India v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of India - 2003 (2003/04) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 8 October 2003
Match drawn
Match drawn. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 222 for India. Paul Wiseman took 4/64.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of India - 2003 (2003/04)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
- Dates
- 8 October 2003 to 12 October 2003
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Rahul Dravid
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Debuts
- Aakash Chopra (India), Lakshmipathy Balaji (India)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Aakash Chopra and Lakshmipathy Balaji played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 498 for 5. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 222 off 387 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 100. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Narendra Modi Stadium, 361 across 5 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 340 all out. Nathan Astle top-scored with 103 off 207 balls, and Daniel Vettori made 60. Zaheer Khan took 4 for 68 for India. India led by 158 on first innings.
India made 209 for 6 in their second innings. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 73 off 86 balls, and VVS Laxman made 44. Paul Wiseman took 4 for 64 for New Zealand.
Set 368 to win, New Zealand made 272 for 6. Craig McMillan top-scored with 83 not out off 190 balls, and Lou Vincent made 67. Anil Kumble took 4 for 95 for India. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the seventh wicket between Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 498 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aakash Chopra | c & b Daniel Vettori | 42 | 116 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Daryl Tuffey | 29 | 32 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Robbie Hart b Jacob Oram | 222 | 387 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Nathan Astle b Scott Styris | 8 | 38 |
| VVS Laxman | c Paul Wiseman b Daniel Vettori | 64 | 147 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 100 | 211 |
| Parthiv Patel | not out | 29 | 24 |
Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Lakshmipathy Balaji
Extras 4 · Total 498 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 31 | 6 | 103 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 33 | 8 | 95 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 26 | 5 | 83 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 44 | 9 | 128 | 2 |
| Craig McMillan | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Wiseman | 21 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Virender Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-107 (Aakash Chopra, 37.6 ov), 3-134 (Sachin Tendulkar, 50.4 ov), 4-264 (VVS Laxman, 97.5 ov), 5-446 (Rahul Dravid, 148.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (29) and Aakash Chopra (5) | 35 | 63 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (36) and Aakash Chopra (36) | 72 | 164 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and Rahul Dravid (15) | 27 | 70 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (64) and VVS Laxman (64) | 130 | 284 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (75) and Rahul Dravid (105) | 182 | 306 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (23) and Parthiv Patel (29) | 52 | 53 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 340 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Richardson | b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 20 |
| Lou Vincent | c Parthiv Patel b Zaheer Khan | 7 | 31 |
| Stephen Fleming | b Zaheer Khan | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Styris | c Aakash Chopra b Harbhajan Singh | 34 | 98 |
| Nathan Astle | st Parthiv Patel b Harbhajan Singh | 103 | 207 |
| Craig McMillan | c Aakash Chopra b Virender Sehwag | 54 | 92 |
| Jacob Oram | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 5 | 50 |
| Robbie Hart | lbw b Lakshmipathy Balaji | 15 | 58 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 60 | 129 |
| Paul Wiseman | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 27 | 79 |
| Daryl Tuffey | not out | 2 | 24 |
Extras 26 · Total 340 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 23 | 3 | 68 | 4 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 26 | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 35.1 | 11 | 58 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 36 | 8 | 86 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Mark Richardson, 6.5 ov), 2-16 (Lou Vincent, 8.4 ov), 3-17 (Stephen Fleming, 10.1 ov), 4-108 (Scott Styris, 41.2 ov), 5-199 (Craig McMillan, 68.2 ov), 6-223 (Nathan Astle, 81.1 ov), 7-227 (Jacob Oram, 84.4 ov), 8-265 (Robbie Hart, 99.5 ov), 9-332 (Paul Wiseman, 126.3 ov), 10-340 (Daniel Vettori, 131.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Richardson (5) and Lou Vincent (3) | 11 | 41 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (1) and Lou Vincent (4) | 5 | 11 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (0) and Scott Styris (1) | 1 | 9 |
| fourth | Nathan Astle (51) and Scott Styris (33) | 91 | 188 |
| fifth | Nathan Astle (34) and Craig McMillan (54) | 91 | 164 |
| sixth | Nathan Astle (18) and Jacob Oram (4) | 24 | 77 |
| seventh | Robbie Hart (3) and Jacob Oram (1) | 4 | 21 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (19) and Robbie Hart (12) | 38 | 91 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (36) and Paul Wiseman (27) | 67 | 160 |
| tenth | Daniel Vettori (5) and Daryl Tuffey (2) | 8 | 28 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 209 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aakash Chopra | c Scott Styris b Daniel Vettori | 31 | 72 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Robbie Hart b Jacob Oram | 17 | 29 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Lou Vincent b Paul Wiseman | 73 | 86 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Daniel Vettori b Paul Wiseman | 7 | 15 |
| VVS Laxman | c Daniel Vettori b Paul Wiseman | 44 | 35 |
| Sourav Ganguly | b Paul Wiseman | 25 | 23 |
| Parthiv Patel | not out | 5 | 9 |
Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Lakshmipathy Balaji
Extras 7 · Total 209 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 16 | 0 | 81 | 1 |
| Paul Wiseman | 11.5 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Virender Sehwag, 9.1 ov), 2-97 (Aakash Chopra, 25.3 ov), 3-118 (Sachin Tendulkar, 30.3 ov), 4-166 (Rahul Dravid, 38.4 ov), 5-177 (VVS Laxman, 40.4 ov), 6-209 (Sourav Ganguly, 44.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (17) and Aakash Chopra (2) | 20 | 54 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (48) and Aakash Chopra (28) | 77 | 98 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Rahul Dravid (13) | 21 | 30 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (11) and VVS Laxman (36) | 48 | 48 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (3) and VVS Laxman (8) | 11 | 12 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (16) and Parthiv Patel (5) | 32 | 23 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 272 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Richardson | c Aakash Chopra b Anil Kumble | 21 | 42 |
| Lou Vincent | b Anil Kumble | 67 | 186 |
| Daryl Tuffey | b Anil Kumble | 8 | 32 |
| Stephen Fleming | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 31 |
| Scott Styris | lbw b Anil Kumble | 0 | 3 |
| Craig McMillan | not out | 83 | 190 |
| Jacob Oram | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 30 |
| Nathan Astle | not out | 51 | 135 |
Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Robbie Hart, Paul Wiseman
Extras 27 · Total 272 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 11 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38 | 9 | 65 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 39 | 12 | 95 | 4 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Mark Richardson, 15.5 ov), 2-68 (Daryl Tuffey, 31.1 ov), 3-85 (Stephen Fleming, 38.5 ov), 4-86 (Scott Styris, 39.4 ov), 5-150 (Lou Vincent, 59.5 ov), 6-169 (Jacob Oram, 68.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Richardson (20) and Lou Vincent (17) | 44 | 92 |
| second | Daryl Tuffey (8) and Lou Vincent (16) | 24 | 92 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (8) and Lou Vincent (5) | 17 | 46 |
| fourth | Scott Styris (0) and Lou Vincent (1) | 1 | 5 |
| fifth | Craig McMillan (35) and Lou Vincent (28) | 64 | 122 |
| sixth | Craig McMillan (12) and Jacob Oram (7) | 19 | 54 |
| seventh | Nathan Astle (51) and Craig McMillan (36) | 103 | 234 |
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