India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Mohinder Amarnath replaced Navjot Singh
Sidhu. Australia made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Mike Veletta, Greg Ritchie, Dirk Wellham, Tim Zoehrer, Bruce Reid and
Simon Davis made way for Dean Jones, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Merv Hughes,
Terry Alderman and Geoff Lawson.
Border, the Aussie skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. David Boon, whose 60-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 49. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Amarnath broke the 59-run stand. Geoff Marsh, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. He was stumped by Kiran More. Ajay Sharma, the player of the match, broke the 50-run stand.
Jones, whose 77-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 53. He was caught by More. Ajay broke the 56-run stand. Border, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. Ajay broke the 23-run stand. Greg Matthews, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kapil Dev, who broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 15.
Steve Waugh, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. He was caught by Ajay. Dev broke the 11-run stand. O’Donnell, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. He was caught by the substitute. Manoj broke the 19-run P(rabhak)artnership. Healy, who faced 13 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on just three. Hughes, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. He was run out.
Lawson faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded nine extras. Australia scored 247 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Chetan Sharma, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Arshad Ayub, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49.
Prabhakar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Amarnath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ajay, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up three scalps.
Srikkanth, whose 65-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was caught by O’Donnell. Matthews broke the 115-run stand. Amarnath, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Matthews was in seventh heaven. Raman Lamba, whose 92-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 57. He was trapped leg before wicket by Matthews, who broke the 10-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Border, who broke the nine-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by Boon. Lawson broke the 50-run stand. Ajay, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 32. He was caught by Waugh. Border broke the eight-run stand.
Dev, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Healy. Lawson broke the 10-run stand. Chetan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Prabhakar, who scored 16. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. The Australians conceded 19 extras. India scored 249 for the loss of seven wickets off 47.1 overs, winning by three wickets with 17 balls to spare.
O’Donnell, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Hughes and Alderman bowled six wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 27, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 23.
Border and Lawson bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 39. Matthews, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.
Border, the Aussie skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. David Boon, whose 60-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 49. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Amarnath broke the 59-run stand. Geoff Marsh, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary, scored 27. He was stumped by Kiran More. Ajay Sharma, the player of the match, broke the 50-run stand.
Jones, whose 77-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 53. He was caught by More. Ajay broke the 56-run stand. Border, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. Ajay broke the 23-run stand. Greg Matthews, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kapil Dev, who broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth 15.
Steve Waugh, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. He was caught by Ajay. Dev broke the 11-run stand. O’Donnell, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. He was caught by the substitute. Manoj broke the 19-run P(rabhak)artnership. Healy, who faced 13 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on just three. Hughes, who faced a couple of balls, scored just a run. He was run out.
Lawson faced three balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded nine extras. Australia scored 247 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Chetan Sharma, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Arshad Ayub, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 49.
Prabhakar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Amarnath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ajay, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up three scalps.
Srikkanth, whose 65-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 58. He was caught by O’Donnell. Matthews broke the 115-run stand. Amarnath, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Matthews was in seventh heaven. Raman Lamba, whose 92-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 57. He was trapped leg before wicket by Matthews, who broke the 10-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was caught by Border, who broke the nine-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by Boon. Lawson broke the 50-run stand. Ajay, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 32. He was caught by Waugh. Border broke the eight-run stand.
Dev, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Healy. Lawson broke the 10-run stand. Chetan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Prabhakar, who scored 16. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. The Australians conceded 19 extras. India scored 249 for the loss of seven wickets off 47.1 overs, winning by three wickets with 17 balls to spare.
O’Donnell, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Hughes and Alderman bowled six wicketless overs each. While the former conceded 27, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 23.
Border and Lawson bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 39. Matthews, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.
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