New Zealand Vs India 5Th Odi
India tour of New Zealand - 2002 (2002/03) · Westpac Stadium, Wellington · 8 January 2003
India won by 2 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
India won by 2 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 54 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then Westpac Stadium)
- Date
- 8 January 2003
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 2 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Zaheer Khan
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 168 all out. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 35 off 73 balls, and Andre Adams made 35. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 30 for India. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Wellington Regional Stadium, 212 across 17 ODIs.
Chasing 169, India made 169 for 8. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 54 off 85 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 45.
India won by 2 wickets (with 40 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 168 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | c Rahul Dravid b Ashish Nehra | 19 | 41 |
| Nathan Astle | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 2 |
| Mathew Sinclair | b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Cairns | b Javagal Srinath | 25 | 32 |
| Scott Styris | b Ashish Nehra | 13 | 33 |
| Brendon McCullum | b Anil Kumble | 35 | 73 |
| Andre Adams | c Mohammad Kaif b Sourav Ganguly | 35 | 27 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 16 | 31 |
| Daryl Tuffey | b Javagal Srinath | 4 | 9 |
| Shane Bond | lbw b Anil Kumble | 0 | 7 |
Extras 20 · Total 168 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Ashish Nehra | 9 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.4 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Nathan Astle, 1.2 ov), 2-0 (Mathew Sinclair, 1.3 ov), 3-3 (Chris Harris, 3.4 ov), 4-48 (Chris Cairns, 13.1 ov), 5-51 (Stephen Fleming, 14.5 ov), 6-92 (Scott Styris, 23.3 ov), 7-140 (Andre Adams, 31.5 ov), 8-158 (Brendon McCullum, 38.5 ov), 9-167 (Daryl Tuffey, 41.2 ov), 10-168 (Shane Bond, 42.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (0) and Nathan Astle (0) | 0 | 8 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (0) and Mathew Sinclair (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Chris Harris (1) and Stephen Fleming (0) | 3 | 13 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns (25) and Stephen Fleming (19) | 45 | 58 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (0) and Scott Styris (1) | 3 | 10 |
| sixth | Scott Styris (12) and Brendon McCullum (22) | 41 | 54 |
| seventh | Andre Adams (35) and Brendon McCullum (10) | 48 | 52 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (10) and Brendon McCullum (3) | 18 | 43 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (5) and Daryl Tuffey (4) | 9 | 15 |
| tenth | Daniel Vettori (1) and Shane Bond (0) | 1 | 8 |
INDIA: 169 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Brendon McCullum b Daryl Tuffey | 0 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Stephen Fleming b Scott Styris | 45 | 40 |
| Dinesh Mongia | b Shane Bond | 2 | 10 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Shane Bond | 0 | 10 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Brendon McCullum b Scott Styris | 7 | 41 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Chris Harris b Daniel Vettori | 54 | 85 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Stephen Fleming b Andre Adams | 1 | 13 |
| Anil Kumble | hit wicket b Andre Adams | 2 | 10 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 34 | 42 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 1 | 10 |
Did not bat: Ashish Nehra
Extras 23 · Total 169 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 10 | 2 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Bond | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Andre Adams | 9.2 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sourav Ganguly, 0.1 ov), 2-19 (Dinesh Mongia, 3.4 ov), 3-25 (Sachin Tendulkar, 5.6 ov), 4-66 (Virender Sehwag, 12.3 ov), 5-91 (Rahul Dravid, 22.4 ov), 6-114 (Mohammad Kaif, 27.3 ov), 7-116 (Anil Kumble, 29.5 ov), 8-160 (Yuvraj Singh, 40.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Dinesh Mongia (1) and Virender Sehwag (9) | 19 | 19 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Virender Sehwag (6) | 6 | 14 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (3) and Virender Sehwag (30) | 41 | 39 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (4) and Yuvraj Singh (19) | 25 | 61 |
| sixth | Mohammad Kaif (1) and Yuvraj Singh (20) | 23 | 30 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (2) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 2 | 14 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (26) and Yuvraj Singh (15) | 44 | 63 |
| ninth | Javagal Srinath (1) and Zaheer Khan (8) | 9 | 18 |
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