This was the
opening match of a triangular series* sandwiched between the five-match One-day
International series between India and the West Indies. While India made just
one change to their playing eleven (Atul Bedade made way for Ajay Jadeja), the
West Indies made a couple of changes to theirs – Keith Arthurton and Cameron
Cuffy made way for debutant Sherwin Campbell and Kenny Benjamin.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the visitors. Phil Simmons, who faced (Srina)thirteen balls, scored a couple. Javagal broke the 29-run stand. Stuart Williams, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 35-run stand.
Brian Lara, whose 83-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 74. He was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 112-run stand. Jimmy Adams, who faced half-a-dozen balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the two-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Carl Hooper, whose 80-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 58. He was caught by Anil Kumble off his own bowling. Campbell, who faced 14 balls, scored three. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Chanderpaul, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Shiv)n(ar)ineteen. Manoj broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. Benjamin, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Prasad broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Anderson Cummins, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was run out. Courtney Walsh, the West Indies’ skipper, faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the mark. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Barrington Browne, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
India conceded eight extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 221 off 49.2 overs. Rajesh Chauhan, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 46. Srinath, who bowled seven overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Prabhakar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 35. Prasad bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36, He picked up three scalps.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 17 balls, scored three. He was caught by Lara. Walsh broke the 17-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 24 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Hooper. Cummins broke the 25-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 62-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. He was trapped leg before wicket by Walsh, who broke the 38-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was caught by Hooper. Benjamin broke the 56-run stand.
Jadeja, whose 42-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was caught by Campbell. Benjamin broke the 42-run stand. Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 81. His 84-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the match. He was caught by Walsh. Cummins broke the 17-run stand.
Mongia, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who scored nine. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. The West Indies conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 225 for the loss of six wickets off 48.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare. Hooper, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32.
Simmons bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29. He was wicketless, as was Browne, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 38. Cummins, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Benjamin and Walsh, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 33.
(*Note: New Zealand were the third team in the tournament.)
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the visitors. Phil Simmons, who faced (Srina)thirteen balls, scored a couple. Javagal broke the 29-run stand. Stuart Williams, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 35-run stand.
Brian Lara, whose 83-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 74. He was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 112-run stand. Jimmy Adams, who faced half-a-dozen balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Tendulkar, who broke the two-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Carl Hooper, whose 80-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 58. He was caught by Anil Kumble off his own bowling. Campbell, who faced 14 balls, scored three. He was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Chanderpaul, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Shiv)n(ar)ineteen. Manoj broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. Benjamin, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Prasad broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Anderson Cummins, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was run out. Courtney Walsh, the West Indies’ skipper, faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the mark. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Barrington Browne, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
India conceded eight extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 221 off 49.2 overs. Rajesh Chauhan, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 46. Srinath, who bowled seven overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Prabhakar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 35. Prasad bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36, He picked up three scalps.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 17 balls, scored three. He was caught by Lara. Walsh broke the 17-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 24 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Hooper. Cummins broke the 25-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 62-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. He was trapped leg before wicket by Walsh, who broke the 38-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was caught by Hooper. Benjamin broke the 56-run stand.
Jadeja, whose 42-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was caught by Campbell. Benjamin broke the 42-run stand. Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 81. His 84-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the match. He was caught by Walsh. Cummins broke the 17-run stand.
Mongia, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who scored nine. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. The West Indies conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 225 for the loss of six wickets off 48.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare. Hooper, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32.
Simmons bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29. He was wicketless, as was Browne, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 38. Cummins, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Benjamin and Walsh, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 33.
(*Note: New Zealand were the third team in the tournament.)
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