India Vs New Zealand 3Rd Match
Pepsi Independence Cup India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1997 (1997) · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru · 14 May 1997
India won by 8 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 45 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 117 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Date
- 14 May 1997
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and Javed Akhtar
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 220 for 9. Nathan Astle top-scored with 92 off 111 balls, and Adam Parore made 32.
Chasing 221, India made 221 for 2. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 117 off 137 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 62. The innings was built on a 169-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 76% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 45 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 220 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | c Anil Kumble | 17 | 27 |
| Nathan Astle | bowled | 92 | 111 |
| Matt Horne | run out (Sunil Joshi, Nayan Mongia) | 23 | 31 |
| Stephen Fleming | run out (Sunil Joshi, Robin Singh) | 13 | 22 |
| Chris Cairns | lbw | 3 | 6 |
| Chris Harris | c Anil Kumble | 3 | 12 |
| Adam Parore | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 32 | 57 |
| Dipak Patel | run out (Vinod Kambli, Anil Kumble) | 10 | 16 |
| Gavin Larsen | bowled | 12 | 16 |
| Andrew Penn | not out | 7 | 5 |
| Heath Davis | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 8 · Total 220 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-59 (Bryan Young), 2-109 (Matt Horne), 3-136 (Stephen Fleming), 4-147 (Chris Cairns), 5-154 (Nathan Astle), 6-166 (Chris Harris), 7-185 (Dipak Patel), 8-209 (Gavin Larsen), 9-219 (Adam Parore)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bryan Young and Nathan Astle | 59 |
| second | Nathan Astle and Matt Horne | 50 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 27 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle | 11 |
| fifth | Chris Harris and Nathan Astle | 7 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 12 |
| seventh | Dipak Patel and Adam Parore | 19 |
| eighth | Adam Parore and Gavin Larsen | 24 |
| ninth | Adam Parore and Andrew Penn | 10 |
| tenth | Heath Davis and Andrew Penn | 1 |
INDIA: 221 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 117 | 137 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Parore | 62 | 87 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 21 | 31 |
| Vinod Kambli | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Ajay Jadeja, Robin Singh, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi, Abey Kuruvilla, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 17 · Total 221 for 2
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Penn | 8.3 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Heath Davis | 5 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Gavin Larsen | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-169 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-216 (Sachin Tendulkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 169 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 47 |
| third | Vinod Kambli and Rahul Dravid | 5 |
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