Australia Vs India 5Th Match
Aiwa Cup Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 28 August 1999
Australia won by 41 runs
Australia won by 41 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 77 for Australia. Jason Gillespie took 4/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 28 August 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 41 runs
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Ajay Jadeja (India)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 252 for 8. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 77 off 84 balls, and Andrew Symonds made 45. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the second wicket between Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds, 44% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 253, India made 211 all out. Robin Singh top-scored with 75 off 105 balls, and Sadagoppan Ramesh made 71. Jason Gillespie took 4 for 26 for Australia. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the sixth wicket between Robin Singh and Sadagoppan Ramesh, 58% of the total.
Australia won by 41 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 252 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 18 | 28 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Javagal Srinath b Nikhil Chopra | 77 | 84 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 45 | 60 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Laxmi Shukla b Venkatesh Prasad | 32 | 46 |
| Darren Lehmann | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 28 | 40 |
| Steve Waugh | c & b Robin Singh | 6 | 11 |
| Michael Bevan | b Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 11 |
| Tom Moody | not out | 14 | 14 |
| Shane Warne | c Laxmi Shukla b Anil Kumble | 4 | 6 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath
Extras 19 · Total 252 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Mark Waugh, 8.4 ov), 2-150 (Adam Gilchrist, 27.6 ov), 3-152 (Andrew Symonds, 28.2 ov), 4-200 (Darren Lehmann, 39.3 ov), 5-213 (Steve Waugh, 41.5 ov), 6-227 (Michael Bevan, 45.1 ov), 7-234 (Ricky Ponting, 47.1 ov), 8-244 (Shane Warne, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (18) and Adam Gilchrist (13) | 40 | 53 |
| second | Adam Gilchrist (64) and Andrew Symonds (43) | 110 | 117 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (0) and Andrew Symonds (2) | 2 | 2 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (18) and Darren Lehmann (27) | 48 | 67 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (6) and Ricky Ponting (6) | 13 | 15 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (7) and Ricky Ponting (5) | 14 | 20 |
| seventh | Tom Moody (4) and Ricky Ponting (3) | 7 | 12 |
| eighth | Tom Moody (4) and Shane Warne (4) | 10 | 10 |
| ninth | Tom Moody (6) and Jason Gillespie (2) | 8 | 7 |
INDIA: 211 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 4 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Mark Waugh b Andrew Symonds | 71 | 123 |
| Amay Khurasiya | b Jason Gillespie | 12 | 13 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 |
| Ajay Jadeja | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 3 | 17 |
| Robin Singh | c Andrew Symonds b Darren Lehmann | 75 | 105 |
| Nikhil Chopra | run out (Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist) | 5 | 7 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 15 | 15 |
| Anil Kumble | b Darren Lehmann | 4 | 7 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 18 · Total 211 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Sourav Ganguly, 0.4 ov), 2-31 (Amay Khurasiya, 5.3 ov), 3-31 (Rahul Dravid, 5.5 ov), 4-32 (Ajay Jadeja, 6.2 ov), 5-44 (Vinod Kambli, 12.6 ov), 6-167 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 41.2 ov), 7-173 (Nikhil Chopra, 42.4 ov), 8-198 (Javagal Srinath, 46.1 ov), 9-211 (Robin Singh, 48.2 ov), 10-211 (Anil Kumble, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (8) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0) | 8 | 4 |
| second | Amay Khurasiya (12) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (8) | 23 | 30 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Vinod Kambli (3) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (7) | 12 | 40 |
| sixth | Robin Singh (56) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (57) | 123 | 172 |
| seventh | Robin Singh (1) and Nikhil Chopra (4) | 6 | 7 |
| eighth | Robin Singh (9) and Javagal Srinath (15) | 25 | 22 |
| ninth | Robin Singh (7) and Anil Kumble (4) | 13 | 13 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (0) and Venkatesh Prasad (0) | 0 | 1 |
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