New Zealand v India 2nd Test

India tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1998/99) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 26 December 1998

New Zealand won by 4 wickets

New Zealand won by 4 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 113 for India. Simon Doull took 7/65.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of New Zealand - 1998 (1998/99)
Ground: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates: 26 December 1998 to 30 December 1998
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: Simon Doull
Captains: Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Debut: Matthew Bell (New Zealand)
Umpires: EA Nicholls and EA Watkin
Match referee: BN Jarman

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Matthew Bell's first Test.

India batted first and made 208 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 103 not out off 156 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 47. Simon Doull took 7 for 65 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 16 for 4. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Basin Reserve, 273 across 11 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 352 all out. Dion Nash top-scored with 89 not out off 230 balls, and Daniel Vettori made 57. Anil Kumble took 4 for 83 for India. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the eighth wicket between Dion Nash and Daniel Vettori. New Zealand led by 144 on first innings.

India made 356 all out in their second innings. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 113 off 151 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 48. Dion Nash took 3 for 20 for New Zealand.

Set 213 to win, New Zealand made 215 for 6. Craig McMillan top-scored with 74 not out off 122 balls, and Chris Cairns made 61. Javagal Srinath took 3 for 82 for India. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the seventh wicket between Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan, 64% of the total.

New Zealand won by 4 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 208 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Navjot Sidhu	c Stephen Fleming	0	6
Ajay Jadeja	lbw	10	26
Rahul Dravid	lbw	0	6
Sourav Ganguly	c Adam Parore	5	20
Sachin Tendulkar	c Matthew Bell	47	72
Mohammad Azharuddin	not out	103	156
Nayan Mongia	c Nathan Astle	0	5
Anil Kumble	c Craig McMillan	11	25
Javagal Srinath	c Stephen Fleming	7	19
Venkatesh Prasad	c Stephen Fleming	15	57
Harbhajan Singh	c Nathan Astle	1	8

Extras 9 · Total 208 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Simon Doull	24	7	65	7
Chris Cairns	17	3	69	0
Dion Nash	14	1	46	1
Daniel Vettori	7	0	20	1
Nathan Astle	2	0	5	0
Craig McMillan	1.4	1	0	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Navjot Sidhu, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (Rahul Dravid, 2.6 ov), 3-15 (Ajay Jadeja, 8.6 ov), 4-16 (Sourav Ganguly, 10.2 ov), 5-99 (Sachin Tendulkar, 30.1 ov), 6-99 (Nayan Mongia, 30.6 ov), 7-132 (Anil Kumble, 41.1 ov), 8-149 (Javagal Srinath, 46.5 ov), 9-207 (Venkatesh Prasad, 64.2 ov), 10-208 (Harbhajan Singh, 65.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Navjot Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja	0	6
second	Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid	2	12
third	Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja	13	36
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	1	8
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar	83	119
sixth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia	0	5
seventh	Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble	33	61
eighth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath	17	34
ninth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Venkatesh Prasad	58	105
tenth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Harbhajan Singh	1	8

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 352 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Matthew Bell	c Nayan Mongia	4	13
Matt Horne	bowled	38	127
Stephen Fleming	run out (Ajay Jadeja)	42	95
Nathan Astle	bowled	56	137
Craig McMillan	c Rahul Dravid	24	58
Adam Parore	lbw	2	13
Chris Cairns	c Sachin Tendulkar	3	8
Dion Nash	not out	89	230
Daniel Vettori	bowled	57	194
Paul Wiseman	bowled	0	13
Simon Doull	lbw	0	8

Extras 37 · Total 352 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	36	6	89	1
Venkatesh Prasad	30	8	67	2
Anil Kumble	45.4	17	83	4
Harbhajan Singh	25	6	61	0
Sourav Ganguly	6	0	13	0
Sachin Tendulkar	6	2	7	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Matthew Bell, 3.5 ov), 2-79 (Stephen Fleming, 31.1 ov), 3-112 (Matt Horne, 45.5 ov), 4-162 (Craig McMillan, 62.3 ov), 5-172 (Adam Parore, 67.2 ov), 6-179 (Chris Cairns, 70.2 ov), 7-208 (Nathan Astle, 78.6 ov), 8-345 (Daniel Vettori, 141.3 ov), 9-349 (Paul Wiseman, 145.6 ov), 10-352 (Simon Doull, 148.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matt Horne and Matthew Bell	7	23
second	Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne	72	164
third	Nathan Astle and Matt Horne	33	88
fourth	Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan	50	100
fifth	Adam Parore and Nathan Astle	10	29
sixth	Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle	7	18
seventh	Dion Nash and Nathan Astle	29	52
eighth	Dion Nash and Daniel Vettori	137	375
ninth	Dion Nash and Paul Wiseman	4	27
tenth	Simon Doull and Dion Nash	3	16

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 356 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ajay Jadeja	bowled	22	31
Navjot Sidhu	lbw	34	66
Rahul Dravid	bowled	28	77
Sourav Ganguly	c Matthew Bell	48	104
Sachin Tendulkar	c Stephen Fleming	113	151
Mohammad Azharuddin	c Adam Parore	48	94
Nayan Mongia	c Stephen Fleming	2	9
Anil Kumble	c Dion Nash	23	78
Javagal Srinath	not out	27	70
Venkatesh Prasad	c Nathan Astle	0	6
Harbhajan Singh	c Matt Horne	1	9

Extras 10 · Total 356 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Simon Doull	25	10	49	2
Chris Cairns	19	2	68	0
Dion Nash	15	9	20	3
Daniel Vettori	20	6	92	1
Craig McMillan	10	2	26	1
Paul Wiseman	19	1	90	2
Nathan Astle	7	3	7	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Ajay Jadeja, 8.5 ov), 2-74 (Navjot Sidhu, 23.2 ov), 3-112 (Rahul Dravid, 34.6 ov), 4-200 (Sourav Ganguly, 58.6 ov), 5-297 (Sachin Tendulkar, 84.1 ov), 6-304 (Nayan Mongia, 87.4 ov), 7-304 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 88.1 ov), 8-346 (Anil Kumble, 109.1 ov), 9-349 (Venkatesh Prasad, 112.1 ov), 10-356 (Harbhajan Singh, 114.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Navjot Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja	41	53
second	Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid	33	87
third	Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid	38	70
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	88	144
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar	97	151
sixth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia	7	21
seventh	Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble	0	3
eighth	Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath	42	126
ninth	Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad	3	18
tenth	Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh	7	17

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 215 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Matthew Bell	c Rahul Dravid	0	3
Matt Horne	lbw	31	49
Stephen Fleming	bowled	17	34
Nathan Astle	retired not out	1	19
Craig McMillan	not out	74	122
Adam Parore	run out (Rahul Dravid, Nayan Mongia)	1	17
Paul Wiseman	lbw	0	19
Chris Cairns	c Ajay Jadeja	61	107
Dion Nash	not out	4	1

Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Simon Doull

Extras 26 · Total 215 for 6

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	19.3	1	82	3
Venkatesh Prasad	10	3	26	0
Anil Kumble	23	6	70	2
Harbhajan Singh	5	1	11	0
Sachin Tendulkar	3	0	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Matthew Bell, 0.3 ov), 2-42 (Stephen Fleming, 11.6 ov), 2-50 (Nathan Astle), 3-51 (Matt Horne, 17.2 ov), 4-67 (Adam Parore, 23.2 ov), 5-74 (Paul Wiseman, 28.5 ov), 6-211 (Chris Cairns, 60.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matt Horne and Matthew Bell	0	3
second	Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne	42	69
third	Nathan Astle and Matt Horne	8	–
fourth	Matt Horne and Craig McMillan	1	–
fifth	Adam Parore and Craig McMillan	16	36
sixth	Craig McMillan and Paul Wiseman	7	33
seventh	Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan	137	189
eighth	Dion Nash and Craig McMillan	4	1

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