At the end of this
match, played on Australia Day and India’s Republic Day, only one of the teams
would have another reason to celebrate. While the hosts played an unchanged
eleven, India made a couple of changes to theirs – Ashok Malhotra and Roger
Binny made way for Sunil Gavaskar and Rajinder Singh Ghai.
On winning the toss, Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, chose to field. David Boon, who faced 50 balls, scored 27. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Raju Kulkarni. Ghai broke the 50-run partnership. Allan Border, Australia’s skipper, faced 20 balls, scoring nine. He was caught by Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the 10-run stand.
Geoff Marsh faced 64 balls, scoring 25. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Chetan Sharma broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 19. The fourth-wicket pair put on 55. Greg Ritchie, who faced 50 balls, scored 28. He was run out.
Steve Waugh, who faced 75 balls, scored 81. His innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dev. Sharma broke the 92-run partnership. Greg Matthews scored 44. His 40-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Kiran More. Sharma broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 24.
Wayne Phillips faced eight balls, scoring 23. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Craig McDermott, who faced three balls, scored one. Dev broke the five-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Dave Gilbert, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was run out. Bruce Reid, who faced two balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. India conceded 22 extras. Australia scored 262 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.
Kulkarni bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53. Ghai and Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 33. They picked up a wicket apiece.
Dev bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket. Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 23 balls, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by McDermott, who broke the 26-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Mohinder Amarnath, who faced a ball, was caught by Phillips. McDermott dismissed him for a blob.
Vengsarkar faced 33 balls, scoring 17. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Border. Reid, the player of the match, broke the 34-run partnership. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Border. Reid broke the 15-run stand.
The Mumbaikar scored 55. His 62-ball innings included four boundaries and (Sh)as(tr)ix. He was caught by Border. McDermott broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 97.
Gavaskar faced 110 balls, scoring 77. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the 10-run stand. Dev, who faced 24 balls, scored 25. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the 36-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sharma, who faced 11 balls, scored 13. He was caught by McDermott off the bowling of Reid. Kulkarni, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair put on just two. Ghai faced three balls, scoring a run. He was run out. The last-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. More, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
The Aussies conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 226 off 45.3 overs, lost by 36 runs. Waugh and Matthews conceded five wicketless overs apiece, conceding 26 runs each. Simon Davis faced 7.3 wicketless overs, conceding 38.
Gilbert bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50. McDermott bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up three wickets. Reid bowled 10 overs, conceding 53. He picked up five wickets.
On winning the toss, Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, chose to field. David Boon, who faced 50 balls, scored 27. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Raju Kulkarni. Ghai broke the 50-run partnership. Allan Border, Australia’s skipper, faced 20 balls, scoring nine. He was caught by Dev. Ravi Shastri broke the 10-run stand.
Geoff Marsh faced 64 balls, scoring 25. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Chetan Sharma broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 19. The fourth-wicket pair put on 55. Greg Ritchie, who faced 50 balls, scored 28. He was run out.
Steve Waugh, who faced 75 balls, scored 81. His innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dev. Sharma broke the 92-run partnership. Greg Matthews scored 44. His 40-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Kiran More. Sharma broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 24.
Wayne Phillips faced eight balls, scoring 23. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Craig McDermott, who faced three balls, scored one. Dev broke the five-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Dave Gilbert, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was run out. Bruce Reid, who faced two balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. India conceded 22 extras. Australia scored 262 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.
Kulkarni bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53. Ghai and Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 33. They picked up a wicket apiece.
Dev bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket. Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up three scalps.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 23 balls, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by McDermott, who broke the 26-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Mohinder Amarnath, who faced a ball, was caught by Phillips. McDermott dismissed him for a blob.
Vengsarkar faced 33 balls, scoring 17. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Border. Reid, the player of the match, broke the 34-run partnership. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 13 balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Border. Reid broke the 15-run stand.
The Mumbaikar scored 55. His 62-ball innings included four boundaries and (Sh)as(tr)ix. He was caught by Border. McDermott broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 97.
Gavaskar faced 110 balls, scoring 77. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the 10-run stand. Dev, who faced 24 balls, scored 25. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the 36-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sharma, who faced 11 balls, scored 13. He was caught by McDermott off the bowling of Reid. Kulkarni, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.
The ninth-wicket pair put on just two. Ghai faced three balls, scoring a run. He was run out. The last-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. More, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
The Aussies conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 226 off 45.3 overs, lost by 36 runs. Waugh and Matthews conceded five wicketless overs apiece, conceding 26 runs each. Simon Davis faced 7.3 wicketless overs, conceding 38.
Gilbert bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50. McDermott bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up three wickets. Reid bowled 10 overs, conceding 53. He picked up five wickets.
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