Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99

Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99
Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99
Dates	7 December 1998 – 19 January 1999
Test series
Result	New Zealand won the 3-match series 1–0
One Day International series
Results	5-match series drawn 2–2

The India national cricket team toured New Zealand from 7 December 1998 to 19 January 1999 and played a three-match Test series against New Zealand. New Zealand won the series 1–0. The two teams also played a 5-match ODI series that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Test series[]

1st Test[]

18–22 December 1998
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	India

Match abandoned
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Eddie Nicholls (WI)

No toss made.
Prolonged heavy rain forced match to abandoned on day 3.^[1]

2nd Test[]

26–30 December 1998
Scorecard

India	v	New Zealand
208 (65.4 overs) Mohammad Azharuddin 103 Simon Doull 7/65 (24 overs)		352 (148.4 overs) Dion Nash 89 Anil Kumble 4/83 (45.4 overs)
356 (115 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 113 Dion Nash 3/20 (15 overs)		215/6 (60.3 overs) Craig McMillan 74 Javagal Srinath 3/82 (19.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (WI) and Evan Watkin (NZ)
Player of the match: Simon Doull (NZ)

India won the toss and elected to bat.
Matthew Bell (NZ) made his Test debut.
Simon Doull returned the fourth best bowling figures by a New Zealand player (7/65).^[2]

3rd Test[]

2–6 January 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	India
366 (121.2 overs) Craig McMillan 92 Javagal Srinath 5/95 (32.2 overs)		416 (128.3 overs) Rahul Dravid 190 Chris Cairns 4/107 (22.3 overs)
464/8 d. (137.5 overs) Chris Cairns 126 sachin Tendulkar 2/30 (7 overs)		249/2 (52.1 overs) Rahul Dravid 103* Chris Cairns 2/30 (9 overs)

Match drawn
WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton
Umpires: DB Cowie, RE Koertzen
Player of the match: Chris Cairns

India won the toss and decided to field
Robin Singh made his Test debut.

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ODIs[]

1st ODI[]

9 January 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

India 257/5 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 200/5 (38 overs)
Rahul Dravid 123 (123) Daniel Vettori 1/26 (5 overs)		Craig McMillan 73 (76) Javagal Srinath 2/35 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (D/L method)
Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Doug Cowie (NZ)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to bat.
Play was stopped for 50 minutes due to technical fault in a floodlight tower. On resumption, New Zealand's target was revised to 200 runs off 39 overs.
It was the first ODI played at this venue.

2nd ODI[]

12 January 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand 213 (49.3 overs)	v	India 214/8 (49.5 overs)
Matt Horne 61 (95) Sachin Tendulkar 3/34 (8.3 overs)		Sourav Ganguly 38 (60) Daniel Vettori 2/32 (7 overs)

India won by 2 wickets
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Christopher King (NZ)
Player of the match: Matt Horne (NZ)

India won the toss and elected to field.
Eight batsmen were dismissed run out in either side, the most in an ODI.^[3]

3rd ODI[]

14 January 1999
Scorecard

India 208/4 (32 overs)	v	New Zealand 89/2 (12.1 overs)
Rahul Dravid 68 (71) Gavin Larsen 2/56 (6 overs)		Bryan Young 52* (40) Javagal Srinath 1/22 (4 overs)

No result
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: Dave Quested (NZ) and Evan Watkin (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
Initially reduced to 32 overs each, the match had to be eventually abandoned due to rain.
Chris Drum (NZ) made his debut in ODIs.

4th ODI[]

16 January 1999
Scorecard

New Zealand 207/7 (50 overs)	v	India 208/5 (43.5 overs)
Chris Cairns 44 (67) Javagal Srinath 3/41 (9 overs)		Rahul Dravid 51 (71) Chris Cairns 3/28 (8 overs)

India won by 5 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI[]

19 January 1999 (D/N)
Scorecard

New Zealand 300/8 (50 overs)	v	India 230 all out (48 overs)
Chris Cairns 115 (80) Javagal Srinath 3/44 (10 overs)		Mohammad Azharuddin 63 (83) Chris Harris 4/40 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 70 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: Dave Quested (NZ) and Christopher King (NZ)
Player of the match: Chris Cairns (NZ)

India won the toss and elected to field.

References[]

^ "First Test, New Zealand v India 1998-99". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Second Test, New Zealand v India 1998-99". ESPNcricinfo. Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Most batsmen run out in a match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

External links[]

Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
India in New Zealand 1998/99 at CricketArchive (subscription required)

[1] "First Test, New Zealand v India 1998-99". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[2] "Second Test, New Zealand v India 1998-99". ESPNcricinfo. Wisden. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[3] "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Most batsmen run out in a match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99

	India	New Zealand
Dates	7 December 1998 – 19 January 1999
Captains	Mohammad Azharuddin	Stephen Fleming
Test series
Result	New Zealand won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs	Rahul Dravid (321)	Craig McMillan (274)
Most wickets	Javagal Srinath (10)	Simon Doull (12)
One Day International series
Results	5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs	Rahul Dravid (309)	Chris Cairns (226)
Most wickets	Javagal Srinath (9)	Chris Cairns (6)

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