Australia Vs India 14Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 31 January 1986
India won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 77* for India. Kapil Dev took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 31 January 1986
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 235 for 7. David Boon top-scored with 76 off 102 balls, and Geoff Marsh made 74. Kapil Dev took 4 for 30 for India. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the first wicket between David Boon and Geoff Marsh, 62% of the total.
Chasing 236, India made 238 for 4. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 77 not out off 88 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 72. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar, 43% of the total.
India won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 235 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | c Kapil Dev | 76 | 102 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Sunil Gavaskar | 74 | 106 |
| Allan Border | c Ashok Malhotra | 18 | 32 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 33 | 36 |
| Wayne Phillips | run out | 8 | 4 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 3 | 5 |
| Dirk Wellham | not out | 12 | 7 |
| Craig McDermott | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Gilbert | not out | 7 | 8 |
Did not bat: Bruce Reid, Simon Davis
Extras 4 · Total 235 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Roger Binny | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-146 (David Boon), 2-161 (Geoff Marsh), 3-194 (Allan Border), 4-212 (Wayne Phillips), 5-212 (Dean Jones), 6-224 (Steve Waugh), 7-224 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 146 |
| second | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 15 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 33 |
| fourth | Wayne Phillips and Dean Jones | 18 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 0 |
| sixth | Dirk Wellham and Steve Waugh | 12 |
| seventh | Dirk Wellham and Craig McDermott | 0 |
| eighth | Dirk Wellham and Dave Gilbert | 11 |
INDIA: 238 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 72 | 123 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Dean Jones | 27 | 34 |
| Ashok Malhotra | c Simon Davis | 14 | 32 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 77 | 88 |
| Kapil Dev | c Dirk Wellham | 23 | 18 |
| Chetan Sharma | not out | 6 | 3 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Azharuddin, Roger Binny, Ravi Shastri, Kiran More, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 19 · Total 238 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9.5 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Simon Davis | 10 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-79 (Ashok Malhotra), 3-181 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-230 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 46 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Ashok Malhotra | 33 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 102 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 49 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Chetan Sharma | 8 |
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