India v New Zealand 3rd Test
New Zealand tour of India - 1999 (1999/00) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 29 October 1999
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 217 for India. Anil Kumble took 5/82.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 1999 (1999/00)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
- Dates
- 29 October 1999 to 2 November 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and VK Ramaswamy
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 581 for 7. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 217 off 344 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 125. Daniel Vettori took 4 for 200 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 281-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 48% of the total.
New Zealand replied with 308 all out. Nathan Astle top-scored with 74 off 227 balls, and Chris Cairns made 72. Anil Kumble took 5 for 82 for India. India led by 273 on first innings.
India made 149 for 5 in their second innings. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 53 off 62 balls.
Set 423 to win, New Zealand made 252 for 2. Gary Stead top-scored with 78 off 173 balls, and Stephen Fleming made 64. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the first wicket between Matt Horne and Gary Stead, 52% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 581 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devang Gandhi | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 6 | 29 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Craig Spearman b Chris Harris | 110 | 169 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Adam Parore b Daniel Vettori | 33 | 64 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Dion Nash b Daniel Vettori | 217 | 344 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Dion Nash b Nathan Astle | 125 | 251 |
| Ajay Jadeja | b Daniel Vettori | 13 | 48 |
| MSK Prasad | b Daniel Vettori | 2 | 12 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 27 | 55 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 33 | 36 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh
Extras 15 · Total 581 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 24 | 5 | 82 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 28 | 6 | 86 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 57 | 5 | 200 | 4 |
| Nathan Astle | 17 | 2 | 55 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 17 | 3 | 64 | 1 |
| Paul Wiseman | 24 | 2 | 85 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Devang Gandhi, 8.4 ov), 2-102 (Rahul Dravid, 29.6 ov), 3-182 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 53.1 ov), 4-463 (Sourav Ganguly, 132.1 ov), 5-502 (Ajay Jadeja, 145.5 ov), 6-518 (MSK Prasad, 149.6 ov), 7-521 (Sachin Tendulkar, 151.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Devang Gandhi (6) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (14) | 20 | 52 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (29) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (52) | 82 | 129 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (35) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (44) | 80 | 140 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (147) and Sourav Ganguly (124) | 281 | 478 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (24) and Ajay Jadeja (14) | 39 | 82 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (14) and MSK Prasad (2) | 16 | 25 |
| seventh | Sachin Tendulkar (3) and Anil Kumble (0) | 3 | 12 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (25) and Javagal Srinath (33) | 60 | 90 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 308 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Stead | c Sourav Ganguly b Anil Kumble | 17 | 61 |
| Matt Horne | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 2 | 24 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Vijay Bharadwaj b Anil Kumble | 3 | 16 |
| Craig Spearman | c Sadagoppan Ramesh b Venkatesh Prasad | 17 | 51 |
| Stephen Fleming | c MSK Prasad b Javagal Srinath | 48 | 134 |
| Nathan Astle | c Sourav Ganguly b Venkatesh Prasad | 74 | 227 |
| Adam Parore | lbw b Anil Kumble | 11 | 42 |
| Chris Cairns | b Anil Kumble | 72 | 168 |
| Chris Harris | c Sadagoppan Ramesh b Javagal Srinath | 12 | 64 |
| Dion Nash | not out | 14 | 38 |
| Paul Wiseman | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 38 |
Extras 35 · Total 308 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 35 | 11 | 72 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 26 | 9 | 52 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 48 | 21 | 82 | 5 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 30.4 | 8 | 78 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Matt Horne, 8.1 ov), 2-29 (Daniel Vettori, 16.1 ov), 3-33 (Gary Stead, 18.3 ov), 4-65 (Craig Spearman, 32.5 ov), 5-135 (Stephen Fleming, 59.6 ov), 6-166 (Adam Parore, 73.5 ov), 7-231 (Nathan Astle, 109.3 ov), 8-284 (Chris Harris, 127.5 ov), 9-294 (Chris Cairns, 130.4 ov), 10-308 (Paul Wiseman, 141.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matt Horne (2) and Gary Stead (10) | 13 | 49 |
| second | Daniel Vettori (4) and Gary Stead (7) | 16 | 48 |
| third | Craig Spearman (3) and Gary Stead (0) | 4 | 14 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (11) and Craig Spearman (14) | 32 | 89 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (37) and Nathan Astle (30) | 70 | 165 |
| sixth | Adam Parore (11) and Nathan Astle (17) | 31 | 86 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns (26) and Nathan Astle (30) | 65 | 216 |
| eighth | Chris Cairns (37) and Chris Harris (12) | 53 | 110 |
| ninth | Chris Cairns (5) and Dion Nash (5) | 10 | 17 |
| tenth | Dion Nash (9) and Paul Wiseman (3) | 14 | 67 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 149 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Adam Parore b Dion Nash | 16 | 20 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Chris Cairns | 15 | 10 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Chris Harris, Adam Parore) | 12 | 20 |
| Sourav Ganguly | b Chris Harris | 53 | 62 |
| MSK Prasad | c Adam Parore b Nathan Astle | 17 | 34 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 19 | 27 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 12 | 19 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Devang Gandhi, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh
Extras 5 · Total 149 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 6 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Sachin Tendulkar, 2.6 ov), 2-35 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 5.5 ov), 3-68 (Rahul Dravid, 11.5 ov), 4-114 (MSK Prasad, 22.6 ov), 5-122 (Sourav Ganguly, 25.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (15) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (6) | 21 | 18 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (4) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (10) | 14 | 17 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (24) and Rahul Dravid (8) | 33 | 35 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (26) and MSK Prasad (17) | 46 | 67 |
| fifth | Javagal Srinath (5) and Sourav Ganguly (3) | 8 | 15 |
| sixth | Javagal Srinath (14) and Ajay Jadeja (13) | 27 | 39 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 252 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Horne | c Vijay Bharadwaj b Anil Kumble | 41 | 164 |
| Gary Stead | c MSK Prasad b Harbhajan Singh | 78 | 173 |
| Craig Spearman | not out | 54 | 129 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 64 | 113 |
Did not bat: Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Dion Nash, Daniel Vettori, Paul Wiseman
Extras 15 · Total 252 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 15 | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 13 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 31 | 16 | 57 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 26 | 7 | 55 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-131 (Matt Horne, 54.3 ov), 2-131 (Gary Stead, 55.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matt Horne (42) and Gary Stead (78) | 131 | 334 |
| second | Craig Spearman (0) and Gary Stead (0) | 0 | 6 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (64) and Craig Spearman (54) | 121 | 239 |
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