New Zealand made
no changes to their playing eleven. While Venkataraghavan (Srini)vas back at
the helm, Bishan Singh was one of the three players who (Be)didn’t make it to India’s
playing eleven for the second and final match of the series. The others were
Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani. They made way for debutants R Sudhakar
Rao, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Pochiah Krishnamurthy.
On winning the toss, Glenn Turner, the Kiwi skipper, chose to bat. Jock Edwards, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. He was caught by Madan Lal. Chandra broke the 71-run stand. Turner, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. He was stumped by Krishnamurthy. Venkat broke the 35-run stand.
Bevan Congdon, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Eknath Solkar, who broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 33. Lance Cairns, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 31. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. John Parker, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Venkat off the bowling of Solkar. Mark Burgess, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. Chandra broke the 52-run stand.
Ken Wadsworth, the player of the match, scored 46. His 56-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. It was, incidentally, his last international appearance*. The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Richard Hadlee, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Krishnamurthy off the bowling of Chandra.
Brian McKechnie, who faced 21 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Rao. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 36-run stand. Richard Collinge, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. New Zealand scored 236 for the loss of eight wickets off 35 overs. Lal, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37. Amarnath and Venkat bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 59, the latter conceded 45.
Solkar bowled seven overs, conceding 46. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chandra bowled seven overs, conceding 36. He picked up three scalps.
Parthasarthi Sharma faced 33 balls, scoring 14. Cairns broke the 40-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 54-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 43. He was caught by Turner. Dayle Hadlee broke the 26-run stand.
Anshuman Gaekwad, who faced 31 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Wadsworth. McKechnie broke the 12-run stand. Amarnath, who faced 16 balls, scored three. Dayle broke the 19-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Solkar, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was run out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17. Rao, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was run out. Brijesh Patel, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 44. He was caught by Turner. Richard broke the eight-run stand.
Lal, who faced 16 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Dayle. Parker broke the 11-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Venkat, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Parker off the bowling of Burgess.
Krishnamurthy, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Edwards, who broke the 17-run stand. Chandra, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded just a couple of extras. India, who were dismissed for 156 off 31.6 overs, lost by 80 runs. Collinge, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19. Burgess and Edwards bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded five.
McKechnie, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Richard and Cairns bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 33. Dayle, who bowled seven overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.
New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0.
It was Sharma’s and Solkar’s last ODI appearance, and Rao’s, Chandra’s and Krishnamurthy’s only appearance in the format.
(*Note: Wadsworth, who was born on November 30, 1946, succumbed to melanoma at the age of 29 on August 19, 1976.)
On winning the toss, Glenn Turner, the Kiwi skipper, chose to bat. Jock Edwards, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. He was caught by Madan Lal. Chandra broke the 71-run stand. Turner, whose 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 52. He was stumped by Krishnamurthy. Venkat broke the 35-run stand.
Bevan Congdon, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Eknath Solkar, who broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 33. Lance Cairns, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 31. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. John Parker, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Venkat off the bowling of Solkar. Mark Burgess, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. Chandra broke the 52-run stand.
Ken Wadsworth, the player of the match, scored 46. His 56-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. It was, incidentally, his last international appearance*. The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Richard Hadlee, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Krishnamurthy off the bowling of Chandra.
Brian McKechnie, who faced 21 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Rao. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 36-run stand. Richard Collinge, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. New Zealand scored 236 for the loss of eight wickets off 35 overs. Lal, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37. Amarnath and Venkat bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 59, the latter conceded 45.
Solkar bowled seven overs, conceding 46. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chandra bowled seven overs, conceding 36. He picked up three scalps.
Parthasarthi Sharma faced 33 balls, scoring 14. Cairns broke the 40-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 54-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 43. He was caught by Turner. Dayle Hadlee broke the 26-run stand.
Anshuman Gaekwad, who faced 31 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Wadsworth. McKechnie broke the 12-run stand. Amarnath, who faced 16 balls, scored three. Dayle broke the 19-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Solkar, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was run out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 17. Rao, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was run out. Brijesh Patel, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 44. He was caught by Turner. Richard broke the eight-run stand.
Lal, who faced 16 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Dayle. Parker broke the 11-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Venkat, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Parker off the bowling of Burgess.
Krishnamurthy, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Edwards, who broke the 17-run stand. Chandra, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded just a couple of extras. India, who were dismissed for 156 off 31.6 overs, lost by 80 runs. Collinge, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19. Burgess and Edwards bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded five.
McKechnie, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Richard and Cairns bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 33. Dayle, who bowled seven overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.
New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0.
It was Sharma’s and Solkar’s last ODI appearance, and Rao’s, Chandra’s and Krishnamurthy’s only appearance in the format.
(*Note: Wadsworth, who was born on November 30, 1946, succumbed to melanoma at the age of 29 on August 19, 1976.)
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