India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh
Prasad made way for Ajit Agarkar and Debasis Mohanty. New Zealand made just one
change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Shayne O’Connor made way
for Alex Tait. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the
toss.
Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 153. His 150-ball innings included 18 boundaries and three sixes. His half-century came off 82 balls, and included seven boundaries. His century came off 127 balls, and included 11 boundaries and a six. His 150 came off 149 balls. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, who faced 23 balls, scored a run. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Drum broke the 23-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Matt Horne. Tait broke the 40-run stand.
Nikhil Chopra, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. Sixty balls later, Nathan Astle broke the 34-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 24 balls, scored 15. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Astle, who broke the 41-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Vijay Bharadwaj, who faced nine balls, scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, Scott Styris and Adam Parore ran him out. Singh, whose 34-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 45. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 16 extras. India scored 261 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Styris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 37. Chris Harris, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Chris Cairns bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56.
Tait, who bowled seven overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Drum, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 58. Astle, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Craig Spearman, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. A hundred and twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Chopra broke the 99-run partnership. Parore, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Twenty balls later, Ganguly broke the 14-run stand.
Astle, whose 111-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 97. Anil Kumble broke the 57-run partnership. Fleming, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chopra, who broke the two-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 18. Roger, who faced 15 balls, scored nine. Tw(os)enty-nine balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Cairns, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. Nine balls later, he was caught by Mohanty. Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Harris, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was unbeaten. Styris, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Thirty-one balls later, Kumble broke the 39-run stand.
Tait, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Chopra broke the three-run stand. Daniel Vettori, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded 21 extras. New Zealand, whose 247 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 14 runs.
Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 11. Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 38. Bharadwaj, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ganguly bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket.
Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled eight overs, conceded 38. He picked up two wickets. Chopra bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 153. His 150-ball innings included 18 boundaries and three sixes. His half-century came off 82 balls, and included seven boundaries. His century came off 127 balls, and included 11 boundaries and a six. His 150 came off 149 balls. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, who faced 23 balls, scored a run. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Drum broke the 23-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Matt Horne. Tait broke the 40-run stand.
Nikhil Chopra, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. Sixty balls later, Nathan Astle broke the 34-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 24 balls, scored 15. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Astle, who broke the 41-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Vijay Bharadwaj, who faced nine balls, scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, Scott Styris and Adam Parore ran him out. Singh, whose 34-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 45. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 16 extras. India scored 261 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Styris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 37. Chris Harris, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Chris Cairns bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56.
Tait, who bowled seven overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Drum, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 58. Astle, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Craig Spearman, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. A hundred and twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Chopra broke the 99-run partnership. Parore, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Twenty balls later, Ganguly broke the 14-run stand.
Astle, whose 111-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 97. Anil Kumble broke the 57-run partnership. Fleming, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chopra, who broke the two-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 18. Roger, who faced 15 balls, scored nine. Tw(os)enty-nine balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Cairns, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. Nine balls later, he was caught by Mohanty. Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.
Harris, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was unbeaten. Styris, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Thirty-one balls later, Kumble broke the 39-run stand.
Tait, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Chopra broke the three-run stand. Daniel Vettori, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded 21 extras. New Zealand, whose 247 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 14 runs.
Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 11. Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 38. Bharadwaj, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ganguly bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket.
Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled eight overs, conceded 38. He picked up two wickets. Chopra bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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