It was a
45-overs-a-side match. While Australia made no changes to their playing eleven,
India made a couple – Rudra Pratap Singh and Gopal Sharma made way for Sunil
Gavaskar and Roger Binny. On winning the toss, Kapil Dev, India’s skipper, put
the Aussies in.
Geoff Marsh scored five. His 14-ball innings included a boundary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Binny, who broke the eight-run stand. David Boon scored 24. His 26-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Binny broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 34.
Allan Border, the Aussie skipper, faced 17 balls, scoring five. He was caught by Raman Lamba. Maninder Singh broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 31. The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Dean Jones, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 43. He was run out.
Greg Matthews scored 15. His 34-ball innings included a boundary. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Singh broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 33. Greg Ritchie scored 35. His 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi Shastri, who broke the 18-run partnership.
Steve Waugh scored 57. His 53-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Greg Dyer, who scored 45. His 43-ball innings included four boundaries and a six.
India conceded nine extras. Australia scored 238 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Madan Lal, who bowled eight overs, conceded 45. He was wicketless, as was Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Shastri bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Binny, who bowled eight overs, conceded 75. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 30.
Gavaskar scored six. His 10-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Border. Simon Davis was in seventh heaven. Srikkanth, who faced 26 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Ritchie. Bruce Reid broke the 17-run stand.
Lamba, the player of the match, scored 74. His 68-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by the substitute, Mike Veletta. Waugh broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 102.
Dilip Vengsarkar scored 37. His 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was caught by Matthews. Waugh broke the 15-run stand. Pandit, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. Reid broke the 27-run stand.
Dev scored 36. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Dyer. Dave Gilbert broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 25. The tall Mumbaikar scored 29. His 26-ball innings included three boundaries and (Sh)as(tr)ix. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 15. His 18-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ritchie. Reid broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 39. Lal, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India scored 242 for the loss of seven wickets off 43.3 overs, winning by three wickets with nine balls to spare. Matthews bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 54.
Davis bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Gilbert bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a wicket. Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Reid bowled nine overs. He conceded 43, picking up three scalps.
India led the six-match series 2-1.
Geoff Marsh scored five. His 14-ball innings included a boundary. He was trapped leg before wicket by Binny, who broke the eight-run stand. David Boon scored 24. His 26-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Binny broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 34.
Allan Border, the Aussie skipper, faced 17 balls, scoring five. He was caught by Raman Lamba. Maninder Singh broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 31. The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Dean Jones, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 43. He was run out.
Greg Matthews scored 15. His 34-ball innings included a boundary. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Singh broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 33. Greg Ritchie scored 35. His 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ravi Shastri, who broke the 18-run partnership.
Steve Waugh scored 57. His 53-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Greg Dyer, who scored 45. His 43-ball innings included four boundaries and a six.
India conceded nine extras. Australia scored 238 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs. Madan Lal, who bowled eight overs, conceded 45. He was wicketless, as was Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Shastri bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Binny, who bowled eight overs, conceded 75. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 30.
Gavaskar scored six. His 10-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Border. Simon Davis was in seventh heaven. Srikkanth, who faced 26 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Ritchie. Bruce Reid broke the 17-run stand.
Lamba, the player of the match, scored 74. His 68-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by the substitute, Mike Veletta. Waugh broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 102.
Dilip Vengsarkar scored 37. His 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was caught by Matthews. Waugh broke the 15-run stand. Pandit, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. Reid broke the 27-run stand.
Dev scored 36. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Dyer. Dave Gilbert broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 25. The tall Mumbaikar scored 29. His 26-ball innings included three boundaries and (Sh)as(tr)ix. He was unbeaten.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 15. His 18-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ritchie. Reid broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 39. Lal, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India scored 242 for the loss of seven wickets off 43.3 overs, winning by three wickets with nine balls to spare. Matthews bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 54.
Davis bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Gilbert bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up a wicket. Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Reid bowled nine overs. He conceded 43, picking up three scalps.
India led the six-match series 2-1.
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