player of the match

India
Kenya INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
India INNINGS (target: 200 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | |
Toss | India, elected to field first |
Series | Wills World Cup |
Season | 1995/96 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Sachin Tendulkar |
Match number | ODI No. 1052 |
Match days | Â - day match (50-over match) |
ODI debut | ![]() Aasif Karim![]() David Tikolo![]() Dipak Chudasama![]() Hitesh Modi![]() Kennedy Otieno![]() Martin Suji![]() Maurice Odumbe![]() Rajab Ali![]() Steve Tikolo![]() Thomas Odoyo![]() Tito Odumbe |
Umpires | ![]() David Shepherd![]() K.T.Francis |
TV Umpire | ![]() S Toohey |
Match Referee | ![]() Clive Lloyd |
Points | India 2, Kenya 0 |
MATCH NOTES
- 1st ever ODI for Kenya
- SR Tendulkar 127*, 15x4 1x6, 5th ODI century (all in the past 18 months), 3rd highest ODI score for India (N Kapil Dev 175* v ZIM, 1983; NS Sidhu 134* v ENG, 1992/93).
- SR Tendulkar & A Jadeja 163 1st wicket partnership, highest for any wicket for India in the World Cup, 4th highest opening stand for any country in the World Cup, 3rd highest opening stand for India in ODIs (all 3 at Cuttack), 9th highest for India in ODIs for any wicket.