While
India made no changes to their playing eleven, Australia made three changes to
the eleven that last played the Indians – Ian Harvey, Brett Lee and Glenn
McGrath made way for Darren Lehmann, Brad Williams and Nathan Bracken. While
Michael Clarke was Australia’s twelfth man, Hemang Badani was India’s twelfth
man.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Matthew Hayden. Bracken broke the one-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 100. His 119-ball (Sach)innings included nine boundaries and a six. Two hundred and thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 190-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 64. V V S Laxman, whose 134-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 102. Fifty-one balls later, Andrew Symonds ran him out. Yuvraj Singh, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 44. Three balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Williams broke the eight-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 10-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Bracken broke the 20-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India scored 283 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Symonds, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 44. Andy Bichel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Harvey, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 46.
Brad Hogg, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Williams, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 67. He picked up a wicket. Bracken, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up three scalps.
Gilchrist, whose 79-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 83. A hundred and forty-eight balls into the chase, Zaheer Khan broke the 132-run partnership.
Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper [who scored a ton in the World Cup final against India in March], realised why cricket is called a (Kumb)leveller – he faced five balls, scoring a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Anil, who broke the three-run stand.
Hayden, whose 76-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 47. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Parthiv Patel. Kumble broke the five-run stand. Symonds, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the one-run stand.
Damien Martyn, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-four balls later, Sehwag broke the 35-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. A couple of balls later, Sehwag broke the one-run stand.
Harvey, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand. Hogg, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 29. Forty-four balls later, he was stumped by Patel. Harbhajan Singh broke the 40-run stand.
Bichel, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Four balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Khan broke the run-a-ball stand. Williams, who faced 16 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Although he was unbea’ten’, Bracken had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
India conceded 14 extras. Australia, who scored 246 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 37 runs. Yuvraj bowled an over, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42.
Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43.
Sehwag, who bowled seven overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Matthew Hayden. Bracken broke the one-run stand.
Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 100. His 119-ball (Sach)innings included nine boundaries and a six. Two hundred and thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 190-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 64. V V S Laxman, whose 134-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 102. Fifty-one balls later, Andrew Symonds ran him out. Yuvraj Singh, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 44. Three balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Williams broke the eight-run stand.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 10-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Bracken broke the 20-run stand. Mohammad Kaif, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India scored 283 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Symonds, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 44. Andy Bichel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Harvey, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 46.
Brad Hogg, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 47. Williams, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 67. He picked up a wicket. Bracken, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up three scalps.
Gilchrist, whose 79-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 83. A hundred and forty-eight balls into the chase, Zaheer Khan broke the 132-run partnership.
Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper [who scored a ton in the World Cup final against India in March], realised why cricket is called a (Kumb)leveller – he faced five balls, scoring a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Anil, who broke the three-run stand.
Hayden, whose 76-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 47. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Parthiv Patel. Kumble broke the five-run stand. Symonds, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the one-run stand.
Damien Martyn, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-four balls later, Sehwag broke the 35-run stand. Michael Bevan, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. A couple of balls later, Sehwag broke the one-run stand.
Harvey, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, Tendulkar broke the eight-run stand. Hogg, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 29. Forty-four balls later, he was stumped by Patel. Harbhajan Singh broke the 40-run stand.
Bichel, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Four balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Khan broke the run-a-ball stand. Williams, who faced 16 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Although he was unbea’ten’, Bracken had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
India conceded 14 extras. Australia, who scored 246 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 37 runs. Yuvraj bowled an over, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 42.
Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43.
Sehwag, who bowled seven overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up three scalps.
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