While India made
no changes to their playing eleven, New Zealand made (Di)one change to their
playing eleven – Nash made way for Chris Drum. On winning the toss, Sachin
Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 10. Sourav
Ganguly, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ten balls into the match,
Shayne O’Connor ran him out.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 186. His 150-ball innings included 20 boundaries and three sixes. His half-century, which came off 60 balls, included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Rahul Dravid, whose-run-a-ball innings included 15 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 153. Two hundred and seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Cairns broke the 331-run partnership. Ajay Jadeja, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand scored 31 extras. India scored 376 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 50 overs. Chris Harris and Nathan Astle bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While former conceded 27, the latter conceded 20. O’Connor, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Daniel Vettori, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 39. Drum, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 85. Scott Styris, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 58. Cairns, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 73. He picked up a wicket.
Craig Spearman, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Tendulkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 23-run stand.
Astle, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Javagal Srinath broke the four-run stand. Roger, whose Tw(os)enty-five-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 40-run stand.
Fleming, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Anil Kumble broke the 34-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 39. Twenty balls later, he was stumped by Mannava Prasad. Vijay Bharadwaj broke the 19-run stand.
Harris, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Chopra. Kumble broke the seven-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 13. Cairns, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eleven balls later, Bharadwaj and Mannava ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Vettori, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fourteen balls later, Srinath ran him out. The ninth-wicket pair put on four. O’Connor, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, Srinath and Chopra ran him out.
Styris, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mannava. Venkatesh broke the 46-run stand. Although he was unbeaten, Drum, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
India conceded 28 extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 202 off 33.1 overs, lost by 174 runs. Ganguly bowled a wicketless over, conceding 15. Bharadwaj bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Chopra, who bowled seven overs, conceding 38. Venkatesh bowled 5.1 overs, conceding 38. He picked up two wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 39.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 186. His 150-ball innings included 20 boundaries and three sixes. His half-century, which came off 60 balls, included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Rahul Dravid, whose-run-a-ball innings included 15 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 153. Two hundred and seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Chris Cairns broke the 331-run partnership. Ajay Jadeja, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand scored 31 extras. India scored 376 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 50 overs. Chris Harris and Nathan Astle bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While former conceded 27, the latter conceded 20. O’Connor, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Daniel Vettori, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 39. Drum, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 85. Scott Styris, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 58. Cairns, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 73. He picked up a wicket.
Craig Spearman, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Tendulkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 23-run stand.
Astle, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Javagal Srinath broke the four-run stand. Roger, whose Tw(os)enty-five-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nikhil Chopra, who broke the 40-run stand.
Fleming, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Anil Kumble broke the 34-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 39. Twenty balls later, he was stumped by Mannava Prasad. Vijay Bharadwaj broke the 19-run stand.
Harris, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Chopra. Kumble broke the seven-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 13. Cairns, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eleven balls later, Bharadwaj and Mannava ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Vettori, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fourteen balls later, Srinath ran him out. The ninth-wicket pair put on four. O’Connor, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, Srinath and Chopra ran him out.
Styris, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mannava. Venkatesh broke the 46-run stand. Although he was unbeaten, Drum, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
India conceded 28 extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 202 off 33.1 overs, lost by 174 runs. Ganguly bowled a wicketless over, conceding 15. Bharadwaj bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Chopra, who bowled seven overs, conceding 38. Venkatesh bowled 5.1 overs, conceding 38. He picked up two wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 39.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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