India Vs New Zealand 4Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in United Arab Emirates - 1998 (1997/98) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 20 April 1998
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Craig McMillan top-scored with 59 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 20 April 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Craig McMillan
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Paul Wiseman (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Javed Akhtar and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Paul Wiseman's first ODI.
India batted first and made 181 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 38 off 58 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 31. Chris Cairns took 3 for 26 for New Zealand. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 182, New Zealand made 183 for 6. Craig McMillan top-scored with 59 off 122 balls, and Stephen Fleming made 33.
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
INDIA: 181 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Chris Harris, Adam Parore) | 38 | 58 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Stephen Fleming | 31 | 36 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out (Craig McMillan, Adam Parore) | 11 | 28 |
| Ajay Jadeja | run out (Stephen Fleming, Adam Parore) | 11 | 30 |
| VVS Laxman | c Shayne O'Connor | 23 | 56 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Craig McMillan | 22 | 25 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | bowled | 13 | 24 |
| Anil Kumble | bowled | 10 | 18 |
| Harvinder Singh | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Paul Wiseman | 8 | 13 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 3 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 181 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Shayne O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Mark Priest | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Nathan Astle | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Sourav Ganguly, 12.3 ov), 2-82 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 19.6 ov), 3-85 (Sachin Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 4-100 (Ajay Jadeja, 29.2 ov), 5-131 (Nayan Mongia, 36.4 ov), 6-153 (VVS Laxman, 41.6 ov), 7-161 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar, 43.6 ov), 8-162 (Harvinder Singh, 44.3 ov), 9-172 (Anil Kumble, 47.3 ov), 10-181 (Venkatesh Prasad, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 60 | 75 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 22 | 45 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 3 | 13 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and VVS Laxman | 15 | 43 |
| fifth | Nayan Mongia and VVS Laxman | 31 | 44 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 22 | 32 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 8 | 12 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Harvinder Singh | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 18 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 12 |
NEW ZEALAND: 183 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Nayan Mongia | 14 | 20 |
| Matt Horne | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 4 | 11 |
| Stephen Fleming | bowled | 33 | 47 |
| Craig McMillan | c Nayan Mongia | 59 | 122 |
| Chris Cairns | c VVS Laxman | 19 | 39 |
| Adam Parore | c Harvinder Singh | 27 | 38 |
| Chris Harris | not out | 9 | 12 |
| Mark Priest | not out | 2 | 8 |
Did not bat: Simon Doull, Paul Wiseman, Shayne O'Connor
Extras 16 · Total 183 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Harvinder Singh | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Nathan Astle, 4.4 ov), 2-22 (Matt Horne, 5.6 ov), 3-82 (Stephen Fleming, 19.3 ov), 4-116 (Chris Cairns, 31.1 ov), 5-165 (Craig McMillan, 43.6 ov), 6-168 (Adam Parore, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Matt Horne | 18 | 28 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne | 4 | 8 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan | 60 | 81 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan | 34 | 70 |
| fifth | Adam Parore and Craig McMillan | 49 | 77 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 3 | 14 |
| seventh | Mark Priest and Chris Harris | 15 | 16 |
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