It was
India’s last One-day International for 2003. They made three changes to their
playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Kaif and Anil Kumble made way for
Hemang Badani, Harbhajan Singh and Aavishkar Salvi.
Australia made just one change to their playing (Micha)eleven – Kasprowicz made way for Nathan Bracken. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, their skipper, chose to bat.
Adam Gilchrist, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 16-run stand.
Three balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, Ponting, who hadn’t open his account, was dropped by V V S Laxman at the aptly-named first slip. Agarkar was the bowler. Australia had scored 16 for the loss of one wicket at that point.
Matthew Hayden was dropped twice. Half-a-dozen balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he had scored nine when Laxman dropped him at point. Zaheer Khan was the bowler. Australia had scored for the loss of one wicket at that point.
Four balls later, he was dropped by Harbhajan at square leg. He was batting on 14 then. Agarkar was the bowler. Australia had scored 27 for the loss of one wicket.
However, the Queenslander scored just 19. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries. Eighteen balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Laxman. Khan broke the 16-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 10.1 overs. While Ponting was batting on 12, Damien Martyn was unbea‘ten’. They scored 100 off 20 overs. While Ponting was batting on 34, Martyn was batting on 26.
Ninety-five balls after Hayden’s dismissal, Ponting, who scored 36, was dropped by Laxman at first slip. Murali Kartik was the bowler. Australia had scored 112 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Kartik broke the 80-run partnership.
Andrew Symonds, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Badani. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 33 overs. While Martyn was batting on 49, Michael Bevan was batting on 14. Fourteen balls after Symonds' dismissal, the latter had scored half-a-dozen when he was dropped by Laxman at first slip. Australia had scored 134 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Harbhajan was the bowler.
Martyn, whose 101-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 61. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 79 balls. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Virender Sehwag broke the 41-run stand.
Australia scored 200 off 46.3 overs. While Bevan was batting on 30, Michael Clarke, the player of the match, was batting on 19. Bevan, whose 70-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Clarke, who scored 44. His 28-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia scored 235 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Salvi, who never represented India again, bowled three overs, conceding 23. He was wicketless, as was Badani, who bowled five overs, conceding 23. Khan, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar and Sehwag bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 50, the latter conceded 35. Harbhajan and Kartik bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 30.
Sehwag, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Bracken, who broke the eight-run stand. Laxman, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-seven balls later, Brad Williams broke the 28-run stand.
India scored 50 off 14.2 overs. While Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the series, was batting on 13 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on five.
Tendulkar, whose 66-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 45. Sixty-one balls later, Andy Bichel broke the 63-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 22.3 overs. While Dravid was batting on 21 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The latter faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ten balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Symonds broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 150 off 31.2 overs. While Dravid was batting on 37 at that point, Badani was batting on 27. Badani, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Symonds. Clarke broke the 49-run stand.
Dravid, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 49. Sixteen balls later, Clarke broke the nine-run stand. Agarkar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 26. He was unbeaten.
Kartik, who faced four balls, scored a run. Seventeen balls later, Ian Harvey broke the 18-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Harvey.
Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Harvey broke the 12-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Salvi, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was dismissed by Harvey.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India, who were dismissed for 198 off 41.5 overs, lost by 37 runs. Symonds and Williams bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 30.
Bichel and Bracken bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15. Clarke bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of wickets. Harvey bowled 4.5 overs, conceding 21. He picked up four scalps.
Australia won the 2003/04 TVS Cup (India).
Australia made just one change to their playing (Micha)eleven – Kasprowicz made way for Nathan Bracken. On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, their skipper, chose to bat.
Adam Gilchrist, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 16-run stand.
Three balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, Ponting, who hadn’t open his account, was dropped by V V S Laxman at the aptly-named first slip. Agarkar was the bowler. Australia had scored 16 for the loss of one wicket at that point.
Matthew Hayden was dropped twice. Half-a-dozen balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he had scored nine when Laxman dropped him at point. Zaheer Khan was the bowler. Australia had scored for the loss of one wicket at that point.
Four balls later, he was dropped by Harbhajan at square leg. He was batting on 14 then. Agarkar was the bowler. Australia had scored 27 for the loss of one wicket.
However, the Queenslander scored just 19. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries. Eighteen balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Laxman. Khan broke the 16-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 10.1 overs. While Ponting was batting on 12, Damien Martyn was unbea‘ten’. They scored 100 off 20 overs. While Ponting was batting on 34, Martyn was batting on 26.
Ninety-five balls after Hayden’s dismissal, Ponting, who scored 36, was dropped by Laxman at first slip. Murali Kartik was the bowler. Australia had scored 112 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Kartik broke the 80-run partnership.
Andrew Symonds, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Badani. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 33 overs. While Martyn was batting on 49, Michael Bevan was batting on 14. Fourteen balls after Symonds' dismissal, the latter had scored half-a-dozen when he was dropped by Laxman at first slip. Australia had scored 134 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Harbhajan was the bowler.
Martyn, whose 101-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 61. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 79 balls. Eighty balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Virender Sehwag broke the 41-run stand.
Australia scored 200 off 46.3 overs. While Bevan was batting on 30, Michael Clarke, the player of the match, was batting on 19. Bevan, whose 70-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Clarke, who scored 44. His 28-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia scored 235 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Salvi, who never represented India again, bowled three overs, conceding 23. He was wicketless, as was Badani, who bowled five overs, conceding 23. Khan, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.
Agarkar and Sehwag bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 50, the latter conceded 35. Harbhajan and Kartik bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 30.
Sehwag, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Bracken, who broke the eight-run stand. Laxman, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-seven balls later, Brad Williams broke the 28-run stand.
India scored 50 off 14.2 overs. While Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the series, was batting on 13 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on five.
Tendulkar, whose 66-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 45. Sixty-one balls later, Andy Bichel broke the 63-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 22.3 overs. While Dravid was batting on 21 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The latter faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ten balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Symonds broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 150 off 31.2 overs. While Dravid was batting on 37 at that point, Badani was batting on 27. Badani, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Symonds. Clarke broke the 49-run stand.
Dravid, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 49. Sixteen balls later, Clarke broke the nine-run stand. Agarkar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 26. He was unbeaten.
Kartik, who faced four balls, scored a run. Seventeen balls later, Ian Harvey broke the 18-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Harvey.
Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Harvey broke the 12-run stand. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Salvi, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was dismissed by Harvey.
Australia conceded 14 extras. India, who were dismissed for 198 off 41.5 overs, lost by 37 runs. Symonds and Williams bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 30.
Bichel and Bracken bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15. Clarke bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of wickets. Harvey bowled 4.5 overs, conceding 21. He picked up four scalps.
Australia won the 2003/04 TVS Cup (India).
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