India v New Zealand 1st Test

New Zealand tour of India - 1999 (1999/00) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 10 October 1999

Match drawn

Match drawn. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 144 for India. Dion Nash took 6/27.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of India - 1999 (1999/00)
Ground: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
Dates: 10 October 1999 to 14 October 1999
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Javagal Srinath
Captains: Sachin Tendulkar (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Debuts: Devang Gandhi (India), Vijay Bharadwaj (India), MSK Prasad (India)
Umpires: PT Manuel and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. Devang Gandhi, Vijay Bharadwaj and MSK Prasad played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 83 all out. Javagal Srinath top-scored with 20 off 35 balls. Dion Nash took 6 for 27 for New Zealand. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 22 for 5.

New Zealand replied with 215 all out. Craig Spearman top-scored with 51 off 122 balls, and Nathan Astle made 45. Javagal Srinath took 6 for 45 for India. New Zealand led by 132 on first innings.

India made 505 for 3 in their second innings. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 144 off 327 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 126. The innings was built on a 229-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, 45% of the total.

Set 374 to win, New Zealand made 251 for 7. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 73 off 250 balls. Anil Kumble took 3 for 42 for India.

Match drawn. India's 83 all out is the lowest completed total at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium. Dion Nash's 6 for 27 are the best innings figures at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 83 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Devang Gandhi	c Adam Parore b Dion Nash	0	14
Sadagoppan Ramesh	b Dion Nash	0	3
Rahul Dravid	c Nathan Astle b Chris Cairns	1	8
Sachin Tendulkar	b Shayne O'Connor	18	34
Sourav Ganguly	b Dion Nash	2	5
Vijay Bharadwaj	c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns	0	4
MSK Prasad	not out	16	49
Sunil Joshi	c Craig Spearman b Shayne O'Connor	0	1
Anil Kumble	c Craig Spearman b Dion Nash	7	11
Javagal Srinath	c Nathan Astle b Dion Nash	20	35
Venkatesh Prasad	c Stephen Fleming b Dion Nash	0	4

Extras 19 · Total 83 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	9	3	23	2
Dion Nash	11	3	27	6
Shayne O'Connor	7	1	20	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 1.3 ov), 2-3 (Rahul Dravid, 2.5 ov), 3-7 (Devang Gandhi, 5.2 ov), 4-10 (Sourav Ganguly, 5.6 ov), 5-22 (Vijay Bharadwaj, 8.2 ov), 6-38 (Sachin Tendulkar, 11.4 ov), 7-38 (Sunil Joshi, 11.5 ov), 8-53 (Anil Kumble, 17.2 ov), 9-83 (Javagal Srinath, 26.2 ov), 10-83 (Venkatesh Prasad, 26.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devang Gandhi (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0)	2	9
second	Rahul Dravid (1) and Devang Gandhi (0)	1	8
third	Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Devang Gandhi (0)	4	15
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Sourav Ganguly (2)	3	4
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Vijay Bharadwaj (0)	12	15
sixth	Sachin Tendulkar (11) and MSK Prasad (2)	16	22
seventh	Sunil Joshi (0) and MSK Prasad (0)	0	1
eighth	Anil Kumble (7) and MSK Prasad (7)	15	34
ninth	Javagal Srinath (20) and MSK Prasad (8)	30	55
tenth	Venkatesh Prasad (0) and MSK Prasad (0)	0	4

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 215 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Matt Horne	c Sourav Ganguly b Javagal Srinath	6	27
Matthew Bell	b Javagal Srinath	0	4
Craig Spearman	c & b Anil Kumble	51	122
Stephen Fleming	lbw b Javagal Srinath	43	147
Nathan Astle	c Anil Kumble b Javagal Srinath	45	75
Craig McMillan	lbw b Sunil Joshi	22	26
Adam Parore	not out	13	89
Chris Cairns	b Venkatesh Prasad	7	22
Dion Nash	c MSK Prasad b Javagal Srinath	2	33
Daniel Vettori	b Javagal Srinath	0	5
Shayne O'Connor	c Devang Gandhi b Vijay Bharadwaj	2	5

Extras 24 · Total 215 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	22	9	45	6
Venkatesh Prasad	19	6	56	1
Sourav Ganguly	1	0	1	0
Anil Kumble	18	3	49	1
Vijay Bharadwaj	14.1	4	26	1
Sunil Joshi	17	8	22	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Matthew Bell, 2.4 ov), 2-8 (Matt Horne, 6.4 ov), 3-99 (Craig Spearman, 40.5 ov), 4-156 (Stephen Fleming, 60.3 ov), 5-179 (Nathan Astle, 64.6 ov), 6-181 (Craig McMillan, 65.6 ov), 7-199 (Chris Cairns, 74.6 ov), 8-207 (Dion Nash, 86.3 ov), 9-212 (Daniel Vettori, 88.6 ov), 10-215 (Shayne O'Connor, 91.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matt Horne (6) and Matthew Bell (0)	7	16
second	Craig Spearman (1) and Matt Horne (0)	1	24
third	Stephen Fleming (37) and Craig Spearman (50)	91	209
fourth	Stephen Fleming (7) and Nathan Astle (43)	57	120
fifth	Nathan Astle (2) and Craig McMillan (21)	23	27
sixth	Adam Parore (1) and Craig McMillan (1)	2	6
seventh	Chris Cairns (7) and Adam Parore (2)	18	55
eighth	Adam Parore (5) and Dion Nash (2)	8	69
ninth	Adam Parore (0) and Daniel Vettori (3)	5	16
tenth	Adam Parore (1) and Shayne O'Connor (2)	3	13

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 505 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Devang Gandhi	lbw b Nathan Astle	75	242
Sadagoppan Ramesh	c & b Daniel Vettori	73	213
Rahul Dravid	b Daniel Vettori	144	327
Sachin Tendulkar	not out	126	248
Sourav Ganguly	not out	64	75

Did not bat: Vijay Bharadwaj, MSK Prasad, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi

Extras 23 · Total 505 for 3

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	24	3	76	0
Dion Nash	37	16	79	0
Daniel Vettori	71	24	171	2
Shayne O'Connor	18	3	73	0
Nathan Astle	31	8	82	1
Craig McMillan	2	0	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-137 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 62.4 ov), 2-181 (Devang Gandhi, 87.5 ov), 3-410 (Rahul Dravid, 165.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devang Gandhi (58) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (73)	137	380
second	Rahul Dravid (32) and Devang Gandhi (11)	44	151
third	Sachin Tendulkar (100) and Rahul Dravid (117)	229	467
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (26) and Sourav Ganguly (64)	95	107

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 251 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Matt Horne	c Sourav Ganguly b Sunil Joshi	33	153
Matthew Bell	lbw b Javagal Srinath	7	29
Craig Spearman	c Sourav Ganguly b Sunil Joshi	35	162
Stephen Fleming	c Sourav Ganguly	73	250
Nathan Astle	c MSK Prasad b Javagal Srinath	34	123
Craig McMillan	c Sadagoppan Ramesh b Anil Kumble	18	56
Adam Parore	c Devang Gandhi	7	37
Chris Cairns	not out	0	5

Did not bat: Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Shayne O'Connor

Extras 44 · Total 251 for 7

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	31	9	63	2
Venkatesh Prasad	16	7	24	0
Anil Kumble	41	19	42	3
Sunil Joshi	28	12	38	2
Vijay Bharadwaj	13	3	34	0
Sachin Tendulkar	6	2	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Matthew Bell, 10.1 ov), 2-95 (Matt Horne, 53.5 ov), 3-108 (Craig Spearman, 59.2 ov), 4-186 (Nathan Astle, 100.5 ov), 5-227 (Craig McMillan, 119.3 ov), 6-246 (Adam Parore, 124.6 ov), 7-251 (Stephen Fleming, 134.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matt Horne (11) and Matthew Bell (7)	24	62
second	Craig Spearman (30) and Matt Horne (22)	71	265
third	Stephen Fleming (8) and Craig Spearman (5)	13	33
fourth	Stephen Fleming (30) and Nathan Astle (34)	78	249
fifth	Stephen Fleming (19) and Craig McMillan (18)	41	112
sixth	Adam Parore (1) and Stephen Fleming (2)	19	15
seventh	Chris Cairns (0) and Stephen Fleming (0)	5	60

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