Indian national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2002/03 season
The tour of the Indian national cricket team to New Zealand in the 2002/03 season took place from December 12, 2002 to January 14, 2003. The international cricket tour was part of the 2002/03 international cricket season and included two tests and seven ODIs . New Zealand won the Test Series 2–0 and the ODI Series 5–2.
prehistory
New Zealand previously played in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy , India a tour in the West Indies . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1998/99 season in New Zealand .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 9, 2002. Queenstown hosted an international game for the first time.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 1st & 6th ODI |
| Jade Stadium | Christchurch | 38,628 | 3. ODI |
| Seddon Park | Hamilton | 10,000 | 2. test; 1. ODI |
| McLean Park | Napier | 22,500 | 2. ODI |
| Queenstown Events Center | Queenstown | 19,000 | 4. ODI |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | 11,000 | 1st test |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | Wellington | 34,500 | 5. ODI |
Squad lists
India named its ODI roster on December 25, 2002. New Zealand named its test roster on December 8th and its ODI roster on December 22nd, 2002.
| test | ODI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
 India
|
New Zealand
|
India
|
Tour matches
| December 4th scorecard |
Christchurch |
New Zealand 123-5 (10/10) & 118-7 (10/10) |
- |
India 133-5 (10/10) & 87-6 (10/10) |
| New Zealand wins with 21 runs | ||||
| December 6-8 scorecard |
Napier |
Indians 209 (68.3) & 191-9 (53.4) |
- | Central Districts 295-3d (82.2) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Wellington
| December 12-14 scorecard |
Wellington (BR) |
India 161 (58.4) & 121 (38.1) |
- |
New Zealand 247 (91.1) & 36-0 (9.3) |
| New Zealand wins with 10 wickets | ||||
This game was New Zealand's 300th Test.
Second test in Hamilton
| December 19-22 Scorecard |
Hamilton |
India 99 (38.2) & 154 (43.5) |
- |
New Zealand 94 (38.2) & 160-6 (56.2) |
| New Zealand wins with 4 wickets | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Auckland
| December 26th scorecard |
Auckland |
India 108 (32.5) |
- |
New Zealand 109-7 (37.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Napier
| December 29th scorecard |
Napier |
New Zealand 254-9 (50) |
- |
India 219 (43.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 35 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Christchurch
| January 1st scorecard |
Christchurch (AMI) |
India 108 (41.1) |
- |
New Zealand 109-5 (26.5) |
| New Zealand wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Queenstown
| January 4th | Queenstown |
India 122 (43.4) |
- |
New Zealand 123-3 (25.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Fifth ODI in Wellington
| January 8 scorecard |
Wellington (WS) |
New Zealand 168 (42.4) |
- |
India 169-8 (43.2) |
| India wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Sixth ODI in Auckland
| January 11th scorecard |
Auckland |
New Zealand 199-9 (50) |
- |
India 200-9 (48.5 / 49) |
| India wins with 1 wicket | ||||
Seventh ODI in Hamilton
| January 14th scorecard |
Hamilton |
India 122 (44.5) |
- |
New Zealand 125-4 (28.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lynn McConnell: Queenstown joins New Zealand's international venues ( English ) Cricinfo. July 9, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Tendulkar, Harbhajan, Bangar ruled out of first ODI ( English ) Cricinfo. December 25, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Team to play first Test named ( English ) Cricinfo. December 8, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ TelstraClear Black Caps One-Day International squad named ( English ) Cricinfo. December 22, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Lynn McConnell: Basin Reserve to host New Zealand's 300th Test ( English ) Cricinfo. December 11, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2018.