Australia Vs India 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 16 January 1986
India won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 73* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 16 January 1986
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and SG Randell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 161 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 73 not out off 104 balls. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 162, India made 162 for 2. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 59 off 99 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 58. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the second wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar, 55% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out | 23 | 33 |
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 5 | 28 |
| Greg Matthews | run out | 11 | 10 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Ritchie | c Kiran More | 3 | 13 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 73 | 104 |
| Wayne Phillips | bowled | 7 | 25 |
| Craig McDermott | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 12 | 20 |
| Dave Gilbert | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 7 | 17 |
| Bruce Reid | c Kris Srikkanth | 4 | 8 |
| Simon Davis | run out | 6 | 10 |
Extras 10 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 8.2 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 9 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Chetan Sharma | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 9 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Geoff Marsh), 2-31 (Greg Matthews), 3-31 (Allan Border), 4-40 (Greg Ritchie), 5-50 (David Boon), 6-80 (Wayne Phillips), 7-100 (Craig McDermott), 8-128 (Dave Gilbert), 9-141 (Bruce Reid), 10-161 (Simon Davis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 18 |
| second | Greg Matthews and David Boon | 13 |
| third | Allan Border and David Boon | 0 |
| fourth | Greg Ritchie and David Boon | 9 |
| fifth | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 10 |
| sixth | Wayne Phillips and Steve Waugh | 30 |
| seventh | Craig McDermott and Steve Waugh | 20 |
| eighth | Dave Gilbert and Steve Waugh | 28 |
| ninth | Bruce Reid and Steve Waugh | 13 |
| tenth | Steve Waugh and Simon Davis | 20 |
INDIA: 162 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Wayne Phillips | 59 | 99 |
| Kris Srikkanth | run out | 22 | 51 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 58 | 77 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 11 | 20 |
Did not bat: Ashok Malhotra, Kapil Dev, Roger Binny, Ravi Shastri, Kiran More, Chetan Sharma, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 12 · Total 162 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 8.2 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Simon Davis | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Dave Gilbert | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-126 (Sunil Gavaskar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 37 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 89 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin | 36 |
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