New Zealand cricket team in India in 1988–89
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| New Zealand's tour of India in 1988-89 | |||
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| India | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 1 November 1988 – 19 December 1988 | ||
| Captains | Dilip Vengsarkar | John Wright | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kris Srikkanth (240) | John Wright (228) | |
| Most wickets | Arshad Ayub (21) | Richard Hadlee (18) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (205) | John Wright (152) | |
| Most wickets | Kris Srikkanth (11) | Martin Snedden (5) | |
The New Zealand national cricket team toured India in the 1988–89 season to play three Test matches and five ODIs. India won the 3-match Test series 2-1 and the 5-match ODI series 4-0 (5th ODI was abandoned without a ball bowled).[1]
Test series
1st Test
12–17 November 1988
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- India won the toss and chose to bat.
- Chris Kuggeleijn (NZ) made his Test debut.
- Navjot Singh Sidhu (Ind) scored his first century in Tests.
2nd Test
24–29 November 1988
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- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
- Rashid Patel (Ind) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
2–6 December 1988
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22/0 (2.1 overs)
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- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
- Sanjeev Sharma (Ind) made his Test debut.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
India won the series 4–0, with one match abandoned.
1st ODI
10 December 1988
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- VB Chandrasekhar (IND) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
12 December 1988
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Because of the early twilight in this region, the match was reduced from 50 overs to 45 overs.
3rd ODI
15 December 1988
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 45 overs per side.
4th ODI
17 December 1988
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- M Venkataramana and RGM Patel (both IND) made their ODI debuts.
- Azharuddin scored the fastest ODI century at the time of 62 balls.
5th ODI
References
- ^ "New Zealand in India : Nov/Dec 1988 (3 TESTS)". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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