Neither team made
any changes to its playing eleven. Courtney Walsh, the West Indies skipper, won
the toss, inserting the Indians, whose openers put on just four. Sourav
Ganguly, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary.
He was dismissed by Curtly Ambrose.
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Brian Lara (who had, incidentally, turned 28 the previous day). Walsh broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Rahul Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. He was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who didn’t just bag the player of the match, but also the player of the series awards. Franklyn Rose broke the 56-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 93-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Courtney Browne. Chanderpaul broke the 31-run stand. Singh, whose 56-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 29. He was caught by the substitute (Leon Garrick). Ottis Gibson broke the 75-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 78-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 68. Walsh broke the 19-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Karim, whose 18-(Sa)ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Walsh and Browne ran him out.
Anil Kumble, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Noel David, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. The West Indians conceded four extras. India scored 199 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Hooper bowled five wicketless overs, inC(ar)luding a maiden. He conceded 23.
Gibson and Chanderpaul bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 36. Ambrose and Rose bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 32. Walsh bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of scalps.
Stuart Williams, whose 137-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 78. He was unbeaten, as was Chaderpaul, who scored 109. His 134-ball innings included 15 boundaries and the only six of the match.
India conceded 13 extras. The West Indies notched up 200 without the loss of a wicket off 44.4 overs, winning by 10 wickets with 32 balls to spare. Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Jadeja, who bowled 2.4 overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Ganguly, who bowled four overs, conceded 25.
Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. David, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 38. Abey Kuruvilla bowled six overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 15. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 45. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33.
The West Indians won the four-match series 3-1.
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring just a run. He was caught by Brian Lara (who had, incidentally, turned 28 the previous day). Walsh broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Rahul Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. He was caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who didn’t just bag the player of the match, but also the player of the series awards. Franklyn Rose broke the 56-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 93-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Courtney Browne. Chanderpaul broke the 31-run stand. Singh, whose 56-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 29. He was caught by the substitute (Leon Garrick). Ottis Gibson broke the 75-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 78-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 68. Walsh broke the 19-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Karim, whose 18-(Sa)ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Walsh and Browne ran him out.
Anil Kumble, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Noel David, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. The West Indians conceded four extras. India scored 199 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Hooper bowled five wicketless overs, inC(ar)luding a maiden. He conceded 23.
Gibson and Chanderpaul bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 36. Ambrose and Rose bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 32. Walsh bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of scalps.
Stuart Williams, whose 137-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 78. He was unbeaten, as was Chaderpaul, who scored 109. His 134-ball innings included 15 boundaries and the only six of the match.
India conceded 13 extras. The West Indies notched up 200 without the loss of a wicket off 44.4 overs, winning by 10 wickets with 32 balls to spare. Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Jadeja, who bowled 2.4 overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Ganguly, who bowled four overs, conceded 25.
Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. David, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 38. Abey Kuruvilla bowled six overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 15. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 45. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33.
The West Indians won the four-match series 3-1.
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