1st Test
India and New Zealand draw in the 1st Test
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, . New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl.
India83 & 505/3183 ov
New Zealand215 & 251/7135 ov
Match drawn
Match report
From the scorecardNew Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl. India were bowled out for 83. Dion Nash took 6 for 27.
New Zealand were bowled out for 215, Craig Spearman 51 from 122 balls and Nathan Astle 45 from 75 balls. Javagal Srinath took 6 for 45.
India made 505 for 3, Rahul Dravid 144 from 327 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 126 not out from 248 balls. Daniel Vettori took 2 for 171.
New Zealand made 251 for 7, Stephen Fleming 73 from 250 balls. Anil Kumble took 3 for 42.
Match drawn.
Key performers
India 1st innings
83(27 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devang Gandhic †AC Parore b DJ Nash | c †AC Parore b DJ Nash | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshb DJ Nash | b DJ Nash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc NJ Astle b CL Cairns | c NJ Astle b CL Cairns | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)b SB O'Connor | b SB O'Connor | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Sourav Gangulyb DJ Nash | b DJ Nash | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Vijay Bharadwajc †AC Parore b CL Cairns | c †AC Parore b CL Cairns | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MSK Prasad †not out | not out | 16* | 49 | 2 | 0 | 32.65 |
| Sunil Joshic CM Spearman b SB O'Connor | c CM Spearman b SB O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anil Kumblec CM Spearman b DJ Nash | c CM Spearman b DJ Nash | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Javagal Srinathc NJ Astle b DJ Nash | c NJ Astle b DJ Nash | 20 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Venkatesh Prasadc SP Fleming b DJ Nash | c SP Fleming b DJ Nash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 5, nb 6) | (b 8, lb 5, nb 6) | 19 | ||||
| Total27 Ov (RR 2.31) | 27 Ov (RR 2.31) | 83 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (S Ramesh, 1.3 ov), 3-2 (R Dravid, 2.5 ov), 7-3 (DJ Gandhi, 5.2 ov), 10-4 (SC Ganguly, 5.6 ov), 22-5 (R Vijay Bharadwaj, 8.2 ov), 38-6 (SR Tendulkar, 11.4 ov), 38-7 (SB Joshi, 11.5 ov), 53-8 (A Kumble, 17.2 ov), 83-9 (J Srinath, 26.2 ov), 83-10 (BKV Prasad, 26.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 9 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Dion Nash | 11 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1.84 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Shayne O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand 1st innings
215(91.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hornec SC Ganguly b J Srinath | c SC Ganguly b J Srinath | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Matthew Bellb J Srinath | b J Srinath | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Craig Spearmanc & b A Kumble | c & b A Kumble | 51 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 41.80 |
| Stephen Fleming (c)lbw b J Srinath | lbw b J Srinath | 43 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 29.25 |
| Nathan Astlec A Kumble b J Srinath | c A Kumble b J Srinath | 45 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Craig McMillanlbw b SB Joshi | lbw b SB Joshi | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Adam Parore †not out | not out | 13* | 89 | 1 | 0 | 14.61 |
| Chris Cairnsb BKV Prasad | b BKV Prasad | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Dion Nashc †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | c †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.06 |
| Daniel Vettorib J Srinath | b J Srinath | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shayne O'Connorc DJ Gandhi b R Vijay Bharadwaj | c DJ Gandhi b R Vijay Bharadwaj | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 11, nb 8) | (b 5, lb 11, nb 8) | 24 | ||||
| Total91.1 Ov (RR 1.77) | 91.1 Ov (RR 1.77) | 215 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MD Bell, 2.4 ov), 8-2 (MJ Horne, 6.4 ov), 99-3 (CM Spearman, 40.5 ov), 156-4 (SP Fleming, 60.3 ov), 179-5 (NJ Astle, 64.6 ov), 181-6 (CD McMillan, 65.6 ov), 199-7 (CL Cairns, 74.6 ov), 207-8 (DJ Nash, 86.3 ov), 212-9 (DL Vettori, 88.6 ov), 215-10 (SB O'Connor, 91.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 22 | 9 | 45 | 6 | 1.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 2.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 18 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | 14.1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Sunil Joshi | 17 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.97 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
505/3(183 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devang Gandhilbw b NJ Astle | lbw b NJ Astle | 75 | 242 | 6 | 0 | 30.99 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshc & b DL Vettori | c & b DL Vettori | 73 | 213 | 7 | 0 | 34.27 |
| Rahul Dravidb DL Vettori | b DL Vettori | 144 | 327 | 18 | 0 | 44.04 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)not out | not out | 126* | 248 | 14 | 0 | 50.81 |
| Sourav Gangulynot out | not out | 64* | 75 | 11 | 1 | 85.33 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 7, nb 7) | (b 9, lb 7, nb 7) | 23 | ||||
| Total183 Ov (RR 2.07) | 183 Ov (RR 2.07) | 505/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Vijay Bharadwaj, MSK Prasad, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi
Fall of wickets: 137-1 (S Ramesh, 62.4 ov), 181-2 (DJ Gandhi, 87.5 ov), 410-3 (R Dravid, 165.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cairns | 24 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 2.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Dion Nash | 37 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 1.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 71 | 24 | 171 | 2 | 1.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne O'Connor | 18 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Astle | 31 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 1.98 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand 2nd innings
251/7(135 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hornec SC Ganguly b SB Joshi | c SC Ganguly b SB Joshi | 33 | 153 | 3 | 0 | 21.57 |
| Matthew Belllbw b J Srinath | lbw b J Srinath | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 24.14 |
| Craig Spearmanc SC Ganguly b SB Joshi | c SC Ganguly b SB Joshi | 35 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 21.60 |
| Stephen Fleming (c)c SC Ganguly b A Kumble | c SC Ganguly b A Kumble | 73 | 250 | 7 | 0 | 29.20 |
| Nathan Astlec †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | c †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | 34 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 27.64 |
| Craig McMillanc S Ramesh b A Kumble | c S Ramesh b A Kumble | 18 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Adam Parore †c DJ Gandhi b A Kumble | c DJ Gandhi b A Kumble | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 18.92 |
| Chris Cairnsnot out | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 24, lb 15, nb 5) | (b 24, lb 15, nb 5) | 44 | ||||
| Total135 Ov (RR 1.39) | 135 Ov (RR 1.39) · Target 374 | 251/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (MD Bell, 10.1 ov), 95-2 (MJ Horne, 53.5 ov), 108-3 (CM Spearman, 59.2 ov), 186-4 (NJ Astle, 100.5 ov), 227-5 (CD McMillan, 119.3 ov), 246-6 (AC Parore, 124.6 ov), 251-7 (SP Fleming, 134.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 31 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 1.52 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 16 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 41 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 28 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 1.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | 13 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |


