New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has been called in as standby for left-arm fast-medium bowler Ewen Thompson for the fifth and final one day international against India at Auckland tomorrow.
India has already won the five-match one day international series 3-0 after comprehensively winning the first, third and fourth ODIs against the hosts. The second ODI was washed out due to rain.
Styris, a veteran of 29 Tests and 156 ODIs, played his last limited overs game in October last year.
Ewen Thompson made his ODI debut in the fourth game versus India at Hamilton and the left-arm pace bowler was taken for 42 runs from his four overs.
His figures were mainly ruined by a rampaging Virender Sehwag who scored a commanding 125 not-out from 74 balls with the help of 14 boundaries and six sixes as India won by 84 runs (D/L Method) when rain stopped play after 23.3 overs.
Styris, an all-rounder, will hope to make a difference to the Kiwi side with both bat and ball as the Black Caps will look to win the final match of the series after being dominated by a resurgent Team India which won its first ODI series in New Zealand in 41 years.
If picked, it will be Styris’ first international game in 2009 after he injured his thumb in December 2008 and was ruled out of action for six weeks. The last game Styris featured in, for his country, was the tied Twenty20 International between West Indies and New Zealand which the former won via the super-over.
India has already won the five-match one day international series 3-0 after comprehensively winning the first, third and fourth ODIs against the hosts. The second ODI was washed out due to rain.
Styris, a veteran of 29 Tests and 156 ODIs, played his last limited overs game in October last year.
Ewen Thompson made his ODI debut in the fourth game versus India at Hamilton and the left-arm pace bowler was taken for 42 runs from his four overs.
His figures were mainly ruined by a rampaging Virender Sehwag who scored a commanding 125 not-out from 74 balls with the help of 14 boundaries and six sixes as India won by 84 runs (D/L Method) when rain stopped play after 23.3 overs.
Styris, an all-rounder, will hope to make a difference to the Kiwi side with both bat and ball as the Black Caps will look to win the final match of the series after being dominated by a resurgent Team India which won its first ODI series in New Zealand in 41 years.
If picked, it will be Styris’ first international game in 2009 after he injured his thumb in December 2008 and was ruled out of action for six weeks. The last game Styris featured in, for his country, was the tied Twenty20 International between West Indies and New Zealand which the former won via the super-over.
Sportz Interactive
Friday, March 13, 2009 5:49:59 PM
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