Close on
the heels of the triangular series sponsored by Pepsi, there was another
triangular tournament sponsored by its rival Coca-Cola. Incidentally, both the
tournaments involved Australia and India.
The first match of the triangular series in the Emirate saw the Indians make just one to their playing eleven – Rahul Sanghvi made way for One-day International debutant Harbhajan Singh. New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that last P(atel)ayed the Indians – Bryan Young, Dipak, Gavin Larsen, Andrew Penn and Heath Davis made way for Llorne Howell, Craig McMillan, Dion Nash, Mark Priest and Simon Doull.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s akipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 41-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. Eighty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Doull. Chris Harris broke the 76-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 72. Azharuddin, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. A hundred and one balls later, Harris ran him out. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by McMillan, who broke the nine-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 29 balls, scored 17. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Matt Horne. Nash broke the 33-run stand. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Doull. Nash broke the five-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, Chris Cairns broke the 16-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Howell. Nash broke the one-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sourav Ganguly, whose 140-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 105. The next ball, he was dismissed by Nash. Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair had no (Paro)reason to be in seventh heaven. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced four balls, scored four. Seven balls later, Adam and Cairns ran him out. Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded five extras. India conceded 220 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Priest, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Doull, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, included a maiden. He conceded 25.
McMillan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Cairns and Harris bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 45. Nash bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up four wickets.
The Kiwi openers didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Howell, who faced them didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Agarkar. Cairns, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, Prasad broke the 24-run stand.
Nathan Astle, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the nine-run stand. Horne, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Eighty-two balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Singh broke the 62-run partnership.
Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's skipper, scored 75. His 97-ball innings included seven boundaries. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Agarkar broke the 85-run stand.
McMillan, whose 66-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 49. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 14-run stand. Harris, who faced 13 balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. The (Kumb)leggie broke the two-run stand.
Parore, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten. Nash, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Priest, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Kumble broke the one-run stand. Doull, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, Kumble broke the 14-run stand.
India conceded 12 extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 205 off 47.5 overs, lost by 15 runs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Kanitkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 29.
Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 39. He picked up three wickets. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 35, picking up four scalps.
The first match of the triangular series in the Emirate saw the Indians make just one to their playing eleven – Rahul Sanghvi made way for One-day International debutant Harbhajan Singh. New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that last P(atel)ayed the Indians – Bryan Young, Dipak, Gavin Larsen, Andrew Penn and Heath Davis made way for Llorne Howell, Craig McMillan, Dion Nash, Mark Priest and Simon Doull.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s akipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 41-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. Eighty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Doull. Chris Harris broke the 76-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 72. Azharuddin, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. A hundred and one balls later, Harris ran him out. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by McMillan, who broke the nine-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 29 balls, scored 17. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Matt Horne. Nash broke the 33-run stand. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Doull. Nash broke the five-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, Chris Cairns broke the 16-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Howell. Nash broke the one-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sourav Ganguly, whose 140-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 105. The next ball, he was dismissed by Nash. Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair had no (Paro)reason to be in seventh heaven. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced four balls, scored four. Seven balls later, Adam and Cairns ran him out. Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded five extras. India conceded 220 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Priest, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Doull, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, included a maiden. He conceded 25.
McMillan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Cairns and Harris bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 45. Nash bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up four wickets.
The Kiwi openers didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Howell, who faced them didn’t open his account. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Agarkar. Cairns, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, Prasad broke the 24-run stand.
Nathan Astle, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the nine-run stand. Horne, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Eighty-two balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Singh broke the 62-run partnership.
Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's skipper, scored 75. His 97-ball innings included seven boundaries. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Agarkar broke the 85-run stand.
McMillan, whose 66-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 49. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 14-run stand. Harris, who faced 13 balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. The (Kumb)leggie broke the two-run stand.
Parore, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten. Nash, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Priest, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Kumble broke the one-run stand. Doull, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, Kumble broke the 14-run stand.
India conceded 12 extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 205 off 47.5 overs, lost by 15 runs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Kanitkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 29.
Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 39. He picked up three wickets. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 35, picking up four scalps.
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