Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1998–99

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
Result	5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs	Rahul Dravid (309)	Chris Cairns (226)
Most wickets	Javagal Srinath (9)	Chris Cairns (6)

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 Matches

1st Test

18–22 December 1998
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New Zealand	v	India

Match abandoned
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: RS Dunne, EA Nicholls

No toss made
Match abandoned on 3rd day.

2nd Test

26–30 December 1998
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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: EA Nicholls, EA Watkin
Player of the match: Simon Doull

India won the toss and decided to bat

3rd Test

2–6 January 1999
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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 Cricket debut

ODIs

1st ODI

9 January 1999
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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 (with 6 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Owen Delany Park, Taupo
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Doug Cowie
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to bat
New Zealand's target was revised to 200 runs off 39 overs due to rain

3rd ODI

14 January 1999
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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 and Evan Watkin

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

4th ODI

16 January 1999
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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 (with 37 balls remaining)
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: Steve Dunne and Tony Hill
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to field

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