This wasn’t just
India’s last One-day International match in 1995, but it was their last ODI
before the Wills World Cup, which was slated to take place in India, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka between February and March 1996.
While India made no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made two changes to theirs – Martin Crowe and Chris Cairns made way for Adam Parore and Simon Doull. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the visitors.
Mark Greatbatch, who faced five balls, scored four. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Javagal Srinath, the player of the match, was in seventh heaven. Nathan Astle, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Venkatesh Prasad. Manoj, the player of the series, broke the 13-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Stephen Fleming, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Srinath, who broke the 18-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Parore, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Azharuddin ran him out.
Roger Twose, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was stumped by Nayan Mongia. Aashish Kapoor broke the 26-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 24. Shane Thomson, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Azharuddin ran him out.
Gavin Larsen, who faced 22 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Srinath. Kapoor broke the nine-run stand. Dion Nash, who faced 16 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Prasad. Anil Kumble broke the 16-run stand.
Doull wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just two. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 10-run stand. Lee Germon, the New Zealand skipper, scored 29. His 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Kumble broke the three-run stand. Danny Morrison, who faced four balls, scored just a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded eight extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 126 off 35 overs. Prasad bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 22. Prabhakar bowled five overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 22. He picked up two wickets, as did Kapoor, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 33. Kumble bowled eight overs, conceding 17. He picked up three scalps.
Prabhakar, whose 92-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored just a run. Needless to say, Morrison was in seventh heaven.
Vinod Kambli, whose 34-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Greatbatch. Doull broke the 64-run stand. Azharuddin faced four balls, scoring as many. He was caught by Germon. Doull broke the four-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manjrekar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Thomson off the bowling of Doull. Ajay Jadeja, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded eight extras. India, who scored 128 for the loss of four wickets off 32 overs, won by six wickets with 108 balls to spare. Nash bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25.
Larsen bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27. Morrison bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Doull bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
India won the six-match series 3-2.
While India made no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made two changes to theirs – Martin Crowe and Chris Cairns made way for Adam Parore and Simon Doull. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the visitors.
Mark Greatbatch, who faced five balls, scored four. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Javagal Srinath, the player of the match, was in seventh heaven. Nathan Astle, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Venkatesh Prasad. Manoj, the player of the series, broke the 13-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Stephen Fleming, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Srinath, who broke the 18-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Parore, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Azharuddin ran him out.
Roger Twose, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was stumped by Nayan Mongia. Aashish Kapoor broke the 26-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 24. Shane Thomson, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Azharuddin ran him out.
Gavin Larsen, who faced 22 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Srinath. Kapoor broke the nine-run stand. Dion Nash, who faced 16 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Prasad. Anil Kumble broke the 16-run stand.
Doull wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just two. He was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the 10-run stand. Lee Germon, the New Zealand skipper, scored 29. His 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Kumble broke the three-run stand. Danny Morrison, who faced four balls, scored just a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded eight extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 126 off 35 overs. Prasad bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 22. Prabhakar bowled five overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 22. He picked up two wickets, as did Kapoor, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 33. Kumble bowled eight overs, conceding 17. He picked up three scalps.
Prabhakar, whose 92-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced four balls, scored just a run. Needless to say, Morrison was in seventh heaven.
Vinod Kambli, whose 34-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Greatbatch. Doull broke the 64-run stand. Azharuddin faced four balls, scoring as many. He was caught by Germon. Doull broke the four-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manjrekar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Thomson off the bowling of Doull. Ajay Jadeja, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
The Kiwis conceded eight extras. India, who scored 128 for the loss of four wickets off 32 overs, won by six wickets with 108 balls to spare. Nash bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25.
Larsen bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27. Morrison bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Doull bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42. He picked up three scalps.
India won the six-match series 3-2.
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