The match, which
was attended by 63,271 people, was India’s first One-day International for
2004.
India made five changes to their playing eleven – Hemang Badani, Murali Kartik (who, incidentally, was India’s twelfth man), Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Aavishkar Salvi made way for Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team), Sanjay Bangar, One-day International debutant Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble and Lakshmipathy Balaji.
Australia made (Jas)one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nathan Bracken made way for Gillespie. Brad Hogg was their twelfth man. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, their skipper, chose to bat.
The Aussies scored 50 off 47 balls in 35 minutes. Adam Gilchrist, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 34. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Pathan. Ajit Agarkar broke the 59-run partnership.
Matthew Hayden, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Ten balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Agarkar broke the 11-run stand. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Damien Martyn, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Balaji off the bowling of Agarkar.
Ponting, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Balaji, who broke the 19-run stand.
Australia scored 100 off as many balls in 83 minutes, 150 off 157 balls in 115 minutes and 200 off 152 balls in 212 minutes.
The fifth-wicket pair – of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, and Michael Clarke – put on 50 off 54 balls in 32 minutes and 100 off 105 balls in 67 minutes.
Clarke – whose 50 came off 51 balls in 74 minutes – scored 63. His 66-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. A hundred and forty balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 143-run partnership.
Michael Bevan, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Virender Sehwag broke the one-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 255 balls in 179 minutes. Symonds – whose 50 came off 65 balls in 75 minutes – scored 88. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Agarkar broke the 25-run partnership.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Andy Bichel, who scored a run, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 runs later, Balaji ran him out. Ian Harvey, whose 24-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Gillespie, who scored eight, was unbea‘ten’. Brad Williams, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Two balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Agarkar broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 27 extras. Australia were dismissed for 288 off 48.3 overs. Bangar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19. Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 40. Pathan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Sehwag bowled two overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight, picking up a wicket. Balaji, who bowled nine overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
While India scored 50 off 54 balls in 71 minutes, they scored 100 off 82 balls in 107 minutes. Sehwag, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. A hundred and ten balls later, Harvey broke the 103-run partnership.
Tendulkar – whose 50 came off 45 balls in 75 minutes – scored 63. His 69-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Symonds broke the 31-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 175 balls in 133 minutes. Laxman, who faced 22 balls, scored 16. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Symonds broke the 37-run stand. Dravid, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Harvey, Clarke broke the 27-run stand.
While India scored 200 off 224 balls in 168 minutes, they scored 250 off 268 balls in 197 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair – of Yuvraj and Ganguly – put on 50 off 46 balls in 30 minutes. Yuvraj, whose 24-ball innings included a six, scored 25. Fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Harvey broke the 62-run partnership.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly – whose 50 came off 52 balls in 83 minutes – scored 82. His 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. The next ball, Harvey ran him out.
Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Gillespie broke the three-run stand. Bangar, who faced five balls, scored three. Three balls, he was caught by Ponting. Harvey broke the run-a-ball innings.
Pathan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Williams broke the three-run stand. Kumble, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Three balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Williams broke the four-run stand. Balaji, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 270 off 49 overs, lost by 18 runs. Bichel, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 38. Clarke, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50.
Williams, who bowled nine overs, conceded 52. He picked up two wickets, as did Symonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. Harvey bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up three scalps.
India made five changes to their playing eleven – Hemang Badani, Murali Kartik (who, incidentally, was India’s twelfth man), Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Aavishkar Salvi made way for Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team), Sanjay Bangar, One-day International debutant Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble and Lakshmipathy Balaji.
Australia made (Jas)one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nathan Bracken made way for Gillespie. Brad Hogg was their twelfth man. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, their skipper, chose to bat.
The Aussies scored 50 off 47 balls in 35 minutes. Adam Gilchrist, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 34. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Pathan. Ajit Agarkar broke the 59-run partnership.
Matthew Hayden, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Ten balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Agarkar broke the 11-run stand. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Damien Martyn, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Balaji off the bowling of Agarkar.
Ponting, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Balaji, who broke the 19-run stand.
Australia scored 100 off as many balls in 83 minutes, 150 off 157 balls in 115 minutes and 200 off 152 balls in 212 minutes.
The fifth-wicket pair – of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, and Michael Clarke – put on 50 off 54 balls in 32 minutes and 100 off 105 balls in 67 minutes.
Clarke – whose 50 came off 51 balls in 74 minutes – scored 63. His 66-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. A hundred and forty balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 143-run partnership.
Michael Bevan, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Virender Sehwag broke the one-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 255 balls in 179 minutes. Symonds – whose 50 came off 65 balls in 75 minutes – scored 88. His 102-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Agarkar broke the 25-run partnership.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Andy Bichel, who scored a run, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 runs later, Balaji ran him out. Ian Harvey, whose 24-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Gillespie, who scored eight, was unbea‘ten’. Brad Williams, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Two balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Agarkar broke the one-run stand.
India conceded 27 extras. Australia were dismissed for 288 off 48.3 overs. Bangar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19. Ganguly, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 40. Pathan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Sehwag bowled two overs, including a maiden. He conceded eight, picking up a wicket. Balaji, who bowled nine overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
While India scored 50 off 54 balls in 71 minutes, they scored 100 off 82 balls in 107 minutes. Sehwag, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. A hundred and ten balls later, Harvey broke the 103-run partnership.
Tendulkar – whose 50 came off 45 balls in 75 minutes – scored 63. His 69-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Symonds broke the 31-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 175 balls in 133 minutes. Laxman, who faced 22 balls, scored 16. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Symonds broke the 37-run stand. Dravid, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Harvey, Clarke broke the 27-run stand.
While India scored 200 off 224 balls in 168 minutes, they scored 250 off 268 balls in 197 minutes. The fifth-wicket pair – of Yuvraj and Ganguly – put on 50 off 46 balls in 30 minutes. Yuvraj, whose 24-ball innings included a six, scored 25. Fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Harvey broke the 62-run partnership.
The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly – whose 50 came off 52 balls in 83 minutes – scored 82. His 63-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. The next ball, Harvey ran him out.
Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Gillespie broke the three-run stand. Bangar, who faced five balls, scored three. Three balls, he was caught by Ponting. Harvey broke the run-a-ball innings.
Pathan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Williams broke the three-run stand. Kumble, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Three balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Williams broke the four-run stand. Balaji, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 270 off 49 overs, lost by 18 runs. Bichel, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 38. Clarke, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50.
Williams, who bowled nine overs, conceded 52. He picked up two wickets, as did Symonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. Harvey bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up three scalps.
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