India Vs Australia 4Th Match
Pepsi Triangular Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in India - 1998 (1997/98) · Green Park, Kanpur · 7 April 1998
India won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 100 for India. Ajit Agarkar took 4/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Date
- 7 April 1998
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- CK Sathe and MR Singh
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 222 for 9. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 84 off 139 balls, and Tom Moody made 44. Ajit Agarkar took 4 for 46 for India. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tom Moody and Ricky Ponting.
Chasing 223, India made 223 for 4. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 100 off 89 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 72. The innings was built on a 175-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 78% of the total.
India won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 222 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Nayan Mongia | 6 | 11 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 11 | 14 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 84 | 139 |
| Michael Bevan | bowled | 16 | 25 |
| Darren Lehmann | bowled | 18 | 25 |
| Steve Waugh | st Nayan Mongia | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Moody | bowled | 44 | 70 |
| Shane Warne | c Nayan Mongia | 2 | 3 |
| Gavin Robertson | lbw | 15 | 12 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 2 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | not out | 3 | 2 |
Extras 21 · Total 222 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Mark Waugh, 2.4 ov), 2-35 (Adam Gilchrist, 7.5 ov), 3-71 (Michael Bevan, 16.5 ov), 4-106 (Darren Lehmann, 25.5 ov), 5-108 (Steve Waugh, 26.2 ov), 6-185 (Ricky Ponting, 45.1 ov), 7-190 (Shane Warne, 46.1 ov), 8-216 (Tom Moody, 49.1 ov), 9-218 (Gavin Robertson, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 12 | 16 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 23 | 31 |
| third | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 36 | 54 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting and Darren Lehmann | 35 | 54 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 2 | 3 |
| sixth | Tom Moody and Ricky Ponting | 77 | 113 |
| seventh | Tom Moody and Shane Warne | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Tom Moody and Gavin Robertson | 26 | 18 |
| ninth | Gavin Robertson and Michael Kasprowicz | 2 | 2 |
| tenth | Damien Fleming and Michael Kasprowicz | 4 | 3 |
INDIA: 223 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Damien Martyn | 100 | 89 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Gilchrist | 72 | 104 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Michael Kasprowicz | 3 | 8 |
| Vinod Kambli | bowled | 17 | 30 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 6 | 31 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | not out | 7 | 10 |
Did not bat: Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Venkatesh Prasad, Rahul Sanghvi
Extras 18 · Total 223 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Gavin Robertson | 7.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-175 (Sachin Tendulkar, 28.1 ov), 2-183 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 31.2 ov), 3-197 (Sourav Ganguly, 35.1 ov), 4-212 (Vinod Kambli, 41.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 175 | 169 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 8 | 19 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly and Vinod Kambli | 14 | 23 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and Vinod Kambli | 15 | 38 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 11 | 18 |
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