Australia Vs India 3Rd Match
Sharjah Cup Australia, England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1987 (1986/87) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 5 April 1987
India won by 7 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 48 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 84 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 5 April 1987
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Geoff Marsh (Australia), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- DP Buultjens and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 176 for 6. David Boon top-scored with 62 off 113 balls, and Geoff Marsh made 39.
Chasing 177, India made 177 for 3. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 84 off 129 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 78. The innings was built on a 165-run stand for the second wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin, 93% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 48 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 176 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 39 | 89 |
| Mike Veletta | c Sunil Gavaskar | 5 | 10 |
| David Boon | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 62 | 113 |
| Steve Waugh | c Gopal Sharma | 20 | 43 |
| Simon O'Donnell | c Sadanand Viswanath | 5 | 11 |
| Greg Ritchie | lbw | 3 | 5 |
| Dirk Wellham | not out | 17 | 17 |
| Greg Matthews | not out | 17 | 16 |
Did not bat: Tim Zoehrer, Bruce Reid, Simon Davis
Extras 8 · Total 176 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 9 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Bharat Arun | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gopal Sharma | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Mike Veletta), 2-82 (Geoff Marsh), 3-129 (Steve Waugh), 4-136 (Simon O'Donnell), 5-141 (David Boon), 6-142 (Greg Ritchie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mike Veletta | 20 |
| second | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 62 |
| third | David Boon and Steve Waugh | 47 |
| fourth | David Boon and Simon O'Donnell | 7 |
| fifth | Greg Ritchie and David Boon | 5 |
| sixth | Dirk Wellham and Greg Ritchie | 1 |
| seventh | Dirk Wellham and Greg Matthews | 34 |
INDIA: 177 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | not out | 78 | 109 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Greg Matthews | 0 | 3 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Geoff Marsh | 84 | 129 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 2 | 10 |
Did not bat: Dilip Vengsarkar, Manoj Prabhakar, Bharat Arun, Sadanand Viswanath, Gopal Sharma, Maninder Singh
Extras 11 · Total 177 for 3
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Simon Davis | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Greg Matthews | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-165 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 3-169 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 0 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 165 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 4 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri | 8 |
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