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LOIs at Kochi
By Mohandas Menon

Kochi, previously known as Cochin, is the commercial capital of the state of Kerala. It is a major port on the Arabian Sea, and is located to the south west of India. It was a former princely state and came into prominence in 1500 when the Portuguese built their first settlements in the southern part of the country. The Dutch then made the town their centre of trade from 1663 to 1794, after which the British took over until 1947.

About the ground: The Jawararlal Nehru International Stadium, is a multi-purpose one and so far only two one-day international matches have been played here - India vs Australia on 1-4-1998 and India vs South Africa on 9-3-2000. The host won both times, first by 41 runs and the other by three wickets.

Brief scores of the two matches: India v Australia, on April 1, 1998. Captains: M. Azharuddin, S.R. Waugh. Toss: India. India 309 for five (50 overs) A. Jadeja 105*, M. Azharuddin 82, H. Kanitkar 57; M. Kasprowicz three for 500 beat Australia 268 (45.5 overs) M. Bevan 65, A. Gilchrist 61, M. Waugh 28; S. Tendulkar five for 320. Overs reduced. Target for Australia: 310 runs in 49 overs. Result: India won by 41 runs. Man of the match: S. Tendulkar.

India v South Africa, on March 9, 2000. Captains: S. Ganguly, H. Cronje. Toss: South Africa. South Africa 301 for three (50 overs) G. Kirsten 115, H. Gibbs 111, J. Kallis 37*0 lost to India 302 for seven (49.4 overs) A. Jadeja 92, M. Azharuddin 42, R. Singh 42*0. Result: India won by three wickets (two balls remaining). Man of the match: A. Jadeja.

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