It was the 1522nd ODI in cricket history.It was the 421st match for India and 333rd for New Zealand.It was the 200th match on Indian soil. India became the second
country to host 200 or more matches after Australia (354).It was the 145th match in calendar year 1999.It was the 53rd match between the two sides.The record now reads:
India 27, New Zealand 23, No result 3.It was the 15th match between the two sides on Indian soil. The
record now reads: India 12, New Zealand 3.It was the sixth match on this ground (the first involving New
Zealand). India has now lost four matches out of the five played
on this ground.Umpires I Shivram and K Hariharan were officiating in their fifth
and third match respectively.Scot Styris was making his ODI debut. He became the 111th player
to make an appearance for New Zealand in ODIs.Stephen Fleming was leading New Zealand for the 50th time in
ODIs. He became the second New Zealander after Geoff Howarth (60) and
20th captain in the world to do so.New Zealand's total is its highest against all countries. This
obliterates the 348 for 8 (in 50 overs) at Nagpur on 26-11- 1995.It is also the highest against India by any side and highest on
Indian soil. The previous record was achieved in the above mentioned
match.Nathan Astle scored his seventh hundred in his 92nd match. His 120
in this match equals his highest in ODIs which was made against
Zimbabwe at Auckland on 28-01-1996It was Astle's second hundred against India. He had scored 114 at
Nagpur on 26-11-1995. Astle now joins Martin Crowe and Chris Cairns to
have scored two hundreds for New Zealand against India.Astle's innings is the highest by any New Zealander against
India. He bettered Chris Cairns' 115 at Christchurch on 19-01-1999.Obviously Astle's innings is the highest by any New Zealander
against India on Indian soil. He bettered his own 114 at Nagpur on
26-11-1995. It is also the second highest by a New Zealander on Indian
soil against all countries after Chris Harris130 against Australia at
Chennai on 11-03-1996.Astle's innings is the highest individual innings for New Zealand
at batting position 2. Astle himself had scored 120 against Zimbabwe
at Auckland on 28-01-1996. Interestingly the previous record of
highest individual innings for New Zealand at batting position 2
against India was also in Astle's name. He had scored 114 at Nagpur on
26-11-1995.Venkatesh Prasad's figures of 10-0-75-3 (RPO 7.5) are the second
most expensive by an Indian against New Zealand after Anil Kumble's
10-0-78-1 (RPO 7.8) at Christchurch on 19-01-1999 However Prasad's
figures are the most expensive by an Indian against New Zealand on
Indian soil. Sanjeev Sharma had the figures of 10-0-74-0 (RPO 7.4) at
Baroda on 17-12-1988.India provided only the fifth instance of a team scoring 300 plus
runs in the second innings of a match and yet ending on the losing
side.The details:
329 (49.3) Sri Lanka v West Indies 333-7 (50) Sharjah 16-10-1995
315 (49.5) Pakistan v Sri Lanka 349-9 (50) Singapore 02-04-1996
306 (47) India v New Zealand 349-9 (50) Rajkot 05-11-1999
301 (49.3) Sri Lanka v India 307-6 (50) Colombo RP 07-07-1998
300-8 (50) India v Sri Lanka 302-4 (50) Colombo RP 17-08-1997
India's total is its highest against New Zealand beating the
previous highest of 289 for 3 (in 50 overs) at Delhi on
03-11-1994.It is also the highest total by any side against New Zealand while
batting second. The previous highest being Australia's 289 for 4
(in 47.4 overs) at Chennai on 11-03-1996.The partnership of 18 runs between Kumble and Prasad is India's
best for the last wicket against New Zealand. This obliterates the
previous record stand of 17 between P.Krishnamurthy and
B.Chandrasekhar at Auckland on 22-02-1976.A total of 300 (or more) has now been recorded on 87 occasions - 7
times for New Zealand and 10 times for India.Ajay Jadeja, just before getting out, completed his 5000 runs in
his 182nd match (and 165th innings). He became the third Indian
after Md Azharuddin (9110 runs in 323 matches) and Sachin
Tendulkar (8382 runs in 225 matches) and 23rd batsman in ODIs to
do so.Jadeja was dismissed in the nineties for the second time in his
career. Interestingly both his scores in the 90s have been made
against New Zealand. The other being 90 at Delhi on 03-11-1994.The match aggregate of 655 for the loss of 19 wickets is the
fourth highest in ODI history. The details:Runs-Wkts (Ov)
329 (49.3) Sri Lanka v West Indies 333-7 (50) Sharjah 16-10-1995
315 (49.5) Pakistan v Sri Lanka 349-9 (50) Singapore 02-04-1996
306 (47) India v New Zealand 349-9 (50) Rajkot 05-11-1999
301 (49.3) Sri Lanka v India 307-6 (50) Colombo RP 07-07-1998
300-8 (50) India v Sri Lanka 302-4 (50) Colombo RP 17-08-1997
