quicker ball bowled full on the off stump, driven down to long-off
New Zealand vs India, 1st ODI at Napier, Mar 03 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Napier, March 03, 2009, India tour of New Zealand
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end of over 285 runs
NZ: 162/9CRR: 5.78
Daniel Vettori26 (15b 3x4)
Iain O'Brien3 (8b)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-27-3
Yuvraj Singh 6-0-42-1
A comfortable victory for India. The only time it seemed New Zealand stood a chance of overhauling their score was when Taylor and Guptill added 58 for the third wicket. The rain interruption really hurt the hosts as they were left with over a 100 to get in less than eight overs. Harbhajan, in particular, had a superb time, taking three wickets in four balls to complete a comprehensive win for the visitors, who go up 1-0 in this five-match series. Stay tuned as we'll bring you some bites from the presentation.
Vettori: "Disappointing result and some serious lack of execution cost us. We bowled pretty poorly and Raina's innings, in particular, took the game away from us. We put ourselves in a difficult situation while batting second and the revised target was never within reach."
Dhoni: "The important thing was to get a good start, and when you manage that you'll often end up setting a good enough target for the bowlers to defend. Raina batted really well, and so did Sehwag. There were times in the Twenty20 games when we went all guns blazing and lost too many wickets doing so, but our overall approach has been very good. Praveen Kumar bowled well too, he's a street smart cricketer, has some good variations and bowls according to the conditions."
Dhoni has been handed the Man-of-the Match award for his unbeaten 84. That's all from here folks, thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. Join us for the second ODI in Wellington on the 6th. Until then, it's goodbye from all of us here at Cricinfo.
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27.6
1
Harbhajan to Vettori, 1 run
Last ball coming up
27.5
2
Harbhajan to Vettori, 2 runs
short and wide, cut away through point, the fielder there fumbles, and they get a couple
27.4
1
Harbhajan to O'Brien, 1 run
full on the pads, turned away wide of short fine for a single
27.3
•
Harbhajan to O'Brien, no run
flighted on middle and off, tries to work it away to midwicket, it's the doosra that zips away to just miss the off stump
27.2
•
Harbhajan to O'Brien, no run
tossed up outside off, pushed off the front foot to cover
27.1
1
Harbhajan to Vettori, 1 run
full toss outside off, swats it to deep cover for a single
end of over 2715 runs
NZ: 157/9CRR: 5.81 • RRR: 59.00
Daniel Vettori22 (12b 3x4)
Iain O'Brien2 (5b)
Yuvraj Singh 6-0-42-1
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-22-3
26.6
1
Yuvraj to Vettori, 1 run
low full toss on leg stump, driven to long-on for a single
26.5
4
Yuvraj to Vettori, FOUR runs
short outside off, comes down the track and slaps it wide of Yuvraj, and down the ground for a boundary, he's doing a good job boosting his overall strike rate here
26.4
2
Yuvraj to Vettori, 2 runs
very slow through the air, is into the slog sweep a little too early, ends up getting an inside edge through the keeper for a couple wide of short fine
26.3
4
Yuvraj to Vettori, FOUR runs
full toss on leg stump, swept away over square leg for a one bounce four, some lusty blows, but of little consequence
26.2
4
Yuvraj to Vettori, FOUR runs
flat on middle and off, gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it over midwicket, well struck
26.1
•
Yuvraj to Vettori, no run
full on middle, almost yorked himself there, dug out back to Yuvraj
74 needed off 12, the rain surely hasn't helped New Zealand's cause. Yuvraj to bowl
end of over 268 runs
NZ: 142/9CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 37.00
Daniel Vettori7 (6b)
Iain O'Brien2 (5b)
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-22-3
Zaheer Khan 6-1-19-1
25.6
3
Harbhajan to Vettori, 3 runs
well played, an arm ball bowled short outside off, cuts it away off the back foot between cover and point for three more
25.5
1
Harbhajan to O'Brien, 1 run
tossed up outside off, lands on a good length, O'Brien tries to dismiss it to the deep-midwicket boundary, gets an inside edge wide of short fine for a single
25.4
1
Harbhajan to Vettori, 1 run
on and outside off, makes room and chops it behind point for a single
25.3
•
Harbhajan to Vettori, no run
short outside off, quicker delivery, attempts a similar shot but misses
25.2
2
Harbhajan to Vettori, 2 runs
short and wide, dabs it off the back foot wide of slip, Zaheer slips as he tries to stop that and the batsmen manage a couple
25.1
1
Harbhajan to O'Brien, 1 run
tossed up outside off, reaches forward and chips it just over Harbhajan for a single
end of over 252 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 134/9CRR: 5.36 • RRR: 27.33
Iain O'Brien0 (3b)
Daniel Vettori1 (2b)
Zaheer Khan 6-1-19-1
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-14-3
24.6
1lb
Khan to O'Brien, 1 leg bye
full on leg stump and sliding down further, tries to clip it off his pads, misses but settles for a leg bye
24.5
•
Khan to O'Brien, no run
full and wide, drives hard at it from the crease, misses again
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