Besides being
India’s 51st Republic Day, it was also Australia Day. While the
former made no changes to their playing eleven, the latter made a couple of
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the two Damiens (Martyn
and Fleming) made way for Ian Harvey and Stuart MacGill.
Incidentally, Martyn was Australia’s twelfth man, and Nikhil Chopra was India’s twelfth man. The match was attended by 29,506 people. On winning the toss, Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.
While Australia’s 50 came off 9.2 overs in 38 minutes, their 100 came off 18.4 overs in 78 minutes, and their 150 came off 27,5 overs in 111 minutes.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 102-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 92. His 50, which came off 59 balls in 75 minutes, included five boundaries and a six. Thirty overs into the match, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 163-run partnership in 117 minutes.
Ricky Ponting, whose 33-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the 100-run partnership in 51 minutes. While Australia’s 200 came off 35.4 overs in 138 minutes, their 250 came off 43 overs in 164 minutes.
Mark Waugh, the player of the match, scored 116. His 131-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. While his half-century, which came off 74 balls in 109 minutes, included a boundary, his century, which came off 157 balls, including five boundaries. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Sameer Dighe. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, broke the 16-run stand.
Andrew Symonds, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 26. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Javagal Srinath broke the 26-run stand. Shane Lee, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harvey didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Debasis Mohanty and Srinath ran him out. Australia’s 300 came off 47 overs in 184 minutes. Bevan, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Micha)eleven. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. They scored 329 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. It was their highest-ever total in Australia, beating the 323 they scored against the Sri Lankans at the World Series Cup in 1984/85.
Robin Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Mohanty, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 39.
Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 50. Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 71. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Shane. Glenn McGrath broke the 12-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by MacGill, who never represented Australia in One-day Internationals again. Brett Lee broke the 27-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kanitkar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Brett. While India’s 50 came off 14.4 overs in 63 minutes, their 100 came off 24.5 overs in 105 minutes.
Dravid, whose 82-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 63. His 50, which came off 67 balls in 75 minutes, including nine boundaries. Ninety-four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Shane broke the 68-run partnership.
Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, Shane broke the four-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jacob, whose 50-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, scored 17. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Symonds.
India’s 150 came off 39.2 overs in 160 minutes. Dighe, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by McGrath. MacGill broke the 52-run stand.
Srinath, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Eight balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Brett broke the three-run stand. Kumble, who faced 44 balls, scored 26. A dozen balls later, Brett broke the eight-run stand.
Prasad, who faced nine balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. Mohanty, who faced 12 balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, Brett broke the three-run stand. Australia conceded 16 extras. India, who were dismissed for 177 off 46.5 overs, lost by 152 runs.
Steve, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Harvey, who bowled eight overs, conceding 39. McGrath bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13, picking up a wicket.
Symonds, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did MacGill, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38. Shane, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up two wickets. Brett bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up five scalps.
Incidentally, Martyn was Australia’s twelfth man, and Nikhil Chopra was India’s twelfth man. The match was attended by 29,506 people. On winning the toss, Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.
While Australia’s 50 came off 9.2 overs in 38 minutes, their 100 came off 18.4 overs in 78 minutes, and their 150 came off 27,5 overs in 111 minutes.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 102-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 92. His 50, which came off 59 balls in 75 minutes, included five boundaries and a six. Thirty overs into the match, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 163-run partnership in 117 minutes.
Ricky Ponting, whose 33-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 43. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the 100-run partnership in 51 minutes. While Australia’s 200 came off 35.4 overs in 138 minutes, their 250 came off 43 overs in 164 minutes.
Mark Waugh, the player of the match, scored 116. His 131-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. While his half-century, which came off 74 balls in 109 minutes, included a boundary, his century, which came off 157 balls, including five boundaries. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Sameer Dighe. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, broke the 16-run stand.
Andrew Symonds, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 26. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Javagal Srinath broke the 26-run stand. Shane Lee, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harvey didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Debasis Mohanty and Srinath ran him out. Australia’s 300 came off 47 overs in 184 minutes. Bevan, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Micha)eleven. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. They scored 329 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. It was their highest-ever total in Australia, beating the 323 they scored against the Sri Lankans at the World Series Cup in 1984/85.
Robin Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Mohanty, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 39.
Venkatesh Prasad, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 50. Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 71. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Shane. Glenn McGrath broke the 12-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by MacGill, who never represented Australia in One-day Internationals again. Brett Lee broke the 27-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kanitkar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Brett. While India’s 50 came off 14.4 overs in 63 minutes, their 100 came off 24.5 overs in 105 minutes.
Dravid, whose 82-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 63. His 50, which came off 67 balls in 75 minutes, including nine boundaries. Ninety-four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Shane broke the 68-run partnership.
Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, Shane broke the four-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jacob, whose 50-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, scored 17. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Symonds.
India’s 150 came off 39.2 overs in 160 minutes. Dighe, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Seventy-two balls later, he was caught by McGrath. MacGill broke the 52-run stand.
Srinath, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Eight balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Brett broke the three-run stand. Kumble, who faced 44 balls, scored 26. A dozen balls later, Brett broke the eight-run stand.
Prasad, who faced nine balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. Mohanty, who faced 12 balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, Brett broke the three-run stand. Australia conceded 16 extras. India, who were dismissed for 177 off 46.5 overs, lost by 152 runs.
Steve, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Harvey, who bowled eight overs, conceding 39. McGrath bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13, picking up a wicket.
Symonds, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did MacGill, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38. Shane, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up two wickets. Brett bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up five scalps.
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