Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
DLS van Bunge
62(116) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %73%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 21 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
SR Tendulkar
52(72) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 16 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
12/02Result
7th Match, ICC World Cup at Paarl, Feb 12 2003
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![India]( "India")
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
136 (48.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
12/02Result
7th Match, ICC World Cup at Paarl, Feb 12 2003
-
![India]( "India")
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
136 (48.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
12 February 2003 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
India 4, Netherlands 0
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 204 (48.5 OVERS)
- Dinesh Mongia42 (49)
- Sachin Tendulkar52 (72)
- Tim de Leede4/35 (9.5)
- Adeel Raja2/47 (9)
NETHERLANDS 136 (48.1 OVERS)
- Jeroen Smits26 (66)
- Daan van Bunge62 (116)
- Anil Kumble4/32 (10)
- Javagal Srinath4/30 (9.1)
So India, after putting in a poor show with the bat, limped to an excruiciating 68-run win in 48.1 overs, getting the four points from this encountar rather painstakingly The Netherlands can be proud of decimating India's batting for the large part, but their batting did not prove up to the task of chasing down 205.
Please do join us tomorrow for CricInfo's live coverage of West Indies-New Zealand encounter. Till then, goodbye.
48.1
W
Srinath to Smits, OUT, a short ball, dug in on leg stump, and Smits takes evasive action, the ball striking the bat held out in defence and bobbling high up in the air for Sehwag to take an easy catch at short midwicket
J Smits c Sehwag b Srinath 26 (76m 66b 0x4 0x6) SR: 39.39
END OF OVER:48 | 1 Run | NED: 136/9 (69 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 2.83, RRR: 34.50)
- Adeel Raja0 (10b)
- Jeroen Smits26 (65b)
- Virender Sehwag3-0-6-0
- Javagal Srinath9-1-30-3
47.6
0
Sehwag to Adeel Raja, no run,
47.5
0
Sehwag to Adeel Raja, no run, hit to square leg inside the circle
47.4
0
Sehwag to Adeel Raja, no run,
47.3
1
Sehwag to Smits, 1 run, dropped down short, pulled away to the legside just behind square
47.2
0
Sehwag to Smits, no run, punched to mid on
Match Coverage
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The wrong trousers
The 2003 World Cup was hardly cricket's finest hour ... but perhaps the most embarrassing incident for the hosts came at an otherwise forgettable match between India and Netherlands at Paarl in the first week
India too strong for the Netherlands at Paarl
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World Cup
| Super Sixes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1.854 |
| IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0.886 |
| KENYA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.354 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11.5 | -0.844 |
| NZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -0.896 |
| ZIM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | -1.254 |
| Pool A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2.045 |
| IND | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1.108 |
| ZIM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.504 |
| ENG | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.821 |
| PAK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.227 |
| NED | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1.454 |
| NAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2.955 |
| Pool B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1.204 |
| KENYA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -0.691 |
| NZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0.99 |
| WI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.103 |
| SA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.73 |
| CAN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1.989 |
| BAN | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2.046 |