India made a
couple of Ch(opr)anges to their playing eleven – Jacob Martin and Ajit Agarkar
made way for Devang Gandhi and Nikhil. Australia made no changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians.
While Stuart MacGill was Australia’s twelfth man, Hrishikesh Kanitkar was the twelfth man for India. The match was attended by 38,831 people.
On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced 11 balls, scoring just a run. Sixteen ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Glenn McGrath broke the six-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, who faced nine balls, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. McGrath broke the three-run stand. V V S Laxman, who faced 25 balls, scored just a couple. Thirty-seven balls later, McGrath broke the nine-run stand.
Gandhi, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Michael Bevan. Brett Lee broke the 11-run stand. India’s 50 came off 20.4 overs in 101 minutes.
Singh, whose 34-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 11. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by Damien Martyn. Shane Lee broke the 42-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 70-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, who broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Anil Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Symonds. Sameer Dighe, who faced 21 balls, scored just a couple. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Martyn. McGrath broke the eight-run stand.
India's 100 came off 36.1 overs in 178 minutes. Chopra, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14.
Twenty balls after Dighe's dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Symonds, who broke the 18-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Chopra's dismissal, he was dismissed by Symonds.
Australia conceded 32 extras. India scored 100 off 36.3 overs. Fleming, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 18. Shane, who bowled seven overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.
Brett, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Symonds, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 11. He picked up four scalps, as did McGrath, who bowled 10 overs, including four overs. He conceded eight.
India’s innings finished at 5:30pm. There was a 10-minute break for a change of innings. This was followed by 20 minutes of play, before dinner at 6pm. Off the five overs before the break, Australia scored 12 without the loss of a wicket. At that point, Gilchrist and Mark Waugh were batting on eight and one, respectively.
Mark, who faced 28 balls, scored just three. Fifty-two balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 28-run stand. Ricky Ponting, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Prasad broke the one-run stand.
Australia’s 50 came off 13.5 overs in 71 minutes. Gilchrist, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 26-run stand. Bevan, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
Rain stopped play for 26 minutes (between 7:12pm and 7:38pm), but there was no adjustment to the overs. Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the three-run stand.
Martyn, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Symonds, who scored 28. His 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. India conceded 14 extras. Australia, who scored 101 for the loss of five wickets off 26.5 overs, won by five wickets with 139 balls to spare.
Kumble, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen. Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded a run. Ganguly, who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 22.
Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 30, picking up four scalps.
While Stuart MacGill was Australia’s twelfth man, Hrishikesh Kanitkar was the twelfth man for India. The match was attended by 38,831 people.
On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced 11 balls, scoring just a run. Sixteen ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Glenn McGrath broke the six-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, who faced nine balls, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. McGrath broke the three-run stand. V V S Laxman, who faced 25 balls, scored just a couple. Thirty-seven balls later, McGrath broke the nine-run stand.
Gandhi, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Michael Bevan. Brett Lee broke the 11-run stand. India’s 50 came off 20.4 overs in 101 minutes.
Singh, whose 34-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 11. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by Damien Martyn. Shane Lee broke the 42-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 70-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, who broke the three-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Anil Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Symonds. Sameer Dighe, who faced 21 balls, scored just a couple. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Martyn. McGrath broke the eight-run stand.
India's 100 came off 36.1 overs in 178 minutes. Chopra, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14.
Twenty balls after Dighe's dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Symonds, who broke the 18-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Chopra's dismissal, he was dismissed by Symonds.
Australia conceded 32 extras. India scored 100 off 36.3 overs. Fleming, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 18. Shane, who bowled seven overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.
Brett, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Symonds, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 11. He picked up four scalps, as did McGrath, who bowled 10 overs, including four overs. He conceded eight.
India’s innings finished at 5:30pm. There was a 10-minute break for a change of innings. This was followed by 20 minutes of play, before dinner at 6pm. Off the five overs before the break, Australia scored 12 without the loss of a wicket. At that point, Gilchrist and Mark Waugh were batting on eight and one, respectively.
Mark, who faced 28 balls, scored just three. Fifty-two balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the 28-run stand. Ricky Ponting, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Prasad broke the one-run stand.
Australia’s 50 came off 13.5 overs in 71 minutes. Gilchrist, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Srinath broke the 26-run stand. Bevan, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
Rain stopped play for 26 minutes (between 7:12pm and 7:38pm), but there was no adjustment to the overs. Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring four. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the three-run stand.
Martyn, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Symonds, who scored 28. His 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. India conceded 14 extras. Australia, who scored 101 for the loss of five wickets off 26.5 overs, won by five wickets with 139 balls to spare.
Kumble, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen. Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded a run. Ganguly, who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 22.
Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 30, picking up four scalps.
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