India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shiv Sunder Das and Deep Dasgupta
made way for V V S Laxman and Reetinder Singh Sodhi. Kenya made three changes
to their playing eleven – David Obuya, Sandeep Gupta and Joseph Angara made way
for Maurice Odumbe (who was leading the team), Hitesh Modi and Peter Ongondo.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls in 46 minutes. While Ganguly scored 26, Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 23.
India’s 100 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 93 balls in 78 minutes. Ganguly and Tendulkar scored 49 apiece.
While the former’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls in 88 minutes, the latter’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 48 balls in 80 minutes.
While Ganguly’s century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 114 balls in 163 minutes, Tendulkar’s ton – which included 11 boundaries – came off 101 balls in 139 minutes.
India’s 200 – which included 17 boundaries and three sixes – came off 210 balls in 140 minutes. While Ganguly scored 88, Tendulkar scored 107.
Their 250 – which included 23 boundaries and three sixes – came off 242 balls in 166 minutes. While Ganguly scored 109, Tendulkar scored 136.
Ganguly, whose 124-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, scored 111. Two hundred and fifty B(rij)alls into the match, he was caught by Patel. Thomas Odoyo broke the 258-run partnership.
Tendulkar, whose 132-ball innings included 17 boundaries, scored 146. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Odumbe. Odoyo broke the run-a-ball stand.
Virender Sehwag’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 22 balls in 36 minutes. He scored 55. His 23-ball innings included seven boundaries and three boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Laxman, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-five balls later, Odoyo broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj Singh, who faced eight balls, was unbea‘ten’.
Kenya conceded 14 extras. India scored 351 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs, of which the 14th was a five-ball over.
Patel, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Tony Suji, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Ongondo, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Martin Suji and Odumbe bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 81, the latter conceded 44.
Collins Obuya and Steve Tikolo bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 52. Odoyo bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 67, picking up three scalps.
The Kenyan openers put on 42. Ravindu Shah, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Thirteen overs into the chase, Sodhi and Rahul Dravid ran him out. Tikolo, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 15-run stand.
Odumbe, who faced 30 balls, scored 20. Seventy balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Venkatesh Prasad. Harbhajan Singh broke the 45-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, whose 97-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the two-run stand.
Odoyo, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the 21-run stand. Modi, whose 51-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Martin, who faced 52 balls, scoring 14.
India conceded 23 extras. Kenya, who scored 165 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs, lost by 186 runs. Sehwag bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Sodhi, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 15.
Harbhajan bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled eight overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls in 46 minutes. While Ganguly scored 26, Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 23.
India’s 100 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 93 balls in 78 minutes. Ganguly and Tendulkar scored 49 apiece.
While the former’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls in 88 minutes, the latter’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 48 balls in 80 minutes.
While Ganguly’s century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 114 balls in 163 minutes, Tendulkar’s ton – which included 11 boundaries – came off 101 balls in 139 minutes.
India’s 200 – which included 17 boundaries and three sixes – came off 210 balls in 140 minutes. While Ganguly scored 88, Tendulkar scored 107.
Their 250 – which included 23 boundaries and three sixes – came off 242 balls in 166 minutes. While Ganguly scored 109, Tendulkar scored 136.
Ganguly, whose 124-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, scored 111. Two hundred and fifty B(rij)alls into the match, he was caught by Patel. Thomas Odoyo broke the 258-run partnership.
Tendulkar, whose 132-ball innings included 17 boundaries, scored 146. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Odumbe. Odoyo broke the run-a-ball stand.
Virender Sehwag’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 22 balls in 36 minutes. He scored 55. His 23-ball innings included seven boundaries and three boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Laxman, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-five balls later, Odoyo broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj Singh, who faced eight balls, was unbea‘ten’.
Kenya conceded 14 extras. India scored 351 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs, of which the 14th was a five-ball over.
Patel, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Tony Suji, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Ongondo, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Martin Suji and Odumbe bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 81, the latter conceded 44.
Collins Obuya and Steve Tikolo bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 52. Odoyo bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 67, picking up three scalps.
The Kenyan openers put on 42. Ravindu Shah, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Thirteen overs into the chase, Sodhi and Rahul Dravid ran him out. Tikolo, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 15-run stand.
Odumbe, who faced 30 balls, scored 20. Seventy balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Venkatesh Prasad. Harbhajan Singh broke the 45-run stand. Kennedy Otieno, whose 97-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the two-run stand.
Odoyo, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the 21-run stand. Modi, whose 51-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Martin, who faced 52 balls, scoring 14.
India conceded 23 extras. Kenya, who scored 165 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs, lost by 186 runs. Sehwag bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Sodhi, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 25.
Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 15.
Harbhajan bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled eight overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of scalps.
India advanced.
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