Top 5 India vs Zimbabwe ODI matches in ODI history

3) Standard Bank International Series 1996/97, Boland Bank Park, Paarl. Result: Match Tied.

Robin Singh

This was the first-ever ODI to be held at Paarl, and what a match it turned out to be. Robin Singh turned into a hero overnight and became the finisher for India in the years to come.

Campbell and Evans had smashed the ball around in the slog overs to get Zimbabwe to a total of 236/8. India were in massive trouble at 110/5 when Robin Singh, aided by the diminutive keeper Saba Karim, produced some magical display of counterattack.

Singh scored 48 off 31 balls and helped India catch up with the required run-rate which had reached 11 by that point. India needed two off the last ball, and Ed Brandes bowled the ball down the leg side. Non-striker Prasad ran for the single, but the keeper threw it to Brandes who was able to run out Singh at the non-striker’s end.

The Zimbabweans were celebrating the victory, but the umpire had called the ball wide, and hence the game ended in a tie.