This was India’s last One-day International match of the 20th century. They made a couple
of changes to their playing eleven – Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar made way for
One-day International debutant Devang Gandhi and Javagal Srinath.
New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians. On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, their skipper, chose to bat. Nathan, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, he was trapped (Ast)leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 11-run stand.
Craig Spearman, who faced 27 balls, scored just three. Thir(unavukkarasu)ty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Kumaran broke the 12-run stand.
Fleming, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Sixty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match and the player of the series, who broke the 35-run stand.
Chris Cairns, whose 57-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 41. Eighty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Singh, who broke the 66-run partnership.
Roger, whose 94-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 47. Fifty-two ballS(uni)later, he was caught by Vijay Bharadwaj. Joshi broke the Tw(os)enty-eight-run stand.
Adam Parore, who faced 32 balls, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Kumaran broke the nine-run stand. Chris Harris, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Scott Styris, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Alex Tait, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seven balls later, he was caught by Singh. Kumaran broke the run-a-ball stand. The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Daniel Vettori, who faced a ball, scored a couple. Three balls later, Bharadwaj (Kuma)ran him out.
India conceded 26 extras. New Zealand – whose 100 came off 30.1 overs – scored 179 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Nikhil Chopra bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16. Ganguly bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket.
Joshi and Singh bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 28. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Kumaran bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
Gandhi, whose 67-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and sixty balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chris Drum, who broke the 117-run partnership.
Ganguly, whose 110-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 86. His 50, which came off 78 balls, included seven boundaries and the six. Thirty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Parore. Vettori broke the run-a-ball stand. Dravid, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tendulkar, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Vettori off his own bowling. Bharadwaj, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 19 extras. India, whose 100 came off 24.5 overs, scored 181 for the loss of three wickets off 44 overs, winning by seven wickets with half-a-dozen overs to spare. Tait, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10. Astle, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Harris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Cairns bowled seven wicketless overs, including four maidens. He conceded 10. Styris bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Drum, who bowled five overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Vettori bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 46, picking up two scalps.
India won the five-match series 3-2.
Mannava Prasad never represented India in One-day Internationals again.
New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians. On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, their skipper, chose to bat. Nathan, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, he was trapped (Ast)leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 11-run stand.
Craig Spearman, who faced 27 balls, scored just three. Thir(unavukkarasu)ty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Kumaran broke the 12-run stand.
Fleming, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Sixty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match and the player of the series, who broke the 35-run stand.
Chris Cairns, whose 57-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 41. Eighty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Singh, who broke the 66-run partnership.
Roger, whose 94-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 47. Fifty-two ballS(uni)later, he was caught by Vijay Bharadwaj. Joshi broke the Tw(os)enty-eight-run stand.
Adam Parore, who faced 32 balls, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Kumaran broke the nine-run stand. Chris Harris, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Scott Styris, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.
Alex Tait, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seven balls later, he was caught by Singh. Kumaran broke the run-a-ball stand. The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Daniel Vettori, who faced a ball, scored a couple. Three balls later, Bharadwaj (Kuma)ran him out.
India conceded 26 extras. New Zealand – whose 100 came off 30.1 overs – scored 179 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Nikhil Chopra bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16. Ganguly bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket.
Joshi and Singh bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 28. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Kumaran bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 24, picking up three scalps.
Gandhi, whose 67-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and sixty balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chris Drum, who broke the 117-run partnership.
Ganguly, whose 110-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 86. His 50, which came off 78 balls, included seven boundaries and the six. Thirty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Parore. Vettori broke the run-a-ball stand. Dravid, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tendulkar, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Vettori off his own bowling. Bharadwaj, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 19 extras. India, whose 100 came off 24.5 overs, scored 181 for the loss of three wickets off 44 overs, winning by seven wickets with half-a-dozen overs to spare. Tait, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10. Astle, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19.
Harris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Cairns bowled seven wicketless overs, including four maidens. He conceded 10. Styris bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Drum, who bowled five overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Vettori bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 46, picking up two scalps.
India won the five-match series 3-2.
Mannava Prasad never represented India in One-day Internationals again.
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