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

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

Just one guy took it away from us: Fleming

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

I just played my natural game, says Shewag

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 ton powers India to title clash with Sri Lanka

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

Shewag's century not enough for place in Test squad

SC Ganguly

CZ Harris

V Sehwag

CD McMillan

VVS Laxman

R Dravid

HK Badani

Yuvraj Singh

RS Sodhi

SS Dighe

Harbhajan Singh

Z Khan

A Nehra

DR Tuffey

KD Mills

DJ Nash

DL Vettori

NJ Astle

India

Sri Lanka (and Ceylon)

Sinhalese Sports Club

Colombo

CW Smith

West Indies

India tour of Sri Lanka

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka

India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)

India won by 7 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

New Zealand

9th Match

DN Pathirana

Sri Lanka

LV Jayasundara

TH Wijewardene

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	6.17
KD Mills	3	0	26	0	8.67
DJ Nash	4	0	29	0	7.25
DL Vettori	10	0	56	0	5.6 (2 nb)
CZ Harris	8	0	39	1	4.88
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

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

MATCH DAY

India Innings

Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)