India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Rohan Gavaskar, Amit Bhandari and Ashish
Nehra made way for Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team), Ajit Agarkar and
Anil Kumble.
Australia made a couple of changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Hussey and Andy Bichel made way for Ricky Ponting (who was leading the team and was the player of the match) and Ian Harvey.
On winning the toss, Ganguly chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Jason Gillespie broke the six-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 22-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, Brett Lee broke the eight-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Andrew Symonds. Brad Williams broke the 34-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced 29 balls, scored a dozen. His runs came by way of boundaries. Seven balls later, (Matt)hewas caught by Hayden off the bowling of Harvey. India scored 50 off 89 balls in 76 minutes.
Ganguly, who faced 21 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Harvey broke the 27-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Lee.
While India scored 100 off 176 balls in 137 minutes, they scored 150 off 215 balls in 161 minutes. The seventh-wicket pair (Hemang Badani and Agarkar) put on 50 off 70 balls in 48 minutes and 100 off 110 balls in 70 minutes. Badani, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 60. His 50 came off 71 minutes in 101 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Agarkar, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 53. His half-century came off 62 balls in 76 minutes. A hundred and sixteen balls later, he was caught by Lee. Michael Clarke broke the 102-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 270 balls in 198 minutes. The eighth-wicket pair put on 32. Irfan Pathan, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Thirty-four balls later, Clarke and Gilchrist ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair put on eight. Kumble, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Clarke and Gilchrist ran him out. Lakshmipathy Balaji had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Nine balls later, Gillespie broke the five-run stand.
Australia scored 12 extras. India were dismissed for 222 off 49 minutes. Symonds, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 47. Clarke, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Williams bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38.
Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harvey and Gillespie bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 39.
Gilchrist, whose 20-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 38. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Balaji broke the 48-run stand.
While Australia scored 50 off 40 balls in 29 minutes, they scored 100 off 111 balls in 80 minutes, and 150 off 165 balls in 109 minutes. Hayden, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 50. He batted for 129 minutes. A hundred and fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Balaji, who broke the 139-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair (Hayden and Ponting) put on 100 off 82 balls in 128 minutes. Ponting, whose 80-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 88. His half-century came off 51 balls in 74 minutes. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Balaji broke the six-run stand.
Australia scored 200 off 213 balls in 150 minutes. Damien Martyn, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was unbeaten. Symonds, who faced 15 balls, was unbea‘ten’.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia, who scored for 224 the loss of three wickets off 40.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 59 balls to spare. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five. Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Kumble, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Pathan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 36. Agarkar, who bowled 9.1 wicketless overs, conceded 58. Balaji, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up three scalps.
Australia led the best-of-three finals 1-0.
Australia made a couple of changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Hussey and Andy Bichel made way for Ricky Ponting (who was leading the team and was the player of the match) and Ian Harvey.
On winning the toss, Ganguly chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Jason Gillespie broke the six-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 22-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, Brett Lee broke the eight-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Andrew Symonds. Brad Williams broke the 34-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced 29 balls, scored a dozen. His runs came by way of boundaries. Seven balls later, (Matt)hewas caught by Hayden off the bowling of Harvey. India scored 50 off 89 balls in 76 minutes.
Ganguly, who faced 21 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Harvey broke the 27-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Lee.
While India scored 100 off 176 balls in 137 minutes, they scored 150 off 215 balls in 161 minutes. The seventh-wicket pair (Hemang Badani and Agarkar) put on 50 off 70 balls in 48 minutes and 100 off 110 balls in 70 minutes. Badani, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 60. His 50 came off 71 minutes in 101 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Agarkar, whose 62-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 53. His half-century came off 62 balls in 76 minutes. A hundred and sixteen balls later, he was caught by Lee. Michael Clarke broke the 102-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 270 balls in 198 minutes. The eighth-wicket pair put on 32. Irfan Pathan, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Thirty-four balls later, Clarke and Gilchrist ran him out.
The ninth-wicket pair put on eight. Kumble, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Clarke and Gilchrist ran him out. Lakshmipathy Balaji had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Nine balls later, Gillespie broke the five-run stand.
Australia scored 12 extras. India were dismissed for 222 off 49 minutes. Symonds, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 47. Clarke, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Williams bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38.
Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harvey and Gillespie bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 39.
Gilchrist, whose 20-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 38. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Balaji broke the 48-run stand.
While Australia scored 50 off 40 balls in 29 minutes, they scored 100 off 111 balls in 80 minutes, and 150 off 165 balls in 109 minutes. Hayden, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 50. He batted for 129 minutes. A hundred and fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Balaji, who broke the 139-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair (Hayden and Ponting) put on 100 off 82 balls in 128 minutes. Ponting, whose 80-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 88. His half-century came off 51 balls in 74 minutes. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Balaji broke the six-run stand.
Australia scored 200 off 213 balls in 150 minutes. Damien Martyn, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was unbeaten. Symonds, who faced 15 balls, was unbea‘ten’.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia, who scored for 224 the loss of three wickets off 40.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 59 balls to spare. Ganguly, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five. Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Kumble, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Pathan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 36. Agarkar, who bowled 9.1 wicketless overs, conceded 58. Balaji, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up three scalps.
Australia led the best-of-three finals 1-0.
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