India made one Ch(et)ange
to their playing eleven – Sharma made way for his namesake, Sanjeev Sharma. So
did New Zealand – Ken Rutherford made way for Dipak Patel. Ravi Shastri,
India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss.
Krishnamachari, whose (Srikkan)thirty-two-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Ewen Chatfield broke the 28-run stand. Woorkeri Raman, who faced 34 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Chris Kuggeleijn broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 21.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 53-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Richard Hadlee. Patel broke the 21-run stand. The fourth-wicket stand was worth a dozen. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, scored six. He was run out.
Mohinder Amarnath, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was caught by Mark Greatbatch. Danny Morrison broke the 72-run stand. Shastri, the player of the match, scored 72. His 66-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes. Hadlee broke the 73-run stand.
Dev, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a Kapil of sixes, scored 49. He was unbeaten. Kiran More, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Morrison. Chatfield broke the five-run stand. Arshad, who didn’t face A(yu)ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 250 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Willie Watson bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37.
Morrison, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket. Patel, who bowled nine overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Hadlee and Kuggeleijn bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp each. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 38. Chatfield, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Bert Vance faced 11 balls, scoring three. He was caught by More. Sanjeev broke the 15-run stand. Andrew Jones faced 33 balls, scoring 15. He was trapped leg before wicket by Amarnath, who broke the 45-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 32. John Wright, the New Zealand captain, scored 55. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was run out. Patel, who faced three balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Shastri. Narendra Hirwani, the player of the series, broke the two-run stand.
Hadlee faced eight balls, scoring three. He was caught by Ayub. Hirwani broke the five-run stand. Kuggeleijn, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Srikkanth. Hirwani broke the 14-run stand.
Greatbatch, whose 64-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 47. He was caught by Dev. Hirwani broke the 47-run stand. Ian Smith, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 40. He was caught by Sanjeev. Raman broke the 22-run stand.
Watson, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Shastri broke the 14-run stand. Morrison, who faced 23 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Dev broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Chatfield faced 13 balls, scoring a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded nine extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 198 off 45.3 overs, lost by 52 runs. Ayub bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 48. Raman and Amarnath bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 14.
Sanjeev bowled six overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled 7.3 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Shastri bowled nine overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket. Hirwani bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up four scalps.
The Indians won the 1987/88 Sharjah Cup.
Krishnamachari, whose (Srikkan)thirty-two-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Ewen Chatfield broke the 28-run stand. Woorkeri Raman, who faced 34 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Chris Kuggeleijn broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 21.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 53-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Richard Hadlee. Patel broke the 21-run stand. The fourth-wicket stand was worth a dozen. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, scored six. He was run out.
Mohinder Amarnath, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was caught by Mark Greatbatch. Danny Morrison broke the 72-run stand. Shastri, the player of the match, scored 72. His 66-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes. Hadlee broke the 73-run stand.
Dev, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a Kapil of sixes, scored 49. He was unbeaten. Kiran More, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Morrison. Chatfield broke the five-run stand. Arshad, who didn’t face A(yu)ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 250 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Willie Watson bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37.
Morrison, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket. Patel, who bowled nine overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Hadlee and Kuggeleijn bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp each. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 38. Chatfield, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Bert Vance faced 11 balls, scoring three. He was caught by More. Sanjeev broke the 15-run stand. Andrew Jones faced 33 balls, scoring 15. He was trapped leg before wicket by Amarnath, who broke the 45-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 32. John Wright, the New Zealand captain, scored 55. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was run out. Patel, who faced three balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Shastri. Narendra Hirwani, the player of the series, broke the two-run stand.
Hadlee faced eight balls, scoring three. He was caught by Ayub. Hirwani broke the five-run stand. Kuggeleijn, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Srikkanth. Hirwani broke the 14-run stand.
Greatbatch, whose 64-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 47. He was caught by Dev. Hirwani broke the 47-run stand. Ian Smith, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 40. He was caught by Sanjeev. Raman broke the 22-run stand.
Watson, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Shastri broke the 14-run stand. Morrison, who faced 23 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Dev broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Chatfield faced 13 balls, scoring a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded nine extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 198 off 45.3 overs, lost by 52 runs. Ayub bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 48. Raman and Amarnath bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 14.
Sanjeev bowled six overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled 7.3 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Shastri bowled nine overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket. Hirwani bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up four scalps.
The Indians won the 1987/88 Sharjah Cup.
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