India Vs New Zealand 3Rd Match
Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 23 June 1998
No result
No result. Nathan Astle top-scored with 81 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 23 June 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and TM Samarasinghe
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 219 for 8. Nathan Astle top-scored with 81 off 119 balls, and Matt Horne made 44. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 52 for India.
India replied with 131 for 2. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 53 not out off 53 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 53.
No result.
NEW ZEALAND: 219 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Young | bowled | 23 | 51 |
| Nathan Astle | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 81 | 119 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Venkatesh Prasad | 5 | 13 |
| Craig McMillan | c Ajay Jadeja | 23 | 36 |
| Matt Horne | lbw | 44 | 46 |
| Chris Cairns | c Nayan Mongia | 20 | 20 |
| Adam Parore | lbw | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | c Ajit Agarkar | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Priest | not out | 4 | 7 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Paul Wiseman
Extras 14 · Total 219 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 9 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-65 (Bryan Young, 15.2 ov), 2-73 (Stephen Fleming, 18.2 ov), 3-122 (Craig McMillan, 29.4 ov), 4-185 (Nathan Astle, 42.3 ov), 5-204 (Matt Horne, 46.2 ov), 6-209 (Adam Parore, 47.2 ov), 7-212 (Chris Cairns, 47.5 ov), 8-215 (Chris Harris, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Bryan Young and Nathan Astle | 65 | 92 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle | 8 | 18 |
| third | Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan | 49 | 68 |
| fourth | Nathan Astle and Matt Horne | 63 | 77 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Matt Horne | 19 | 23 |
| sixth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 5 | 6 |
| seventh | Chris Cairns and Chris Harris | 3 | 3 |
| eighth | Mark Priest and Chris Harris | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Mark Priest and Daniel Vettori | 4 | 5 |
INDIA: 131 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Chris Harris | 53 | 36 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Parore | 4 | 12 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 53 | 53 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 17 | 46 |
Did not bat: Robin Singh, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh
Extras 4 · Total 131 for 2
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 6.2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Wiseman | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Sourav Ganguly, 4.2 ov), 2-78 (Sachin Tendulkar, 9.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 20 | 26 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 58 | 34 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 53 | 86 |
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