India made
four changes to their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly, Robin Singh, Harvinder
Singh and Rahul Sanghvi made way for Vinod Kambli, One-day International
debutant Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble and Debasis Mohanty.
Australia made eight changes to the (Reiff)eleven that last played the Indians – Mark Taylor, Stuart Law, Michael Slater, Ian Healy, Brad Hogg, Paul, Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath made way for Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz and Damien Fleming.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the run-a-ball stand.
Tendulkar, whose 11-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Kasprowicz broke the eight-run stand. Kambli, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Fifty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Fleming, who broke the 61-run partnership.
Azharuddin, whose 91-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 82. A hundred and eighteen balls later, he was caught by Mark Waugh. Kasprowicz broke the 104-run partnership. Ajay Jadeja, whose 109-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 105. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India scored 309 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Mark, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Michael Bevan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Moody and Warne bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 42. Martyn, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Fleming, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 61. Kasprowicz bowled 8.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up three wickets.
The Indian innings included a couple of seven-ball overs – the 11th (which was Moody’s second over) and the 49th (which was Kasprowicz’s last). Both were allowed by umpire Shyam Kumar Bansal.
Australia were fined an over due to a slow over rate. Mark, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. Sixty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Agarkar. Javagal broke the 102-run partnership.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 45-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 61. Five balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Agarkar broke the four-run stand. Ponting, who faced 29 balls, scored a dozen. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Kanitkar broke the 37-run stand.
Steve Waugh, the Aussie skipper, scored 26. His 33-ball innings included a boundary. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match, who broke the 60-run partnership.
Lehmann, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 20-run stand. Bevan, whose 82-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 65. Twenty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 16-run stand.
Moody, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Mongia had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he stumped him. Tendulkar broke the 14-run stand. Warne, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Kumble broke the one-run stand.
Martyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Kasprowicz, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. Fleming, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Srinath broke the nine-run stand.
India conceded 32 extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 268 off 45.5 overs, lost by 41 runs. Mohanty, who faced five wicketless overs, conceded 51. Agarkar, who faced five overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.
Kanitkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. Srinath, who bowled 7.5 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up five wickets.
Australia made eight changes to the (Reiff)eleven that last played the Indians – Mark Taylor, Stuart Law, Michael Slater, Ian Healy, Brad Hogg, Paul, Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath made way for Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz and Damien Fleming.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the run-a-ball stand.
Tendulkar, whose 11-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Kasprowicz broke the eight-run stand. Kambli, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Fifty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Fleming, who broke the 61-run partnership.
Azharuddin, whose 91-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 82. A hundred and eighteen balls later, he was caught by Mark Waugh. Kasprowicz broke the 104-run partnership. Ajay Jadeja, whose 109-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 105. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India scored 309 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Mark, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Michael Bevan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Moody and Warne bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 42. Martyn, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Fleming, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 61. Kasprowicz bowled 8.2 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 50, picking up three wickets.
The Indian innings included a couple of seven-ball overs – the 11th (which was Moody’s second over) and the 49th (which was Kasprowicz’s last). Both were allowed by umpire Shyam Kumar Bansal.
Australia were fined an over due to a slow over rate. Mark, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 28. Sixty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Agarkar. Javagal broke the 102-run partnership.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 45-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 61. Five balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Agarkar broke the four-run stand. Ponting, who faced 29 balls, scored a dozen. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Kanitkar broke the 37-run stand.
Steve Waugh, the Aussie skipper, scored 26. His 33-ball innings included a boundary. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match, who broke the 60-run partnership.
Lehmann, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 20-run stand. Bevan, whose 82-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 65. Twenty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Tendulkar broke the 16-run stand.
Moody, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Mongia had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he stumped him. Tendulkar broke the 14-run stand. Warne, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Kumble broke the one-run stand.
Martyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Kasprowicz, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten. Fleming, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Srinath broke the nine-run stand.
India conceded 32 extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 268 off 45.5 overs, lost by 41 runs. Mohanty, who faced five wicketless overs, conceded 51. Agarkar, who faced five overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.
Kanitkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. Srinath, who bowled 7.5 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up five wickets.
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