Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    4s
    6s
    SR
    8.4 nips back and gets the inside edge on the way to Parore 20/1
    53.1 slower ball, tries to drive, outside edge flies to Sperman at slip 182/3
    c †Parore b Vettori
    33
    64
    87
    6
    0
    51.56
    152 just when everyone was gearing themselves up for an exciting hour after tea, it's ended prematurely as the one they want to see falls to a great diving catch at mid wicket, Tendulkar pulled it ferociously but Nash dove forward to snatch 521/7
    125
    251
    323
    20
    0
    49.80
    132.1 goes for an adventurous shot too many, tries to slug it down the ground but it doesn't come on as expected, mistimed shot to Nash running back and across at mid on 463/4
    13
    48
    36
    2
    0
    27.08
    145.5 down the track, big swing and misses completely, the ball finds the top of the stricks, would've been well stumped had it not 502/5
    150 bowled around his legs! tries to sweep, missed and the rest is history, on the last possible delivery before tea 518/6
    not out
    27
    55
    62
    4
    0
    49.09
    not out
    33
    36
    55
    3
    0
    91.66
    Extras
    17 (b 4, lb 7, nb 6)
    TOTAL
    583/7d (167 Overs, RR: 3.49)
    Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Devang Gandhi, 8.4 ov), 2-102 (Rahul Dravid, 29.6 ov), 3-182 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 53.1 ov), 4-463 (Sourav Ganguly, 132.1 ov), 5-502 (Ajay Jadeja, 145.5 ov), 6-518 (MSK Prasad, 149.6 ov), 7-521 (Sachin Tendulkar, 151.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    CL Cairns2458213.4101
    DJ Nash2868603.0704
    DL Vettori57520043.5000
    NJ Astle1725513.2300
    CZ Harris1736413.7601
    PJ Wiseman2428503.5400
  • BATSMEN
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    SR
    18.3 tries to glance against the spin on middle and leg, but it turns back a little to gain a leading edge that flies up on the off side, and an excellent catch from Ganguly diving forward at short extra cover, scooping it up just above the blades 32/3
    8.1 the end of day v Kumble jinx continues, Horne drives away from his body and straight into Dravid at silly mid off 13/1
    16.1 the pesky nightwatchman is removed easily, a simple bat/pad straight to short leg and the slow raise of the finger from umpire Koertzen sees him on his way 29/2
    32.5 Prasad smartly sends one wider outside off, and Spearman foolishly accepts the bait, trying to hammer another through the covers, this time the thick outside edge flies low to second slip and Ramesh snatches a fine catch diving to his left 64/4
    60 and Fleming falls just before the tea interval, a great breakthrough for India removing New Zealand's rock, went for the drive but only managed the outside edge as it moved away, Prasad behind the stumps does the rest 134/5
    c Ganguly b BKV Prasad
    74
    227
    323
    7
    1
    32.59
    73.5 forward in defence, turns into the front pad as it defeats the bat dangling outside off, the deathly slow raise of the finger from umpire Ramaswamy at the other end greets Parore when he looks up 165/6
    72
    168
    236
    9
    1
    42.85
    130.4 tries to free the arms outside off stump, but the ball slides on, too straight just outside off, and Cairns chops it on to his wicket 292/9
    127.5 Harris gets into his stride just a little too much, eager for that lunch, fends away from the body outside off, edges to Ramesh who takes a sharp catch falling to his right at second slip, the session ends a ball early and in the space of one ball, it turns from what was a passable session for New Zealand to a poor one as the follow-on target looks even more distant than it did at the start of the day 282/8
    not out
    14
    38
    56
    0
    0
    36.84
    141.4 tries to sweep from off stump, turns into the front pad and the appeal goes up, umpire Ramswamy raises the finger quickly, it's well caught at silly mid off also, but no bat near that one so the decision was for the first appeal 306/10
    Extras
    35 (b 8, lb 14, nb 13)
    TOTAL
    308 all out (141.4 Overs, RR: 2.17)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Matt Horne, 8.1 ov), 2-29 (Daniel Vettori, 16.1 ov), 3-33 (Gary Stead, 18.3 ov), 4-65 (Craig Spearman, 32.5 ov), 5-135 (Stephen Fleming, 59.6 ov), 6-166 (Adam Parore, 73.5 ov), 7-231 (Nathan Astle, 109.3 ov), 8-284 (Chris Harris, 127.5 ov), 9-294 (Chris Cairns, 130.4 ov), 10-308 (Paul Wiseman, 141.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    J Srinath35117222.0506
    BKV Prasad2695222.0001
    A Kumble48218251.7006
    Harbhajan Singh30.487812.5400
    SC Ganguly21201.0000
  • BATSMEN
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    5.5 and this time it works, Ramesh tries to hook one from his shoulders, gets a fine nick through to Parore who gloves up high, Nash and Parore celebrate without feeling the need to appeal, Ramesh holds his ground until umpire Koertzen raises the finger 35/2
    3 ooooh there's a bit of feeling out there! Tendulkar is completely cleaned up by a beauty from Cairns, started outside off, seamed back in, straight through the gate as Tendulkar drove, and middle and off are sent packing 21/1
    11.5 pushes it away towards long on and sets off for the run immediately, but Harris scrambles a long way across from the bowling crease, dives to haul it in and then fires back a quick throw to Parore who whips off the bails, Dravid realized too late that 68/3
    b Harris
    53
    62
    83
    2
    2
    85.48
    23 tries to glance it fine again, this time can only get a little flick straight through to Parore and up goes the umpire's finger, Astle with the breakthrough in his first over 114/4
    not out
    19
    27
    28
    1
    1
    70.37
    not out
    12
    19
    17
    0
    0
    63.15
    Extras
    4 (lb 4)
    TOTAL
    148/5d (32 Overs, RR: 4.62)
    Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Sachin Tendulkar, 2.6 ov), 2-35 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 5.5 ov), 3-68 (Rahul Dravid, 11.5 ov), 4-114 (MSK Prasad, 22.6 ov), 5-122 (Sourav Ganguly, 25.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    CL Cairns612914.8300
    DJ Nash803514.3700
    DL Vettori2023011.5000
    CZ Harris1104414.0000
    NJ Astle501312.6000

Close of Play

  • Fri, 29 Oct - day 1 - India 1st innings 311/3 (SR Tendulkar 104*, SC Ganguly 51*, 90 ov)
  • Sat, 30 Oct - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 18/1 (GR Stead 11*, DL Vettori 0*, 11 ov)
  • Sun, 31 Oct - day 3 - New Zealand 1st innings 211/6 (NJ Astle 68*, CL Cairns 18*, 101 ov)
  • Mon, 1 Nov - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 21/0 (MJ Horne 10*, GR Stead 10*, 13 ov)
  • Tue, 2 Nov - day 5 - New Zealand 2nd innings 252/2 (95 ov) - end of match

Match Notes