India made
three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Virender Sehwag, Parthiv and Anil
Kumble made way for Hemang Badani, Sairaj Bahutule and Murali Kartik. New
Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Chris Cairns and Paul Hitchcock made way for Chris Nevin and Kyle Mills.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India's skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mills, who broke the 27-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Scott Styris, the player of the match, who broke the 50-run partnership. Dravid, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Styris. Daniel Vettori broke the 59-run partnership.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Mills off the bowling of Vettori. Mohammad Kaif, whose 108-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 64. Thirty-seven balls later, Styris broke the 33-run stand.
The Mumbaikar, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-two balls later, he was trapped (Bahutu)leg before wicket by Styris, who broke the 24-run stand. Badani, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Daryl Tuffey broke the 12-run stand.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – three balls later, he was caught by Craig McMillan. Tuffey broke the one-run stand. Harbhajan Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just five. Eleven balls later, Tuffey broke the 17-run partnership.
Zaheer Khan, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Kartik, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. New Zealand conceded eight extras. India scored 246 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Chris Harris, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Jacob Oram, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 68. Mills, who bowled eight overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket.
Vettori, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. Styria and Tuffey bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31.
Stephen Fleming, whose 14-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-two balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 39-run stand. Harris, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Seven balls later, Khan trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the one-run stand.
Lou Vincent, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the four-run stand. The opener, whose 45-ball (Nev)innings included three boundaries, scored 29. Half-a-dozen overs later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Harbhajan broke the 24-run stand.
Styris, whose 89-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 68. A hundred and forty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 127-run partnership. McMillan, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 82. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 19. Oram, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-three balls later, Kaif and Dravid ran him out. McCullum, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. New Zealand, who scored 249 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 47.3 overs, won by four wickets with 15 balls to spare. Yuvraj had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.
Tendulkar and Bahutule bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 24. Badani, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 21.
Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Kartik bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a couple of scalps.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India's skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mills, who broke the 27-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Scott Styris, the player of the match, who broke the 50-run partnership. Dravid, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Styris. Daniel Vettori broke the 59-run partnership.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Mills off the bowling of Vettori. Mohammad Kaif, whose 108-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 64. Thirty-seven balls later, Styris broke the 33-run stand.
The Mumbaikar, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-two balls later, he was trapped (Bahutu)leg before wicket by Styris, who broke the 24-run stand. Badani, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Daryl Tuffey broke the 12-run stand.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – three balls later, he was caught by Craig McMillan. Tuffey broke the one-run stand. Harbhajan Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just five. Eleven balls later, Tuffey broke the 17-run partnership.
Zaheer Khan, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Kartik, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. New Zealand conceded eight extras. India scored 246 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Chris Harris, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Jacob Oram, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 68. Mills, who bowled eight overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket.
Vettori, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. Styria and Tuffey bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31.
Stephen Fleming, whose 14-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-two balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 39-run stand. Harris, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Seven balls later, Khan trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the one-run stand.
Lou Vincent, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the four-run stand. The opener, whose 45-ball (Nev)innings included three boundaries, scored 29. Half-a-dozen overs later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Harbhajan broke the 24-run stand.
Styris, whose 89-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 68. A hundred and forty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 127-run partnership. McMillan, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 82. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 19. Oram, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-three balls later, Kaif and Dravid ran him out. McCullum, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. New Zealand, who scored 249 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 47.3 overs, won by four wickets with 15 balls to spare. Yuvraj had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.
Tendulkar and Bahutule bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 24. Badani, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 21.
Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan and Kartik bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a couple of scalps.
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