5th ODI highlights from Guwahati

** Vijay Bharadwaj was making a comeback to the side after missing 68 matches. He last appeared against New Zealand at Delhi on 17-11-1999.

** Dinesh Mongia's unbeaten 159 was the fourth highest for India in ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar (186 not out v New Zealand at Hyderabad, 8-11-1999), Sourav Ganguly (183 v Sri Lanka at Tauton, 26-5-1999) and Kapil Dev (175 not out - also v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells, 18-6-1983) have made more runs in an innings for India.

** Mongia's score was the 15th highest in ODI history and the sixth highest by a left-handed batsman.

** Though Mongia's knock was the second highest individual score made by a batsman against Zimbabwe (after Kapil's unbeaten 175), it was the highest by a left-hander against this team. The previous highest was the 144 by teammate Sourav Ganguly at Ahmedabad 5-12-2000.

** 158 run partnership between Mongia and Yuvraj Singh was India's second best for the 5th wicket after the world record effort between Mohd. Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja against Sri Lanka at Colombo (Premadasa) on 17-8-1997.

** The above partnership was the best by any country against Zimbabwe for the fifth wicket bettering the previous best of 152 between Pakistanis Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamamul Haq at Harare on 25-2-1995. The pair also bettered the corresponding record by India against Zimbabwe, which was the 94 runs put on Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh in the last match at Hyderabad on 16-3-2002.

** The Mongia-Yuvraj partnership was also the highest ever for any wicket at this ground bettering the 124 (also for the fifth wicket) by Australians Michael Slater and Michael Bevan against South Africa on 1-11-1996.

** The pair however fell short of the highest ever partnerhip for any wicket between two Indian left-handers, which still remains as the 179 between Ganguly and Robin Singh against Pakistan for the 2nd wicket at Dhaka on 18-1-1998.

** India's total of 333-6 was its fourth highest ever total in ODIs. However it was its highest against Zimbabwe obliterating the previous best of 319-6 in the second match of this series at Mohali on 10-3-2002. Incidentally, South Africa's 363-3 at Bulawayo on 23-9-2001 is now the only bigger team score against Zimbabwe in ODIs.

** The 74 runs conceded by Gary Brent in 9 overs by the most by any Zimbabwean bowler against India. Former leg-spinner Paul Strang had conceded 73 in his 10 overs at Colombo (SSC) on 1-9-1996.

** The wicket of Campbell was Zaheer Khan's 50th of his career in 34 matches. He becomes the 130th bowler in ODIs and the 19th Indian to do so. Incidentally he becomes the fifth Indian left-armer after Ravi Shastri, Sunil Joshi, Maninder Singh and Venkatapathy Raju - all spinners - to reach this landmark.

** The 84 run partnership between Grant Flower and Heath Streak was Zimbabwe's best for the sixth wicket against India bettering the 64 run stand put on by Ali Shah and Guy Whittall at Indore on 18-11-1993.

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