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.
| 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) | |
Test Matches edit
1st Test edit
2–5 February 1990
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- 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]
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3rd Test edit
22–26 February 1990
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- 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.
References edit
- ^ "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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