsman in the world not to be playing Test cricket, dominated the Kenyan innings. Shoring up the middle-order with a 91-ball 93 he showed that Kenyans aspire to being competitive at the highest level. Inventive in his stroke play, he kept the scoreboard ticking over and the fielders on their toes until being cleaned up by a Dillon yorker. With dismissal of Tikolo in the 47th over the Kenyans did not have the resolve to go all the way and were all out for 232.

A chapter has been extracted from the history of 1971 and rewritten. An inspired Indian team has finally proved to the worldthat they have it in them to win Test matches abroad. The Queen’sPark Oval at Port of Spain will always have a special place inIndian cricket history, more so now since, with this memorableTest win, India have three victories at this picturesque venue.

I am forced to conclude that Carl Hooper’s decision to bowl firstwent a long way towards deciding the final outcome. Ideally, onewould want to bowl the opposition out for a score around 200 runsif the most is to be made of such a decision. Hooper simply doesnot have the kind of fast bowlers who can rip through a battingline-up. The fact that India was allowed to score 339 in thefirst innings really exposed the limitations of the Windiesbowling department.Even though the West Indian bowlers had some success in removingthe Indian opening batsmen on the first morning, Rahul Dravidcame to the rescue and played yet another important knock. I wasvery impressed by the way in which Dravid handled the thirdorfourth-string West Indies attack. Even on a wicket that promisedlife and bounce, Dravid played some exquisite cover drives andthe flick through mid-wicket with élan.A shaky start from Sachin Tendulkar is a very unusual sight, butthe master batsman came into his own after he got the measure ofthe track and the insipid attack. One must pay glowing tribute tothe Mumbai maestro for his sheer appetite for runs and the mannerin which he scores them. Tendulkar was the mainstay of India’sfirst innings, and his 29th Test hundred, which equalled SirDonald Bradman’s record of Test centuries, helped India put up adecent first-innings total.It is also very heartening to see VVS Laxman play with so muchresponsibility. The stylish batsman applied himself very well,and the determination to excel was there for all to see. Thereshould be no doubts regarding talent, which he has in abundance.I believe that Laxman has finally sorted out his flings withcomplacency to adopt a more professional approach. He is a classplayer, and he proved that with a fifty in each innings at Portof Spain; he really deserved the Man of the Match award.The Indian pacers Javagal Srinath, Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khanbowled well, proving that they have it in them to win Tests forIndia away from home. I must particularly commend Srinath for hislion-hearted effort in this match. I was also impressed by ZaheerKhan’s bowling; the delivery he produced to get rid of Brian Larain the first innings was a beauty. It is a rare sight these daysin Test cricket to see a bowler willing to attack to take awicket.It was Nehra who turned things around in the second innings,picking up the valuable wickets of Lara and Hooper. The youngsterhas a lot of talent, and it augurs well for Indian cricket that agenuine group of fast bowlers are coming to the fore.Appropriately enough, the West Indies is the ideal place for sucha pace attack to blossom.There was not much to cheer about in the West Indian battingdepartment. The batsmen did not apply themselves enough toconvert starts into big scores; such efforts may have changed thefinal result of this Test match. Looking at their bowling, twobowlers caught my eye – Adam Sanford and Marlon Black. Sanfordhas it in him to be a class act if he can concentrate on line andlength; if he can add some discipline to the whippy action, hecan surprise a few leading batsmen. Black is one bowler who lookslike never giving up, and it is a quality that will help him inthe long run.I had expected Harbhajan Singh to be more effective on the finalday and even run through the West Indies batting line-up. It wasa disappointing show by the young off-spinner, and, in the finalanalysis, it was the fast bowlers who won the Test for India. Intalking about the game, though, it must be said that the numberof umpiring mistakes in the match baffled me, and I hope theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) will ensure that such blatantmistakes are not repeated at the highest level of the game.Finally, I must congratulate Sourav Ganguly for this memorableTest win. There was an extra edge to his captaincy in this match,and Port of Spain witnessed some inspiring work in the field fromthe Indian skipper; the field placements, especially, weresuperb. A lot of thinking went into formulating the strategy forthis Test. Ganguly ensured that the plan was well-executed, andthis memorable Test win should hold Indian cricket in good steadin future endeavours.

England and India will host the next two ICC Champions Trophy’s, accordingto Malcom Speed, Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC).Speed, speaking at the launch of the ICC Champions Trophy 2002, which is tobe staged in Sri Lanka, confirmed that England would be the hosting countryin 2004, with India holding it in 2006.This year’s ICC Champions Trophy, formerly known as the ICC Knockout, whichwill be the third of its kind after earlier tournaments in Bangladesh 1998and Kenya 2000.Both those tournaments were straight knockout events – this time the tenTest nations plus Holland and Kenya will be spilt into four groups of threewith each team guaranteed a minimum of three games.The winner of each group will progress straight into the semi-finals.There will be 15 games in just 18 days with all the matches being played atColombo’s two premier venues: Sinhalese Sports Club and PremadasaInternational Stadium.Sri Lanka and Pakistan will kick off the tournament when they take on eachother under lights on September 12.”Every Test playing country is committed to sending their strongest teams tothe ICC Champions Trophy and this gives Sri Lankan fans the chance to seetheir hometown heroes take on the best players in the world,” said Speed.This year’s tournament will also see the wider use of technology, withumpires able to refer all decisions, including lbw appeals, to thetelevision umpire.The ICC are using the event as an experiment, trying to ascertain whether agreater use of technology will improve decision making without undulyslowing the game.”The ICC is going about it with an open mind,” said Speed. “We don’t want tomake the umpires robots, but are offering them the best use of technology toassist them in their decision making. Everyone wants to see that the rightdecisions are made. If it is not successful we will discontinue it.”The ICC hopes that all television decisions will be made within 20 seconds.The ICC Champions Trophy plays a pivotal role in the development of the gameby raising funds through the sale of media and sponsorship rights.The last tournament in Kenya raised US $ 13 million and the ICC areconfidant this will be surpassed this year, providing valuable funds for theglobalisation of the game.

Bharti responds positively to Gray’s letter on staging ICC KnockOutIndian Sports Minister Uma Bharti said on Thursday she was committed to her promise given to the ICC president Malcolm Gray in holding the ICC KnockOut tournament in India. Reacting to ICC president Malcolm Gray’s letter to her seeking clarification on India’s stand to stage the competition here, Bharti told PTI “I stand by my commitment of all help in holding the ICC KnockOut tournament in India. I had invited the ICC to hold the tournament in our country and promised them all help including tax exemption, when Mr Gray met me in March.” She added “I will be very happy if the tournament is held in our country and described the game as “an expression of the nation’s sentiment”.Earlier, based on BCCI secretary JY Lele’s statement that India was not very keen to conduct the tourney, the ICC president sent a letter to the Sports Minister to seek clarifications from her. PTI which has the copy of the letter, quotes Gray as writing, “I have been watching with great interest some of the statements about cricket emanating in the Indian press and have been encouraged by your statement and the line you are taking. I hope that you will continue to lend your support to the event being held in India and to the obtaining of taxexemption for the tournament. As we discussed, whenever major sportingtournaments are held around the world, they are only located in a taxfriendly environment.”Muthiah overrules Lele’s statementBCCI president AC Muthiah on Thursday categorically stated that India would certainly go ahead with hosting the ICC KnockOut tournament. Overruling BCCI secretary JY Lele’s statement where he had expressed reservations on holding the tournament in India, Muthiah said “there is no hitch in India hosting the tournament. The Union Sports Ministry has cleared it and Sports Minister Uma Bharti has extended all support for the success of the ICC knockout tournament,” while talking to PTI from Udhagamandalam. Muthiah added “We do not want to deny the best opportunity for the cricket loving public of India of witnessing players from all Test playing countries of ICC in action.”On India playing Pakistan in the future, Muthiah said “the government’s letter clarified that there is no hitch in these two countries competing in multi-lateral tournaments”. He added “the government has said it has no objection to the Indian team playing in the ICC knock-out and World Cup and other ICC recognised tournaments despite the fact that certain matches in such tournaments may be played between India and Pakistan either in India or in Pakistan.”Ganguly, Chauhan hope to break the jinxExpressing happiness over the selection of the 15-member Indian squad for the Zimbabwe tour, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said in Bangalore on Thursday “the team would have to work hard to win matches and set right the dismal overseas record.” An irritated Ganguly in reply to a question on India’s record abroad said “I am fed up of answering that question. We have a bad record. It is time we started changing it”. He added “We want to do well and solve the problem. We have to play and work hard to win.”Meanwhile, Indian team manager Chetan Chauhan said the team would try to break the 15-year-old jinx abroad. Talking to a TV news channel, Chauhan said “We are aware of our poor record since 1986 (when India under Kapil Dev defeated England). But this time, we will definitely break the jinx.” Expressing confidence that the side would do well, the former Indian opener said “the confidence level of the team is high after it beat world champions Australia 2-1 in the home series. The Zimbabwe tour is a real challenge. But I am fully confident that we will do well.”Central Zone junior academy inaugurated at NagpurThe Central Zone National Cricket Academy for junior boys between the age group of 13 to 16 has 21 players. The zonal centre was inaugurated at the Vidarbha Cricket Association on Wednesday. A press release from Nagpur said “Cricketers between the age of 13 to 16 are being imparted advanced training under the guidance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the NCA.Former Ranji Trophy player Murthy Rajan will be its chief coach assisted by Prakash Sahastrabudhe and Praveen Hingnikar, both former Ranji players. Players are from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Vidarbha while Uttar Pradesh players are likely to join shortly, the release added.

Somerset get their first opportunity of practicing on grass when the players report back to the County Ground on Tuesday morning after the Easter break for the next phase of their pre season trainingIn preparation for the new season, which gets underway with a three day match against Cardiff UCCE at Millfield School at Street on Saturday April 13th, the Somerset players have spent the last two weeks concentrating upon their physical fitness, and team building activities.Over the next fortnight however the focus of attention of the lead into the new season will switch to the player’s technical ability.This year’s beneficiary Rob Turner told me: "I’m looking forward to the next two weeks, when hopefully we will be able to get outside and play on the grass. As always the weather will be the all important factor, but the ground is looking in tip top condition and groundsman Phil Frost has been busy rolling the square and it looks good out there."The thirty four year old wicket-keeper batsman continued: "I think that we are planning to have our full championship side out for the match at Millfield, and we are all geared up for it. I hope that I’ll be playing because that’s where I went to school so it will be good to be back there."

The Border Bears earned themselves a place in the semi-finals of the Standard Bank Cup with a four-wicket win over hosts Boland on Wednesday night. Chasing a modest Boland total of 178 all out, Border hit the winning runs with a full over to spare.Any lingering hopes at neighbouring Western Province that rivals Bolandmight do them a favour were dashed when Border reached 170, guaranteeing theall-important bonus point and further participation in South Africa’s topdomestic one-day competition. Province must now concentrate on their goodstart to the first-class season.Border always looked like a more cohesive outfit, particularly as theyincluded both Mark Boucher and Makhaya Ntini on their return frominternational duty.Boucher in fact dispensed with the gloves and spent the Boland innings fielding at point – where he took two fine catches. Ntini again underlined just how far he has come in the past year with a fine, disciplined performace, returning figures of 2-25 from his nine overs.At one stage it looked as though Boland might struggle to pass 150, butLouis Koen at the top of the order and the recalled Jonathan Trott in themiddle both worked their way dilligently to half-centuries, and with theBoland Park pitch again playing slow, the home side might have fancied theirchances.They would have felt even more confident when the Border top-ordercrumbled spectacularly, Andrew Pringle picking up three wickets as theyslumped to 37 for four and then 78 for five. That was the cue though for asixth wicket partnership of 93 between man-of-the-match Pieter Strydom andWayne Wiblin.When Wiblin skied a catch to midwicket to depart for 46, the game wasall but over as Border needed just eight more runs. Strydom completed thebusiness with the minimum of fuss and finished unbeaten on 70.

The Pakistan cricket team for next month’s tour to England will benamed on Tuesday evening, officials said, adding that the announcementof the coach will be announced later.The chairman of selectors Wasim Bari said Monday that he was informedby the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that all the players were declaredfit by the panel of doctors and were now available for selection.Bari, however, said the team would be finalized and handed over to thePCB on Tuesday. He said he would be submitting a 16-man squad for thetwo-Test series while team for the tri-nation oneday series would benamed later.Bari indicated there was a possibility that an additional player mightbe sent to England.As things continued to remain complex and intriguing, former captainsWasim Akram and Moin Khan were left facing the axe in the backdrop ofrecent happenings.Wasim Akram, after a dismal performance in the two Tests againstEngland at home, failed to take part in the three-Test series againstNew Zealand because of inter-coastal injury. Nevertheless, sources sayskipper Waqar Younis was strongly opposing the selection of Wasimthough the vote of the chief selector was in the left-armer’s favour.Rashid Latif is being favoured over Moin because of Waqar’s firmbelief in the talent of the former who first blew the whistle ofbetting and match-fixing in Pakistan cricket.Not surprisingly injury prone and joy-rider, Shoaib Akhtar has onceagain been assured of a place in the squad after returning unfit fromthe tour to New Zealand in February. Brig Rana admitted that Shoaibneither appeared before the panel of doctors nor played in the ongoing one-dayers on the pretext that he was suffering from stomachupset.Likely 16:Waqar Younis (captain), Inzamam-ul-Haq (vice-captain), Saeed Anwar,Yousuf Youhana, Abdur Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Sami, FaisalIqbal, Younis Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Imran Farhat, Rashid Latif(wicketkeeper), Shoaib Akhtar, Fazle Akbar and Mushtaq Ahmad, SaqlainMushtaq.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsCarlton Baugh’s 40 was not enough for Jamaica to stretch Trinidad and Tobago•Anthony Harris/West Indies Cricket Board

Trinidad and Tobago may have narrowly missed making the finals of the Caribbean T20, but they put in a thoroughly disciplined performance against a listless Jamaica to settle for third place. The seamers, led by Kevon Cooper, restricted Jamaica to an inadequate 94 in a match initially reduced to 14 overs, before the openers strolled to the revised target of 89 in just 10.1 overs.T&T had the incentive to give their home fans something to cheer about, but Jamaica failed to derive any kind of inspiration. With the exception of Carlton Baugh, none of the batsmen batted with motivation, and it was a continuation of their performance in the semi-final yesterday.Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert won the toss and chose to bat under bright skies, but a sudden downpour forced the players indoors for more than 90 minutes. The Trinidad seamers hit the deck hard and got good carry off a moist surface, getting rid of the attacking opening pair of Chris Gayle and Xavier Marshall early. Gayle, who had a disappointing tournament, holed out to the trap at deep midwicket, before Marshall had his middle stump flattened by a Cooper yorker.Marlon Samuels failed to assume the role of senior pro and was dismissed in embarrassing circumstances. He squeezed the ball to cover and set off for a single but his partner Danza Hyatt was rooted to his end watching the ball. Samuels was stranded at Hyatt’s end giving T&T an easy run-out. Hyatt himself failed to make amends as he lost his off stump to Dave Mohammed trying to pull a ball which wasn’t short enough.Baugh gave the innings some impetus sweeping and cutting Sherwin Ganga for consecutive boundaries. He swept Mohammed over deep square-leg to bring up the first six of the game, and then picked up two crisp boundaries past point off the seamers. But the pressure increased on him as he lost a couple of partners and when Lendl Simmons served up a short delivery, he failed to clear Bravo at deep midwicket. Bravo bowled a fine final over, delivering three dot balls to Lambert as Jamaica limped to 94.Adrian Barath and Simmons made easy work of the target, which was reduced to 89 off 13 overs following a brief shower after 3.2 overs. The pair also ensured they kept with the Duckworth-Lewis par score and didn’t lose any wickets by the end of five overs, the minimum required to constitute a match. The persistent drizzle didn’t help the Jamaican bowlers as they struggled to grip the ball. Simmons used the opportunity to recover some form by going on the attack, often making room and clearing his back leg to muscle the ball away. Barath was powerful off the front foot, lofting and driving square on the off side to pick up five fours in his 39.The match was nowhere close to the intensity of the first semi-final yesterday, but the home fans weren’t complaining as T&T delivered the knockout blow.