INDIA BEAT ZIMBABWE BY AN INNINGS AND 101 RUNS
Thanks to a characteristically brilliant century by Sachin Tendulkar and solid hundreds by SS Das and newcomer Sanjay Bangar, India decimated visitors Zimbabwe by an innings and 101 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

SCORES
Zimbabwe (1st Inn) : 287 all out [103.5 overs]
Stuart Carlisle 77, Travis Friend 60*, Alistair Campbell 57,
Anil Kumble 4/81, Zaheer Khan 3/46
India (1st Inn) : 570/7 declared [184.5 overs]
Sachin Tendulkar 176, Shiv Sunder Das 105, Sanjay Bangar 100*
Raymond Price 5/182
Zimbabwe (2nd Inn) : 182 all out [88.2 overs]
Trevor Gripper 60, Alistair Campbell 30, Stuart Carlisle 28,
Anil Kumble 5/63, Harbhajan Singh 4/46

Man of the Match : Anil Kumble
Next Match : Second Test in New Delhi starting Feb 28
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