The match was
attended by 39,088 people. 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 – Anil Kumble and Ashish Nehra made way for Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik. Australia made a couple of changes to the (Bich)eleven that last played the Indians – Matthew Hayden and Brad Williams made way for Simon Katich and Andy.
While Sanjay Bangar was India’s twelfth man, Brad Hogg was Australia’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced eight balls, scoring a run. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Brett Lee broke the one-run stand.
India's second-wicket pair (Parthiv Patel and V V S Laxman) put on 50 off 59 balls in 48 minutes. The team's 50 came off 11.1 overs in 56 minutes. Patel, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-one balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Jason Gillespie broke the 62-run partnership.
Laxman, whose 130-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 106. While his half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 63 balls in 108 minutes, his ton – which included four boundaries – came off 127 balls in 209 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Although his runs came by way of boundaries, Rahul Dravid, who scored a dozen, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bichel broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 100 off 19.4 overs in 99 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair (Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match) put on 50 off 63 balls in 39 minutes.
Rain interrupted play between 4:19pm and 4:38pm. India were 136 for the loss of three wickets off 26.5 overs at that point. No overs were lost. India scored 150 off 29.5 overs in 133 minutes.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 61 balls in 60 minutes. He and Laxman put on 100 off 115 balls in 70 minutes. India scored 200 off 38.4 overs in 166 minutes.
Laxman and Yuvraj put on 150 off 168 balls in 114 minutes. The southpaw’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries – came off 104 balls in 121 minutes. India scored 250 off 45.5 overs in 206 minutes.
The duo put on 200 off 202 balls in 139 minutes. Ian Harvey conceded 22 runs off the 49th over, faced by them. While singles were taken off the first two balls, the third ball was hit for a six. This was followed by a couple of boundaries and a six.
Laxman and Yuvraj put on 213 off 205 balls in 143 minutes for the fourth wicket. It was India’s best fourth-wicket partnership against the Aussies. Yuvraj, whose 122-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 139. He was dismissed by Lee. Rohan Gavaskar, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded eight extras. India scored 296 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Michael Clarke, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Andrew Symonds, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 42. Harvey, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 68.
Bichel, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket, as did Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 50. Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Katich, who faced a couple of balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Irfan Pathan broke the 24-run stand.
Rain suspended play between 7:34pm and 9:10pm. Australia had scored 73 for the loss of one wicket off 9.2 overs at that point. Their target was adjusted to 225 off 34 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The second-wicket pair (Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting, the Aussie skipper) put on 50 off 40 balls in 31 minutes and 100 off 82 balls in 65 minutes.
While Australia’s 100 came off 12.2 overs in 60 minutes, their 150 came off 21 minutes in 98 minutes. Ponting, whose 54-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 42. A hundred and eight balls later, he was caught by Patel. Pathan broke the 126-run partnership.
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 Patel off the bowling of Pathan. Gilchrist, whose 72-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a six, scored 95. Ten balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the four-run stand.
Symonds, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Three overs later, he was caught by Agarkar. Ganguly broke the 22-run stand. Michael Bevan, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. Four overs later, Ganguly broke the 19-run stand.
Australia’s 200 came off 30.4 overs in 152 minutes. The seventh-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Harvey, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, Agarkar and Ganguly ran him out.
Clarke, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Five balls later, he was caught by Badani. Ganguly broke the eight-run stand. Bichel, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Lee, who scored a dozen. His nine-ball innings included a six.
India conceded 22 extras. Australia, who scored 225 for the loss of eight wickets off 33.5 overs, won by two wickets with a ball to spare. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled 5.5 overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47.
Kartik, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Pathan bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up three wickets. Ganguly, who bowled seven overs, conceded 41. He picked up three scalps.
India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Anil Kumble and Ashish Nehra made way for Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik. Australia made a couple of changes to the (Bich)eleven that last played the Indians – Matthew Hayden and Brad Williams made way for Simon Katich and Andy.
While Sanjay Bangar was India’s twelfth man, Brad Hogg was Australia’s twelfth man. On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced eight balls, scoring a run. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Brett Lee broke the one-run stand.
India's second-wicket pair (Parthiv Patel and V V S Laxman) put on 50 off 59 balls in 48 minutes. The team's 50 came off 11.1 overs in 56 minutes. Patel, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-one balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Jason Gillespie broke the 62-run partnership.
Laxman, whose 130-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 106. While his half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 63 balls in 108 minutes, his ton – which included four boundaries – came off 127 balls in 209 minutes. He was unbeaten.
Although his runs came by way of boundaries, Rahul Dravid, who scored a dozen, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bichel broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 100 off 19.4 overs in 99 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair (Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match) put on 50 off 63 balls in 39 minutes.
Rain interrupted play between 4:19pm and 4:38pm. India were 136 for the loss of three wickets off 26.5 overs at that point. No overs were lost. India scored 150 off 29.5 overs in 133 minutes.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 61 balls in 60 minutes. He and Laxman put on 100 off 115 balls in 70 minutes. India scored 200 off 38.4 overs in 166 minutes.
Laxman and Yuvraj put on 150 off 168 balls in 114 minutes. The southpaw’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries – came off 104 balls in 121 minutes. India scored 250 off 45.5 overs in 206 minutes.
The duo put on 200 off 202 balls in 139 minutes. Ian Harvey conceded 22 runs off the 49th over, faced by them. While singles were taken off the first two balls, the third ball was hit for a six. This was followed by a couple of boundaries and a six.
Laxman and Yuvraj put on 213 off 205 balls in 143 minutes for the fourth wicket. It was India’s best fourth-wicket partnership against the Aussies. Yuvraj, whose 122-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 139. He was dismissed by Lee. Rohan Gavaskar, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded eight extras. India scored 296 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Michael Clarke, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 29. Andrew Symonds, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 42. Harvey, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 68.
Bichel, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket, as did Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 50. Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Katich, who faced a couple of balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Irfan Pathan broke the 24-run stand.
Rain suspended play between 7:34pm and 9:10pm. Australia had scored 73 for the loss of one wicket off 9.2 overs at that point. Their target was adjusted to 225 off 34 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The second-wicket pair (Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting, the Aussie skipper) put on 50 off 40 balls in 31 minutes and 100 off 82 balls in 65 minutes.
While Australia’s 100 came off 12.2 overs in 60 minutes, their 150 came off 21 minutes in 98 minutes. Ponting, whose 54-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 42. A hundred and eight balls later, he was caught by Patel. Pathan broke the 126-run partnership.
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 Patel off the bowling of Pathan. Gilchrist, whose 72-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a six, scored 95. Ten balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the four-run stand.
Symonds, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Three overs later, he was caught by Agarkar. Ganguly broke the 22-run stand. Michael Bevan, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. Four overs later, Ganguly broke the 19-run stand.
Australia’s 200 came off 30.4 overs in 152 minutes. The seventh-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Harvey, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, Agarkar and Ganguly ran him out.
Clarke, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Five balls later, he was caught by Badani. Ganguly broke the eight-run stand. Bichel, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Lee, who scored a dozen. His nine-ball innings included a six.
India conceded 22 extras. Australia, who scored 225 for the loss of eight wickets off 33.5 overs, won by two wickets with a ball to spare. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled 5.5 overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47.
Kartik, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Pathan bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up three wickets. Ganguly, who bowled seven overs, conceded 41. He picked up three scalps.
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