India made one Cha(uha)nge
to their playing eleven – Rajesh made way for One-day International debutant
Venkatesh Prasad. New Zealand made one to theirs as well – Blair Hartland made
way for Matthew Hart. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on
winning the toss.
Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries, scored 40. Gavin Larsen broke the 61-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Dion Nash. Chris Harris broke the 19-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 34. Vinod Kambli, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was run out. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored a run. He was caught by Larsen. Hart broke the four-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 38 balls, scored 15. Danny Morrison broke the 32-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 132-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 68. He was caught by Ken Rutherford, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Pringle broke the 33-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Anil Kumble, who scored 18. His 14-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings.
New Zealand conceded a dozen extras. India scored 222 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Nash bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 33. Pringle, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Larsen, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Morrison, Hart and Harris bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 47, 30 and 25, respectively.
Harris, who faced 11 balls, failed to get off the mark. Dev was in seventh heaven, because he trapped him leg before wicket. Bryan Young, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. Kumble broke the 82-run stand. Stephen Fleming, who faced 33 balls, scored 25. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 46-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rutherford, whose 90-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 61. He was caught by Kumble off his own bowling. Shane Thomson, the player of the series, scored 40. His 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Adam Parore, the player of the match, who scored 47. His 46-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded seven extras. New Zealand, who scored 223 for the loss of four wickets off 49.5 overs, won by six wickets with a ball to spare. Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 22. He was wicketless, as was Salil Ankola, who bowled eight overs, conceding 37.
Prasad bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 49. Javagal Srinath bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, conceding 46. Dev bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. He picked up three scalps.
The four-match series was levelled 2-2.
Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries, scored 40. Gavin Larsen broke the 61-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Dion Nash. Chris Harris broke the 19-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 34. Vinod Kambli, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was run out. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored a run. He was caught by Larsen. Hart broke the four-run stand. Kapil Dev, who faced 38 balls, scored 15. Danny Morrison broke the 32-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 132-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 68. He was caught by Ken Rutherford, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Pringle broke the 33-run stand. Nayan Mongia, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Anil Kumble, who scored 18. His 14-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings.
New Zealand conceded a dozen extras. India scored 222 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Nash bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 33. Pringle, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Larsen, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Morrison, Hart and Harris bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 47, 30 and 25, respectively.
Harris, who faced 11 balls, failed to get off the mark. Dev was in seventh heaven, because he trapped him leg before wicket. Bryan Young, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. Kumble broke the 82-run stand. Stephen Fleming, who faced 33 balls, scored 25. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 46-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rutherford, whose 90-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 61. He was caught by Kumble off his own bowling. Shane Thomson, the player of the series, scored 40. His 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Adam Parore, the player of the match, who scored 47. His 46-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded seven extras. New Zealand, who scored 223 for the loss of four wickets off 49.5 overs, won by six wickets with a ball to spare. Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 22. He was wicketless, as was Salil Ankola, who bowled eight overs, conceding 37.
Prasad bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 49. Javagal Srinath bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, conceding 46. Dev bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. He picked up three scalps.
The four-match series was levelled 2-2.
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