India have played 10 tied matches in their history of ODI cricket so far. The first tied ODI featuring the Indian cricket team took place in 1991 where both India and West Indies ended up getting the same total in Perth. However, after two years, the Indian team went on to play their second tied ODI in history during a match against Zimbabwe at Nehru Stadium in Indore on November 18, 1993.
Exactly 31 years ago, India and Zimbabwe were set to face each other in match number seven of the C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup), featuring other teams like, West Indies, South Africa and Sri Lanka. India were coming into the contest after winning one and losing one game against Sri Lanka and West Indies respectively. On the other hand, Zimbabwe’s one fixture was washed out due to rain, while they ended up losing the other one against Sri Lanka.
Manoj Prabhakar shone with all-round performance as India tied the game vs Zimbabwe
After losing the toss, India posted 248/5 in their 50 overs as Manoj Prabhakar top scored with 91 runs off 126 balls, hitting four boundaries. On the other hand, Vinod Kambli (55 off 96) and skipper Mohammad Azharuddin (54* off 56) scored half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar also gave finishing touches to the innings with 24(16) runs. For Zimbabwe, Stephen Peall scalped 3 wickets, while David Brain and Heath Streak took a wicket each.
Coming to chase the winning target, Zimbabwean skipper Andy Flower top scored with 56(82) runs, hitting six boundaries. Apart from that, none of the other batters could score big as Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The match reached a stage where Zimbabwe needed just one run to win from the last ball of the match. In attempt to take a single, Heath Streak ended up getting run out, and with that, India and Zimbabwe ended up being a part of a dramatic tied ODI match. Manoj Prabhakar, who scored 91 runs with the bat, also scalped two wickets with the ball, and he was adjudged as the player of the match.
