1st ODI, Cuttack, December 02, 2000, 12:00 AM
253/7(50ov)
255/7(47.2ov)
India beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
India Playing XI
| Vijay Dahiya † | Wicket Keeper |
| Sunil Joshi | Bowler |
| Ajit Agarkar | Bowler |
| Hemang Badani | Batsman |
| Rahul Dravid | Batsman |
| Sourav Ganguly (c) | Batsman |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Prasad | Bowler |
| Reetinder Sodhi | All Rounder |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Batsman |
| Yuvraj Singh | All Rounder |
Zimbabwe Playing XI
| Guy Whittall | All Rounder |
| Alistair Campbell | Batsman |
| Stuart Carlisle | Batsman |
| Andy Flower † | Wicket Keeper |
| Grant Flower | Batsman |
| Travis Friend | All Rounder |
| Douglas Marillier † | Wicket Keeper |
| Brian Murphy | Bowler |
| Henry Olonga | Bowler |
| Heath Streak (c) | Bowler |
| Dirk Viljoen | Bowler |