(Note: This post
was written on August 21, 2018, which happens to be the birthday of V B
Chandrasekhar, who turns 57. It was in this match that he scored his highest
One-day International score).
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. While India made no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made one change – Ian Smith made way for Tony Blain. John Wright, New Zealand’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 49-ball (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Snedden broke the 59-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Ken Rutherford. Chris Kuggelieijn broke the 32-run stand.
Chandrasekhar, whose 77-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 53. Kuggeleijn broke the 14-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, faced 25 balls, scoring 14. He was caught by Andrew Jones. Evan Gray broke the 20-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 33 balls, scored 17. He was caught by John Bracewell. Gray broke the 16-run stand. Kapil Dev, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Blain. Snedden broke the 27-run stand.
Ajay Sharma, whose 47-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 52. He was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match. Chandrakant Pandit, who faced 24 balls, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 19 extras. India scored 222 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Rutherford bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Willie Watson bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Ewen Chatfield bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23. Bracewell bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40. Gray bowled five overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets.
Snedden bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up two wickets. Kuggeleijn bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jones, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Pandit. Sanjeev Sharma broke the 12-run stand. Rutherford, who faced 17 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Dev. Sanjeev broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen.
Wright, whose 74-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 43. He was caught by Arshad Ayub. Maninder Singh broke the 51-run partnership. Blain, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Singh. Srikkanth broke the 50-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on just four. Kuggeleijn, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was run out. Bracewell, who faced five balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Srikkanth broke the 15-run stand.
Gray, who faced six balls, scored three. He was stumped by Pandit. Srikkanth broke the 10-run stand. He never represented New Zealand again. Snedden, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Pandit. Srikkanth was in seventh heaven.
Mark Greatbatch, whose 97-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Dev. Srikkanth broke the seven-run stand. Watson, who faced 14 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Chatfield, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
India conceded 14 extras. The Kiwis, who scored 169 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs, lost by 53 runs. Ajay, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32. Ayub, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Dev bowled nine wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 18. Singh bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Sanjeev, who bowled seven overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets. Srikkanth, who bowled six overs, conceded 32. He picked up five scalps.
The Indians took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
It was a 45-overs-a-side match. While India made no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made one change – Ian Smith made way for Tony Blain. John Wright, New Zealand’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 49-ball (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Snedden broke the 59-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Ken Rutherford. Chris Kuggelieijn broke the 32-run stand.
Chandrasekhar, whose 77-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 53. Kuggeleijn broke the 14-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, faced 25 balls, scoring 14. He was caught by Andrew Jones. Evan Gray broke the 20-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 33 balls, scored 17. He was caught by John Bracewell. Gray broke the 16-run stand. Kapil Dev, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Blain. Snedden broke the 27-run stand.
Ajay Sharma, whose 47-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 52. He was unbeaten. He was adjudged the player of the match. Chandrakant Pandit, who faced 24 balls, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 19 extras. India scored 222 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Rutherford bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Willie Watson bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Ewen Chatfield bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23. Bracewell bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40. Gray bowled five overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets.
Snedden bowled eight overs, conceding 43. He picked up two wickets. Kuggeleijn bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps.
Jones, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Pandit. Sanjeev Sharma broke the 12-run stand. Rutherford, who faced 17 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Dev. Sanjeev broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen.
Wright, whose 74-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 43. He was caught by Arshad Ayub. Maninder Singh broke the 51-run partnership. Blain, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was caught by Singh. Srikkanth broke the 50-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on just four. Kuggeleijn, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was run out. Bracewell, who faced five balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Srikkanth broke the 15-run stand.
Gray, who faced six balls, scored three. He was stumped by Pandit. Srikkanth broke the 10-run stand. He never represented New Zealand again. Snedden, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Pandit. Srikkanth was in seventh heaven.
Mark Greatbatch, whose 97-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Dev. Srikkanth broke the seven-run stand. Watson, who faced 14 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Chatfield, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
India conceded 14 extras. The Kiwis, who scored 169 for the loss of nine wickets off 45 overs, lost by 53 runs. Ajay, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32. Ayub, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Dev bowled nine wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 18. Singh bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Sanjeev, who bowled seven overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets. Srikkanth, who bowled six overs, conceded 32. He picked up five scalps.
The Indians took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
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