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India looks to book their ticket to the tri-series final
Adelaide, Jan 23: After quelling a late charge by Zimbabwe at Brisbane on Tuesday, India would be looking to score a comprehensive victory against the Africans at the Adelaide Oval here tomorrow to book their place in the triangular series final.
Adelaide, Jan 23: After quelling a late charge by Zimbabwe at Brisbane on Tuesday, India would be looking to score a comprehensive victory against the Africans at the
Adelaide Oval here tomorrow to book their place in the triangular series final.
The Indians were in roaring form throughout the Australian tour and ran the world champions close in all the three ODI matches, though they lost two out of the three.
They would be hoping that star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag would quickly get back to their groove, if they return to play against Zimbabwe in the day-night match.
If fit, Tendulkar, who missed two matches with an ankle injury, and Sehwag, who skipped three games due to a shoulder sprain, would get three matches before thinking about the finals against Australia which begins at Melbourne on February 6.
Zimbabwe were bracing themselves for another batting onslaught by the Indians, who with or without top stars, have carried enough punch to even stagger Australia. So Zimbabwe should matter little to them on the morrow.
Though the game is full of surprises and opinions come back to haunt the gun-jumpers, Zimbabwe (1 point) would find it difficult to pick themselves up from the floor against the Indians (on 18 points).
Zimbabwe's confidence has been handed a shattering blow through the injury to opener mark Vermeulen whose fractured skull has been operated upon but is ruled out of the equation for months. Bureau Report
They would be hoping that star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag would quickly get back to their groove, if they return to play against Zimbabwe in the day-night match.
If fit, Tendulkar, who missed two matches with an ankle injury, and Sehwag, who skipped three games due to a shoulder sprain, would get three matches before thinking about the finals against Australia which begins at Melbourne on February 6.
Zimbabwe were bracing themselves for another batting onslaught by the Indians, who with or without top stars, have carried enough punch to even stagger Australia. So Zimbabwe should matter little to them on the morrow.
Though the game is full of surprises and opinions come back to haunt the gun-jumpers, Zimbabwe (1 point) would find it difficult to pick themselves up from the floor against the Indians (on 18 points).
Zimbabwe's confidence has been handed a shattering blow through the injury to opener mark Vermeulen whose fractured skull has been operated upon but is ruled out of the equation for months. Bureau Report