A disciplined bowling efforts and Mohammad Azharuddin’s timely return to form marked by an unbeaten 69 leads to India crushing five-wicket win over New Zealand and this win kept India’s campaign alive and they puts pressure on New Zealand in a low-scoring contest during the 10th match of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup..
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 10th ODI match between India and New Zealand, played on January 25, 1986, at the Adelaide Oval. This match was part of the 1986 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup where India beat New Zealand by 5-wickets.
Match Highlights
India secured a crushing 5-wicket win over New Zealand in the 10th match of the 1986 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
New Zealand Innings :
New Zealand bowled out for 172 runs in 49.2 overs with Richard Hadlee was the top-scorer with a resilient 71 off 68 balls including five fours and 2 sixes.
Martin Crowe added 28 runs from 52 balls contained two fours, while John Bracewell contributed 20 runs off 31 balls without hitting a boundary.
India bowling :
India’s best bowling attack was lead by Roger Binny, Kapil Dev, Raju Kulkarni, and Ravi Shastri each taking two wickets, while Mohinder Amarnath and Chetan Sharma captured with one wicket apiece.
India Innings :
In the chase, India successful chase down with 174 for 5 in 46 overs with top-scorer by Mohammad Azharuddin timely return to form with an unbeaten 69 off 90 balls featuring eight fours.
Ashok Malhotra contributed valuable 33 runs from 54 balls including three fours, Dilip Vengsarkar supported with 32 runs from 57 balls included four-fours, while Kris Srikkanth scored 16 runs off 36 balls with two fours.
New Zealand bowling :
For New Zealand, Stu Gillespie was the best bowler for New Zealand - who claiming a career-best 4 wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs with three maidens and maintaining a impressive economy rate of 3.00, while Richard Hadlee captured one wicket.
Player of the match :
Mohammad Azharuddin was named Player of the Match for his match-winning superb unbeaten 69.
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