It was a
45-overs-a-side match. India made no changes to their playing eleven. New
Zealand made one change to theirs – Trevor Franklin made way for Evan Grey. On
winning the toss, John Wright, the Kiwi captain, chose to bat.
Andrew Jones, whose 45-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Maninder Singh broke the 52-run stand. Wright, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 39. Singh broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen.
The third-wicket pair put on just a run. Mark Greatbatch, who faced a couple of balls, scored just one. He was run out. Ken Rutherford, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshad Ayub, who broke the two-run stand.
Ian Smith, who faced 28 balls, scored nine. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ajay Sharma, who broke the 23-run stand. Chris Kuggeleijn, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Sanjeev Sharma. Srikkanth broke the 19-run stand.
Grey, whose 80-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Kapil Dev broke the 47-run stand. John Bracewell, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Martin Snedden, who faced three balls, scoring just a couple.
India conceded 18 extras. New Zealand scored 160 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs. Sanjeev, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 19. Dev and Ajay bowled seven overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 25.
Srikkanth bowled eight overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket. Ayub bowled nine overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Singh bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of scalps.
Srikkanth, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Willie Watson, who broke the five-run stand. V B Chandrasekhar, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Kuggeleijn broke the 25-run stand.
Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, faced 36 balls, scoring 15. He was caught by the wicketkeeper. Bracewell broke the (Smi)thirty-nine-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 32. He was caught by Bracewell, Grey broke the 48-run stand.
Navjot Singh, whose 108-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored Si(dhu)xty-seven. He was adjudged the player of the match. He was caught by Smith. Watson broke the 42-run stand. Dev, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Ajay, who faced a ball, scoring just a couple.
New Zealand conceded four extras. India scored 161 for the loss of five wickets off 41.3 overs, winning by five wickets with 21 balls to spare. Snedden, who bowled five overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Chatfield, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Bracewell, who bowled five overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Grey, who bowled six overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Kuggeleijn, who bowled nine overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Watson, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets.
India led the five-match series 2-0.
Andrew Jones, whose 45-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Maninder Singh broke the 52-run stand. Wright, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 39. Singh broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen.
The third-wicket pair put on just a run. Mark Greatbatch, who faced a couple of balls, scored just one. He was run out. Ken Rutherford, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshad Ayub, who broke the two-run stand.
Ian Smith, who faced 28 balls, scored nine. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ajay Sharma, who broke the 23-run stand. Chris Kuggeleijn, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Sanjeev Sharma. Srikkanth broke the 19-run stand.
Grey, whose 80-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Kapil Dev broke the 47-run stand. John Bracewell, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Martin Snedden, who faced three balls, scoring just a couple.
India conceded 18 extras. New Zealand scored 160 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs. Sanjeev, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 19. Dev and Ajay bowled seven overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 25.
Srikkanth bowled eight overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket. Ayub bowled nine overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Singh bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of scalps.
Srikkanth, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Willie Watson, who broke the five-run stand. V B Chandrasekhar, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Kuggeleijn broke the 25-run stand.
Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, faced 36 balls, scoring 15. He was caught by the wicketkeeper. Bracewell broke the (Smi)thirty-nine-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 32. He was caught by Bracewell, Grey broke the 48-run stand.
Navjot Singh, whose 108-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored Si(dhu)xty-seven. He was adjudged the player of the match. He was caught by Smith. Watson broke the 42-run stand. Dev, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Ajay, who faced a ball, scoring just a couple.
New Zealand conceded four extras. India scored 161 for the loss of five wickets off 41.3 overs, winning by five wickets with 21 balls to spare. Snedden, who bowled five overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Chatfield, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Bracewell, who bowled five overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Grey, who bowled six overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Kuggeleijn, who bowled nine overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Watson, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets.
India led the five-match series 2-0.
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