India made no
changes to their playing eleven. New Zealand made four changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Mathew Sinclair, Lou Vincent, Kyle Mills and
Andre Adams made way for Craig McMillan, Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram and Shane
Bond.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted New Zealand on winning the toss. McMillan, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. Two dot balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh off the bowling of Zaheer Khan, the player of the match.
The next ball, Astle, who faced it, was trapped leg before wicket by Khan. Scott Styris, who faced 21 balls, scoring 15. His innings included a boundary. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ashish Nehra broke the 38-run stand.
Brendon McCullum, who faced 16 balls, scored four. Thirty-three balls later, Khan broke the nine-run stand. Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand skipper, faced 59 balls, scoring 30. HiS(ach)innings included four boundaries. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Javagal broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth (Srina)thirteen.
Chris Cairns, who faced 26 balls, scored 20. His innings included a boundary. Eight overs later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the 28-run stand. Chris Harris scored 17 off 37 balls. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Seventeen balls later, Khan trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the eight-run stand.
Daniel Vettori faced 40 balls, scoring 13. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Harbhajan broke the 33-run stand. Oram faced 54 balls, scoring 23. His innings included a boundary. Twenty balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 15-run partnership.
Daryl Tuffey faced 13 balls, scored 11. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Eleven balls later, Dinesh Mongia broke the one-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Bond, who faced six balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 146 off 45.1 overs. Ganguly bowled a couple of overs, conceding four. He was wicketless, as was Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceding 20.
Mongia, who bowled a dot ball, picked up a wicket. Sehwag bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded three and picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 42. He picked up four scalps.
Sehwag, who faced six balls, scored a run. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Styris. Bond broke the four-run stand. Ganguly, who faced six balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the five-run stand.
Tendulkar, who faced 16 balls, scored 15. His innings included three boundaries. Six balls later, he was caught by Oram. Tuffey broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 12.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 129 balls, scored 68. His innings included eight boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dravid, who scored 53. His 89-ball innings included seven boundaries. New Zealand conceded 10 extras. India scored 150 for the loss of three wickets off 40.4 overs, (Ki)winning by seven wickets with 56 balls to spare.
McMillan bowled two wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded four. Harris bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15. Oram and Vettori bowled five wicketless overs apiece, conceding 20 and 18 respectively.
Styris bowled 6.4 wicketless overs, conceding 29. Tuffey bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Bond bowled eight overs, including two maidens. He conceded 23, picking up two scalps.
While India advanced to the semi-finals, the Kiwis were eliminated.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted New Zealand on winning the toss. McMillan, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. Two dot balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh off the bowling of Zaheer Khan, the player of the match.
The next ball, Astle, who faced it, was trapped leg before wicket by Khan. Scott Styris, who faced 21 balls, scoring 15. His innings included a boundary. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ashish Nehra broke the 38-run stand.
Brendon McCullum, who faced 16 balls, scored four. Thirty-three balls later, Khan broke the nine-run stand. Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand skipper, faced 59 balls, scoring 30. HiS(ach)innings included four boundaries. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Javagal broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth (Srina)thirteen.
Chris Cairns, who faced 26 balls, scored 20. His innings included a boundary. Eight overs later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the 28-run stand. Chris Harris scored 17 off 37 balls. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Seventeen balls later, Khan trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the eight-run stand.
Daniel Vettori faced 40 balls, scoring 13. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Seventy balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Harbhajan broke the 33-run stand. Oram faced 54 balls, scoring 23. His innings included a boundary. Twenty balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 15-run partnership.
Daryl Tuffey faced 13 balls, scored 11. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Eleven balls later, Dinesh Mongia broke the one-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Bond, who faced six balls, did not open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 146 off 45.1 overs. Ganguly bowled a couple of overs, conceding four. He was wicketless, as was Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceding 20.
Mongia, who bowled a dot ball, picked up a wicket. Sehwag bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded three and picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 42. He picked up four scalps.
Sehwag, who faced six balls, scored a run. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Styris. Bond broke the four-run stand. Ganguly, who faced six balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, Bond broke the five-run stand.
Tendulkar, who faced 16 balls, scored 15. His innings included three boundaries. Six balls later, he was caught by Oram. Tuffey broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 12.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced 129 balls, scored 68. His innings included eight boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dravid, who scored 53. His 89-ball innings included seven boundaries. New Zealand conceded 10 extras. India scored 150 for the loss of three wickets off 40.4 overs, (Ki)winning by seven wickets with 56 balls to spare.
McMillan bowled two wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded four. Harris bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15. Oram and Vettori bowled five wicketless overs apiece, conceding 20 and 18 respectively.
Styris bowled 6.4 wicketless overs, conceding 29. Tuffey bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Bond bowled eight overs, including two maidens. He conceded 23, picking up two scalps.
While India advanced to the semi-finals, the Kiwis were eliminated.
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