India Vs New Zealand 2Nd Match
Sharjah Cup India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1988 (1987/88) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 27 March 1988
India won by 73 runs
India won by 73 runs. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 102* for India. Narendra Hirwani took 4/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 27 March 1988
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 73 runs
- Player of the match
- Mohinder Amarnath
- Captains
- Ravi Shastri (India), John Wright (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 267 for 6. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 102 not out off 139 balls, and Navjot Sidhu made 88. Richard Hadlee took 3 for 54 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the third wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Navjot Sidhu, 59% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 203 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 268, New Zealand made 194 for 8. Mark Greatbatch top-scored with 45 off 67 balls, and Bert Vance made 42. Narendra Hirwani took 4 for 43 for India.
India won by 73 runs.
INDIA: 267 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Ken Rutherford | 88 | 98 |
| Woorkeri Raman | c Mark Greatbatch | 1 | 10 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 102 | 139 |
| Kapil Dev | c Chris Kuggeleijn | 5 | 8 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out | 29 | 22 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Ian Smith | 29 | 18 |
| Kiran More | not out | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Chetan Sharma, Arshad Ayub, Narendra Hirwani
Extras 9 · Total 267 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 10 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Willie Watson | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Danny Morrison | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Ken Rutherford | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-4 (Woorkeri Raman), 3-162 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-167 (Kapil Dev), 5-212 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-260 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu | 1 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Woorkeri Raman | 3 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Navjot Sidhu | 158 |
| fourth | Mohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev | 5 |
| fifth | Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin | 45 |
| sixth | Mohinder Amarnath and Ravi Shastri | 48 |
| seventh | Mohinder Amarnath and Kiran More | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND: 194 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Kiran More | 19 | 31 |
| Bert Vance | c Kiran More | 42 | 95 |
| Andrew Jones | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 6 | 20 |
| Mark Greatbatch | c Kiran More | 45 | 67 |
| Ken Rutherford | caught | 3 | 3 |
| Ian Smith | bowled | 17 | 14 |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | st Kiran More | 3 | 7 |
| Richard Hadlee | not out | 35 | 45 |
| Danny Morrison | st Kiran More | 6 | 17 |
| Willie Watson | not out | 4 | 14 |
Did not bat: Ewen Chatfield
Extras 14 · Total 194 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Chetan Sharma | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Narendra Hirwani | 10 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| Arshad Ayub | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Woorkeri Raman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (John Wright), 2-46 (Andrew Jones), 3-118 (Bert Vance), 4-120 (Mark Greatbatch), 5-124 (Ken Rutherford), 6-139 (Chris Kuggeleijn), 7-144 (Ian Smith), 8-175 (Danny Morrison)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bert Vance | 32 |
| second | Andrew Jones and Bert Vance | 14 |
| third | Mark Greatbatch and Bert Vance | 72 |
| fourth | Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch | 2 |
| fifth | Ian Smith and Ken Rutherford | 4 |
| sixth | Ian Smith and Chris Kuggeleijn | 15 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith | 5 |
| eighth | Richard Hadlee and Danny Morrison | 31 |
| ninth | Richard Hadlee and Willie Watson | 19 |
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