India made five
changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Jatin
Paranjpe, Nikhil Chopra and Nilesh Kulkarni made way for Sourav Ganguly, Ajay
Jadeja, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Ajit Agarkar and Rahul Sanghvi.
Kenya (Chudasa)made just one change to theirs – Alpesh Vadher made way for Dipak. On winning the toss, Aasif Karim, their skipper, chose to bat. Chudasama, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Agarkar broke the 13-run stand.
Ravindu Shah, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the six-run stand. Maurice Odumbe was nought in seventh heaven. Sixteen balls later, Prasad broke the two-run stand.
Steve Tikolo, the player of the series, faced 16 balls, scoring just three. An over later, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Agarkar broke the two-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, whose 57-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 28. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 82-run partnership.
Hitesh Modi, whose 93-ball (Rob)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 71. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Singh broke the 37-run stand. Thomas Odoyo, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Nineteen balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the 22-run stand.
Martin Suji, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 16-run stand. Karim, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the five-run stand.
Mohammad Sheikh, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. Joseph Angara, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the 11-run stand.
India conceded 29 extras. Kenya were dismissed for 196 off 46.3 overs. Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the series, bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former had no reason to be in seventh heaven, the latter conceded four.
Kanitkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Sanghvi, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 26. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up four scalps.
Ganguly, whose 45-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Eighty balls into the chase, Angara broke the 77-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 103-ball innings included 13 boundaries, scored 100. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who scored 50. His 65-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
Kenya conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 197 for the loss of one wicket off 35 overs, won by nine wickets with 15 overs to spare. Shah, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five. Odumbe, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 15. Tikolo, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17.
Suji, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Karim and Sheikh, who bowled five wicketless overs each, conceded 27 apiece. Odoyo, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. Angara, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 37. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
India won the 1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series.
Kenya (Chudasa)made just one change to theirs – Alpesh Vadher made way for Dipak. On winning the toss, Aasif Karim, their skipper, chose to bat. Chudasama, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Agarkar broke the 13-run stand.
Ravindu Shah, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hrishikesh Kanitkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the six-run stand. Maurice Odumbe was nought in seventh heaven. Sixteen balls later, Prasad broke the two-run stand.
Steve Tikolo, the player of the series, faced 16 balls, scoring just three. An over later, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Agarkar broke the two-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, whose 57-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 28. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 82-run partnership.
Hitesh Modi, whose 93-ball (Rob)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 71. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Singh broke the 37-run stand. Thomas Odoyo, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Nineteen balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the 22-run stand.
Martin Suji, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 16-run stand. Karim, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the five-run stand.
Mohammad Sheikh, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. Joseph Angara, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the 11-run stand.
India conceded 29 extras. Kenya were dismissed for 196 off 46.3 overs. Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the series, bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former had no reason to be in seventh heaven, the latter conceded four.
Kanitkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Sanghvi, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 26. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up four scalps.
Ganguly, whose 45-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Eighty balls into the chase, Angara broke the 77-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 103-ball innings included 13 boundaries, scored 100. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who scored 50. His 65-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
Kenya conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 197 for the loss of one wicket off 35 overs, won by nine wickets with 15 overs to spare. Shah, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five. Odumbe, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 15. Tikolo, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17.
Suji, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Karim and Sheikh, who bowled five wicketless overs each, conceded 27 apiece. Odoyo, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. Angara, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 37. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
India won the 1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series.
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