India made
a couple of changes to their playing eleven – the Singhs (Harvinder and
Harbhajan) made way for Ajit Agarkar and Rahul Sanghvi. Australia made no
changes to theirs. On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper,
inserted the Aussies.
Mark Waugh, who faced 14 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls into the match, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Ricky Ponting, who won the fielder of the series award, faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the one-run stand.
Tom Moody, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Needless to say, Agarkar was in seventh heaven. Adam Gilchrist, whose 60-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 45. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Hrishikesh Kanitkar broke the 59-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 36. Michael Bevan, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 45. Forty-one balls later, V V S Laxman and Anil Kumble ran him out. Waugh, Australia’s skipper, scored S(t)eventy. His 71-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. Ninety-six balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Kanitkar broke the 103-run partnership.
Darren Lehmann, whose 59-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 70. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Sanghvi. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 31-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on eight.
Damien Martyn, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Ajay Jadeja and Prasad had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they ran him out. Although Shane Warne, who scored half-a-dozen, was unbeaten, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Michael Kasprowicz, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Agarkar broke the one-run stand. Damien Fleming, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Australia scored 272 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who was celebrating his 25th birthday, and Laxman bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded a dozen, the latter conceded 11. Sanghvi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 45.
Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kanitkar and Prasad bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 32.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Fifty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Moody. Fleming, who celebrated his 28th birthday by bagging the bowler of the series award, broke the 39-run stand.
Mongia, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Ninety-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Fleming broke the 89-run partnership.
Tendulkar, the player of the match and series, scored 134. His 131-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and three sixes. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kasprowicz, who broke the 120-run partnership.
The Little Master also scored the fastest half-century of the tournament (off 44 balls), and the most sixes in the tournament – nine.
Azharuddin, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 58. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the 13-run stand. Jadeja, who faced 14 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who scored half-a-dozen. His two-ball innings included a boundary.
Australia conceded 15 extras. India, who scored 275 for the loss of four wickets off 48.3 overs, won by six wickets with nine balls to spare. Mark, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Steve, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 28.
Moody bowled 9.3 wicketless overs, conceding 63. Warne bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 61. Fleming and Kasprowicz bowled 10 overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 47, the latter conceded 48.
India won the 1997/98 Coca Cola Cup.
Mark Waugh, who faced 14 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls into the match, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Agarkar broke the 18-run stand. Ricky Ponting, who won the fielder of the series award, faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the one-run stand.
Tom Moody, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Needless to say, Agarkar was in seventh heaven. Adam Gilchrist, whose 60-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 45. Eighty-six balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Hrishikesh Kanitkar broke the 59-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 36. Michael Bevan, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 45. Forty-one balls later, V V S Laxman and Anil Kumble ran him out. Waugh, Australia’s skipper, scored S(t)eventy. His 71-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. Ninety-six balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Kanitkar broke the 103-run partnership.
Darren Lehmann, whose 59-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 70. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Sanghvi. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 31-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on eight.
Damien Martyn, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Ajay Jadeja and Prasad had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they ran him out. Although Shane Warne, who scored half-a-dozen, was unbeaten, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Michael Kasprowicz, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Agarkar broke the one-run stand. Damien Fleming, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 10 extras. Australia scored 272 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who was celebrating his 25th birthday, and Laxman bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded a dozen, the latter conceded 11. Sanghvi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 45.
Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kanitkar and Prasad bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 32.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Fifty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Moody. Fleming, who celebrated his 28th birthday by bagging the bowler of the series award, broke the 39-run stand.
Mongia, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Ninety-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Fleming broke the 89-run partnership.
Tendulkar, the player of the match and series, scored 134. His 131-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and three sixes. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kasprowicz, who broke the 120-run partnership.
The Little Master also scored the fastest half-century of the tournament (off 44 balls), and the most sixes in the tournament – nine.
Azharuddin, whose 64-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 58. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the 13-run stand. Jadeja, who faced 14 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who scored half-a-dozen. His two-ball innings included a boundary.
Australia conceded 15 extras. India, who scored 275 for the loss of four wickets off 48.3 overs, won by six wickets with nine balls to spare. Mark, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Steve, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 28.
Moody bowled 9.3 wicketless overs, conceding 63. Warne bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 61. Fleming and Kasprowicz bowled 10 overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 47, the latter conceded 48.
India won the 1997/98 Coca Cola Cup.
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