Welcome to the highlights of India vs New Zealand - The 3rd match of the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup quadrangular One-Day International cricket tournament between India and New Zealand was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on May 14, 1997.
Match Overview:
Robin Singh's two key wickets before A magnificent 117 by captain Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly's half-century helped India to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over New Zealand, despite Nathan Astle's brilliant 92 in the third match of a Pepsi Independence Cup.
Match Stats:
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored two centuries against New Zealand in ODI cricket history.
- Sachin Tendulkar's 117 was his fourth highest score for India in one-day international and the highest-score by an Indian batsman against New Zealand in ODIs, improving his own record of 115 at Vadodara in the 1994 Wills World Series.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored 12 centuries in ODI cricket history and overall the second player to achieved this feat in ODIs after Desmond Haynes' 17-hundreds.
- 12 : Sachin Tendulkar hit the second most centuries by any batsman in one-day internationals after Desmond Haynes' 17-hundreds.
- 169 : Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar set a record first-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in one-day international, previously held by the 144-run stand between Manoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar at Vadodara in the 1994 Wills World Series and the India's third highest opening stand in ODIs.
- 169 : Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar set a highest any-wicket partnership for India against New Zealand in ODIs, previously held by the 158-run stand for the third-wicket between Navjot Sidhu and Mohinder Amarnath at Sharjah in the 1988 Sharjah Cup and the India's eighth highest any-wicket stand in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
New Zealand scored 220-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Nathan Astle struck 92 off 111-balls - who fell eight-run short of his century - including 10-fours.
Adam Parore cracked a 32 off 57-balls without a boundary, Matt Horne hit 23 off 31-balls including 3-fours and Bryan Young scored 17 off 27-balls contained a boundary.
India best bowler by Robin Singh, Sunil Joshi both took 2-wickets and one for Anil Kumble.
India chase down the target of 221 for 2 in 42.3 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar struck 117 off 137-balls - which was his 12th ODI hundred and his second century against New Zealand in ODIs.
Sourav Ganguly struck 62 off 87-balls including 8-fours & a six and Rahul Dravid hit a unbeaten 21 off 31-balls contained 3-fours.
New Zealand best bowler by Nathan Astle and Gavin Larsen both took one-wickets.
Sachin Tendulkar named Player of the match for his match-winning magnificent captain innings of 117-runs knocked off facing 137-balls including 13-fours & 2-sixes.
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