Top 5 India vs Zimbabwe ODI matches in ODI history

2) Zimbabwe tour of India 2001/02. Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad. Match Result: Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket.

Douglas Marillier

That wristy magician from Hyderabad, VVS Laxman was in sublime form and treated the crowd to a beautiful display of controlled strokeplay en route to 75, and a good top order performance saw India post a massive 274 in 50 overs.

With Zimbabwe at 210/8 in the 45th over, even the staunchest of their fans would have expected a loss. In walked a relatively unknown Douglas Marillier, and played what was the most innovative, and outrageous innings to score a whirlwind 56 off 24 balls to secure the victory.

Marillier went down on his knees and kept scooping a bemused Zaheer Khan over the keeper’s head for boundaries. Even Kumble could not stop him in the last over, and he thus produced an amazing victory for the visitors. The Dilscoop/lap shot – call it what you may, this was the Marillier shot, and was actually invented by the Zimbabwean.