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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = India in Zimbabwe in 2001
| series_logo =
| team1_image = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
| team1_name = Zimbabwe
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 28 May
| to_date = 7 July 2001
| team1_captain = [[Heath Streak]]
| team2_captain = [[Sourav Ganguly]]
| no_of_tests = 2
| team1_tests_won = 1
| team2_tests_won = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Andy Flower]] (187)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Shiv Sunder Das]] (239)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Heath Streak]] (10)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Ashish Nehra]] (11)
| player_of_test_series = [[Shiv Sunder Das]] (Ind)
}}

The [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] toured Zimbabwe from 28 May to 7 July 2001 and played two [[Test cricket|Test matches]] against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], with each team winning one game match. This would be Zimbabwe's only Test victory over a side other than Bangladesh until they [[Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2013|beat Pakistan in the second Test in 2013]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/671499.html |title=Zimbabwe square series with historic win |access-date=14 September 2013 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24091575 |title=Zimbabwe clinch landmark Test victory over Pakistan |access-date=14 September 2013 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportinglife.aol.co.uk/cricket/news/article/22885/8920829/zimbabwe-claim-historic-win |title=Zimbabwe claim historic win |access-date=14 September 2013 |publisher=Sporting Life}}</ref>

India and Zimbabwe also participated in a [[2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup|triangular]] [[One Day International]] (ODI) competition with [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], with the latter eventually winning the competition.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=John|title=West Indies upset India in Coca-Cola Cup final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/101315.html|access-date=12 August 2017|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=7 July 2001}}</ref>

==Tour matches==
===First-class: Zimbabwe A v Indians===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 28–30 May 2001
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND|name=Indians}}
| team2 = [[Zimbabwe A cricket team|Zimbabwe A]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 336/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (84.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 137 (134)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[David Mutendera]] 3/77 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 175 (54.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Craig Wishart]] 68 (85)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 3/24 (11 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 150/7 (46 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 33 (30)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Travis Friend]] 3/30 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/106658.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mutare Sports Club]], [[Mutare]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] and A Walsh
| motm =
| toss = Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
| notes =
}}

===First-class: CFX Academy v Indians===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 2–4 June 2001
| team1 = [[CFX Academy cricket team|CFX Academy]]
| team2 = {{cr|IND|name=Indians}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 192 (74.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Gary Brent]] 72[[not out|*]] (121)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/43 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 447/4[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (84.4 overs) (110 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Hemang Badani]] 112[[not out|*]] (138)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Leon Soma]] 1/38 (10 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 157 (53 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Barney Rogers]] 59 (83)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 6/37 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 128/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (35.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] 52 (96)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Barney Rogers]] 2/14 (2.5 overs)

| result = Indians won by 226 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/102701.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Country Club, Harare|Country Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Christian Nyazika]] and [[Ronald Strang]]
| motm =
| toss = CFX Academy won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===List A: Zimbabwe A v Indians===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 June 2001
| team1 = [[Zimbabwe A cricket team|Zimbabwe A]]
| team2 = {{cr|IND|name=Indians}}
| score1 = 103 (32.4 overs)
| score2 = 108/0 (17 overs)
| runs1 = [[Stuart Matsikenyeri]] 38 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Hemang Badani]] 2/8 (4.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 75[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Jonathan Dakin]] 1/27 (6 overs)
| result = Indians won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/103512.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sunrise Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Ahmed Esat]] and D Kalan
| motm =
| toss = Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}

==Test matches==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date =7–10 June 2001
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 =173 (58.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Andy Flower]] 51 (45)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Ashish Nehra]] 3/23 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =318 (89.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 74 (128)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Heath Streak]] 3/63 (24 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =328 (125.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Andy Flower]] 83 (145)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Javagal Srinath]] 3/71 (32.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =184/2 (53.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Shiv Sunder Das]] 82[[not out|*]] (183)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Grant Flower]] 1/23 (8 overs)

| result =India won by 8 wickets
| venue =[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
| umpires =[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63935.html scorecard]
| toss =Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat.
| rain =
| motm=[[Shiv Sunder Das]] (Ind)
| notes = This was India's first Test win outside Asia in 15 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=First Test Match, Zimbabwe v India 2001|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154205.html|access-date=12 August 2017|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date =15–18 June 2001
| team1 ={{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 ={{cr|ZIM}}

| score-team1-inns1 =237 (74.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Rahul Dravid]] 68 (115)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Heath Streak]] 3/69 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =315 (107.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Grant Flower]] 86 (244)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/71 (26 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =234 (98.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Shiv Sunder Das]] 70 (245)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Andy Blignaut]] 5/74 (31.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =157/6 (54 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Stuart Carlisle]] 62 (137)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Ashish Nehra]] 2/45 (13 overs)

| result =Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
| venue =[[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires =[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Eng)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63935.html Scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| motm=[[Andy Blignaut]] (Zim)
| notes = [[Hemang Badani]] (Ind) and [[Travis Friend]] (Zim) made their Test debuts.
*''[[Grant Flower]] (Zim) played his 50th Test.<ref name="2TS">{{cite web|title=2nd Test, India v Zimbabwe, Statistical Highlights|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/103418.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
*''[[Andy Flower]] (Zim) equalled the [[Everton Weekes]]' record for fastest to complete 1,000 runs against India in terms of number of Tests played (7).<ref name="2TS"/>
*''[[Heath Streak]] (Zim) passed 1,000 runs in Tests, and became the first Zimbabwe player to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets.<ref name="2TS"/>
}}

==Coca-Cola Cup==
{{Main article|2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup}}
The Coca-Cola Cup was a [[One Day International]] (ODI) tournament that followed the Test series. [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] were the third team that competed in addition to Zimbabwe and India. After six games between the three sides in the [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin group]] stage, West Indies and India qualified for the final.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=John|title=India look favourites to win Coca-Cola Cup final against West Indies|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/101274.html|access-date=12 August 2017|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=6 July 2001}}</ref> West Indies defeated India by 16 runs in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Indies upset India in Coca-Cola Cup final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/101315.html|access-date=12 August 2017|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=7 July 2001}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/62307.html Tour home] at [[ESPN Cricinfo]]

{{International cricket in 2001}}
{{International cricket tours of Zimbabwe |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:2001 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2001 in Zimbabwean cricket]]
[[Category:Indian cricket tours of Zimbabwe|2001]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2001]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean cricket seasons from 2000–01]]

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