India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Harbhajan Singh, Murali Kartik and
R P Singh made way for Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra. New Zealand made a couple
of changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Cairns and
Andre Adams made way for Vettori and Shane Bond.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. The first 10 overs of their innings constituted the first Powerplay. They scored 50 off 10.1 overs. Ganguly, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 31. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Hamish Marshall. Jacob Oram broke the 72-run partnership.
While the second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over of India’s innings, the third was between the 16th and the 20th over. While India scored 100 off 17.3 overs, they scored 150 off 23.2 overs.
Virender Sehwag, whose 65-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 75. His 50 – which included nine boundaries and the six – came off 44 balls. SeV(inc)enty balls later, he was caught by Lou. Vettori broke the 83-run partnership.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 110-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 93. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. He was unbeaten.
The third-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vettori.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Bond, the player of the series. Kyle Mills broke the 30-run stand. Twenty-seven overs into the chase, Bond made way for Cairns under the SuperSub rule.
India scored 200 off 38.2 overs. Venugopal Rao, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Craig McMillan. Oram broke the 18-run stand. Four overs into the chase, Rao made way for Harbhajan under the SuperSub rule.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Scott Styris, who broke the 27-run stand. Jai Prakash Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Oram broke the one-run stand.
India scored 250 off 46.1 overs. Ajit Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Mills. Bond broke the run-a-ball stand.
Although his innings included a boundary, Pathan, who scored 10, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Vincent. Oram broke the 17-run stand. Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was caught by Oram. Mills broke the four-run stand.
New Zealand conceded 22 extras. India were dismissed for 276 off 49.3 overs. Astle, the player of the match, bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33. Styris, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket, as did Bond, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceding 44.
Mills bowled 9.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 45, picking up a couple of wickets. Vettori, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Oram, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 58. He picked up four scalps.
The first 10 overs of the chase constituted New Zealand’s first Powerplay. They scored 50 off five overs.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 100 off 12.5 overs.
Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 61. His 66-ball innings included 10 boundaries. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 44 boundaries. A hundred and nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag, who broke the 121-run partnership.
Astle, whose 131-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a six, scored 115. While his 50 – which included 10 boundaries – came off 47 balls, his ton – which included a dozen boundaries and the six – came off 121 balls. He was unbeaten.
Marshall, who faced three balls, scored as many. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before by Sehwag, who broke the four-run stand.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 24th and the 28th over. They scored 150 off 25.3 overs. Styris, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 37. Eighty balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Sehwag broke the 58=run partnership.
New Zealand scored 200 off 36.1 overs. McMillan, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 29-run stand.
New Zealand scored 250 off 45 overs. Vincent, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten. India conceded 16 extras. New Zealand, who scored 278 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Yadav, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Pathan bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Nehra bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 40. Agarkar, who bowled 6.1 wicketless overs, conceded 43. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
New Zealand won the 2005 Videocon Triangular Series.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. The first 10 overs of their innings constituted the first Powerplay. They scored 50 off 10.1 overs. Ganguly, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 31. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Hamish Marshall. Jacob Oram broke the 72-run partnership.
While the second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over of India’s innings, the third was between the 16th and the 20th over. While India scored 100 off 17.3 overs, they scored 150 off 23.2 overs.
Virender Sehwag, whose 65-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six, scored 75. His 50 – which included nine boundaries and the six – came off 44 balls. SeV(inc)enty balls later, he was caught by Lou. Vettori broke the 83-run partnership.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 110-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 93. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. He was unbeaten.
The third-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vettori.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Bond, the player of the series. Kyle Mills broke the 30-run stand. Twenty-seven overs into the chase, Bond made way for Cairns under the SuperSub rule.
India scored 200 off 38.2 overs. Venugopal Rao, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Craig McMillan. Oram broke the 18-run stand. Four overs into the chase, Rao made way for Harbhajan under the SuperSub rule.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Scott Styris, who broke the 27-run stand. Jai Prakash Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum. Oram broke the one-run stand.
India scored 250 off 46.1 overs. Ajit Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Mills. Bond broke the run-a-ball stand.
Although his innings included a boundary, Pathan, who scored 10, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Vincent. Oram broke the 17-run stand. Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls later, he was caught by Oram. Mills broke the four-run stand.
New Zealand conceded 22 extras. India were dismissed for 276 off 49.3 overs. Astle, the player of the match, bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33. Styris, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket, as did Bond, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceding 44.
Mills bowled 9.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 45, picking up a couple of wickets. Vettori, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Oram, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 58. He picked up four scalps.
The first 10 overs of the chase constituted New Zealand’s first Powerplay. They scored 50 off five overs.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 100 off 12.5 overs.
Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 61. His 66-ball innings included 10 boundaries. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 44 boundaries. A hundred and nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag, who broke the 121-run partnership.
Astle, whose 131-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a six, scored 115. While his 50 – which included 10 boundaries – came off 47 balls, his ton – which included a dozen boundaries and the six – came off 121 balls. He was unbeaten.
Marshall, who faced three balls, scored as many. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before by Sehwag, who broke the four-run stand.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings was between the 24th and the 28th over. They scored 150 off 25.3 overs. Styris, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 37. Eighty balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Sehwag broke the 58=run partnership.
New Zealand scored 200 off 36.1 overs. McMillan, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 29-run stand.
New Zealand scored 250 off 45 overs. Vincent, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten. India conceded 16 extras. New Zealand, who scored 278 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Yadav, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Pathan bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Nehra bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 40. Agarkar, who bowled 6.1 wicketless overs, conceded 43. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
New Zealand won the 2005 Videocon Triangular Series.
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