While the innings
of the team batting first commenced at 2:15pm, it concluded at 5:45pm. The
chase commenced at 6:30pm and concluded at 10pm.
India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar and Anil Kumble made way for Murali Kartik and Ashish Nehra. Australia made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
While Sanjay Bangar was India’s twelfth man, Brad Hogg was Australia’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.
Adam Gilchrist, the player of the series, scored 29. His 32-ball innings included four boundaries. He and Matthew Hayden, the player of the match, put on 50 off 7.2 overs for the first wicket in 31 minutes. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Nehra broke the 62-run partnership.
Ponting, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Irfan Pathan broke the 11-run stand.
While Australia scored 100 off 15.2 overs in 71 minutes, they scored 150 off 26.3 overs in 113 minutes and 200 off 32.4 overs in 138 minutes.
The third-wicket pair (Hayden and Damien Martyn) put on 50 off 67 balls in 50 minutes, 1o0 off 107 balls in 73 minutes and 150 off 152 balls in 102 minutes.
Martyn, whose 76-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 58 balls in 92 minutes. A hundred and sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Hemang Badani. Pathan broke the 157-run partnership.
Hayden, whose 122-ball (Sach)innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, scored 126. While his half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls in 67 minutes, his century – which included nine boundaries and all the sixes – came off 95 balls in 130 minutes. Nineteen balls later, Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand.
While Australia scored 250 off 42.1 overs in 177 minutes, they scored 300 off 45.4 overs in 192 minutes.
Andrew Symonds, whose 39-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, scored 66. His half-century – which included all the boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls in 44 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair (Symonds and Michael Clarke) put on 50 off 26 balls in 19 minutes. Forty-seven balls later, Nehra broke the 99-run partnership.
Australia scored 350 off 49.4 overs in 216 minutes. Clarke, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Simon Katich, who scored 11. His four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
India conceded 23 extras. Australia scored 359 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded nine. Virender Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Kartik, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 51.
Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 65. Tendulkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket. Pathan and Nehra bowled 0 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 75, the latter conceded 63.
Although Sehwag’s innings included a boundary and a six, he had no reason t0 be in seventh heaven – he scored just a dozen. Three overs into the chase, he was caught by Brett Lee. Jason Gillespie broke the 22-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Lee. Gillespie broke the 27-run stand. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his innings included a boundary, V V S Laxman had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just five. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Lee.
India scored 50 off 10.5 overs in 52 balls. The fourth-wicket pair put on three. The Wall, who faced 11 balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Twenty-two balls after Laxman’s dismissal, Martyn ran him out. Ganguly, who faced 15 balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Ian Harvey broke the four-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 15 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Harvey broke the three-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 40. Badani, whose 27-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Forty-five balls later, Gilchrist and Symonds ran him out.
India scored 100 off 24.3 overs in 119 balls. Pathan, whose 41-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Thirty-two balls later, Lee broke the 24-run stand. Kartik, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Brad Williams broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 150 off 33 overs in 154 balls. Balaji, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Williams broke the 15-run stand. Nehra, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India, who were dismissed for 151 off 33.2 overs, lost by 208 runs. Symonds bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Harvey bowled five overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of scalps.
Williams bowled 6.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded a dozen, picking up a couple of scalps. Gillespie bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up a couple of scalps. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Aussies won the best-of-three finals 2-0.
India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar and Anil Kumble made way for Murali Kartik and Ashish Nehra. Australia made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
While Sanjay Bangar was India’s twelfth man, Brad Hogg was Australia’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.
Adam Gilchrist, the player of the series, scored 29. His 32-ball innings included four boundaries. He and Matthew Hayden, the player of the match, put on 50 off 7.2 overs for the first wicket in 31 minutes. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Nehra broke the 62-run partnership.
Ponting, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Irfan Pathan broke the 11-run stand.
While Australia scored 100 off 15.2 overs in 71 minutes, they scored 150 off 26.3 overs in 113 minutes and 200 off 32.4 overs in 138 minutes.
The third-wicket pair (Hayden and Damien Martyn) put on 50 off 67 balls in 50 minutes, 1o0 off 107 balls in 73 minutes and 150 off 152 balls in 102 minutes.
Martyn, whose 76-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 58 balls in 92 minutes. A hundred and sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Hemang Badani. Pathan broke the 157-run partnership.
Hayden, whose 122-ball (Sach)innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, scored 126. While his half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls in 67 minutes, his century – which included nine boundaries and all the sixes – came off 95 balls in 130 minutes. Nineteen balls later, Tendulkar broke the 18-run stand.
While Australia scored 250 off 42.1 overs in 177 minutes, they scored 300 off 45.4 overs in 192 minutes.
Andrew Symonds, whose 39-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, scored 66. His half-century – which included all the boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls in 44 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair (Symonds and Michael Clarke) put on 50 off 26 balls in 19 minutes. Forty-seven balls later, Nehra broke the 99-run partnership.
Australia scored 350 off 49.4 overs in 216 minutes. Clarke, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Simon Katich, who scored 11. His four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
India conceded 23 extras. Australia scored 359 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded nine. Virender Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Kartik, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 51.
Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 65. Tendulkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket. Pathan and Nehra bowled 0 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 75, the latter conceded 63.
Although Sehwag’s innings included a boundary and a six, he had no reason t0 be in seventh heaven – he scored just a dozen. Three overs into the chase, he was caught by Brett Lee. Jason Gillespie broke the 22-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Lee. Gillespie broke the 27-run stand. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his innings included a boundary, V V S Laxman had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just five. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Lee.
India scored 50 off 10.5 overs in 52 balls. The fourth-wicket pair put on three. The Wall, who faced 11 balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Twenty-two balls after Laxman’s dismissal, Martyn ran him out. Ganguly, who faced 15 balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Ian Harvey broke the four-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced 15 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Harvey broke the three-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 40. Badani, whose 27-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Forty-five balls later, Gilchrist and Symonds ran him out.
India scored 100 off 24.3 overs in 119 balls. Pathan, whose 41-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 30. Thirty-two balls later, Lee broke the 24-run stand. Kartik, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Brad Williams broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 150 off 33 overs in 154 balls. Balaji, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Williams broke the 15-run stand. Nehra, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 13 extras. India, who were dismissed for 151 off 33.2 overs, lost by 208 runs. Symonds bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Harvey bowled five overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of scalps.
Williams bowled 6.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded a dozen, picking up a couple of scalps. Gillespie bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up a couple of scalps. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Aussies won the best-of-three finals 2-0.
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