NAPIER (New Zealand), Dec 29: A glorious 108 from India opener Virender Sehwag could not prevent New Zealand winning the second One-day International by 35 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series.
India had just 48 overs available to reach 255 for victory after failing to bowl their 50 overs within 3-1/2 hours.
Sehwag relished the more batsman-friendly pitch. He scored his fourth one-day century from 111 balls with eight fours and two sixes, sharing a second-wicket of 57 with Vangipurappu Laxman (20).
Earlier, Nathan Astle struck 76 and Mathew Sinclair 78 in a second wicket partnership of 136 after New Zealand had lost Fleming for one with the score on 10.
Scoreboard
NEW ZEALAND:
S.P. Fleming c Kaif b Srinath 1
N.J. Astle c Zaheer b Ganguly 76
M.S. Sinclair c Dravid b H’bhajan 78
C.D. McMillan lbw b Srinath 5
L. Vincent b Srinath 34
J.D.P. Oram run out 4
B.B. McCullum c Yuvraj b Zaheer 7
K.D. Mills b Zaheer 5
D.L. Vettori not out 9
D.R. Tuffey b Zaheer 5
P. Hitchcock not out 2
EXTRAS (B-9, LB-9, W-6, NB-4) 28
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 254
FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-146, 3-157, 4-199, 5-204, 6-224, 7-233, 8-237, 9-252.
BOWLING: Srinath 10-0-34-3; Zaheer Khan 10-0-47-3 (4nb, 3w); Nehra 8-0-42-0; Harbhajan 10-0-56-1 (2w); Bangar 7-0-34-0 (1w); Ganguly 5-0-23-1.
INDIA:
S.C. Ganguly b Tuffey 0
V. Sehwag run out 108
V.V.S. Laxman c McCullum b Mills 20
R.S. Dravid run out 18
Yuvraj Singh st McCullum b Vettori 0
Mohammad Kaif c McCullum b Tuffey 24
S.B. Bangar c McCullum b Oram 4
Harbhajan Singh c McCullum b H’cock 14
J. Srinath c Oram b Mills 3
Zaheer Khan c McMillan b Mills 11
A. Nehra not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-7, NB-7) 17
TOTAL (all out, 43.4 overs) 219
FALL OF WKTS: 1-0, 2-57, 3-104, 4-104, 5-182, 6-187, 7-204, 8-206, 9-217.
BOWLING: Tuffey 10-2-35-2 (2nb); Mills 9.4-0-45-3 (2nb, 2w); Oram 8-0-50-1; Vettori 8-0-48-1 (5w); Hitchcock 8-0-38-1 (3nb).
RESULT: New Zealand won by 35 runs.
UMPIRES: D.B. Cowie (New Zealand) and E.A.R. de Silva (Sri Lanka).
TV UMPIRE: B.F. Bowden (New Zealand).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Virender Sehwag.
NEXT MATCH: Christchurch (D/N), Wednesday.—Reuters