The Australians
made one change to their playing eleven – Bruce Reid made way for Craig
McDermott. So did India – Dilip Vengsarkar was replaced by Gopal Sharma. Kapil
Dev, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss.
Sunil Gavaskar scored a dozen. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Simon Davis broke the 33-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 26. His 51-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Greg Dyer. Dave Gilbert broke the 26-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 10. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gilbert, who broke the 18-run stand. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth four. Raman Lamba, who faced 43 balls, scored 17. He was run out.
Dev, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by David Boon. Steve Waugh broke the five-run stand. Chandrakant Pandit faced 18 balls, scoring eight. He was caught by Allan Border, Australia’s captain. Greg Matthews broke the 12-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket partnership was worth 67. Madan Lal scored 30. His 54-ball innings included three boundaries. He was run out. Roger Binny faced five balls, scoring a run. He was caught by Boon. McDermott broke the one-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 53. His 54-ball innings included (Ra)VI boundaries. He was caught by Dean Jones. Davis broke the ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth 15.
Sharma, who faced 20 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Davis broke the last-wicket partnership, which was worth just a couple. Maninder Singh scored eight. His seven-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 15 extras. India were dismissed for 193 off 47.4 overs. McDermott bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Waugh bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Matthews bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Gilbert bowled 10 overs, conceding 52. He picked up a couple of wickets. Davis, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.
Boon, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. He was caught by Lal. Dev broke the nine-run stand. Jones wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just a couple. He was caught by Lamba. Dev broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth eight.
The third-wicket partnership was worth 69. Geoff Marsh scored 43. His 96-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Border, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. He was run out.
Matthews, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Srikkanth. Sharma broke the one-run stand. The sixth-wicket partnership was worth 21. Greg Ritchie, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was run out.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Waugh, who faced 23 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Pandit off the bowling of Shastri.
McDermott, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was stumped by Pandit. Shastri broke the four-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on eight. Dyer, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored six. He was run out.
Gilbert, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Davis faced six balls, scoring just a run. Lal broke the three-run stand.
India conceded three extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 141 off 43.3 overs, lost by 52 runs.
Binny, who bowled six overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
Lal bowled three balls, conceding as many. He picked up a wicket, as did Sharma, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 42.
Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17 and picked up a couple of wickets. Shastri bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Indians took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the six-match series.
Sunil Gavaskar scored a dozen. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Simon Davis broke the 33-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 26. His 51-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Greg Dyer. Dave Gilbert broke the 26-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 10. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gilbert, who broke the 18-run stand. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth four. Raman Lamba, who faced 43 balls, scored 17. He was run out.
Dev, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by David Boon. Steve Waugh broke the five-run stand. Chandrakant Pandit faced 18 balls, scoring eight. He was caught by Allan Border, Australia’s captain. Greg Matthews broke the 12-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket partnership was worth 67. Madan Lal scored 30. His 54-ball innings included three boundaries. He was run out. Roger Binny faced five balls, scoring a run. He was caught by Boon. McDermott broke the one-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 53. His 54-ball innings included (Ra)VI boundaries. He was caught by Dean Jones. Davis broke the ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth 15.
Sharma, who faced 20 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Davis broke the last-wicket partnership, which was worth just a couple. Maninder Singh scored eight. His seven-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 15 extras. India were dismissed for 193 off 47.4 overs. McDermott bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Waugh bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Matthews bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Gilbert bowled 10 overs, conceding 52. He picked up a couple of wickets. Davis, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.
Boon, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. He was caught by Lal. Dev broke the nine-run stand. Jones wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just a couple. He was caught by Lamba. Dev broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth eight.
The third-wicket partnership was worth 69. Geoff Marsh scored 43. His 96-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Border, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. He was run out.
Matthews, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Srikkanth. Sharma broke the one-run stand. The sixth-wicket partnership was worth 21. Greg Ritchie, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was run out.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Waugh, who faced 23 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Pandit off the bowling of Shastri.
McDermott, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was stumped by Pandit. Shastri broke the four-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on eight. Dyer, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored six. He was run out.
Gilbert, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Davis faced six balls, scoring just a run. Lal broke the three-run stand.
India conceded three extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 141 off 43.3 overs, lost by 52 runs.
Binny, who bowled six overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29.
Lal bowled three balls, conceding as many. He picked up a wicket, as did Sharma, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 42.
Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17 and picked up a couple of wickets. Shastri bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Indians took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the six-match series.
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