India vs Zimbabwe in ODIs: 6 interesting statistics and records

2. India and Zimbabwe have played 2 Tied ODIs

Tatenda Taibu was at the other end when Douglas Marillier scooped India out of the contest in Faridabad

Long before India-Zimbabwe ties became dull and drab affairs, the two teams produced high-octane matches in the 90’s and 2000’s. The two countries have been involved in two ties as well as two one-wicket victories. The first tie came when the two teams met in Indore in 1993. Manoj Prabhakar‘s 91 and 2 wickets weren’t enough as Zimbabwean middle order ensured that they always remained in the hunt.

In the end, Heath Streak, playing only in his third match, failed to complete the double that would have taken his team across the line and the match ended in a tie.

Two matches but 4 years later, the two team again played a thriller at Paarl. Robin Singh had played a whirlwind knock to turn the match in India’s favor before his partner Venkatesh Prasad made a schoolboy error to get Singh run out on the last ball of the match.

As it turned out, there was still a ball left as the ball on which India had lost their last wicket was a wide one that had levelled the scores.

In 2000, Zimbabwe earned their first victory on Indian soil after they pipped the hosts by 1 run with one ball left in a high scoring encounter, more famous for Zaheer Khan’s four consecutive sixes off Henry Olonga than Sachin’s 27th ton.

On their next trip to India, the Zimbabweans pulled off a thrilling victory again when they came back from nowhere to win the match with two balls to spare, courtesy the heroics of Douglas Marillier, who unleashed his unorthodox ‘Marillier shot’ against Indian bowlers to good effect.