India Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Coca-Cola Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1997/98) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 17 April 1998
India won by 15 runs
India won by 15 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 105 for India. Ajit Agarkar took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 17 April 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 15 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajit Agarkar
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Harbhajan Singh (India)
- Umpires
- Javed Akhtar and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Harbhajan Singh's first ODI.
India batted first and made 220 for 9. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 105 off 140 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 40. Dion Nash took 4 for 38 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. From 190 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 212 for 8.
Chasing 221, New Zealand made 205 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 75 off 97 balls, and Craig McMillan made 49. Ajit Agarkar took 4 for 35 for India. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the fifth wicket between Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan, 41% of the total. From 170 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 190 for 9.
India won by 15 runs.
INDIA: 220 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Simon Doull | 40 | 41 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 105 | 140 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out (Chris Harris) | 31 | 54 |
| Navjot Sidhu | lbw | 4 | 12 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Matt Horne | 17 | 29 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | c Simon Doull | 1 | 6 |
| Ajit Agarkar | bowled | 9 | 8 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Llorne Howell | 0 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | run out (Adam Parore, Chris Cairns) | 5 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 5 · Total 220 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | 6 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 10 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Mark Priest | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Sachin Tendulkar, 14.2 ov), 2-148 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 31.1 ov), 3-157 (Navjot Sidhu, 34.3 ov), 4-190 (Ajay Jadeja, 42.4 ov), 5-195 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar, 44.3 ov), 6-211 (Ajit Agarkar, 47.5 ov), 7-212 (Nayan Mongia, 48.3 ov), 8-212 (Sourav Ganguly, 48.4 ov), 9-219 (Venkatesh Prasad, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 76 | 86 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 72 | 101 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 20 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 33 | 49 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 5 | 11 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajit Agarkar | 16 | 20 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 7 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND: 205 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Nayan Mongia | 24 | 26 |
| Llorne Howell | c Nayan Mongia | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Cairns | bowled | 4 | 12 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Anil Kumble | 75 | 97 |
| Matt Horne | st Nayan Mongia | 16 | 40 |
| Craig McMillan | lbw | 49 | 66 |
| Chris Harris | c Nayan Mongia | 4 | 13 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 9 | 10 |
| Dion Nash | bowled | 2 | 8 |
| Mark Priest | c Ajay Jadeja | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Doull | bowled | 10 | 9 |
Extras 12 · Total 205 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 2 | 35 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.5 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Llorne Howell, 0.5 ov), 2-24 (Chris Cairns, 5.4 ov), 3-33 (Nathan Astle, 7.5 ov), 4-85 (Matt Horne, 21.3 ov), 5-170 (Stephen Fleming, 38.6 ov), 6-184 (Craig McMillan, 42.3 ov), 7-186 (Chris Harris, 43.3 ov), 8-189 (Dion Nash, 44.6 ov), 9-190 (Mark Priest, 45.3 ov), 10-205 (Simon Doull, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Llorne Howell | 0 | 5 |
| second | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 24 | 29 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 9 | 13 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne | 52 | 82 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan | 85 | 105 |
| sixth | Chris Harris and Craig McMillan | 14 | 21 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 2 | 6 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Dion Nash | 3 | 9 |
| ninth | Mark Priest and Adam Parore | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Adam Parore and Simon Doull | 15 | 14 |
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