Zimbabwe has always proved a difficult proposition for England. Out of the six matches between the two teams so far, Zimbabwe have won five! One of them in the World Cup. Let us see if Alec Stewart's team reverses the trend today ...

The following table depicts the results between the two teams so far.

 No    Ground         Date     Won    By       T B   For Score     Vs Score
                                                                  
  1    Albury       18 Mar 1992 Zim   9 Runs   W L   125-10 49.1   134-10 46.1
  2    Sydney       15 Dec 1994 Zim  13 Runs   L L   192-10 49.1   205-10 49.3
  3    Brisbane     07 Jan 1995 Eng  26 Runs   W F   200- 8 50.0   174-10 48.1
  4    Bulawayo (2) 15 Dec 1996 Zim  2  Wkts   L F   152-10 50.0   153- 8 48.0
  5    Harare       01 Jan 1997 Zim   6 Runs   W L   179- 7 42.0   200-10 53.0
  6    Harare       03 Jan 1997 Zim 131 Runs   W L   118-10 30.0   249- 7 50.0

(T: Toss, B: Batted (F)irst/(L)ast)

(Tables from England's point of view: so For Score is England's)

Contributed by Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)