India, whose
playing eleven was unchanged, played Australia, who made eight changes to the
team that last played them – Graeme Wood, Kepler Wessels, Dean Jones, Kim
Hughes, Simon O’Donnell, Steve Rixon, Murray Bennett and Rod McCurdy made way
for Wayne Phillips, the two Davids (Boon and Hookes), Greg Ritchie, Steve
Waugh, Dave Gilbert, Bruce Reid and Simon Davis.
Australia’s skipper, Allan Border, won the toss and inserted the Indians. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced eight balls, scored five. Davis broke the five-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored six. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Greg Matthews, the player of the match. Craig McDermott broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth eight.
Mohinder Amarnath scored 13. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Phillips. Gilbert broke the 16-run stand. The fourth-wicket stand was worth 40. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 19. His 63-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. The fifth-wicket pair put on 31. Kapil Dev, India’s captain, scored 16. His 19-ball innings included a six. He was run out.
The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Mohammad Azharuddin scored 31. His 57-ball innings included three boundaries. He was dismissed by Waugh. Shastri, who faced (Ra)VI balls, did not open his account. Reid broke the two-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Waugh trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 11-run partnership.
Syed Kirmani, who was playing his last One-day International, scored 27. His 33-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Matthews. McDermott broke the 47-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Chetan Sharma scored 22. His 28-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Shivlal Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 161 off 43 overs. Davis bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket. Reid bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket.
Gilbert bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. McDermott bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46.
Phillips, who faced nine balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was caught by Amarnath. Binny broke the 20-run stand.
Boon scored 14. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Gavaskar. Needless to say, Binny was in seventh heaven.
Hookes scored five. His 16-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Binny broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 18. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Border scored 16. His 25-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani off the bowling of Sharma.
Ritchie, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Sharma, who broke the three-run stand. Waugh scored 40. His 95-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Yadav broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 79. Matthews scored 46. His 77-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was McDermott, who scored 24. His 21-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 10 extras. Australia scored 164 for the loss of six wickets off 45.2 overs, winning by four wickets with 28 balls to spare. Amarnath, who scored three wicketless overs, conceded 11. Dev bowled 9.2 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Shastri bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23.
Yadav bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Sharma, who bowled six overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of wickets. Binny bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He picked up three scalps.
Australia’s skipper, Allan Border, won the toss and inserted the Indians. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced eight balls, scored five. Davis broke the five-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored six. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Greg Matthews, the player of the match. Craig McDermott broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth eight.
Mohinder Amarnath scored 13. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Phillips. Gilbert broke the 16-run stand. The fourth-wicket stand was worth 40. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 19. His 63-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. The fifth-wicket pair put on 31. Kapil Dev, India’s captain, scored 16. His 19-ball innings included a six. He was run out.
The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Mohammad Azharuddin scored 31. His 57-ball innings included three boundaries. He was dismissed by Waugh. Shastri, who faced (Ra)VI balls, did not open his account. Reid broke the two-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Waugh trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 11-run partnership.
Syed Kirmani, who was playing his last One-day International, scored 27. His 33-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Matthews. McDermott broke the 47-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Chetan Sharma scored 22. His 28-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Shivlal Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 161 off 43 overs. Davis bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket. Reid bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket.
Gilbert bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. McDermott bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46.
Phillips, who faced nine balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was caught by Amarnath. Binny broke the 20-run stand.
Boon scored 14. His 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Gavaskar. Needless to say, Binny was in seventh heaven.
Hookes scored five. His 16-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Binny broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 18. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Border scored 16. His 25-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani off the bowling of Sharma.
Ritchie, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Sharma, who broke the three-run stand. Waugh scored 40. His 95-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Yadav broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 79. Matthews scored 46. His 77-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was McDermott, who scored 24. His 21-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 10 extras. Australia scored 164 for the loss of six wickets off 45.2 overs, winning by four wickets with 28 balls to spare. Amarnath, who scored three wicketless overs, conceded 11. Dev bowled 9.2 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Shastri bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23.
Yadav bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Sharma, who bowled six overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of wickets. Binny bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He picked up three scalps.
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