The match was
attended by 29,381 people. India made five changes to their playing eleven –
Dinesh Mongia, Sanjay Bangar, Ajit Agarkar, Murali Kartik and Sarandeep Singh
made way for Shiv Sunder Das, Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team), Anil
Kumble, Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra.
New Zealand made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Dion Nash, Chris Harris and Adam Parore made way for Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram and Shane Bond.
While Ajit Agarkar was India’s twelfth man, Paul Hitchcock was New Zealand’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the Indians.
Virender Sehwag, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the five-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kyle Mills. Daryl Tuffey broke the 23-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 77 balls in 56 minutes. The Odisha opener, who never represented India again, scored 30. His 60-ball innings included a boundaries anDasix. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Mills broke the 35-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Oram, the player of the match.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Nathan Astle. Oram broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Oram broke the nine-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Anil, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Oram.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. (Srina)Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Mathew Sinclair off the bowling of Oram.
India’s 100 came off 182 balls in 132 minutes. Zaheer Khan, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty-two balls later, he was trappeD(anie)leg before wicket by Vettori, who broke the 34-run stand.
The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rahul Dravid, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Seven balls later, he was caught by Vettori off the bowling of Tuffey. Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 108 off 32.5 overs. Vettori, who bowled an over, conceded a run. He picked up a wicket. Bond, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Mills bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Tuffey, who bowled 6.5 overs, conceded 23. He picked up two wickets.
Oram bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26, picking up five scalps. He equalled the sixth best bowling by a New Zealander.
Astle, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the chase, he was caught by Laxman. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
At tea, the Kiwis had scored 29 for the loss of one wicket off 10 overs. Fleming, who scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Sinclair, who scored 15.
Fleming, who faced 37 balls, scored a dozen. Fifty-nine balls after Astle’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the 28-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sinclair, whose 29-ball innings, scored 15. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly off the bowling of Khan.
Craig McMillan, who faced 19 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 19-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 106 balls in 91 minutes. McCullum, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way for a boundary. Five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lou Vincent, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra.
Oram, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten. Mills, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-eight balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 34-run stand.
India’s 100 came off 188 balls in 223 minutes. Vettori, who faced 22 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. New Zealand scored eight extras. India, who scored 109 for the loss of seven wickets off 37.4 overs, lost by three wickets off 74 balls.
Ganguly, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Kumble, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket. Nehra and Srinath bowled 10 overs, including three maidens, apiece. The former, who conceded 16, picked up two wickets. The latter, who conceded 23, picking up four scalps.
New Zealand led the seven-match series 1-0.
New Zealand made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Dion Nash, Chris Harris and Adam Parore made way for Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram and Shane Bond.
While Ajit Agarkar was India’s twelfth man, Paul Hitchcock was New Zealand’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the Indians.
Virender Sehwag, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the five-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kyle Mills. Daryl Tuffey broke the 23-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 77 balls in 56 minutes. The Odisha opener, who never represented India again, scored 30. His 60-ball innings included a boundaries anDasix. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Mills broke the 35-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Oram, the player of the match.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Nathan Astle. Oram broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Oram broke the nine-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Anil, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Oram.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. (Srina)Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Mathew Sinclair off the bowling of Oram.
India’s 100 came off 182 balls in 132 minutes. Zaheer Khan, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty-two balls later, he was trappeD(anie)leg before wicket by Vettori, who broke the 34-run stand.
The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rahul Dravid, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Seven balls later, he was caught by Vettori off the bowling of Tuffey. Ashish Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 108 off 32.5 overs. Vettori, who bowled an over, conceded a run. He picked up a wicket. Bond, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Mills bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Tuffey, who bowled 6.5 overs, conceded 23. He picked up two wickets.
Oram bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26, picking up five scalps. He equalled the sixth best bowling by a New Zealander.
Astle, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the chase, he was caught by Laxman. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
At tea, the Kiwis had scored 29 for the loss of one wicket off 10 overs. Fleming, who scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Sinclair, who scored 15.
Fleming, who faced 37 balls, scored a dozen. Fifty-nine balls after Astle’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the 28-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sinclair, whose 29-ball innings, scored 15. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly off the bowling of Khan.
Craig McMillan, who faced 19 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 19-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 106 balls in 91 minutes. McCullum, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way for a boundary. Five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lou Vincent, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra.
Oram, whose 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten. Mills, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-eight balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 34-run stand.
India’s 100 came off 188 balls in 223 minutes. Vettori, who faced 22 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. New Zealand scored eight extras. India, who scored 109 for the loss of seven wickets off 37.4 overs, lost by three wickets off 74 balls.
Ganguly, who bowled 1.4 overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Kumble, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket. Nehra and Srinath bowled 10 overs, including three maidens, apiece. The former, who conceded 16, picked up two wickets. The latter, who conceded 23, picking up four scalps.
New Zealand led the seven-match series 1-0.
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