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Virender Shewag and Sourav Ganguly went about the task of taking on the big New Zealand total. On the day, Shewag was the ultimate aggressor while Ganguly had to be content playing second fiddle. In just the ninth over of the innings, India crossed the 50 mark. Of this, Shewag contributed a blazing 44 off 27 balls, while Ganguly was on seven in 27 balls. Realising that Shewag was on a roll, Ganguly continued in a steady vein. The Indian hundred came up in double quick time, off 14.3 overs. By this time, Ganguly had begun to get going himself, notching up 20 runs in the 100 while Shewag was on a mind blowing 80 off 46 balls. Ganguly (64) helped India to a good start.