India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu made way for V V S
Laxman. New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Llorne Howell and Dion Nash made way for One-day International
debutant Paul Wiseman and Shayne O’Connor.
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-five balls into the match, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Cairns broke the 60-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 22. Azharuddin, who faced 28 balls, scored 11. Forty-five balls later, Craig McMillan, the player of the match, and Adam Parore ran him out. The third-wicket pair put on just three. Tendulkar, whose 58-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. Thirteen balls later, Chris Harris and Parore ran him out.
Parore had a feeling of (Ja)déjà vu, India’s fourth-wicket pair put on 15. Ajay, who faced 30 balls, scored 11. Forty-three balls later, Fleming and the wicket-keeper ran him out. Nayan Mongia, whose 25-ball innings included the only six of the innings, scored 22. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Cairns broke the 31-run stand.
Laxman, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by O’Connor. Mark broke the 21-run (Prie)stand. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who faced 24 balls, scored 13. A couple of overs later, Priest broke the eight-run stand.
Harvinder Singh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Cairns broke the one-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced 18 balls, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, Nathan Astle broke the 10-run stand.
Venkatesh, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. (Pras)Adozen balls later, he was caught by Paul Wiseman. Astle broke the nine-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 181 off 49.3 overs. Of these, a couple were five-ball overs, and one was a seven-ball over. O’Connor, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29. Simon Doull, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 20. McMillan, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Harris bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24. Astle, who bowled 4.3 overs, conceded 10, He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Priest, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Cairns bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
Astle, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 18-run stand. Matt Horne, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Eight balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Harvinder broke the four-run stand.
Fleming, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Eighty-one balls later, Kumble broke the 60-run stand. Cairns, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Prasad broke the 34-ball stand.
McMillan, whose 122-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 59. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 49-run partnership. Parore, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Harvinder. Kumble broke the three-run stand.
Harris, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Priest, who faced eight balls, scoring a couple. India conceded 16 extras. New Zealand scored 183 for the loss of six wickets off 49 overs, (Ki)winning by four wickets with an over to spare.
Kanitkar, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 12. Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 20. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Harvinder, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 28. Prasad and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 26.
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-five balls into the match, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Cairns broke the 60-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 22. Azharuddin, who faced 28 balls, scored 11. Forty-five balls later, Craig McMillan, the player of the match, and Adam Parore ran him out. The third-wicket pair put on just three. Tendulkar, whose 58-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. Thirteen balls later, Chris Harris and Parore ran him out.
Parore had a feeling of (Ja)déjà vu, India’s fourth-wicket pair put on 15. Ajay, who faced 30 balls, scored 11. Forty-three balls later, Fleming and the wicket-keeper ran him out. Nayan Mongia, whose 25-ball innings included the only six of the innings, scored 22. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Cairns broke the 31-run stand.
Laxman, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by O’Connor. Mark broke the 21-run (Prie)stand. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who faced 24 balls, scored 13. A couple of overs later, Priest broke the eight-run stand.
Harvinder Singh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Cairns broke the one-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced 18 balls, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, Nathan Astle broke the 10-run stand.
Venkatesh, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. (Pras)Adozen balls later, he was caught by Paul Wiseman. Astle broke the nine-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 181 off 49.3 overs. Of these, a couple were five-ball overs, and one was a seven-ball over. O’Connor, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29. Simon Doull, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 20. McMillan, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Harris bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24. Astle, who bowled 4.3 overs, conceded 10, He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Priest, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Cairns bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
Astle, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 18-run stand. Matt Horne, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Eight balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Harvinder broke the four-run stand.
Fleming, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Eighty-one balls later, Kumble broke the 60-run stand. Cairns, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Prasad broke the 34-ball stand.
McMillan, whose 122-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 59. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 49-run partnership. Parore, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Harvinder. Kumble broke the three-run stand.
Harris, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Priest, who faced eight balls, scoring a couple. India conceded 16 extras. New Zealand scored 183 for the loss of six wickets off 49 overs, (Ki)winning by four wickets with an over to spare.
Kanitkar, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 12. Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 20. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Harvinder, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 28. Prasad and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 26.
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