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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Maiden Test Match - Zimbabwe Vs India At Harare Oct 18-22,1992

Zimbabwe became the 9th Test playing nation.

The team has record of not losing its first ever Test. Zimbabwe played their first Test against India in October 1992 at Harare.

The hosts dominated the Test for the most part. Riding high on skipper Houghton’s 121, Zimbabwe scored 456 in their first innings and then bowled out India for 307, thus taking the lead of 149 runs.

The match was ended up in a draw and, apart from Australia, Zimbabwe is the only nation not to lose its first-ever Test match.

Scorecard
Zimbabwe    456 and 146/4
India             307
Match Result - Match Drawn

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