India vs Zimbabwe in ODIs: 6 interesting statistics and records

4. India-Zimbabwe encounter held the record for most extras given in an ODI, briefly

Both the teams couldn’t handle the newly introduced Duke Balls well and gave away 51 wides

Umpire Dave Orchard and Peter Willey found themselves busier than usual when India and Zimbabwe collectively equalled a record they wouldn't have liked to in their 1999 World Cup match at Leicester. In the match, that’s now remembered for Henry Olonga’s last over miracle and Indian batting’s brain freeze, the two teams gave away 90 runs in extras, equalling the record that came in a match between West Indies and Pakistan in 1989.

Indians, clearly struggling with the newly introduced Duke Balls gave 51 extras including 21 wides and 16 no balls. The Zimbabweans almost returned the favor by giving 39 runs in extras that saw them bowling 26 wides and 10 no balls.

However, the record didn’t even last 24 hours as Pakistan and Scotland combined to give away 96 runs in extras when they faced off in Chester le Street the next day.