It was India’s first
One-day International for 2001. They made five changes to their playing eleven –
Sridharan Sriram, Yuvraj Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Aashish Kapoor and
Venkatesh Prasad made way for Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team), V V S
Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath.
Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Lee brothers (Shane and Brett) and Jason Gillespie made way for Matthew Hayden, Shane Warne and Damien Fleming. While Andrew Symonds was Australia’s twelfth man, Robin Singh was India’s twelfth man.
On winning the toss, Ganguly chose to bat. He faced 27 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Mark Waugh. Fleming broke the 16-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 36. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 35. Twenty-five balls later, Michael Bevan ran him out.
India’s 50 came off 8.5 overs in 43 minutes. While Tendulkar was batting on 35 then, Laxman was batting on four. The latter put on 50 off 30 balls for the third wicket with Rahul Dravid in 24 minutes. The former, whose 34-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 45. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Damien Martyn off the bowling of Ian Harvey. India’s 100 came off 14.5 overs in 72 minutes.
Hemang Badani, who faced 18 balls, scored 11. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mark. Warne broke the 20-run stand. India’s 150 came off 26 overs in 115 minutes. Virender Sehwag, the player of the match, scored 58. His 54-ball innings included eight boundaries. While his 50 came off 46 balls in 52 minutes, Dravid’s 50 – which came off 61 balls in 95 minutes – included a boundary and a six. They put on 100 off 95 minutes for the fifth wicket in 61 minutes.
India’s 250 came off 40.4 overs in 179 minutes. While Dravid was batting on 69 then, Vijay Dahiya was batting on 16. They put on 50 off 35 balls in 26 minutes for the sixth wicket. Dravid, whose 84-ball innings included three boundaries and the six, scored 80. Forty balls later, he was caught by Harvey. Martyn broke the 51-run partnership.
India’s 300 came off 47 overs in 206 minutes. Ajit Agarkar, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Glenn McGrath, who broke the 23-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Ricky Ponting. Harvey broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on one. Dahiya, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 51. His 50 came off 38 balls in 50 minutes. The next ball, Bevan ran him out. Khan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Srinath, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Martyn. McGrath broke the three-run stand.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 315 off 49.5 overs. Mark, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 42. Martyn, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 58.
McGrath, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harvey and Fleming bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter conceded 62.
Mark had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Sixteen balls into the chase, Srinath broke the run-a-ball stand. Ponting, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Khan broke the 28-run stand.
Hayden and Bevan put on 50 off 49 balls for the third wicket in 40 minutes. Australia’s 50 came off 8.4 overs in 46 minutes. While Hayden was batting on 28 then, Bevan was batting on eight. Their 100 came off 16.4 overs off 86 minutes. While Hayden was batting on 51 then, Bevan was batting on 28.
Bevan, whose 56-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Robin. Ganguly broke the 110-run partnership. Hayden, whose 90-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 99. His 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 47 minutes in 84 minutes. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the 20-run stand.
Martyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Sehwag broke the five-run stand. Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, scored 18. His 24-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the 33-run stand.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Twenty balls later, Khan broke the 18-run stand. Australia’s 250 came off 41.1 overs in 198 minutes. While Harvey was batting on 17 then, Warne was batting on 10. Harvey, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Warne, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Half-a-dozen balls later, Srinath broke the tw0-run stand. Fleming, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. McGrath, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 255 off 43.3 overs, lost by 60 runs. Harbhajan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceding 54.
Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Srinath, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 49. He picked up three scalps, as did Sehwag, who bowled nine overs, conceding 59.
India led the five-match series 1-o.
Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Lee brothers (Shane and Brett) and Jason Gillespie made way for Matthew Hayden, Shane Warne and Damien Fleming. While Andrew Symonds was Australia’s twelfth man, Robin Singh was India’s twelfth man.
On winning the toss, Ganguly chose to bat. He faced 27 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Mark Waugh. Fleming broke the 16-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 36. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 35. Twenty-five balls later, Michael Bevan ran him out.
India’s 50 came off 8.5 overs in 43 minutes. While Tendulkar was batting on 35 then, Laxman was batting on four. The latter put on 50 off 30 balls for the third wicket with Rahul Dravid in 24 minutes. The former, whose 34-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 45. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Damien Martyn off the bowling of Ian Harvey. India’s 100 came off 14.5 overs in 72 minutes.
Hemang Badani, who faced 18 balls, scored 11. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mark. Warne broke the 20-run stand. India’s 150 came off 26 overs in 115 minutes. Virender Sehwag, the player of the match, scored 58. His 54-ball innings included eight boundaries. While his 50 came off 46 balls in 52 minutes, Dravid’s 50 – which came off 61 balls in 95 minutes – included a boundary and a six. They put on 100 off 95 minutes for the fifth wicket in 61 minutes.
India’s 250 came off 40.4 overs in 179 minutes. While Dravid was batting on 69 then, Vijay Dahiya was batting on 16. They put on 50 off 35 balls in 26 minutes for the sixth wicket. Dravid, whose 84-ball innings included three boundaries and the six, scored 80. Forty balls later, he was caught by Harvey. Martyn broke the 51-run partnership.
India’s 300 came off 47 overs in 206 minutes. Ajit Agarkar, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Glenn McGrath, who broke the 23-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Ricky Ponting. Harvey broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair put on one. Dahiya, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 51. His 50 came off 38 balls in 50 minutes. The next ball, Bevan ran him out. Khan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. Srinath, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Martyn. McGrath broke the three-run stand.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 315 off 49.5 overs. Mark, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 42. Martyn, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 58.
McGrath, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harvey and Fleming bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter conceded 62.
Mark had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Sixteen balls into the chase, Srinath broke the run-a-ball stand. Ponting, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Khan broke the 28-run stand.
Hayden and Bevan put on 50 off 49 balls for the third wicket in 40 minutes. Australia’s 50 came off 8.4 overs in 46 minutes. While Hayden was batting on 28 then, Bevan was batting on eight. Their 100 came off 16.4 overs off 86 minutes. While Hayden was batting on 51 then, Bevan was batting on 28.
Bevan, whose 56-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Robin. Ganguly broke the 110-run partnership. Hayden, whose 90-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 99. His 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 47 minutes in 84 minutes. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the 20-run stand.
Martyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dahiya. Sehwag broke the five-run stand. Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, scored 18. His 24-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the 33-run stand.
Adam Gilchrist, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Twenty balls later, Khan broke the 18-run stand. Australia’s 250 came off 41.1 overs in 198 minutes. While Harvey was batting on 17 then, Warne was batting on 10. Harvey, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Warne, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Half-a-dozen balls later, Srinath broke the tw0-run stand. Fleming, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. McGrath, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 17 extras. The Aussies, who were dismissed for 255 off 43.3 overs, lost by 60 runs. Harbhajan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceding 54.
Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Srinath, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 49. He picked up three scalps, as did Sehwag, who bowled nine overs, conceding 59.
India led the five-match series 1-o.
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