India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Zaheer Khan and the (Kumb)legendary
leggie Anil made way for Ajit Agarkar and Jai Prakash Yadav. New Zealand made four
changes to their playing eleven – the Chrises (Nevin and Harris), Kyle Mills
and Daryl Tuffey made way for Stephen Fleming (who was leading the team), Nathan
Astle, Hamish Marshall and Andre Adams.
On winning the toss, Fleming chose to bat. Lou Vincent, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the six-run stand. Fleming had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just one. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ashish Nehra broke the four-run stand.
Astle – who was replaced under the SuperSub rule by Shane Bond at the beginning of the chase – scored five. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra. Scott Styris, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Pathan broke the 23-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Marshall, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket. New Zealand scored 100 off 25.3 overs.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 91. Jacob Oram, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Ninety-nine balls later, the Singhs (Yuvraj and Harbhajan) ran him out.
Craig McMillan, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 54. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Chris Cairns, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Yadav broke the 37-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 32. Daniel Vettori, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Brendon McCullum, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 49. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Adams, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India scored 10 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 215 off 43.1 overs. Virender Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over. Harbhajan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55.
Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 7.1 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Nehra, who bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
Sourav Ganguly, who was back as India’s skipper, scored five. His 10-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by McCullum. Bond, who was adjudged the player of the match, broke the 11-run stand.
Fifteen balls into the chase, Nehra made way for India’s first-ever SuperSub, Venugopal Rao. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rao, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Bond.
Dravid, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the six-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced four balls, scored one. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Adams broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Bond broke the 15-run stand. Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Seven balls later, he was caught by Marshall. Bond broke the five-run stand.
Dhoni, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Adams broke the four-run stand. Agarkar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Adams broke the one-run stand.
Pathan, whose 61-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 50. A hundred and forty-three balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Bond broke the 118-run partnership. Yadav, whose 92-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 69. A couple of balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Oram broke the two-run stand. Harbhajan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 164 off 37.2 overs, lost by 51 runs. Cairns, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded eight. Styris, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20. Vettori, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Oram, who bowled 6.2 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Adams, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three wickets. Bond bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 19, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
On winning the toss, Fleming chose to bat. Lou Vincent, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the six-run stand. Fleming had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just one. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ashish Nehra broke the four-run stand.
Astle – who was replaced under the SuperSub rule by Shane Bond at the beginning of the chase – scored five. His 13-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra. Scott Styris, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Pathan broke the 23-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Marshall, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket. New Zealand scored 100 off 25.3 overs.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 91. Jacob Oram, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Ninety-nine balls later, the Singhs (Yuvraj and Harbhajan) ran him out.
Craig McMillan, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 54. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Agarkar broke the three-run stand. Chris Cairns, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Yadav broke the 37-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 32. Daniel Vettori, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, Agarkar ran him out. Brendon McCullum, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 49. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Adams, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India scored 10 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 215 off 43.1 overs. Virender Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over. Harbhajan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55.
Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 7.1 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Nehra, who bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
Sourav Ganguly, who was back as India’s skipper, scored five. His 10-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by McCullum. Bond, who was adjudged the player of the match, broke the 11-run stand.
Fifteen balls into the chase, Nehra made way for India’s first-ever SuperSub, Venugopal Rao. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rao, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Bond.
Dravid, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the six-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced four balls, scored one. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Adams broke the two-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Bond broke the 15-run stand. Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Seven balls later, he was caught by Marshall. Bond broke the five-run stand.
Dhoni, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Adams broke the four-run stand. Agarkar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Fleming. Adams broke the one-run stand.
Pathan, whose 61-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 50. A hundred and forty-three balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Bond broke the 118-run partnership. Yadav, whose 92-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 69. A couple of balls later, he was caught by McMillan. Oram broke the two-run stand. Harbhajan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
New Zealand conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 164 off 37.2 overs, lost by 51 runs. Cairns, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded eight. Styris, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20. Vettori, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Oram, who bowled 6.2 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Adams, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three wickets. Bond bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 19, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
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