2005–06 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series Explained

The Videocon Tri-Series was a three-team One Day International cricket tournament played between Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand in Zimbabwe. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating India by 6 wickets in the final in Harare.

Tournament structure

The sides played each other in a double round robin, meaning that each side played four matches, for a total of six matches. A win was worth five points, and a loss zero – however, if the winning team had a run rate (i.e. runs hit per over) higher than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded to the winning side, if not it went to the losing side. In the event of a tie or a no-result, each side was to be awarded three points. The top two teams on points went through to the one-match final.

Schedule

DateMatchVenue
August
24

Zim v NZ, 1st ODI

Bulawayo
26 Ind v NZ, 2nd ODI Bulawayo
29 Ind v Zim, 3rd ODI Harare
31 Zim v NZ, 4th ODI Harare
September
2

Ind v NZ, 5th ODI

Harare
4 Zim v Ind, 6th ODI Harare
6 Ind v NZ, final Harare

Match details

6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September

Final group stage table

Tri-Series Standings
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New Zealand431018+1.32
India431016+0.68
Zimbabwe40402−2.03

References