The
Indian cricket team
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toured Zimbabwe from 28 May to 7 July 2001 and played two
Test matches against
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
, with each team winning one game match. This would be Zimbabwe's only Test victory over a side other than Bangladesh until they
beat Pakistan in the second Test in 2013.
India and Zimbabwe also participated in a
triangular
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In Euclidean geometry, any three points, when non-collinear, ...
One Day International
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(ODI) competition with
West Indies
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, with the latter eventually winning the competition.
Tour matches
First-class: Zimbabwe A v Indians
First-class: CFX Academy v Indians
List A: Zimbabwe A v Indians
Test matches
1st Test
2nd Test
Coca-Cola Cup
The Coca-Cola Cup was a
One Day International
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(ODI) tournament that followed the Test series.
West Indies
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were the third team that competed in addition to Zimbabwe and India. After six games between the three sides in the
round-robin group stage, West Indies and India qualified for the final. West Indies defeated India by 16 runs in the final.
References
External links
Tour homeat
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2001 in Indian cricket
2001 in Zimbabwean cricket
2001
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International cricket competitions in 2001
Zimbabwean cricket seasons from 2000–01