Australia Vs India 8Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 21 January 1986
Australia won by 100 runs
Australia won by 100 runs. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 125 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 21 January 1986
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 100 runs
- Player of the match
- Geoff Marsh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 292 for 6. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 125 off 145 balls, and David Boon made 83. Chetan Sharma took 3 for 61 for India. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the first wicket between David Boon and Geoff Marsh, 52% of the total. From 273 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 13 runs, to 286 for 6. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 205 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 293, India made 192 for 4. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 92 not out off 144 balls.
Australia won by 100 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 292 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Mohinder Amarnath | 83 | 104 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 125 | 145 |
| Allan Border | c Kris Srikkanth | 52 | 42 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Kapil Dev | 7 | 6 |
| Greg Ritchie | run out | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 6 | 4 |
| Craig McDermott | run out | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Matthews | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Dave Gilbert, Bruce Reid, Simon Davis
Extras 15 · Total 292 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 9 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-152 (David Boon), 2-273 (Geoff Marsh), 3-282 (Wayne Phillips), 4-283 (Allan Border), 5-283 (Greg Ritchie), 6-286 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 152 |
| second | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 121 |
| third | Allan Border and Wayne Phillips | 9 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 1 |
| fifth | Greg Ritchie and Steve Waugh | 0 |
| sixth | Craig McDermott and Steve Waugh | 3 |
| seventh | Greg Matthews and Steve Waugh | 6 |
INDIA: 192 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | not out | 92 | 144 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Allan Border | 20 | 16 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Greg Matthews | 16 | 54 |
| Ashok Malhotra | c Greg Matthews | 5 | 17 |
| Kapil Dev | c Craig McDermott | 28 | 39 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 17 | 40 |
Did not bat: Ravi Shastri, Chetan Sharma, Roger Binny, Kiran More, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 14 · Total 192 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Simon Davis | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Geoff Marsh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-74 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-93 (Ashok Malhotra), 4-158 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 31 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 43 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Ashok Malhotra | 19 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 65 |
| fifth | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 34 |
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