India’s playing
eleven was unchanged. Their skipper, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, chose to bat on
winning the toss. They were in a spot of b(r)other, having lost Sunil Gavaskar
with just 17 runs on the board. The Mumbaikar, whose 14-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was caught by Richard Hadlee off the
bowling of his brother Dayle.
Farokh Engineer, whose 36-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 24. Richard, the youngest of the three siblings, trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 31-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 11, Gundappa Viswanath, faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Brian McKechnie, whose sole claim to fame was facing Aussie Trevor Chappell’s underarm delivery in 1981.
Anshuman Gaekwad, whose 51-ball 37 included three boundaries, was caught by Brian Hastings. Richard broke the 22-run stand. Eknath Solkar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was caught by Ken. Hedley Howarth broke the fifth-wicket stand, which Wa(d)sworth 13.
Brijesh Patel, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Wadsworth. Needless to say, Hedley was in seventh heaven. Madan Lal, whose 44-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by McKechnie, who broke the 55-run stand.
Mohinder Amarnath, who faced three balls, scored just a run. He was caught by John Morrison. Dayle broke the one-run stand. Abid Ali, whose 98-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 70. He was caught by Hedley. McKechnie broke the 60-run stand.
Venkat, whose 58-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on 13. Bishan Singh Bedi, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was run out.
New Zealand conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 230 off 60 overs. Richard Collinge bowled a dozen wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43.
The Hadlee brothers bowled a dozen overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While Richard, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 48, Dayle, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 32.
Hedley Howarth, who bowled 12 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. McKechnie bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up three scalps.
Glenn Turner, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 114, bagging the player of the match award. His 177-ball innings included 13 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Morrison, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Engineer. Bedi broke the 45-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 17. Geoff Howarth, Hedley’s younger brother, scored nine. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. John Parker, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ali, who broke the eight-run stand.
Hastings, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. He was caught by Solkar. Amarnath broke the 65-run stand. Wadsworth, whose 38-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 22. He was trapped leg before wicket by Lal, who broke the 50-run stand.
Richard, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Ali broke the 39-run stand. Dayle, who faced eight balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. The Kiwis scored 233 for the loss of six wickets off 58.5 overs, winning by four wickets with seven balls to spare. Solkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Venkat bowled 12 wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Amarnath bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket. Lal, who bowled 11.5 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up a wicket. Bedi bowled a dozen overs, including half-a-dozen maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Ali bowled 12 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of scalps.
India were knocked out, and Ali and Engineer never played an ODI again. New Zealand advanced.
Farokh Engineer, whose 36-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 24. Richard, the youngest of the three siblings, trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 31-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 11, Gundappa Viswanath, faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Brian McKechnie, whose sole claim to fame was facing Aussie Trevor Chappell’s underarm delivery in 1981.
Anshuman Gaekwad, whose 51-ball 37 included three boundaries, was caught by Brian Hastings. Richard broke the 22-run stand. Eknath Solkar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was caught by Ken. Hedley Howarth broke the fifth-wicket stand, which Wa(d)sworth 13.
Brijesh Patel, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was caught by Wadsworth. Needless to say, Hedley was in seventh heaven. Madan Lal, whose 44-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by McKechnie, who broke the 55-run stand.
Mohinder Amarnath, who faced three balls, scored just a run. He was caught by John Morrison. Dayle broke the one-run stand. Abid Ali, whose 98-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 70. He was caught by Hedley. McKechnie broke the 60-run stand.
Venkat, whose 58-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on 13. Bishan Singh Bedi, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was run out.
New Zealand conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 230 off 60 overs. Richard Collinge bowled a dozen wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 43.
The Hadlee brothers bowled a dozen overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While Richard, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 48, Dayle, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 32.
Hedley Howarth, who bowled 12 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. McKechnie bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up three scalps.
Glenn Turner, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 114, bagging the player of the match award. His 177-ball innings included 13 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Morrison, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Engineer. Bedi broke the 45-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 17. Geoff Howarth, Hedley’s younger brother, scored nine. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. John Parker, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ali, who broke the eight-run stand.
Hastings, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. He was caught by Solkar. Amarnath broke the 65-run stand. Wadsworth, whose 38-ball knock included three boundaries, scored 22. He was trapped leg before wicket by Lal, who broke the 50-run stand.
Richard, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Ali broke the 39-run stand. Dayle, who faced eight balls, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. The Kiwis scored 233 for the loss of six wickets off 58.5 overs, winning by four wickets with seven balls to spare. Solkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Venkat bowled 12 wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Amarnath bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket. Lal, who bowled 11.5 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up a wicket. Bedi bowled a dozen overs, including half-a-dozen maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Ali bowled 12 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of scalps.
India were knocked out, and Ali and Engineer never played an ODI again. New Zealand advanced.
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