India Vs New Zealand 4Th Odi
New Zealand tour of India - 1988 (1988/89) · Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara · 17 December 1988
India won by 2 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
India won by 2 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 108* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
- Date
- 17 December 1988
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 2 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- John Wright (New Zealand), Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
- Debuts
- Margashayam Venkataramana (India), Rashid Patel (India)
- Umpires
- PG Pandit and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Margashayam Venkataramana and Rashid Patel played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 278 for 3. Mark Greatbatch top-scored with 84 not out off 67 balls, and John Wright made 70. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the first wicket between John Wright and Andrew Jones, 50% of the total.
Chasing 279, India made 282 for 8. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 108 not out off 65 balls, and Sanjay Manjrekar made 52. Danny Morrison took 3 for 50 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma, 45% of the total.
India won by 2 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). India's 282 is the highest total at Moti Bagh Stadium. Mohammad Azharuddin's 108 not out is the highest individual score at Moti Bagh Stadium.
NEW ZEALAND: 278 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | st Chandrakant Pandit | 70 | 96 |
| Andrew Jones | c Chandrakant Pandit | 57 | 85 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Sanjay Manjrekar | 32 | 43 |
| Mark Greatbatch | not out | 84 | 67 |
| Tony Blain | not out | 11 | 16 |
Did not bat: Ian Smith, Chris Kuggeleijn, John Bracewell, Martin Snedden, Danny Morrison, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 24 · Total 278 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetan Sharma | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Rashid Patel | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | 10 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| Margashayam Venkataramana | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Ajay Sharma | 9 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Woorkeri Raman | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-140 (John Wright), 2-155 (Andrew Jones), 3-211 (Ken Rutherford)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Andrew Jones | 140 |
| second | Ken Rutherford and Andrew Jones | 15 |
| third | Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch | 56 |
| fourth | Tony Blain and Mark Greatbatch | 67 |
INDIA: 282 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrakant Pandit | bowled | 30 | 44 |
| V.B.Chandrasekhar | c John Bracewell | 1 | 4 |
| Woorkeri Raman | run out | 5 | 10 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | c Ewen Chatfield | 52 | 69 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 28 | 46 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 108 | 65 |
| Ajay Sharma | c Andrew Jones | 50 | 36 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | run out | 0 | 10 |
| Chetan Sharma | c Ian Smith | 0 | 2 |
| Margashayam Venkataramana | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Rashid Patel
Extras 8 · Total 282 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| John Bracewell | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | 8.1 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (V.B.Chandrasekhar), 2-12 (Woorkeri Raman), 3-50 (Chandrakant Pandit), 4-118 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-133 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 6-260 (Ajay Sharma), 7-263 (Sanjeev Sharma), 8-278 (Chetan Sharma)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chandrakant Pandit and V.B.Chandrasekhar | 3 |
| second | Chandrakant Pandit and Woorkeri Raman | 9 |
| third | Chandrakant Pandit and Sanjay Manjrekar | 38 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar | 68 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar | 15 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma | 127 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjeev Sharma | 3 |
| eighth | Chetan Sharma and Mohammad Azharuddin | 15 |
| ninth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Margashayam Venkataramana | 4 |
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