5 Best performances by Zimbabweans against India

2. Tatenda Taibu- 71

Tatenda Taibu, the pocket size dynamo, was a gritty individual. The wicket-keeper batsman has, on many occasions, stood in the middle like a rock and saved his team from a downfall. One such example was of his 97 balls 71 run knock at the Harare Sports Club in 2005. Batting first, Zimbabwe were already two down by the end of the 3rd over. Taibu then came into the rescue of the side. He stitched important partnerships with Brendan Taylor and Charles Coventry to stabilise the innings. His 46 run stand with Taylor rescued the hosts from a tricky position of 4/2 at the start. Later, he was joined in by Coventry and both put up a match –defining 116 runs stand for the 4th wicket, taking Zimbabwe to a comfortable position in the match before getting clean bowled by JP Yadav in the 37th over.