India made one
change to their playing eleven – Narendra Hirwani made way for Venkatapathy
Raju. Australia made no changes to theirs. Allan Border, the latter’s skipper,
chose to bat on winning the toss.
David Boon, the player of the preliminary series and one of the two players of the finals, scored 20. His 42-ball innings included three boundaries. Manoj broke the 47-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Dean Jones, who faced 22 balls, scored nine. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Raju broke the 27-run stand. Tom Moody, who faced 32 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. Raju broke the 40-run stand.
The younger of the Waugh twins, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the Mark. He was stumped by Pandit. Raju broke the three-run stand. Geoff Marsh, the other player of the finals, scored 78. His 136-ball (Prav)innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Amre. Javagal Srinath broke the 51-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Border, whose 39-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. He was run out. Steve Waugh, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Prabhakar broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Healy, whose 12-ball I(a)nnings included a boundary, scored 11. He was run out. Peter Taylor, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
Craig McDermott, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Prabhakar broke the eight-run stand. Mike Whitney, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was unbeaten. India conceded 19 extras. Australia scored 208 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18. Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 42.
Srinath bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, conceding 31. He picked up three scalps, as did Raju, who bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 32.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Mark. Whitney broke the 19-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 26. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was run out.
The Mumbaikar, whose 115-ball innings included three boundaries, scored S(hastr)ixty-one. He was caught by Whitney. Moody broke the 76-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 11. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Whitney. Border broke the 25-run stand.
Dev, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by McDermott, who broke the eight-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 69. He was caught by Whitney. Steve broke the 36-run stand.
Amre, whose 17-ball innings included two boundaries. He scored 17. He was caught by Jones. McDermott broke the five-run stand. Pandit, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Prabhakar, who faced half-a-dozen balls. He scored four.
Australia conceded seven extras. India scored 202 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs, losing by six runs. Taylor bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 44. Border, who bowled two overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket. Whitney bowled 10 overs, conceding 32. He picked up a wicket.
Steve and Moody bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 31. McDermott bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Aussies won the best-of-three finals 2-0.
David Boon, the player of the preliminary series and one of the two players of the finals, scored 20. His 42-ball innings included three boundaries. Manoj broke the 47-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Dean Jones, who faced 22 balls, scored nine. He was stumped by Chandrakant Pandit. Raju broke the 27-run stand. Tom Moody, who faced 32 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. Raju broke the 40-run stand.
The younger of the Waugh twins, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the Mark. He was stumped by Pandit. Raju broke the three-run stand. Geoff Marsh, the other player of the finals, scored 78. His 136-ball (Prav)innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Amre. Javagal Srinath broke the 51-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Border, whose 39-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. He was run out. Steve Waugh, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Prabhakar broke the 17-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Healy, whose 12-ball I(a)nnings included a boundary, scored 11. He was run out. Peter Taylor, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
Craig McDermott, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Prabhakar broke the eight-run stand. Mike Whitney, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was unbeaten. India conceded 19 extras. Australia scored 208 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18. Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, each. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 42.
Srinath bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket. Prabhakar bowled nine overs, conceding 31. He picked up three scalps, as did Raju, who bowled 10 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 32.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Mark. Whitney broke the 19-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 26. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was run out.
The Mumbaikar, whose 115-ball innings included three boundaries, scored S(hastr)ixty-one. He was caught by Whitney. Moody broke the 76-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 11. His nine-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Whitney. Border broke the 25-run stand.
Dev, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by McDermott, who broke the eight-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 69. He was caught by Whitney. Steve broke the 36-run stand.
Amre, whose 17-ball innings included two boundaries. He scored 17. He was caught by Jones. McDermott broke the five-run stand. Pandit, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Prabhakar, who faced half-a-dozen balls. He scored four.
Australia conceded seven extras. India scored 202 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs, losing by six runs. Taylor bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 44. Border, who bowled two overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket. Whitney bowled 10 overs, conceding 32. He picked up a wicket.
Steve and Moody bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 31. McDermott bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Aussies won the best-of-three finals 2-0.
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