Thursday, July 26, 2018

The IndiaNZ are finally Devinners

India and New Zealand made one change apiece to their playing eleven – while Shivlal Yadav made way for Raju Kulkarni, Stephen Boock replaced Stu Gillespie. Kapil Dev, India’s captain, inserted the Kiwis on winning the toss.

Bruce Edgar, who faced 22 balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Roger Binny broke the stand, which was worth a dozen. John Wright, who faced 21 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Kiran More. Binny broke the one-run stand.

John Reid, who faced 31 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Kulkarni broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 24. Jeff Crowe, who faced 33 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Ashok Malhotra. Kulkarni broke the 20-run stand.

Martin Crowe scored 28. His 52-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by More. Ravi Shastri broke the one-run stand. Jeremy Coney, New Zealand’s skipper, faced 16 balls, scoring four. He was caught by Shastri, who broke the seven-run partnership.

John Bracewell, who faced 31 balls, scored 20. He was caught by Dev. Mohinder Amarnath broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 54. Ervin McSweeney wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored five. Chetan Sharma broke the 11-run stand.

Gillespie, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Dev broke the 14-run stand. Richard Hadlee, who faced 68 balls, scored 71. His innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. Dev broke the 28-run stand. Ewen Chatfield, who faced 13 balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 11 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 172 off 49.2 overs. Amarnath, who bowled four overs, scored 21. He picked up a scalp, as did Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46.

Binny bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13, picking up a couple of wickets. Kulkarni bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets.

Dev bowled 9.2 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 24, picking up a Kapil of wickets. Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of scalps.

Shastri, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Hadlee trapped him leg before, breaking the two-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 16. His 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Coney. Gillespie broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 23.

Amarnath faced five balls, scored 32. He was caught by McSweeney. Gillespie broke the one-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 32. His 57-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Martin. Gillespie broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 59.

Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 69. His 90-ball innings included eight boundaries. Malhotra scored 33. His 54-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Reid. Gillespie broke the 73-run stand.

Dev scored six. His five-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten. The Kiwis conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 174 for the loss of five wickets off 46 overs, won by five wickets with four overs to spare.

Martin, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. Coney, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as were Bracewell (who bowled seven overs, conceding 44) and Chatfield, who bowled 10 overs, including five maidens. He conceded 13.

Hadlee and Gillespie bowled 10 overs, including three maidens, apiece. While the former, who conceded 28, picked up a wicket, the latter, who conceded 30, picked up four scalps.

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