India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Dilip Vengsarkar, Syed Kirmani and Shivlal
Yadav made way for Ashok Malhotra, Kiran More and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. The
Aussies made one – Geoff Marsh replaced David Hookes. It was a 45-overs-a-side
match. Kapil Dev, India’s captain, inserted the hosts on winning the toss.
Marsh, who faced 28 balls, scored five. Dev broke the opening stand, which was worth 18. The second-wicket partnership was worth 13. Greg Matthews faced 10 balls, scoring 11. He was run out. The third-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Allan Border, Australia’s skipper, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. He was dismissed by Roger Binny.
Greg, who faced 13 balls, scored thR(itchi)ee. He was caught by More. Ravi Shastri broke the nine-run partnership. The fifth-wicket partnership was worth 10. David Boon, who faced 33 balls, scored 23. His innings included three boundaries. He was run out.
Steve Waugh, the player of the match, scored 73. His 104-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten. Wayne Phillips, who faced 25 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Sivaramakrishnan broke the 30-run stand.
Craig McDermott, who faced 20 balls, scored 12. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Chetan Sharma broke the 20-run stand. Dave Gilbert, who faced 17 balls, scored seven. He was caught by Sivaramakrishnan. Sharma broke the 28-run stand.
Bruce Reid faced eight balls, scoring four. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Binny broke the 13-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 20. Simon Davis, who faced 10 balls, scored six. He was run out. India conceded 10 extras. Australia were dismissed for 161 off 44.2 overs.
Dev bowled 8.2 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket. Sivaramakrishnan and Shastri bowled nine overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 23. They picked up a wicket each. Binny bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Sharma, who bowled nine overs, conceding 29.
The Indian openers put on 37. Srikkanth scored 22. His 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Sunil Gavaskar scored 59. His 99-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 89.
Mohinder Amarnath scored 58. His 77-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scoring 11. Australia conceded a dozen extras. India scored 162 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 40.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 28 balls to spare.
While Waugh conceded three overs, Matthews conceded four. They conceded 16 apiece, and were wicketless. Gilbert bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 41.
McDermott bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Davis, who bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 16. Reid bowled nine overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket.
Marsh, who faced 28 balls, scored five. Dev broke the opening stand, which was worth 18. The second-wicket partnership was worth 13. Greg Matthews faced 10 balls, scoring 11. He was run out. The third-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Allan Border, Australia’s skipper, faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. He was dismissed by Roger Binny.
Greg, who faced 13 balls, scored thR(itchi)ee. He was caught by More. Ravi Shastri broke the nine-run partnership. The fifth-wicket partnership was worth 10. David Boon, who faced 33 balls, scored 23. His innings included three boundaries. He was run out.
Steve Waugh, the player of the match, scored 73. His 104-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten. Wayne Phillips, who faced 25 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Sivaramakrishnan broke the 30-run stand.
Craig McDermott, who faced 20 balls, scored 12. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Chetan Sharma broke the 20-run stand. Dave Gilbert, who faced 17 balls, scored seven. He was caught by Sivaramakrishnan. Sharma broke the 28-run stand.
Bruce Reid faced eight balls, scoring four. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Binny broke the 13-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 20. Simon Davis, who faced 10 balls, scored six. He was run out. India conceded 10 extras. Australia were dismissed for 161 off 44.2 overs.
Dev bowled 8.2 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket. Sivaramakrishnan and Shastri bowled nine overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 23. They picked up a wicket each. Binny bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Sharma, who bowled nine overs, conceding 29.
The Indian openers put on 37. Srikkanth scored 22. His 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Sunil Gavaskar scored 59. His 99-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Phillips. Reid broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 89.
Mohinder Amarnath scored 58. His 77-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scoring 11. Australia conceded a dozen extras. India scored 162 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 40.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 28 balls to spare.
While Waugh conceded three overs, Matthews conceded four. They conceded 16 apiece, and were wicketless. Gilbert bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 41.
McDermott bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was Davis, who bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 16. Reid bowled nine overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket.
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