India made no
changes to their playing eleven. The Australians made just one changes to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Damien Martyn made way for Gavin
Robertson. On winning the toss, Steve Waugh, the latter’s skipper, chose to
bat.
Mark Waugh, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh broke the opening stand, which was worth (Pras)adozen.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 14-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 11. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Ajit Agarkar broke the 23-run stand.
Michael Bevan, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Fifty-four balls later, Hrishikesh Kanitkar broke the 36-run stand. Darren Lehmann, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty-four balls later, Rahul Sanghvi broke the 35-run stand.
Steve, whose faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Kanitkar broke the two-run stand. Ricky Ponting, whose 139-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 84. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Agarkar broke the 77-run partnership.
Shane Warne, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Anil, also a (Kumb)leg-spinner, broke the five-run stand. Tom Moody, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 44. Eighteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 26-run stand.
Robertson, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the two-run stand. Michael Kasprowicz, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Fleming, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.
India conceded 21 extras. Australia conceded 222 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. Prasad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble and Sanghvi bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Kanitkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up four scalps.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 100. His 89-ball innings included five boundaries and seven sixes. A hundred and sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Martyn, the substitute. Warne broke the 175-run partnership.
Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Kasprowicz, who broke the eight-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 72. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the 14-run stand.
Vinod Kambli, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Thirty-eight balls later, Bevan broke the 15-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 31 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who faced 10 balls, scoring seven.
Australia conceded 18 extras. India, who conceded 223 for the loss of four wickets off 44.3 overs, won by six wickets with 33 balls to spare. Moody, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Lehmann bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Robertson, who bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, conceded 34. Fleming, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Bevan, who bowled two overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled nine overs, conceding 43. Kasprowicz bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up two scalps.
Mark Waugh, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh broke the opening stand, which was worth (Pras)adozen.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 14-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 11. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper. Ajit Agarkar broke the 23-run stand.
Michael Bevan, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Fifty-four balls later, Hrishikesh Kanitkar broke the 36-run stand. Darren Lehmann, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty-four balls later, Rahul Sanghvi broke the 35-run stand.
Steve, whose faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Kanitkar broke the two-run stand. Ricky Ponting, whose 139-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 84. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Agarkar broke the 77-run partnership.
Shane Warne, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Mongia. Anil, also a (Kumb)leg-spinner, broke the five-run stand. Tom Moody, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 44. Eighteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 26-run stand.
Robertson, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the two-run stand. Michael Kasprowicz, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Fleming, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.
India conceded 21 extras. Australia conceded 222 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. Prasad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble and Sanghvi bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Kanitkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up four scalps.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 100. His 89-ball innings included five boundaries and seven sixes. A hundred and sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Martyn, the substitute. Warne broke the 175-run partnership.
Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Kasprowicz, who broke the eight-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 72. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Kasprowicz broke the 14-run stand.
Vinod Kambli, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Thirty-eight balls later, Bevan broke the 15-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 31 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Kanitkar, who faced 10 balls, scoring seven.
Australia conceded 18 extras. India, who conceded 223 for the loss of four wickets off 44.3 overs, won by six wickets with 33 balls to spare. Moody, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Lehmann bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Robertson, who bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, conceded 34. Fleming, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Bevan, who bowled two overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled nine overs, conceding 43. Kasprowicz bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up two scalps.
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