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India vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
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India vs New Zealand Cricket Series 2008-09
Schedule- Wed 25, February 2009 (D/N): 1st Twenty20 - New Zealand v India at Christchurch
- Fri 27, February 2009 (D/N): 2nd Twenty20 - New Zealand v India at Wellington
- Tue 03, March 2009 (D/N): 1st ODI - New Zealand v India at Napier
- Fri 06, March 2009 (D/N): 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India at Wellington
- Sun 08, March 2009 (D/N): 3rd ODI - New Zealand v India at Christchurch
- Wed 11, March 2009 (D/N): 4th ODI - New Zealand v India at Hamilton
- Sat 14, March 2009 (D/N): 5th ODI - New Zealand v India at Auckland
- Wed 18-Sun 22, March 2009: 1st Test - New Zealand v India at Hamilton
- Thu 26-Mon 30, March 2009: 2nd Test - New Zealand v India at Napier
- Fri 03-Tue 07, April 2009: 3rd Test - New Zealand v India at Wellington
New Zealand v India 4th ODI at Hamilton
IND v NZ, 4th ODI, Hamilton: Sehwag smashes New Zealand to seal series (IND 3:0)
Mar 10, 2009
India sealed their first ever one-day international series in New Zealand on Wednesday after Virender Sehwag smashed a brutal quick-fire century in the rain-shortened fourth match.
India won by 84 runs to go 3-0 up in the five-match series as openers Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir treated the New Zealand bowling attack with disdain.
New Zealand scored 270 for five in 47 overs in their innings and more rain interruptions saw India declared the winners after reaching 201 for none from 23.3 overs.
Sehwag scored 125, reaching three figures off just 60 balls to record the seventh fastest one-day century ever and the fastest by an Indian player, ensuring India's first one-day series win in New Zealand in six attempts. Sehwag's armoury of pull shots, drives and cuts saw the opener finish with 14 fours and six sixes from his 74 ball innings.
The squat 30-year-old now has 11th ODI centuries in a career known more for brute force than deft touches, and he said after his latest hundred he was loving the flat pitches and short boundaries in New Zealand.
Earlier, New Zealand battled to 270 for five, after openers Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder got the home side off to a flying start, putting on 102 for the first wicket.
IND v NZ, 4th ODI, Hamilton: India 201-0 (23.3 overs) beat New Zealand 270-5 (47 overs) by 84 runs (D/L)
IND v NZ, 4th ODI, Hamilton: Tendulkar ruled out of Hamilton ODI
Mar 10, 2009
India's Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the fourth one-day international against New Zealand here Wednesday, boosting the home side's hopes of turning their fortunes around.
India are 2-0 up in the five-match series after the second game was abandoned due to rain and a win in Hamilton would seal a series win. Star batsman Tendulkar hit a brilliant 163 in Christchurch in leading India to a massive total of 392 for four in a comprehensive 58-run victory on Sunday.
The "Little Master" retired hurt with a bruised abdomen and Indian management confirmed Tuesday he will miss the Hamilton game.
They said it was uncertain if he would play in the series finale in Auckland at the weekend, although he is believed likely to return for the three-Test series starting next week.
Tendulkar is expected to be replaced by Rohit Sharma, while pace bowler Ishant Sharma may return to the side, subject to a fitness test, after suffering a shoulder injury while fielding in a Twenty20 match last month.
New Zealand v India 4th ODI at Hamilton
Scores
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
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270 for 5 (47.0 overs)
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201 for 0 (23.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Ryder | c Raina | b Yuvraj | 46 |
57 | 6 | 0 |
| B McCullum | lbw | b Zaheer | 77 |
95 | 7 | 2 |
| Taylor | c R Sharma | b Y Pathan | 5 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
| Guptill | c sub | b I Sharma | 25 |
49 | 0 | 0 |
| Oram | c Dhoni | b I Sharma | 1 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| McGlashan | not out | 56 |
42 | 6 | 1 | |
| Elliott | not out | 35 |
27 | 3 | 1 | |
| Extras | 3nb 13w 9lb | 25 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 270 | (47.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gambhir | not out | 63 |
67 | 6 | 0 | |
| Sehwag | not out | 125 |
74 | 14 | 6 | |
| Extras | 4w 9lb | 13 | ||||
| Total | for 0 | 201 | (23.3 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: G A V Baxter, R E Koertzen
New Zealand: B McCullum, Ryder, Guptill, Taylor, Elliott, Oram, McGlashan (W), Mills, Vettori (C), Thompson, O'Brien
India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina, Yuvraj, Dhoni (C/W), R Sharma, Y Pathan, Harbhajan, Kumar, Zaheer, I Sharma