India made one
change to their playing eleven – Ashish Nehra made way for Harbhajan Singh.
They were playing the Netherlands for the first time.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s captain, chose to bat. He faced 32 balls, scoring eight. Seventy-one balls into the match, he was caught by Jeroen Smits, the Dutch wicketkeeper, who was making his One-day International debut. His opposite number, Roland Lefebvre, broke the 30-run stand.
Virender Sehwag, who faced nine balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. Nineteen Ba(ll)s later, he was caught by Zuiderent. Feiko Kloppenburg broke the 26-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 72 balls, scored 52. HiS(ach)innings included seven boundaries. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Smits. Tim de Leede, the player of the match, broke the 25-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 38 balls, scored 17. Fifteen balls later, de Leede broke the 10-run stand. Mohammad Kaif faced 21 balls, scoring nine. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Lefebvre. Adeel Raja broke the 23-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 56 balls, scored 37. His innings included three boundaries. Twelve overs later, Raja broke the 55-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Harbhajan Singh, who faced eight balls, scored 13. His innings included a six. Fifteen balls later, de Leede broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 17. Anil Kumble had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. A couple of overs later, Scholte and de Leede ran him (Rein)out. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 49 balls, scored 42. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Two overs later, Kloppenburg and de Leede broke the one-run stand.
The next ball, Zaheer Khan, who faced a couple of balls and didn’t open his account, was trapped leg before wicket by de Leede. Javagal Srinath, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Dutch conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 204 off 48.5 overs.
Luuk van Troost, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four. Edgar Schiferli bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49. Lefebvre bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket.
Kloppenburg, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Raja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up two wickets. de Leede, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 35. He picked up four scalps.
Kloppenburg, who faced four balls, did not get off the mark. Four dot balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag off the bowling of Srinath. Henk-Jan Mol, who faced 30 balls, scored just a couple. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 29-run partnership.
Zuiderent, who faced six balls, did not open his account. He was caught by Sehwag. Eight balls later, Khan broke the stand, which was worth just a couple. de Leede, who faced nine balls, did not open his account. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Harbhajan was in seventh heaven.
Van Troost, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth just four. The sixth-wicket pair put on just a couple. Scholte faced five balls, scoring a run. Eight balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket.
Lefebvre faced 14 balls, scoring just three. Twenty-six balls later, Kumble trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run partnership. Schiferli, who faced 21 balls, scored 13. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Kumble broke the 28-run stand.
Daan van Bunge, who faced 116 balls, scored 62. His innings included five boundaries. Srinath broke the 101-ball stand, which was worth 49. Smits faced 66 balls, scoring 26. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Srinath broke the five-run stand. Raja, who faced 10 balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 28 extras. The Dutch, who were dismissed for 136 off 48.1 overs, lost by 68 runs. Sehwag bowled three wicketless overs, conceding half-a-dozen. Ganguly and Tendulkar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded nine.
Khan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Srinath bowled 9.1 overs (including a maiden), conceding 30. He picked up four scalps, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s captain, chose to bat. He faced 32 balls, scoring eight. Seventy-one balls into the match, he was caught by Jeroen Smits, the Dutch wicketkeeper, who was making his One-day International debut. His opposite number, Roland Lefebvre, broke the 30-run stand.
Virender Sehwag, who faced nine balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. Nineteen Ba(ll)s later, he was caught by Zuiderent. Feiko Kloppenburg broke the 26-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 72 balls, scored 52. HiS(ach)innings included seven boundaries. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Smits. Tim de Leede, the player of the match, broke the 25-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 38 balls, scored 17. Fifteen balls later, de Leede broke the 10-run stand. Mohammad Kaif faced 21 balls, scoring nine. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Lefebvre. Adeel Raja broke the 23-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 56 balls, scored 37. His innings included three boundaries. Twelve overs later, Raja broke the 55-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Harbhajan Singh, who faced eight balls, scored 13. His innings included a six. Fifteen balls later, de Leede broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 17. Anil Kumble had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. A couple of overs later, Scholte and de Leede ran him (Rein)out. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 49 balls, scored 42. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Two overs later, Kloppenburg and de Leede broke the one-run stand.
The next ball, Zaheer Khan, who faced a couple of balls and didn’t open his account, was trapped leg before wicket by de Leede. Javagal Srinath, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The Dutch conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 204 off 48.5 overs.
Luuk van Troost, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four. Edgar Schiferli bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49. Lefebvre bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket.
Kloppenburg, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Raja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up two wickets. de Leede, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 35. He picked up four scalps.
Kloppenburg, who faced four balls, did not get off the mark. Four dot balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag off the bowling of Srinath. Henk-Jan Mol, who faced 30 balls, scored just a couple. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 29-run partnership.
Zuiderent, who faced six balls, did not open his account. He was caught by Sehwag. Eight balls later, Khan broke the stand, which was worth just a couple. de Leede, who faced nine balls, did not open his account. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Harbhajan was in seventh heaven.
Van Troost, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth just four. The sixth-wicket pair put on just a couple. Scholte faced five balls, scoring a run. Eight balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket.
Lefebvre faced 14 balls, scoring just three. Twenty-six balls later, Kumble trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run partnership. Schiferli, who faced 21 balls, scored 13. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Kumble broke the 28-run stand.
Daan van Bunge, who faced 116 balls, scored 62. His innings included five boundaries. Srinath broke the 101-ball stand, which was worth 49. Smits faced 66 balls, scoring 26. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Srinath broke the five-run stand. Raja, who faced 10 balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 28 extras. The Dutch, who were dismissed for 136 off 48.1 overs, lost by 68 runs. Sehwag bowled three wicketless overs, conceding half-a-dozen. Ganguly and Tendulkar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded nine.
Khan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Srinath bowled 9.1 overs (including a maiden), conceding 30. He picked up four scalps, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32.
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