This was India’s
150th One-day International. They made five Ch(et)anges to their
playing eleven – Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kapil Dev,
Arshad Ayub and Maninder Singh made way for Woorkeri Raman, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sharma
and a pair of One-day International debutants – Rashid Patel and Margashayam
Venkataramana.
New Zealand made a couple of changes to theirs – Evan Gray and Willie Watson made way for Ian Smith and Danny Morrison. On winning the toss, John Wright, their captain, chose to bat. He scored 70. His 96-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Venkataramana broke the 140-run stand.
Andrew Jones, whose 85-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 57. He was caught by Pandit. Venkataramana broke the 15-run stand. Rutherford, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. He was caught by Manjrekar. The 56-run stand was broKen by Chetan.
Mark Greatbatch, whose 82-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 84. He was unbeaten, as was Tony Blain, who faced 16 balls, scoring 11. India conceded 24 extras. New Zealand scored 278 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Raman bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.
Ajay Sharma bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Sanjeev Sharma and Patel bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 74, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58. Chetan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Venkataramana, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
V B Chandrasekhar, who faced four balls, scored just a run. He was caught by John Bracewell. Morrison broke the three-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on nine. Raman, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was run out. Pandit, whose 44-ball (Mart)innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Snedden broke the 38-run partnership.
Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 46-ball innings included a boundary. Chris Kuggeleijn broke the 68-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 108. His 65-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
Manjrekar, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 52. He was caught by Ewen Chatfield. Morrison broke the 15-run partnership. Ajay, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 50. He was caught by Jones. Morrison broke the 127-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on just three.
Sanjeev, who faced 10 balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out. Chetan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Smith. Snedden broke the five-run stand. Venkataramana, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded eight extras. India scored 282 for the loss of eight wickets off 47.1 overs, winning by two wickets with 17 balls to spare. Chatfield and Bracewell bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 49.
Kuggeleijn, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 64. He picked up a wicket. Snedden, who bowled nine overs, conceded 51. He picked up a couple of wickets. Morrison, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.
India won the five-match series 4-0.
Patel and Venkataramana never represented India again.
The fifth match, that was slated to take place at Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu, on December 19, 1988, was abandoned without a ball bowled due to heavy rain.
New Zealand made a couple of changes to theirs – Evan Gray and Willie Watson made way for Ian Smith and Danny Morrison. On winning the toss, John Wright, their captain, chose to bat. He scored 70. His 96-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Venkataramana broke the 140-run stand.
Andrew Jones, whose 85-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 57. He was caught by Pandit. Venkataramana broke the 15-run stand. Rutherford, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. He was caught by Manjrekar. The 56-run stand was broKen by Chetan.
Mark Greatbatch, whose 82-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 84. He was unbeaten, as was Tony Blain, who faced 16 balls, scoring 11. India conceded 24 extras. New Zealand scored 278 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Raman bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.
Ajay Sharma bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Sanjeev Sharma and Patel bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 74, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58. Chetan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Venkataramana, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of scalps.
V B Chandrasekhar, who faced four balls, scored just a run. He was caught by John Bracewell. Morrison broke the three-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on nine. Raman, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was run out. Pandit, whose 44-ball (Mart)innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Snedden broke the 38-run partnership.
Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 46-ball innings included a boundary. Chris Kuggeleijn broke the 68-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 108. His 65-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
Manjrekar, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 52. He was caught by Ewen Chatfield. Morrison broke the 15-run partnership. Ajay, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 50. He was caught by Jones. Morrison broke the 127-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on just three.
Sanjeev, who faced 10 balls, failed to get off the mark. He was run out. Chetan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Smith. Snedden broke the five-run stand. Venkataramana, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded eight extras. India scored 282 for the loss of eight wickets off 47.1 overs, winning by two wickets with 17 balls to spare. Chatfield and Bracewell bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 49.
Kuggeleijn, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 64. He picked up a wicket. Snedden, who bowled nine overs, conceded 51. He picked up a couple of wickets. Morrison, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.
India won the five-match series 4-0.
Patel and Venkataramana never represented India again.
The fifth match, that was slated to take place at Molana Azad Stadium, Jammu, on December 19, 1988, was abandoned without a ball bowled due to heavy rain.
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