For the Children’s
Day ODI, played at a stadium named after India’s first Prime Minister Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, India made a couple of changes to
their playing eleven – Anil Kumble and Debasis Mohanty made way for Sunil Joshi
and One-day International debutant Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran.
New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians, whose skipper, Tendulkar, (Sach)inserted the visitors on winning the toss. Nathan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls into the match, he was trapped (Ast)leg before wicket by Kumaran, who broke the 17-run stand.
Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the 13-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Craig Spearman, whose 22-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. Thirteen balls later, Singh ran him out. Roger Twose, whose 81-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 46. A hundred and forty-three balls later, he was caught by Singh. Nikhil Chopra broke the 96-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 15. Adam had no (Paro)reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nineteen balls later, Singh ran him out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 59. Chris Cairns, the player of the match, scored 80. His 114-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. Sixty-six balls later, Kumaran ran him out.
Chris Harris, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Three balls later, he was caught by Kumaran. Vijay Bharadwaj broke the four-run stand. Scott Styris, who faced 11 balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, Bharadwaj broke the four-run stand.
Alex Tait, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Vettori, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scoreD(ani)eleven. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Chopra, who broke the 23-run stand. Chris Drum, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. New Zealand scored 236 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18. Joshi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 20.
Kumaran bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 68, picking up a wicket. Chopra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Bharadwaj, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41.
Tendulkar, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Spearman. Drum broke the 22-run stand. Rahul Dravid had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Parore. Cairns broke the five-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 17. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Drum. Bharadwaj, whose 58-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Ninety-eight balls later, Harris broke the 56-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 45-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Parore. Vettori broke the two-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on three. Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, Harris ran him out.
Mannava Prasad, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Twose. Vettori broke the 38-run stand. Joshi, whose 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 61. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 46. Chopra, who faced 26 balls, scored 13. Fifty-four balls later, Harris ran him out. Agarkar, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Styris, who broke the six-run stand.
Kumaran, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Astle. Styris broke the 10-run stand. New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 188 off 45,3 overs, lost by 48 runs.
Tait, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Astle, who bowled seven overs, conceding 32. Cairns bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Harris, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.
Drum bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up two wickets. Styris, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets. Vettori bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
New Zealand levelled the five-match series 2-2.
New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians, whose skipper, Tendulkar, (Sach)inserted the visitors on winning the toss. Nathan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls into the match, he was trapped (Ast)leg before wicket by Kumaran, who broke the 17-run stand.
Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the 13-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Craig Spearman, whose 22-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. Thirteen balls later, Singh ran him out. Roger Twose, whose 81-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 46. A hundred and forty-three balls later, he was caught by Singh. Nikhil Chopra broke the 96-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 15. Adam had no (Paro)reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nineteen balls later, Singh ran him out. The sixth-wicket pair put on 59. Chris Cairns, the player of the match, scored 80. His 114-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. Sixty-six balls later, Kumaran ran him out.
Chris Harris, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Three balls later, he was caught by Kumaran. Vijay Bharadwaj broke the four-run stand. Scott Styris, who faced 11 balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, Bharadwaj broke the four-run stand.
Alex Tait, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Vettori, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scoreD(ani)eleven. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Chopra, who broke the 23-run stand. Chris Drum, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. New Zealand scored 236 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18. Joshi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 20.
Kumaran bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 68, picking up a wicket. Chopra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Bharadwaj, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41.
Tendulkar, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Spearman. Drum broke the 22-run stand. Rahul Dravid had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Parore. Cairns broke the five-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 17. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Drum. Bharadwaj, whose 58-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Ninety-eight balls later, Harris broke the 56-run partnership.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 45-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Parore. Vettori broke the two-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on three. Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, Harris ran him out.
Mannava Prasad, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Twose. Vettori broke the 38-run stand. Joshi, whose 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 61. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 46. Chopra, who faced 26 balls, scored 13. Fifty-four balls later, Harris ran him out. Agarkar, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Styris, who broke the six-run stand.
Kumaran, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Astle. Styris broke the 10-run stand. New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 188 off 45,3 overs, lost by 48 runs.
Tait, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Astle, who bowled seven overs, conceding 32. Cairns bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Harris, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.
Drum bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up two wickets. Styris, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets. Vettori bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
New Zealand levelled the five-match series 2-2.
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