Neither
the Australians nor the Indians made changes to their playing elevens. Steve
Waugh, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Adam Gilchrist,
whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Four overs into the
match, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Harvinder Singh broke the 17-run stand.
Ricky Ponting, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 26, scored 31. Ten overs later, he was stumped by Mongia. Harbhajan Singh broke the 67-run partnership. Damien Martyn, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over later, Anil, the (Kumb)leggie, broke the three-run stand.
Mark Waugh, whose 99-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 81. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 90-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 103-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 101. He was unbeaten.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 20. Steve, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty balls later, Tendulkar ran him out. Darren Lehmann, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Forty-seven balls later, Venkatesh Prasad broke the 53-run partnership.
Tom Moody, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India's skipper. Prasad broke the 21-run stand. Shane Warne, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
India conceded 11 extras. Australia scored 284 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. V V S Laxman, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 16. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33.
Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Harvinder, who bowled seven overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India required 254 to pass New Zealand on net run rate and qualify for the final. A sandstorm disrupted play by about 25 minutes. The Indian target was revised to 276 off 46 overs, or 237 off 46 overs to qualify for the final.
Ganguly, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Damien Fleming, who broke the 38-run stand. Mongia, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 35. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Mark. Moody broke the 69-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. Thirty-six balls later, Moody broke the 28-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Steve broke the three-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 131-ball innings included nine boundaries and five sixes, scored 143. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Fleming broke the 104-run partnership. Laxman, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who faced 14 balls, scoring five.
Australia conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 250 for the loss of five wickets off 46 overs, lost by 26 runs. Michael Kasprowicz and Warne bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 39.
Steve, who bowled nine overs, conceded 65. He picked up a wicket. Moody, who bowled nine overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Fleming, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 46.
Both the teams advanced to the final.
Ricky Ponting, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 26, scored 31. Ten overs later, he was stumped by Mongia. Harbhajan Singh broke the 67-run partnership. Damien Martyn, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over later, Anil, the (Kumb)leggie, broke the three-run stand.
Mark Waugh, whose 99-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 81. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 90-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 103-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 101. He was unbeaten.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 20. Steve, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty balls later, Tendulkar ran him out. Darren Lehmann, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Forty-seven balls later, Venkatesh Prasad broke the 53-run partnership.
Tom Moody, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India's skipper. Prasad broke the 21-run stand. Shane Warne, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
India conceded 11 extras. Australia scored 284 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. V V S Laxman, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 16. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 33.
Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Harvinder, who bowled seven overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled eight overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India required 254 to pass New Zealand on net run rate and qualify for the final. A sandstorm disrupted play by about 25 minutes. The Indian target was revised to 276 off 46 overs, or 237 off 46 overs to qualify for the final.
Ganguly, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Damien Fleming, who broke the 38-run stand. Mongia, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 35. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Mark. Moody broke the 69-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. Thirty-six balls later, Moody broke the 28-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Steve broke the three-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 131-ball innings included nine boundaries and five sixes, scored 143. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Fleming broke the 104-run partnership. Laxman, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who faced 14 balls, scoring five.
Australia conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 250 for the loss of five wickets off 46 overs, lost by 26 runs. Michael Kasprowicz and Warne bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 39.
Steve, who bowled nine overs, conceded 65. He picked up a wicket. Moody, who bowled nine overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Fleming, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 46.
Both the teams advanced to the final.
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