India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Bhupinder Singh Senior made way for
Venkatesh Prasad. Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last played
the Indians – Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Tom Moody, Allan Border, Craig
McDermott, Peter Taylor, Merv Hughes and Mike Whitney made way for Mark Waugh,
Michael Bevan, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Damien
Fleming and Glenn McGrath.
On winning the toss, Mark Taylor, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored 11. HiS(rina)thirty-thre-ball innings included a boundary. Javagal broke the 29-run stand. David Boon, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Anil Kumble broke the 24-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on nine. Mark, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was run out.
Bevan, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Kumble broke the 53-run stand. Steve Waugh, whose 72-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Srinath broke the 43-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 64. Langer, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 36. He was run out.
Hayden, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Jadeja. Kumble broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Warne, who faced 13 balls, scored four. He was run out.
Reiffel, who faced a dozen balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. The Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)three-run stand. Fleming, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was McGrath, who faced a ball. He didn’t open his account.
India conceded 21 extras. Australia scored 244 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 33. Tendulkar and Prasad bowled eight wicketless overs each, conceding 39 apiece. The latter’s spell included a maiden.
Rajesh Chauhan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37. Srinath bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up three wickets. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Taylor. McGrath broke the 11-run stand. Jadeja, the player of the match, scored 87. His 106-ball innings included 12 boundaries and a six. He was caught by Boon. Warne broke the 130-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 110-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 80. He was stumped by Langer. Warne broke the 69-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 36. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, who scored 28. His 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Australia conceded eight extras. India, who conceded 245 for the loss of three wickets off 45.4 overs, won by seven wickets with 26 balls to spare. Mark, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Steve and Reiffel bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 32. Fleming, who bowled 9.4 wicketless overs, conceded 59. McGrath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Warne, who bowled nine overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced to the final.
On winning the toss, Mark Taylor, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored 11. HiS(rina)thirty-thre-ball innings included a boundary. Javagal broke the 29-run stand. David Boon, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Anil Kumble broke the 24-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on nine. Mark, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was run out.
Bevan, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Kumble broke the 53-run stand. Steve Waugh, whose 72-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 53. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Srinath broke the 43-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 64. Langer, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 36. He was run out.
Hayden, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Jadeja. Kumble broke the five-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Warne, who faced 13 balls, scored four. He was run out.
Reiffel, who faced a dozen balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. The Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)three-run stand. Fleming, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was McGrath, who faced a ball. He didn’t open his account.
India conceded 21 extras. Australia scored 244 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 33. Tendulkar and Prasad bowled eight wicketless overs each, conceding 39 apiece. The latter’s spell included a maiden.
Rajesh Chauhan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37. Srinath bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up three wickets. Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Taylor. McGrath broke the 11-run stand. Jadeja, the player of the match, scored 87. His 106-ball innings included 12 boundaries and a six. He was caught by Boon. Warne broke the 130-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 110-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 80. He was stumped by Langer. Warne broke the 69-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 36. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Vinod Kambli, who scored 28. His 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Australia conceded eight extras. India, who conceded 245 for the loss of three wickets off 45.4 overs, won by seven wickets with 26 balls to spare. Mark, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Steve and Reiffel bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 32. Fleming, who bowled 9.4 wicketless overs, conceded 59. McGrath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Warne, who bowled nine overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India advanced to the final.
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