One-day international tri-series between Sri Lanka, New Zealand and India
India vs New Zealand ODI at Dambulla Aug 25
IND vs NZL: Sehwag sends India into final
Aug 25, 2009
India booked their place in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka with a resounding 105-run victory over New Zealand in Dambulla. Virender Sehwag was the architect of the victory as he rescued a flagging Indian innings by smacking 110. India lost opener Dinesh Karthik without a run on the board and then slumped to 66 for four before captain M.S. Dhoni and Sehwag added 107 runs for the fifth wicket. Sehwag raced to his hundred in 87 balls and finished with 110 off just 93 balls where he hit 16 fours and a six. Once Sehwag was dismissed, India collapsed again, losing five wickets for 34 runs. Apart from Sehwag and Dhoni only Ravindra Jadeja managed to go past double figures as once again ball dominated over bat.
Following a crushing defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka, India had to come up with a spirited effort and Sehwag provided the launching pad with his 13th ODI hundred and the sixth against the New Zealanders. It will be another Sri Lanka - India final, two sides that have often played each other during the last two years or so and with conditions here so unpredictable, the toss will have too much to decide.
IND v NZL, 6th Match, Dambulla: India 223 (Sehwag 110, Southee 4-49, McCullum 3-35) beat New Zealand 118 (Mills 52, Praveen 3-34, Patel 3-21) by 105 runs
India beat New Zealand by 105 runs
India won the toss and decided to bat
|
|
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Karthik |
c Hopkins |
b Mills |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Sehwag |
c Watling |
b N McCullum |
110 |
93 |
16 |
1 |
| Kohli |
c Hopkins |
b Southee |
8 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
| Yuvraj |
c Hopkins |
b McKay |
6 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
| Raina |
c Williamson |
b Southee |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Dhoni |
c Hopkins |
b N McCullum |
38 |
75 |
3 |
0 |
| Jadeja |
c Taylor |
b Southee |
17 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
| Kumar |
c Mills |
b Southee |
6 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
| Nehra |
c and b |
N McCullum |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| I Sharma |
not out |
|
8 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
| Patel |
c McKay |
b Mills |
7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
| Extras |
|
2nb 14w 1b 5lb |
22 |
|
| Total |
|
all out |
223 |
(46.3 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Mills |
8.3 |
1 |
42 |
2 |
| Southee |
10.0 |
2 |
49 |
4 |
| McKay |
8.0 |
1 |
31 |
1 |
| Styris |
6.0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
| N McCullum |
10.0 |
0 |
35 |
3 |
| Williamson |
4.0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
|
Fall of wicket |
|
| 0 |
Karthik |
| 27 |
Kohli |
| 61 |
Yuvraj |
| 66 |
Raina |
| 173 |
Sehwag |
| 199 |
Dhoni |
| 199 |
Jadeja |
| 207 |
Nehra |
| 207 |
Kumar |
| 223 |
Patel |
|
New Zealand Innings - All out
|
|
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Watling |
|
b Nehra |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Guptill |
lbw |
b Kumar |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Taylor |
c Dhoni |
b Kumar |
8 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
| Elliott |
lbw |
b Patel |
11 |
38 |
1 |
0 |
| Styris |
|
b Kumar |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Williamson |
|
b I Sharma |
13 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
| Hopkins |
lbw |
b Patel |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| N McCullum |
c Karthik |
b Patel |
5 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| Mills |
c Kumar |
b Nehra |
52 |
35 |
7 |
3 |
| Southee |
c Kumar |
b Jadeja |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| McKay |
not out |
|
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
|
8w 5lb |
13 |
|
| Total |
|
all out |
118 |
(30.1 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Kumar |
8.0 |
2 |
34 |
3 |
| Nehra |
6.1 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
| Patel |
7.0 |
1 |
21 |
3 |
| I Sharma |
6.0 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
| Jadeja |
3.0 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
|
|
Fall of wicket |
|
| 1 |
Guptill |
| 6 |
Watling |
| 14 |
Taylor |
| 22 |
Styris |
| 41 |
Williamson |
| 42 |
Hopkins |
| 52 |
Elliott |
| 53 |
N McCullum |
| 80 |
Southee |
| 118 |
Mills |
|
India: Karthik, Sehwag, Kohli, Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni (C/W), Jadeja, Kumar, I Sharma, Nehra, Patel
New Zealand: Guptill, Watling, Taylor (C), Williamson, Styris, Elliott, Hopkins (W), N McCullum, Mills, Southee, McKay
Umpires: Asad Rauf, E A R de Silva, A G Hurst, H D P K Dharmasena
