India didn’t name
a SuperSub. They made just one change to their playing eleven – Venugopal Rao
made way for Virender Sehwag. New Zealand made one changes to their playing (Dani)eleven
– Vettori made way for Kyle Mills.
On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat. Nathan Astle, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 54-run partnership.
New Zealand’s second-wicket pair put on 29. Fleming, whose 53-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 47. Twenty-five balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Their third-wicket pair put on 20. Vincent, whose 23-ball innings incL(o)uded half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. Eighteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh ran him out.
Hamish Marshall, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, Jai Prakash Yadav broke the 12-run stand. Craig McMillan – who was reP(ate)laced at the beginning of the chase under the SuperSub rule by Jeetan – scored 40. His 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. A hundred and nineteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 87-run partnership.
Brendon McCullum, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match. Ashish Nehra broke the 42-run stand.
Jacob Oram, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Nine balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Irfan Pathan broke the 22-run stand.
Scott Styris, whose 89-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 56. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Ashish Nehra broke the one-run stand. Chris Cairns, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Andre Adams, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Pathan broke the four-run stand. Mills, who faced a ball, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 26 extras. New Zealand scored 278 for the loss of 278 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46.
Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar and Nehra bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Ganguly, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Seven overs into the chase, he was caught by Patel. Mills broke the 66-run partnership. Sehwag, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 45. Fourteen balls later, Oram broke the nine-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match, scored 102. His 121-ball innings included 11 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Rahul Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, Styris broke the 101-run partnership.
Yuvraj, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Fifty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 47-run stand. Dhoni, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 15 extras. India, who scored 279 for the loss of four wickets off 47.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets off 15 balls to spare. Cairns, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Astle, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Adams, who bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, conceded 67.
Oram bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket. Mills, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Patel and Styris bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 37.
On winning the toss, Stephen Fleming, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat. Nathan Astle, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the 54-run partnership.
New Zealand’s second-wicket pair put on 29. Fleming, whose 53-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 47. Twenty-five balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Their third-wicket pair put on 20. Vincent, whose 23-ball innings incL(o)uded half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 37. Eighteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh ran him out.
Hamish Marshall, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, Jai Prakash Yadav broke the 12-run stand. Craig McMillan – who was reP(ate)laced at the beginning of the chase under the SuperSub rule by Jeetan – scored 40. His 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. A hundred and nineteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 87-run partnership.
Brendon McCullum, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match. Ashish Nehra broke the 42-run stand.
Jacob Oram, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Nine balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Irfan Pathan broke the 22-run stand.
Scott Styris, whose 89-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 56. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Ashish Nehra broke the one-run stand. Chris Cairns, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Andre Adams, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Pathan broke the four-run stand. Mills, who faced a ball, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 26 extras. New Zealand scored 278 for the loss of 278 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46.
Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar and Nehra bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Ganguly, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Seven overs into the chase, he was caught by Patel. Mills broke the 66-run partnership. Sehwag, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 45. Fourteen balls later, Oram broke the nine-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match, scored 102. His 121-ball innings included 11 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Rahul Dravid, whose 61-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. A hundred and twenty-eight balls later, Styris broke the 101-run partnership.
Yuvraj, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Fifty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 47-run stand. Dhoni, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded 15 extras. India, who scored 279 for the loss of four wickets off 47.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets off 15 balls to spare. Cairns, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Astle, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Adams, who bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, conceded 67.
Oram bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket. Mills, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Patel and Styris bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 37.
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