India made a
couple of Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Manoj Prabhakar and Nayan
Mongia made way for Vijay Yadav and Sharma. New Zealand made a couple of
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Blair Hartland and Chris
Pringle made way for One-day International debutant Darrin Murray and Simon
Doull.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 62. His 54-ball (Sach)innings included 13 boundaries. Matthew Hart broke the 100-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 52-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 35. He was caught by Hart. Richard de Groen broke the 75-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 127-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 90. He was caught by Hart. Dion Nash broke the 47-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 45-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 58. He was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 36.
New Zealand conceded eight extras. India scored 289 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Chris Harris bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 24. Doull and Shane Thomson bowled 10 wicketless overs each. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58, the latter conceded 51.
De Groen and Hart bowled nine overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 36. Nash, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a scalp.
New Zealand’s openers failed to get off the mark. Bryan Young, who faced (Srina)three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Yadav off the bowling of Javagal. The second-wicket pair put on a dozen. Murray, who faced 17 balls, scored three. He was run out.
Rutherford, the Kiwi skipper, scored eight. His 12-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Srinath. The 15-run stand was broKen by Venkatesh Prasad. Stephen Fleming, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 56. Tendulkar trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 79-run stand.
Thomson, who faced 27 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Venkatapathy Raju. Tendulkar broke the 26-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 105-ball innings included a boundary, scored 51. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raju, who broke the 10-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 26. Hart, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was run out. Harris, who faced 35 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Srinath. Raju broke the four-run stand.
Nash wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. Anil Kumble broke the one-run stand. Doull, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was stumped by Yadav. Kambli broke the nine-run stand. De Groen, who faced seven balls, scored just a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 11 extras. The Kiwis, who were dismissed for 182 off 45.4 overs, lost by 107 runs. Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding 23. Kambli, who bowled four balls, was in seventh heaven, because he picked up his only international wicket.
Prasad and Srinath bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket.
Raju and Tendulkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 29.
The Indians advanced.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 62. His 54-ball (Sach)innings included 13 boundaries. Matthew Hart broke the 100-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 52-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 35. He was caught by Hart. Richard de Groen broke the 75-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 127-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 90. He was caught by Hart. Dion Nash broke the 47-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 45-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 58. He was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 36.
New Zealand conceded eight extras. India scored 289 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Chris Harris bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 24. Doull and Shane Thomson bowled 10 wicketless overs each. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 58, the latter conceded 51.
De Groen and Hart bowled nine overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 36. Nash, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a scalp.
New Zealand’s openers failed to get off the mark. Bryan Young, who faced (Srina)three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Yadav off the bowling of Javagal. The second-wicket pair put on a dozen. Murray, who faced 17 balls, scored three. He was run out.
Rutherford, the Kiwi skipper, scored eight. His 12-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Srinath. The 15-run stand was broKen by Venkatesh Prasad. Stephen Fleming, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 56. Tendulkar trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 79-run stand.
Thomson, who faced 27 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Venkatapathy Raju. Tendulkar broke the 26-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 105-ball innings included a boundary, scored 51. He was trapped leg before wicket by Raju, who broke the 10-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 26. Hart, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was run out. Harris, who faced 35 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Srinath. Raju broke the four-run stand.
Nash wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. Anil Kumble broke the one-run stand. Doull, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was stumped by Yadav. Kambli broke the nine-run stand. De Groen, who faced seven balls, scored just a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 11 extras. The Kiwis, who were dismissed for 182 off 45.4 overs, lost by 107 runs. Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding 23. Kambli, who bowled four balls, was in seventh heaven, because he picked up his only international wicket.
Prasad and Srinath bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket.
Raju and Tendulkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 29.
The Indians advanced.
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