It was India’s
first One-day International for 2003, and was attended by 16,115 people. India
made a change to their playing eleven – Ashish Nehra made way for Ajit Agarkar.
New Zealand made no changes to their playing eleven.
India's twelfth man was Rakesh Patel – who was picked for the limited-overs leg of the tour of New Zealand, but never represented the country. Michael Mason was New Zealand’s twelfth man.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India's skipper, chose to bat. They scored just 25 off 15 overs in the first hour of the match.
India’s openers batted for 17 minutes. Although Virender Sehwag’s 20-ball innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Twenty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Kyle Mills broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair batted for 18 minutes. Ganguly, who faced 24 balls, scored four. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Daryl Tuffey, the player of the match, broke the five-run stand.
The third-wicket pair batted for 40 minutes. India scored 57 off 13 overs in the second hour. V V S Laxman, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Paul Hitchcock broke the 23-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 131 balls in 91 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair batted for 28 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Daniel Vettori. Hitchcock broke the 29-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair batted for 13 minutes. Mohammad Kaif, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Jacob Oram broke the 15-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair batted for 10 minutes. Sanjay Bangar, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Tuffey broke the one-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair batted for 16 minutes. Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Hitchcock. Needless to say, Nathan Astle was in seventh heaven.
India’s 100 came off 232 balls in 163 minutes. The eighth-wicket pair, who put on 10, batted for 18 minutes. Yuvraj Singh, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty balls later, Hitchcock ran him out.
Zaheer Khan, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair batted for three minutes. Harbhajan Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Lou Vincent. Hitchcock broke the two-run stand.
The last-wicket pair batted for half-a-dozen minutes. Javagal, who faced (Srina)three balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Oram broke the six-run stand.
New Zealand conceded 22 extras. India were bundled out for 108 off 41.1 overs. Astle bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket. Mills bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket.
Oram bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a couple of wickets. Tuffey bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 11, picking up a couple of wickets. Hitchcock, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.
New Zealand’s openers batted for 34 minutes. Fleming, who faced 28 balls, scored just four. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Khan broke the 37-run stand.
The second-wicket pair batted for five minutes. Mathew Sinclair, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the two-run stand.
New Zealand’s 50 came off 76 balls in 60 minutes. The third-wicket pair batted for 20 minutes. Astle, whose 30-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 32. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Srinath broke the 13-run stand.
The Kiwis scored 50 off 13 overs in the first hour. Their fourth-wicket pair batted for 37 minutes. Vincent, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 33-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair batted for 17 (Mc)Mi(lla)nutes. Craig, whose 45-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Agarkar broke the nine-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 17 off 14 balls in a dozen minutes. McCullum, who faced 16 balls, was unbea‘ten’, as was Oram, who faced nine balls. New Zealand’s 100 came off 154 balls in 124 minutes. They scored 46 off a dozen overs in the second hour.
India conceded 22 extras. New Zealand, who scored 109 for the loss of five wickets off 26.5 overs, won by five wickets with 139 balls to spare. Bangar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.
Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26. Agarkar bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
New Zealand led the seven-match series 3-0.
India's twelfth man was Rakesh Patel – who was picked for the limited-overs leg of the tour of New Zealand, but never represented the country. Michael Mason was New Zealand’s twelfth man.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India's skipper, chose to bat. They scored just 25 off 15 overs in the first hour of the match.
India’s openers batted for 17 minutes. Although Virender Sehwag’s 20-ball innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Twenty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Kyle Mills broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair batted for 18 minutes. Ganguly, who faced 24 balls, scored four. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Daryl Tuffey, the player of the match, broke the five-run stand.
The third-wicket pair batted for 40 minutes. India scored 57 off 13 overs in the second hour. V V S Laxman, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Paul Hitchcock broke the 23-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 131 balls in 91 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair batted for 28 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Daniel Vettori. Hitchcock broke the 29-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair batted for 13 minutes. Mohammad Kaif, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Jacob Oram broke the 15-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair batted for 10 minutes. Sanjay Bangar, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Tuffey broke the one-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair batted for 16 minutes. Agarkar, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Hitchcock. Needless to say, Nathan Astle was in seventh heaven.
India’s 100 came off 232 balls in 163 minutes. The eighth-wicket pair, who put on 10, batted for 18 minutes. Yuvraj Singh, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty balls later, Hitchcock ran him out.
Zaheer Khan, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten. The ninth-wicket pair batted for three minutes. Harbhajan Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Lou Vincent. Hitchcock broke the two-run stand.
The last-wicket pair batted for half-a-dozen minutes. Javagal, who faced (Srina)three balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper. Oram broke the six-run stand.
New Zealand conceded 22 extras. India were bundled out for 108 off 41.1 overs. Astle bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket. Mills bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket.
Oram bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a couple of wickets. Tuffey bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 11, picking up a couple of wickets. Hitchcock, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.
New Zealand’s openers batted for 34 minutes. Fleming, who faced 28 balls, scored just four. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Khan broke the 37-run stand.
The second-wicket pair batted for five minutes. Mathew Sinclair, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar, who broke the two-run stand.
New Zealand’s 50 came off 76 balls in 60 minutes. The third-wicket pair batted for 20 minutes. Astle, whose 30-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 32. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Srinath broke the 13-run stand.
The Kiwis scored 50 off 13 overs in the first hour. Their fourth-wicket pair batted for 37 minutes. Vincent, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 33-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair batted for 17 (Mc)Mi(lla)nutes. Craig, whose 45-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Agarkar broke the nine-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 17 off 14 balls in a dozen minutes. McCullum, who faced 16 balls, was unbea‘ten’, as was Oram, who faced nine balls. New Zealand’s 100 came off 154 balls in 124 minutes. They scored 46 off a dozen overs in the second hour.
India conceded 22 extras. New Zealand, who scored 109 for the loss of five wickets off 26.5 overs, won by five wickets with 139 balls to spare. Bangar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.
Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26. Agarkar bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
New Zealand led the seven-match series 3-0.
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