India
made three changes to the playing eleven – Sadagoppan Ramesh, Sunil Joshi and
Debasis Mohanty made way for Sachin Tendulkar (who was leading the team),
Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble.
New Zealand made four changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Gavin Larsen and Geoff Allott made way for Craig Spearman, One-day International debutant Scott Styris, Vettori and Shayne O’Connor.
On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat. Spearman, whose 44-ball innings included 15 boundaries, scored 68. Fifteen overs into the match, he was caught by Vijay Bharadwaj. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 115-run partnership.
Roger Twose, whose 53-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 56. Ninety-nine balls later, Srinath broke the 109-run partnership. Fleming, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 20-run stand.
The fourth-wicket stand put on 33. Chris Cairns, whose 20-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Five overs later, Singh ran him out. Nathan Astle, the player of the match, scored 120. His 136-ball innings a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Venkatesh broke the 31-run stand.
Chris Harris, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Bharadwaj broke the 25-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 18. Three balls later, he was caught by Nikhil Chopra. Needless to say, Bharadwaj was in seventh heaven.
Dion Nash, who faced four balls, scored half-a-d0zen. He was unbeaten. Styris, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Mannava Prasad. Kumble broke the two-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vettori, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja off the bowling of Kumble. O’Connor didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 23 extras. New Zealand scored 349 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Singh, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 20. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 18. Chopra, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 72.
Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 51, picking up a wicket. Bharadwaj, who bowled five overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 64. Venkatesh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 75. He picked up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 32. Seventy balls into the chase, he was caught by Cairns. Styris broke the 87-run partnership. Sourav Ganguly, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 41. Four balls later, he was caught by Harris. O’Connor broke the three-run stand.
Dravid, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Eighty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Astle, who broke the 81-run partnership. Singh, who faced 25 balls, scored 23. Sixty-six balls later, he was caught by Spearman. Harris broke the 68-run partnership.
Bharadwaj, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Six balls later, he was caught by Twose. Needless to say, Vettori was in seventh heaven. Chopra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was stumped by Parore. Vettori broke the one-run stand.
Mannava, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Astle broke the three-run stand. Jadeja, whose 97-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 95. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Horne. Astle broke the 17-run stand.
Srinath, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Horne. Styris broke the run-a-ball stand. Kumble, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Venkatesh, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Astle. Styris broke the 24-run stand. New Zealand conceded 30 extras. India, who were dismissed for 306 off 47 overs, lost by 43 runs.
Nash, who bowled an over, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Cairns, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. O’Connor, who bowled three overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket, as did Harris, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Vettori, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Astle, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps, as did Styris, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 63.
The New Zealanders led the five-match series 1-0.
New Zealand made four changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Matt Horne, Craig McMillan, Gavin Larsen and Geoff Allott made way for Craig Spearman, One-day International debutant Scott Styris, Vettori and Shayne O’Connor.
On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat. Spearman, whose 44-ball innings included 15 boundaries, scored 68. Fifteen overs into the match, he was caught by Vijay Bharadwaj. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 115-run partnership.
Roger Twose, whose 53-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 56. Ninety-nine balls later, Srinath broke the 109-run partnership. Fleming, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 20-run stand.
The fourth-wicket stand put on 33. Chris Cairns, whose 20-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Five overs later, Singh ran him out. Nathan Astle, the player of the match, scored 120. His 136-ball innings a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Venkatesh broke the 31-run stand.
Chris Harris, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Bharadwaj broke the 25-run stand. Adam Parore, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 18. Three balls later, he was caught by Nikhil Chopra. Needless to say, Bharadwaj was in seventh heaven.
Dion Nash, who faced four balls, scored half-a-d0zen. He was unbeaten. Styris, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Mannava Prasad. Kumble broke the two-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Vettori, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja off the bowling of Kumble. O’Connor didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 23 extras. New Zealand scored 349 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Singh, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 20. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 18. Chopra, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 72.
Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 51, picking up a wicket. Bharadwaj, who bowled five overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 64. Venkatesh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 75. He picked up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 32. Seventy balls into the chase, he was caught by Cairns. Styris broke the 87-run partnership. Sourav Ganguly, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 41. Four balls later, he was caught by Harris. O’Connor broke the three-run stand.
Dravid, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Eighty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Astle, who broke the 81-run partnership. Singh, who faced 25 balls, scored 23. Sixty-six balls later, he was caught by Spearman. Harris broke the 68-run partnership.
Bharadwaj, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Six balls later, he was caught by Twose. Needless to say, Vettori was in seventh heaven. Chopra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was stumped by Parore. Vettori broke the one-run stand.
Mannava, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Astle broke the three-run stand. Jadeja, whose 97-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 95. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Horne. Astle broke the 17-run stand.
Srinath, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Horne. Styris broke the run-a-ball stand. Kumble, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Venkatesh, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Astle. Styris broke the 24-run stand. New Zealand conceded 30 extras. India, who were dismissed for 306 off 47 overs, lost by 43 runs.
Nash, who bowled an over, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Cairns, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. O’Connor, who bowled three overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket, as did Harris, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Vettori, who bowled eight overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Astle, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps, as did Styris, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 63.
The New Zealanders led the five-match series 1-0.
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