India made
just one change to their playing eleven – Hrishikesh Kanitkar made way for
Jacob Martin. Australia made four changes to the (Reiff)eleven that last played
the Indians – Darren Lehmann, Tom Moody, Shane Warne and Paul made way for
Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds and the Lee brothers, Shane and Brett.
Adam Dale and Nikhil Chopra were Australia’s and India’s twelfth men, respectively. The match was attended by 73,219 people. Steve Waugh, the Aussie skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Adam Gilchrist, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Javagal Srinath broke the 10-run stand.
Mark Waugh, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Ajit Agarkar broke the nine-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 54-ball (Rob) innings included three boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Singh broke the 99-run partnership.
The hosts put on 50 off 9.2 overs in 44 minutes, and 100 off 19.1 overs in 86 minutes. Bevan and Ricky Ponting, the player of the match, put on 50 for the third wicket off 58 balls in 43 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 38. Steve, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Fifty balls later, Srinath, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, and Sameer Dighe ran him out.
Ponting, whose 121-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 115. His 50 – which came off 47 balls in 60 minutes – included half-a-dozen boundaries and the six. His century – which came off 109 balls in 158 minutes – included eight boundaries and the six. Eighty-five balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the 71-run partnership. Australia’s 200 came off 39.3 overs in 168 minutes.
The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Symonds, who faced four balls, scored three. Five balls later, Singh ran him out. Martyn, who faced 45 balls, scored 30. Three balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Anil Kumble broke the two-run stand.
Shane, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Fleming, who faced 13 balls, scoring 14. India conceded 11 extras. Australia scored 269 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 16. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Laxman, who faced 15 balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Gilchrist. Needless to say, Glenn McGrath was in seventh heaven. Dighe, who faced 25 balls, scored three. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Mark. Fleming broke the 24-run stand. The third wicket pair put on 37. Tendulkar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Thirty balls later, Shane and Gilchrist ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 34.1 overs in 145 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 109. Ganguly, whose 127-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 100. His half-century – which came off 64 balls in 94 minutes – included seven boundaries and five runs off one ball. His century – which came off 126 balls in 170 minutes – included 10 boundaries and a five. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, Symonds ran him out.
Ganguly and Rahul Dravid put on 50 off 69 balls in 48 minutes, and 100 off 123 balls in 84 minutes. An unruly section of the crowd stopped play for 17 minutes – between 9:39pm and 9:56pm – by throwing bottles onto the field upon Ganguly’s dismissal.
India’s 200 came off 44.4 overs in 215 minutes. Dravid, whose 85-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 60. His 50 came off 76 balls in 136 minutes. It included a boundary. Thirty-seven balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, The Wall was caught by Martyn. Shane broke the 35-run stand.
Singh, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 33. He was unbeaten. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Martin, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Dravid’s dismissal, Martyn ran him out. Agarkar, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen.
Australia conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 241 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs, lost by 28 runs. Symonds and Martyn bowled five wicketless overs each, conceding 28 apiece. Brett bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 49.
Shane bowled 10 overs, conceding 57. He picked up a wicket. Fleming and McGrath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 32.
Adam Dale and Nikhil Chopra were Australia’s and India’s twelfth men, respectively. The match was attended by 73,219 people. Steve Waugh, the Aussie skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Adam Gilchrist, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Javagal Srinath broke the 10-run stand.
Mark Waugh, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Ajit Agarkar broke the nine-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 54-ball (Rob) innings included three boundaries, scored 41. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Singh broke the 99-run partnership.
The hosts put on 50 off 9.2 overs in 44 minutes, and 100 off 19.1 overs in 86 minutes. Bevan and Ricky Ponting, the player of the match, put on 50 for the third wicket off 58 balls in 43 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 38. Steve, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Fifty balls later, Srinath, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, and Sameer Dighe ran him out.
Ponting, whose 121-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 115. His 50 – which came off 47 balls in 60 minutes – included half-a-dozen boundaries and the six. His century – which came off 109 balls in 158 minutes – included eight boundaries and the six. Eighty-five balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the 71-run partnership. Australia’s 200 came off 39.3 overs in 168 minutes.
The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Symonds, who faced four balls, scored three. Five balls later, Singh ran him out. Martyn, who faced 45 balls, scored 30. Three balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Anil Kumble broke the two-run stand.
Shane, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Fleming, who faced 13 balls, scoring 14. India conceded 11 extras. Australia scored 269 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 16. Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Laxman, who faced 15 balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Gilchrist. Needless to say, Glenn McGrath was in seventh heaven. Dighe, who faced 25 balls, scored three. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Mark. Fleming broke the 24-run stand. The third wicket pair put on 37. Tendulkar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Thirty balls later, Shane and Gilchrist ran him out.
India’s 150 came off 34.1 overs in 145 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 109. Ganguly, whose 127-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 100. His half-century – which came off 64 balls in 94 minutes – included seven boundaries and five runs off one ball. His century – which came off 126 balls in 170 minutes – included 10 boundaries and a five. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, Symonds ran him out.
Ganguly and Rahul Dravid put on 50 off 69 balls in 48 minutes, and 100 off 123 balls in 84 minutes. An unruly section of the crowd stopped play for 17 minutes – between 9:39pm and 9:56pm – by throwing bottles onto the field upon Ganguly’s dismissal.
India’s 200 came off 44.4 overs in 215 minutes. Dravid, whose 85-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 60. His 50 came off 76 balls in 136 minutes. It included a boundary. Thirty-seven balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, The Wall was caught by Martyn. Shane broke the 35-run stand.
Singh, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 33. He was unbeaten. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Martin, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Dravid’s dismissal, Martyn ran him out. Agarkar, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen.
Australia conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 241 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs, lost by 28 runs. Symonds and Martyn bowled five wicketless overs each, conceding 28 apiece. Brett bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 49.
Shane bowled 10 overs, conceding 57. He picked up a wicket. Fleming and McGrath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 32.
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