The Videocon Tri-Series was a three-team One Day International cricket tournament played between Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand in Zimbabwe. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating India by 6 wickets in the final in Harare.
Tournament structure
The sides played each other in a double round robin, meaning that each side played four matches, for a total of six matches. A win was worth five points, and a loss zero – however, if the winning team had a run rate (i.e. runs hit per over) higher than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded to the winning side, if not it went to the losing side. In the event of a tie or a no-result, each side was to be awarded three points. The top two teams on points went through to the one-match final.
Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| August 24 |
Zim v NZ, 1st ODI |
Bulawayo |
| 26 | Ind v NZ, 2nd ODI | Bulawayo |
| 29 | Ind v Zim, 3rd ODI | Harare |
| 31 | Zim v NZ, 4th ODI | Harare |
| September 2 |
Ind v NZ, 5th ODI |
Harare |
| 4 | Zim v Ind, 6th ODI | Harare |
| 6 | Ind v NZ, final | Harare |
Match details
1st ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand 24 August
| 24 August 2005 Scorecard |
New Zealand  397/5 (44 overs) |
v |  Zimbabwe205 (43 overs) |
| L Vincent 172 (120) AJ Ireland 2/52 |
HH Streak 45 (48) DL Vettori 3/29 |
| New Zealand won by 192 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA) Player of the match: L Vincent (NZ) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 44 overs per side.
- AJ Ireland (ZIM) made his ODI debut.
- Points: Zimbabwe 0; New Zealand 6.
2nd ODI, New Zealand v India, 26 August
| 26 August 2005 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 215 (43.1 overs) |
v |  India164 (37.2 overs) |
| CD McMillan 54 (54) IK Pathan 3/34 |
JP Yadav 69 (92) SE Bond 6/19 |
| New Zealand won by 51 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: SE Bond (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 0; New Zealand 6.
3rd ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 29 August
| 29 August 2005 Scorecard |
| India 226/6 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 65 (24.3 overs) |
| M Kaif 65 (122) AJ Ireland 3/54 |
HH Streak 18* (52) IK Pathan 5/27 |
| India won by 161 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA) Player of the match: IK Pathan (IND) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Zimbabwe 0; India 6.
4th ODI, Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 31 August
| 31 August 2005 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 238 (49.1 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 211 (49 overs) |
| SB Styris 63 (81) AM Blignaut 4/46 |
AM Blignaut 50 (47) SE Bond 4/17 |
| New Zealand won by 27 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: AM Blignaut (ZIM) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- JS Patel (NZ) and CJ Chibhabha (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
- Points: Zimbabwe 1; New Zealand 5.
5th ODI, New Zealand v India, 2 September
| 2 September 2005 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 278/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 279/4 (47.3 overs) |
| SB Styris 56 (89) A Nehra 2/57 |
M Kaif 102* (121) JDP Oram 1/22 |
| India won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and IL Howell (SA) Player of the match: M Kaif (IND) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 5; New Zealand 1.
6th ODI, Zimbabwe v India, 4 September
| 4 September 2005 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 250 (50 overs) |
v | India 255/6 (48.1 overs) |
| CK Coventry 74 (99) AB Agarkar 3/34 |
Yuvraj Singh 120 (124) NB Mahwire 2/40 |
| India won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: DJ Harper (AUS) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (IND) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- RP Singh (IND) and KM Dabengwa (ZIM) made their ODI debuts.
- Points: Zimbabwe 1; India 5.
Final group stage table
| Tri-Series Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
 New Zealand
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | +1.32 |
 India
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | +0.68 |
 Zimbabwe
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.03 |
Final, New Zealand v India, 6 September
| 6 September 2005 Scorecard |
| India 276 (49.3 overs) |
v | New Zealand 278/4 (48.1 overs) |
| M Kaif 93* (110) JDP Oram 4/58 |
NJ Astle 115* (131) V Sehwag 3/44 |
| New Zealand won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour (ZIM) and DJ Harper (AUS) Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
References
Footnotes
| International cricket tours of Zimbabwe | |
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| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| England | |
| India | |
| Ireland | |
| New Zealand | |
| Pakistan | |
| South Africa | |
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| West Indies | |
| Tournaments hosted | |
| Multiple teams | |
| Other tours | |
| Danish | |
| Dutch | |
| English | |
| Kenyan | |
| Multi-national | |
| Namibian | |
| Scottish | |
| UAE | |
| Pakistan A | |
| International cricket in 2005–06 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2005 | |
| October 2005 | |
| November 2005 | |
| December 2005 | |
| January 2006 | |
| February 2006 | |
| March 2006 | |
| April 2006 | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2006 | |