The New Zealand
Cricket Council was established in Christchurch on December 27, 1894. To
commemorate its centenary, the country hosted a quadrangular One-day
International tournament in February 1995. Besides the hosts and India, it
featured Australia and South Africa.
India made a couple of Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Atul Bedade and Sharma made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu and Venkatesh Prasad. New Zealand made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Bryan Young, Darrin Murray, Chris Harris, Matthew Hart, Dion Nash, Simon Doull and Richard de Groen made way for Mark Greatbatch, Martin Crowe, Chris Cairns, Justin Vaughan, Gavin Larsen, Murphy Su’a and Danny Morrison.
Ken Rutherford, the Kiwi skipper, won the toss, inserting India, whose openers put on 20. Ajay Jadeja, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out. Tendulkar, whose 15-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 13. He was caught by Shane Thomson. Morrison broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 66-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Rutherford. Thomson broke the 57-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Rutherford. Vaughan broke the 25-run stand.
Manoj, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Rutherford. Cairns broke the 23-run P(rabhak)artnership. Nayan Mongia, who faced 10 balls, scored four. He was caught by Greatbatch. Larsen broke the 11-run stand. Sidhu, whose 111-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 73. He was caught by Rutherford. Su’a broke the 19-run stand.
Anil Kumble, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on (Srina)three. Javagal, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was run out.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Morrison. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Venkatapathy Raju, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed for Morrison.
New Zealand conceded eight extras. India were dismissed for 160 off 45.5 overs. Thomson and Vaughan bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24. Cairns bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket.
Su’a and Larsen bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Morrison bowled 7.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Greatbatch, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 32. Prabhakar broke the 42-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Crowe, who faced 23 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Srinath off his own bowling.
Rutherford, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Kambli. Raju broke the 61-run stand. Stephen Fleming, the player of the match, scored 59. His 108-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Cairns, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Azharuddin. Srinath broke the 41-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Thomson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Srinath.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Adam Parore, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Srinath. Vaughan, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded nine extras. New Zealand, who scored 162 for the loss of six wickets off 32.2 overs, won by four wickets with 106 balls to spare. Prasad, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Kumble bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Raju bowled five overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Prabhakar, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Srinath bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up four scalps.
India made a couple of Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Atul Bedade and Sharma made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu and Venkatesh Prasad. New Zealand made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Bryan Young, Darrin Murray, Chris Harris, Matthew Hart, Dion Nash, Simon Doull and Richard de Groen made way for Mark Greatbatch, Martin Crowe, Chris Cairns, Justin Vaughan, Gavin Larsen, Murphy Su’a and Danny Morrison.
Ken Rutherford, the Kiwi skipper, won the toss, inserting India, whose openers put on 20. Ajay Jadeja, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out. Tendulkar, whose 15-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 13. He was caught by Shane Thomson. Morrison broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 66-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Rutherford. Thomson broke the 57-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Rutherford. Vaughan broke the 25-run stand.
Manoj, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Rutherford. Cairns broke the 23-run P(rabhak)artnership. Nayan Mongia, who faced 10 balls, scored four. He was caught by Greatbatch. Larsen broke the 11-run stand. Sidhu, whose 111-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 73. He was caught by Rutherford. Su’a broke the 19-run stand.
Anil Kumble, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on (Srina)three. Javagal, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was run out.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Morrison. The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Venkatapathy Raju, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed for Morrison.
New Zealand conceded eight extras. India were dismissed for 160 off 45.5 overs. Thomson and Vaughan bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24. Cairns bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket.
Su’a and Larsen bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 28. Morrison bowled 7.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Greatbatch, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 32. Prabhakar broke the 42-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Crowe, who faced 23 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Srinath off his own bowling.
Rutherford, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Kambli. Raju broke the 61-run stand. Stephen Fleming, the player of the match, scored 59. His 108-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Cairns, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was caught by Azharuddin. Srinath broke the 41-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Thomson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Srinath.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Adam Parore, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Srinath. Vaughan, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
India conceded nine extras. New Zealand, who scored 162 for the loss of six wickets off 32.2 overs, won by four wickets with 106 balls to spare. Prasad, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Kumble bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Raju bowled five overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Prabhakar, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Srinath bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up four scalps.
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