India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Aashish Kapoor made way for Robin Singh.
Australia also made just one changes to theirs – Damien Fleming made way for
Paul Reiffel. Mark Taylor, Australia’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the
Indians.
India’s openers put on 54. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Brad Hogg ran him out. Javagal, who faced eight balls, scored (Srina)three. He was stumped by Ian Healy. Mark Waugh broke the 21-run stand.
Tendulkar, India’s skipper, scored 62. His 60-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Stuart Law. Mark broke the 20-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 56. He was caught by Taylor. Law broke the 110-run stand.
Singh, who returned to the Indian team after spending seven years in the cricketing wilderness, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Michael Slater. Law broke the 12-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 94. His 104-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Mark. Glenn broke the (McGra)thirty-six-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Nayan Mongia, who scored 15. His 19-ball innings included three boundaries.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India scored 289 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Hogg, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Jason Gillespie, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 63.
Reiffel bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52. McGrath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Mark, who bowled nine overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Law, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 65.
Mark, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, scored 37. Singh broke the 84-run stand. The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Law, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Singh.
Steve Waugh, whose 40-ball included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Mongia. Sunil Joshi broke the 67-run stand. Taylor, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 78. He was trapped leg before wicket by Anil Kumble, who broke the four-run stand.
Michael Bevan, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 86-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Healy, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Srinath ran him out.
Slater, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the two-run stand. Reiffel, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Gillespie, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. The (Kumb)leggie broke the eight-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 11. Hogg, who faced 14 balls, scored 11. Mongia ran him out. McGrath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. Australia, who were dismissed for 284 off 49.1 overs, lost by five runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a dot ball, was wicketless. Jadeja, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Prasad, Srinath and Joshi bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 68, 62 and 50, respectively. Singh, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.
While the Aussies were eliminated, the hosts advanced.
India’s openers put on 54. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Brad Hogg ran him out. Javagal, who faced eight balls, scored (Srina)three. He was stumped by Ian Healy. Mark Waugh broke the 21-run stand.
Tendulkar, India’s skipper, scored 62. His 60-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Stuart Law. Mark broke the 20-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 56. He was caught by Taylor. Law broke the 110-run stand.
Singh, who returned to the Indian team after spending seven years in the cricketing wilderness, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Michael Slater. Law broke the 12-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 94. His 104-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Mark. Glenn broke the (McGra)thirty-six-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Nayan Mongia, who scored 15. His 19-ball innings included three boundaries.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India scored 289 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Hogg, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Jason Gillespie, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 63.
Reiffel bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52. McGrath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Mark, who bowled nine overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Law, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 65.
Mark, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, scored 37. Singh broke the 84-run stand. The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Law, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Singh.
Steve Waugh, whose 40-ball included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Mongia. Sunil Joshi broke the 67-run stand. Taylor, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 78. He was trapped leg before wicket by Anil Kumble, who broke the four-run stand.
Michael Bevan, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 40. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 86-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Healy, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Srinath ran him out.
Slater, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 52. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the two-run stand. Reiffel, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Gillespie, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. The (Kumb)leggie broke the eight-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 11. Hogg, who faced 14 balls, scored 11. Mongia ran him out. McGrath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. Australia, who were dismissed for 284 off 49.1 overs, lost by five runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a dot ball, was wicketless. Jadeja, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Prasad, Srinath and Joshi bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 68, 62 and 50, respectively. Singh, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.
While the Aussies were eliminated, the hosts advanced.
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