Australia made a
couple of changes to the eleven that played the last time they played India –
the Gregs (Ritchie and Matthews) made way for Dean Jones and Dirk Wellham. The
Indians made (Amarna)three changes – Mohinder, Raju Kulkarni and Rajinder Singh
Ghai were replaced by Ashok Malhotra, Roger Binny and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
Allan Border, the Australian skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. David Boon scored 76. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Kapil Dev, India’s captain. Ravi Shastri broke the 146-run stand.
Geoff Marsh, who faced 106 balls, scored 74. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Sunil Gavaskar. Shastri broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 15. Border, who faced 32 balls, scored 18. He was caught by Malhotra. Dev broke the 33-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Wayne Phillips, who scored eight, was run out. His four-ball innings included a boundary. The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jones, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 33. He was dismissed by Dev.
Steve Waugh, who faced five balls, scored three. Dev broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Wellham, who faced seven balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Craig McDermott, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Dev trapped him leg before wicket. Dave Gilbert, who faced eight balls, scored seven. He was unbeaten. India conceded four extras. The Aussies scored 235 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Binny bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24. He was wicketless, as were Chetan Sharma, who bowled seven overs, conceding 29; Sivaramakrishnan, who bowled overs, conceding 52, and Mohammad Azharuddin, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 54.
Shastri bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled nine overs, conceding 30. He picked up four scalps.
Krishnamachari faced (Srikkan)thirty-four balls, scoring 27. His innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Jones. Simon Davis broke the 46-run stand. Malhotra scored 14 off 32 balls. He was caught by Davis. Gilbert broke the 33-run partnership.
Gavaskar scored 72. His 123-ball innings included three boundaries. Gilbert broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 102. Dilip Vengsarkar, the player of the match, scored 77. His 88-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Dev, who faced 18 balls, scored 23. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Wellham. Davis broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 49. Sharma, who faced three balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The Aussies conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 238 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with seven balls to spare. Border, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Waugh, who bowled six overs. He conceded 34.
Bruce Reid, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was McDermott, who bowled 9.5 overs. He conceded 55. Gilbert and Davis bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 43, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 40.
Allan Border, the Australian skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. David Boon scored 76. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Kapil Dev, India’s captain. Ravi Shastri broke the 146-run stand.
Geoff Marsh, who faced 106 balls, scored 74. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Sunil Gavaskar. Shastri broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 15. Border, who faced 32 balls, scored 18. He was caught by Malhotra. Dev broke the 33-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Wayne Phillips, who scored eight, was run out. His four-ball innings included a boundary. The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jones, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 33. He was dismissed by Dev.
Steve Waugh, who faced five balls, scored three. Dev broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Wellham, who faced seven balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Craig McDermott, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Dev trapped him leg before wicket. Dave Gilbert, who faced eight balls, scored seven. He was unbeaten. India conceded four extras. The Aussies scored 235 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Binny bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24. He was wicketless, as were Chetan Sharma, who bowled seven overs, conceding 29; Sivaramakrishnan, who bowled overs, conceding 52, and Mohammad Azharuddin, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 54.
Shastri bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled nine overs, conceding 30. He picked up four scalps.
Krishnamachari faced (Srikkan)thirty-four balls, scoring 27. His innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Jones. Simon Davis broke the 46-run stand. Malhotra scored 14 off 32 balls. He was caught by Davis. Gilbert broke the 33-run partnership.
Gavaskar scored 72. His 123-ball innings included three boundaries. Gilbert broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 102. Dilip Vengsarkar, the player of the match, scored 77. His 88-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Dev, who faced 18 balls, scored 23. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Wellham. Davis broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 49. Sharma, who faced three balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The Aussies conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 238 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with seven balls to spare. Border, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Waugh, who bowled six overs. He conceded 34.
Bruce Reid, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was McDermott, who bowled 9.5 overs. He conceded 55. Gilbert and Davis bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a couple of scalps each. While the former conceded 43, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 40.
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