Indian_cricket_team_in_New_Zealand_in_1989–90
Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1989–90
International cricket tour
The India national cricket team toured New Zealand from 22 January to 27 February 1990 and played a three-match Test series against New Zealand. New Zealand won the series 1–0.
Quick Facts Dates, Captains ...
| Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1989–90 | |||
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| India | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 22 January – 27 February 1990 | ||
| Captains | Mohammad Azharuddin | John Wright | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (303) | John Wright (375) | |
| Most wickets | Atul Wassan (7) | Danny Morrison (16) | |
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1st Test
2–5 February 1990 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 10 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Steve Woodward (NZ) Player of the match: John Wright (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Venkatapathy Raju and Atul Wassan (both Ind) made their Test debuts.
- Richard Hadlee (NZ) claimed his 400th Test wicket.[1]
2nd Test
9–13 February 1990 Scorecard |
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Match drawn McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Woodward (NZ) Player of the match: John Wright (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
22–26 February 1990 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Dunne (NZ) Player of the match: Ian Smith (NZ) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Shane Thomson (NZ) and Gursharan Singh (Ind) made their Test debuts.
- Ian Smith scored the highest score by a batsman batting at number nine in Tests (173) and at the time also became the joint holder of the record for most runs scored off a six-ball Test over, striking 24 runs off Atul Wassan.
- "First Test, India v New Zealand 1989-90". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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