New Zealand vs India, 9th Match at Colombo, Aug 02 2001 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

9th Match, Colombo (SSC), August 02, 2001, Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)

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New Zealand

264/7

India

(45.4/50 ov, T:265) 267/3

India won by 7 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Virender Sehwag

, IND

100 (70)

The joy of making a maiden ton! Shewag's explosive knock destroyed the Kiwis•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Fleming is foxed and cannot regain his crease before Dighe whips the bails off•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Yuvraj Singh strikes with the ball and Badani is the first to congratulate him•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Sourav Ganguly plays a cracking drive through point - the Indian captain showed rare good form•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Rahul Dravid plays a cracking cut shot on the way to a breezy half century•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Badani and Dravid come together to shut the door on the Kiwis•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Virender Shewag drives with the full face of the bat, a cracking knock in extremely aggressive vein•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Shewag looks confident as he has a chat to his skipper out in the middle•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

A joyous pump of the fist sees Yuvraj Singh celebrate success with the ball•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Fleming takes off for a run as Dighe looks eagerly to the outfield•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Rahul Dravid is all set to sweep, Fleming and Parore watch intently•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Shewag survives a loud shout for lbw•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Nathan Astle executes the pull shot; The Kiwi opener played a key hand in the Coca-Cola Cup•Aug 02, 2001•AFP

Virender Shewag runs in the course of a dazzling 69 ball century•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Fleming and Harris combine well to account for the Indian captain - a case of too little too late•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

It's celebration time as Dravid and Badani take India past the New Zealand total•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Badani jumps down the wicket and lofts the ball with Parore watching on keenly•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Astle recharges himself with an energy drink as Fleming towels himself dry in the final league match•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Hero with the bat against Lanka, Yuvraj Singh is cheered by his teammates after he scalps a wicket•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Fleming and Astle out in the middle in the course of their fruitful association•Aug 02, 2001•Leo de Lisle/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

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9th Match, India v New Zealand, Coca Cola Cup, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1743rd ODI in cricket history

Just one guy took it away from us: Fleming

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, speaking after India defeated his side to qualify for the final of the Coca-Cola Cup, paid tribute to Virender Shewag who took the game away from them with a sparkling 100 off just 69 deliveries, the seventh

I just played my natural game, says Shewag

Asked to open the innings in the absence of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, 22-year-old Virender Shewag could not have chosen a better occasion to live up to his reputation as a hard-hitting batsman

Shewag ton powers India to title clash with Sri Lanka

Looking down and out after their first three games, India stormed into the final of the Coca-Cola Cup at a sun bathed Sinhalese Sports Club today after their best batting performance of the tournament to date

Shewag's century not enough for place in Test squad

A brilliant maiden 100 by all-rounder Virender Shewag in the crucial one-day league match of the Coca-Cola Cup tri-series against New Zealand, was not enough to earn him a place in the Test squad announced by the selectors in Mumbai today

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India Innings

Player Name		R	B
SC Ganguly	caught	64	103
V Sehwag	bowled	100	70
VVS Laxman	bowled	0	9
R Dravid	not out	57	56
HK Badani	not out	35	38
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 2, w 4)
Total	267(3 wkts; 45.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DR Tuffey	6	1	37	0	6.16
KD Mills	3	0	26	0	8.66
DJ Nash	4	0	29	0	7.25
DL Vettori	10	0	56	0	5.6 (2 nb)
CZ Harris	8	0	39	1	4.87
NJ Astle	6	0	26	0	4.33
CD McMillan	8.4	1	49	2	5.65

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	143	Sourav Ganguly	Virender Sehwag
2nd	3	Sourav Ganguly	VVS Laxman
3rd	33	Sourav Ganguly	Rahul Dravid
4th	88	Rahul Dravid	Hemang Badani

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Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	6	4	2	8	0.242
IND	6	3	3	6	-0.229
NZ	6	2	4	4	-0.012

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