While India’s
playing eleven was unchanged, New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that
last played the Indians – Phil Horne, the Crowe brothers (Martin and Jeff),
Dipak Patel and Martin Snedden made way for Bert Vance, Andrew Jones, Mark
Greatbatch, Chris Kuggeleijn and Richard Hadlee.
On winning the toss, John Wright, the Kiwi skipper, inserted the Indians. Krishnamachari Srikkanth wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just a run. Willie broke the (Wats)one-run stand. Woorkeri Raman, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Greatbatch. Hadlee broke the three-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 98-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 88. He was caught by Rutherford. The third-wicket stand, which was worth 158, was broken by Watson. Mohinder Amarnath, the player of the match, scored 102. His 139-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kapil Dev, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was caught by Kuggeleijn. Hadlee broke the five-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 45. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. He was run out.
Shastri, India’s skipper, scored 29. His 18-ball innings included a boundary and (R)aVI. He was caught by Ian Smith. Hadlee broke the 48-run stand. Kiran More faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded nine extras. India scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Rutherford and Kuggeleijn bowled five wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 33.
Ewen Chatfield and Danny Morrison bowled 10 wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 45. Watson bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of wickets. Hadlee, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up three scalps.
Wright, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by More. Dev broke the 32-run stand. Jones, who faced 20 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin, who broke the 14-run stand. Vance, whose 95-ball innings included a boundary, scored 42. He was caught by More. Arshad Ayub broke the 72-run stand.
Greatbatch, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 45. Narendra Hirwani broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Rutherford, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was caught by the substitute. Hirwani broke the four-run stand.
Kuggeleijn wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. He was stumped by More. Hirwani broke the 15-run stand. Smith, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Hirwani broke the four-run stand. Hadlee, whose 45-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
Morrison, who faced 17 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was stumped by More. Ayub broke the 31-run stand. Watson, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. The New Zealanders, who scored 194 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 73 runs. Raman bowled a wicketless over, conceding just a run. Chetan Sharma, who bowled seven overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as was Shastri, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Azharuddin, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30. Ayub bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of wickets. Hirwani, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up four scalps.
India advanced to the final.
On winning the toss, John Wright, the Kiwi skipper, inserted the Indians. Krishnamachari Srikkanth wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just a run. Willie broke the (Wats)one-run stand. Woorkeri Raman, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Greatbatch. Hadlee broke the three-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 98-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 88. He was caught by Rutherford. The third-wicket stand, which was worth 158, was broken by Watson. Mohinder Amarnath, the player of the match, scored 102. His 139-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kapil Dev, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was caught by Kuggeleijn. Hadlee broke the five-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 45. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. He was run out.
Shastri, India’s skipper, scored 29. His 18-ball innings included a boundary and (R)aVI. He was caught by Ian Smith. Hadlee broke the 48-run stand. Kiran More faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded nine extras. India scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Rutherford and Kuggeleijn bowled five wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 33.
Ewen Chatfield and Danny Morrison bowled 10 wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 45. Watson bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of wickets. Hadlee, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up three scalps.
Wright, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was caught by More. Dev broke the 32-run stand. Jones, who faced 20 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin, who broke the 14-run stand. Vance, whose 95-ball innings included a boundary, scored 42. He was caught by More. Arshad Ayub broke the 72-run stand.
Greatbatch, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 45. Narendra Hirwani broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Rutherford, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was caught by the substitute. Hirwani broke the four-run stand.
Kuggeleijn wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. He was stumped by More. Hirwani broke the 15-run stand. Smith, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Hirwani broke the four-run stand. Hadlee, whose 45-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
Morrison, who faced 17 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was stumped by More. Ayub broke the 31-run stand. Watson, who faced 14 balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. The New Zealanders, who scored 194 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 73 runs. Raman bowled a wicketless over, conceding just a run. Chetan Sharma, who bowled seven overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as was Shastri, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Azharuddin, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30. Ayub bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of wickets. Hirwani, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up four scalps.
India advanced to the final.
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