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21-Sep-2000•Lynn McConnell

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Scorecard summary

India • 208/10(65.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

103* (156)

7/65 (24)

47 (72)

1/0 (1.4)

New Zealand • 352/10(148.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

89* (230)

4/83 (45.4)

57 (194)

2/7 (6)

India • 356/10(115 overs)

2nd INNINGS

113 (151)

3/20 (15)

48 (94)

2/49 (25)

New Zealand • 215/6(60.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

74* (122)

3/82 (19.3)

61 (107)

2/70 (23)

Match details

Basin Reserve, Wellington
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of New Zealand
Season	1998/99
Player Of The Match	Simon Doull
Series result	New Zealand led the 2-match series 1-0 (1 abandoned)
Match number	Test no. 1435
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Matthew Bell
Umpires	Eddie Nicholls Evan Watkin
TV Umpire	Steve Dunne
Match Referee	Barry Jarman

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New Zealand Innings

Player Name		R	B
MD Bell	caught	0	3
MJ Horne	lbw	31	49
SP Fleming	bowled	17	34
NJ Astle	retired hurt	1	19
CD McMillan	not out	74	122
AC Parore	run out	1	17
PJ Wiseman	lbw	0	19
CL Cairns	caught	61	107
DJ Nash	not out	4	1
Extras	(b 9, lb 9, nb 8)
Total	215(6 wkts; 60.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Srinath	19.3	1	82	3	4.2 (8 nb)
BKV Prasad	10	3	26	0	2.6
A Kumble	23	6	70	2	3.04
Harbhajan Singh	5	1	11	0	2.2
SR Tendulkar	3	0	8	0	2.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Matt Horne	Matthew Bell
2nd	42	Stephen Fleming	Matt Horne
3rd	8	Nathan Astle	Matt Horne
4th	1	Matt Horne	Craig McMillan
5th	16	Adam Parore	Craig McMillan
6th	7	Craig McMillan	Paul Wiseman
7th	137	Chris Cairns	Craig McMillan
8th	4	Dion Nash	Craig McMillan

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