India made
five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Mahendra Singh
Dhoni, Saurabh Tiwary and the Kumars (Praveen and Vinay) made way for Gautam
Gambhir (who was leading the team), Yusuf Pathan, One-day International
debutant Wriddhiman Saha, Sreesanth and Munaf.
New Zealand made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – BJ Watling and Tim Southee made way for Jamie How and Daryl Tuffey.
On winning the toss, Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was mandatory – was between the first and the 10th over. India scored 58, including the opening stand of 44.
During this Powerplay, they lost a wicket – that of Murali Vijay, who scored 29 off 32 balls, which included five boundaries. Forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Gareth Hopkins. Tuffey broke the 44-run stand.
India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (50 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. While they lost no wicket during this Powerplay, they scored 32.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gautam Gambhir, India’s skipper, was batting on 38, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 18.
Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by How. Andy McKay broke the 48-run stand.
India scored 100 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). The number of extras New Zealand had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 150 off 28.3 overs (172 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.
Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 63 balls.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 169 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 57, Yuvraj was batting on 37.
Yuvraj, whose 64-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and fourteen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Hopkins. Tuffey broke the 88-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 37.5 overs (228 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight balls at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 45th over. While they had lost a couple of wickets during this Powerplay, they scored 38.
Suresh Raina, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-two balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by How. Kyle Mills broke the 38-run stand.
Kohli’s run-a-ball century included nine boundaries.
India scored 250 off 43.5 overs (264 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Kohli, whose 104-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 105. Twenty balls later, he was caught by How. McKay broke the 30-run stand.
Saha, who faced five balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hopkins. McKay broke the six-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by McKay off his own bowling.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Ashish, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, Taylor (Neh)ran him out. Pathan, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Ten balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Mills broke the 18-run stand.
Sreesanth, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by How. Mills broke the one-run stand. Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India were dismissed for 276 off 49 overs. Kane Williamson, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11. Grant Elliott, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24. Scott Styris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Nathan McCullum, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 53.
Tuffey, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mills, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three wickets. McKay bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up four scalps.
The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was mandatory – was between the first and the 10th over.
During this Powerplay, they scored 46 and lost a couple of wickets.
How, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Nehra broke the 32-run stand. Guptill, whose 37-ball (Mart)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Patel. Ashwin broke the 14-run stand.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. While they lost no wicket during this Powerplay, they scored 11 runs.
New Zealand scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 60 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Williamson was batting on 11, Taylor was batting on eight.
New Zealand scored 100 off 22.4 overs (136 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 76 balls. While Williamson’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Taylor’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Taylor’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 58 balls.
Williamson, who faced 51 balls, eventually scored 25. Ninety-one balls after Guptill's dismissal, he was caught by Saha. Yuvraj broke the 67-run partnership. Styris, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Yuvraj broke the 18-run stand.
Elliott, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Sreesanth broke the five-run stand. Tuffey, who faced five balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Raina. Yuvraj broke the eight-run stand.
New Zealand scored 150 off 33 overs (198 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. At that point, the second drinks break of New Zealand’s innings was taken. They had scored 150 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets. While Taylor was batting on 60, Hopkins was batting on four.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 34th and the 38th over. While they lost a couple of wickets during this Powerplay, they scored 31 runs.
Taylor, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 66. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Patel. Ashwin broke the 13-run stand. Hopkins, whose 14-ball (Ashw)innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 16. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. The offie broke the run-a-ball stand.
New Zealand scored 200 off 40.4 overs (244 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While McCullum's contribution to the partnership was 26, Mills' contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
McCullum, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Fifty-eight balls after Hopkins' dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the 67-run partnership.
The last-wicket pair didn't get off the mark. Mills, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 32. The next ball, he was caught by Saha off the bowling of Sreesanth. McKay, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded four extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 236 off 45.2 overs, lost by 40 runs.
Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding five. Pathan bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 24. Patel bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Nehra bowled nine overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. Sreesanth bowled 5.2 overs, conceding 30. He picked up three wickets. Ashwin and Yuvraj bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 50, the latter conceded 43.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
New Zealand made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – BJ Watling and Tim Southee made way for Jamie How and Daryl Tuffey.
On winning the toss, Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was mandatory – was between the first and the 10th over. India scored 58, including the opening stand of 44.
During this Powerplay, they lost a wicket – that of Murali Vijay, who scored 29 off 32 balls, which included five boundaries. Forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Gareth Hopkins. Tuffey broke the 44-run stand.
India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (50 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. While they lost no wicket during this Powerplay, they scored 32.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gautam Gambhir, India’s skipper, was batting on 38, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 18.
Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by How. Andy McKay broke the 48-run stand.
India scored 100 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). The number of extras New Zealand had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 150 off 28.3 overs (172 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.
Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 63 balls.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 169 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 57, Yuvraj was batting on 37.
Yuvraj, whose 64-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and fourteen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Hopkins. Tuffey broke the 88-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 37.5 overs (228 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight balls at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 45th over. While they had lost a couple of wickets during this Powerplay, they scored 38.
Suresh Raina, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-two balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by How. Kyle Mills broke the 38-run stand.
Kohli’s run-a-ball century included nine boundaries.
India scored 250 off 43.5 overs (264 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Kohli, whose 104-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 105. Twenty balls later, he was caught by How. McKay broke the 30-run stand.
Saha, who faced five balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hopkins. McKay broke the six-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by McKay off his own bowling.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Ashish, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, Taylor (Neh)ran him out. Pathan, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Ten balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Mills broke the 18-run stand.
Sreesanth, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by How. Mills broke the one-run stand. Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India were dismissed for 276 off 49 overs. Kane Williamson, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11. Grant Elliott, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 24. Scott Styris, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Nathan McCullum, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 53.
Tuffey, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mills, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three wickets. McKay bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up four scalps.
The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was mandatory – was between the first and the 10th over.
During this Powerplay, they scored 46 and lost a couple of wickets.
How, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Nehra broke the 32-run stand. Guptill, whose 37-ball (Mart)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Patel. Ashwin broke the 14-run stand.
The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. While they lost no wicket during this Powerplay, they scored 11 runs.
New Zealand scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 60 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Williamson was batting on 11, Taylor was batting on eight.
New Zealand scored 100 off 22.4 overs (136 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 76 balls. While Williamson’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Taylor’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Taylor’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 58 balls.
Williamson, who faced 51 balls, eventually scored 25. Ninety-one balls after Guptill's dismissal, he was caught by Saha. Yuvraj broke the 67-run partnership. Styris, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Yuvraj broke the 18-run stand.
Elliott, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Sreesanth broke the five-run stand. Tuffey, who faced five balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Raina. Yuvraj broke the eight-run stand.
New Zealand scored 150 off 33 overs (198 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. At that point, the second drinks break of New Zealand’s innings was taken. They had scored 150 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets. While Taylor was batting on 60, Hopkins was batting on four.
The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 34th and the 38th over. While they lost a couple of wickets during this Powerplay, they scored 31 runs.
Taylor, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 66. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Patel. Ashwin broke the 13-run stand. Hopkins, whose 14-ball (Ashw)innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 16. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. The offie broke the run-a-ball stand.
New Zealand scored 200 off 40.4 overs (244 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While McCullum's contribution to the partnership was 26, Mills' contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
McCullum, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Fifty-eight balls after Hopkins' dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the 67-run partnership.
The last-wicket pair didn't get off the mark. Mills, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 32. The next ball, he was caught by Saha off the bowling of Sreesanth. McKay, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded four extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 236 off 45.2 overs, lost by 40 runs.
Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding five. Pathan bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 24. Patel bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Nehra bowled nine overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. Sreesanth bowled 5.2 overs, conceding 30. He picked up three wickets. Ashwin and Yuvraj bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 50, the latter conceded 43.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
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