The first of the
best-of-three finals was a 44-overs-a-side match. The Australians made a couple
of changes to their playing eleven – Phillips and Dave Gilbert made Way(ne) for
One-day International debutant Tim Zoehrer and Greg Matthews. India made just
one – Raju Kulkarni made way for Dilip Vengsarkar.
Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts on winning the toss. Geoff Marsh scored 36. His 66-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Chetan Sharma. Mohammad Azharuddin broke the 69-run stand. Dirk Wellham wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 17-run partnership.
Allan Border, Australia’s captain, faced 21 balls, scoring a dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin. Ravi Shastri broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 24. Dean Jones scored 30. His 44-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
David Boon, who faced 92 balls, scored 50. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ashok Malhotra. Shastri broke the eight-run partnership. Steve Waugh faced four balls, scoring just one. Azharuddin broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 13. Matthews, who faced 11 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out. Zoehrer, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 29.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Craig McDermott, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Bruce Reid, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. Australia scored 170 for the loss of eight wickets off 44 overs. Sharma bowled five overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was Roger Binny, who bowled seven overs, conceding 30.
Amarnath, who bowled five overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 21. Shastri and Azharuddin bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 26.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. Simon Davis broke the four-run stand. Shastri, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. He was caught by Zoehrer. Davis was in seventh heaven. Jimmy, who faced 36 balls, scored (Amarna)thirteen. He was caught by Marsh. Matthews broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 29.
The wristy Hyderabadi, who faced 13 balls, scored just (Azh)arun. Matthews broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Vengsarkar scored 45. His 81-ball innings included a six. He was caught by Jones. Waugh broke the 30-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dev, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Matthews. Malhotra, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Border, who broke the 30-run partnership.
Sunil Gavaskar scored 32. His 58-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Jones. Border broke the 14-run stand. Sharma scored 19. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Binny scored 16. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. Border broke the ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth 23. Kiran More, who faced five balls, scored just two. Davis broke the 10-run partnership.
Australia conceded 11 extras. India, who were dismissed for 159 off 43.4 overs, lost by 11 runs, trailing the finals 0-1. McDermott, who bowled five overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Reid, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34.
Waugh bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Border (who bowled five overs, conceding 23), Davis (who bowled 7.4 overs, including three maidens, and conceded 10) and Matthews (who bowled nine overs, conceding 27) picked up three scalps apiece.
Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts on winning the toss. Geoff Marsh scored 36. His 66-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Chetan Sharma. Mohammad Azharuddin broke the 69-run stand. Dirk Wellham wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 17-run partnership.
Allan Border, Australia’s captain, faced 21 balls, scoring a dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin. Ravi Shastri broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 24. Dean Jones scored 30. His 44-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
David Boon, who faced 92 balls, scored 50. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ashok Malhotra. Shastri broke the eight-run partnership. Steve Waugh faced four balls, scoring just one. Azharuddin broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 13. Matthews, who faced 11 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out. Zoehrer, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 29.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Craig McDermott, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was run out. Bruce Reid, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. Australia scored 170 for the loss of eight wickets off 44 overs. Sharma bowled five overs, conceded 34. He was wicketless, as was Roger Binny, who bowled seven overs, conceding 30.
Amarnath, who bowled five overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 21. Shastri and Azharuddin bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 26.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. Simon Davis broke the four-run stand. Shastri, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. He was caught by Zoehrer. Davis was in seventh heaven. Jimmy, who faced 36 balls, scored (Amarna)thirteen. He was caught by Marsh. Matthews broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 29.
The wristy Hyderabadi, who faced 13 balls, scored just (Azh)arun. Matthews broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Vengsarkar scored 45. His 81-ball innings included a six. He was caught by Jones. Waugh broke the 30-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dev, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was dismissed by Matthews. Malhotra, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Border, who broke the 30-run partnership.
Sunil Gavaskar scored 32. His 58-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Jones. Border broke the 14-run stand. Sharma scored 19. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Binny scored 16. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. Border broke the ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth 23. Kiran More, who faced five balls, scored just two. Davis broke the 10-run partnership.
Australia conceded 11 extras. India, who were dismissed for 159 off 43.4 overs, lost by 11 runs, trailing the finals 0-1. McDermott, who bowled five overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Reid, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 34.
Waugh bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Border (who bowled five overs, conceding 23), Davis (who bowled 7.4 overs, including three maidens, and conceded 10) and Matthews (who bowled nine overs, conceding 27) picked up three scalps apiece.
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