India made one
change to their playing eleven – Hrishikesh Kanitkar made way for Anil Kumble. New
Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Stephen Fleming, their skipper, and Simon Doull made way for Bryan Young and
Geoff Allott.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts, whose openers put on half-a-dozen. Young wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored four. Ten balls into the match, Venkatesh Prasad and Rahul Dravid ran him out.
Craig McMillan, whose 46-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Singh broke the 76-run partnership. The third-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Roger Twose, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, Mongia and Singh ran him out.
Horne, the player of the Mat(t)ch, scored 61. His 95-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. Eighty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 69-run partnership.
Adam Parore, who scored a dozen, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Dion Nash, New Zealand’s stand-in skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring four. Twenty balls later, Kumble and Mongia ran him out.
Chris Cairns, whose 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the four-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Vettori, who faced five balls, scored a run. (Dani)Eleven balls later, Sourav Ganguly, Nikhil and Mongia (Chop)ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Chris Harris, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, Azharuddin and Chopra ran him out. Larsen, whose 18-ball (Gav)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 16-run stand.
Al(lot)though he was unbeaten, the last man, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. India conceded 27 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 213 off 49.3 0vers. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.
Prasad bowled five wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 14. Javagal Srinath and Chopra bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 27.
Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. Tendulkar, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 34. He
picked up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Forty-seven balls
into the chase, he was caught by Young. Nash broke the 50-run partnership. Ganguly, whose 60-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Parore. Nash broke the 31-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Parore. Larsen broke the 20-run stand. Dravid, whose 65-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Parore. Vettori broke the 31-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 30. Ajay Jadeja, whose 74-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Forty-one balls later, Harris ran him out. Singh, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 23. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Horne. Vettori broke the 12-run stand.
Mongia, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 30. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair put on 18. Srinath, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Eighteen balls later, Larsen ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 22. Chopra, who faced 11 balls, scored seven. Twenty-five balls later, Parore ran him out. Kumble, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded nine extras. India, who scored 214 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.5 overs, won by two wickets with a ball to spare. McMillan bowled four wicketless balls, conceding five. Allott bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceding 21.
Cairns, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 37. Harris bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27. Larsen bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Vettori bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up two wickets. Nash, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 43. He picked up two scalps.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts, whose openers put on half-a-dozen. Young wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored four. Ten balls into the match, Venkatesh Prasad and Rahul Dravid ran him out.
Craig McMillan, whose 46-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Singh broke the 76-run partnership. The third-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Roger Twose, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, Mongia and Singh ran him out.
Horne, the player of the Mat(t)ch, scored 61. His 95-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. Eighty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 69-run partnership.
Adam Parore, who scored a dozen, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Dion Nash, New Zealand’s stand-in skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring four. Twenty balls later, Kumble and Mongia ran him out.
Chris Cairns, whose 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 44. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Prasad. Kumble broke the four-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Vettori, who faced five balls, scored a run. (Dani)Eleven balls later, Sourav Ganguly, Nikhil and Mongia (Chop)ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Chris Harris, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, Azharuddin and Chopra ran him out. Larsen, whose 18-ball (Gav)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 16-run stand.
Al(lot)though he was unbeaten, the last man, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. India conceded 27 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 213 off 49.3 0vers. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.
Prasad bowled five wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 14. Javagal Srinath and Chopra bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 27.
Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. Tendulkar, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 34. He
picked up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Forty-seven balls
into the chase, he was caught by Young. Nash broke the 50-run partnership. Ganguly, whose 60-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Parore. Nash broke the 31-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Parore. Larsen broke the 20-run stand. Dravid, whose 65-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Parore. Vettori broke the 31-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 30. Ajay Jadeja, whose 74-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Forty-one balls later, Harris ran him out. Singh, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 23. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Horne. Vettori broke the 12-run stand.
Mongia, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 30. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair put on 18. Srinath, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Eighteen balls later, Larsen ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 22. Chopra, who faced 11 balls, scored seven. Twenty-five balls later, Parore ran him out. Kumble, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded nine extras. India, who scored 214 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.5 overs, won by two wickets with a ball to spare. McMillan bowled four wicketless balls, conceding five. Allott bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceding 21.
Cairns, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 37. Harris bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27. Larsen bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
Vettori bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up two wickets. Nash, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 43. He picked up two scalps.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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