India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Mongia made way for Robin Singh.
Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andrew
Symonds, Darren Lehmann and Ian Harvey made way for Matthew Hayden, Shane Lee
and Nathan Bracken.
While Symonds was Australia’s twelfth man, Yuvraj Singh was India’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Adam Gilchrist, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Vijay Dahiya. Javagal Srinath broke the six-run stand.
While Australia’s 50 came off 9.5 overs in 49 minutes, their 100 came off 18.3 overs in 92 minutes, their 150 came off 26.1 overs and their 200 came off 31.5 overs.
Ricky Ponting, whose 109-ball (Sach)innings included 13 boundaries, scored 101. While his 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 56 balls in 100 minutes, his century came off 105 balls. Two hundred and twelve balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Ajit Agarkar broke the 219-run partnership.
Hayden, the player of the match, scored 111. His 113-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. While his 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 62 balls in 96 minutes, his century – which included seven boundaries – came off 101 balls. Twenty balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dahiya. Harbhajan Singh broke the 21-run stand.
While Australia’s 250 came off 40.5 overs, their 300 came off 46.5 overs. Michael Bevan, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 43. He was unbeaten. Waugh, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Zaheer Khan broke the 58-run partnership.
Lee, whose 11-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten. India conceded 17 extras. Australia scored 338 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceding 12. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29.
Robin bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 37. Agarkar bowled nine overs, conceding 63. He picked up a wicket. Khan, Srinath and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 71, 61 and 58, respectively.
Ganguly, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Shane Warne. Bracken broke the 47-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 10.1 overs. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 62. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 30 balls. Thirty-six balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Waugh. Bracken broke the 38-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped off the bowling of Warne, who broke the two-run stand.
India’s 100 came off 20 overs. Rahul Dravid, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, he was caught by Warne, who broke the 15-run stand. Hemang Badani, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Warne. Waugh broke the 33-run stand.
Robin faced 32 balls, scoring 16. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Waugh broke the nine-run stand. He never represented India again. Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Dahiya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Warne broke the five-run stand.
India’s 150 came off 32.3 overs. Agarkar, who faced 16 balls, scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Waugh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
India’s 200 came off 40.5 overs. Khan, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Waugh. McGrath broke the 59-run partnership.
Harbhajan, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 46. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Lee. McGrath broke the 17-run stand. Although he was unbeaten, Srinath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Australia conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 245 off 45 overs, lost by 93 runs. Bevan and Lee bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 11. Fleming bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53.
Bracken bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a couple of wickets. McGrath bowled eight overs, conceding 62. He picking up a couple of wickets. Waugh bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29. He picked up three scalps, as did Warne, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38.
The five-match series was levelled 2-2.
While Symonds was Australia’s twelfth man, Yuvraj Singh was India’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Steve Waugh, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Adam Gilchrist, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Vijay Dahiya. Javagal Srinath broke the six-run stand.
While Australia’s 50 came off 9.5 overs in 49 minutes, their 100 came off 18.3 overs in 92 minutes, their 150 came off 26.1 overs and their 200 came off 31.5 overs.
Ricky Ponting, whose 109-ball (Sach)innings included 13 boundaries, scored 101. While his 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 56 balls in 100 minutes, his century came off 105 balls. Two hundred and twelve balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Ajit Agarkar broke the 219-run partnership.
Hayden, the player of the match, scored 111. His 113-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. While his 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 62 balls in 96 minutes, his century – which included seven boundaries – came off 101 balls. Twenty balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dahiya. Harbhajan Singh broke the 21-run stand.
While Australia’s 250 came off 40.5 overs, their 300 came off 46.5 overs. Michael Bevan, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 43. He was unbeaten. Waugh, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Zaheer Khan broke the 58-run partnership.
Lee, whose 11-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten. India conceded 17 extras. Australia scored 338 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceding 12. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 29.
Robin bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 37. Agarkar bowled nine overs, conceding 63. He picked up a wicket. Khan, Srinath and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 71, 61 and 58, respectively.
Ganguly, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Shane Warne. Bracken broke the 47-run stand.
India’s 50 came off 10.1 overs. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 62. His 50 – which included nine boundaries – came off 30 balls. Thirty-six balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Waugh. Bracken broke the 38-run stand.
V V S Laxman, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped off the bowling of Warne, who broke the two-run stand.
India’s 100 came off 20 overs. Rahul Dravid, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, he was caught by Warne, who broke the 15-run stand. Hemang Badani, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Warne. Waugh broke the 33-run stand.
Robin faced 32 balls, scoring 16. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Waugh broke the nine-run stand. He never represented India again. Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Dahiya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Warne broke the five-run stand.
India’s 150 came off 32.3 overs. Agarkar, who faced 16 balls, scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Waugh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
India’s 200 came off 40.5 overs. Khan, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Waugh. McGrath broke the 59-run partnership.
Harbhajan, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 46. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Lee. McGrath broke the 17-run stand. Although he was unbeaten, Srinath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Australia conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 245 off 45 overs, lost by 93 runs. Bevan and Lee bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 11. Fleming bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53.
Bracken bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a couple of wickets. McGrath bowled eight overs, conceding 62. He picking up a couple of wickets. Waugh bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 29. He picked up three scalps, as did Warne, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38.
The five-match series was levelled 2-2.
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