Australia Vs India 2Nd Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia - 1986 (1985/86) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 February 1986
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Allan Border top-scored with 65* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 February 1986
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Greg Matthews
- Captains
- Kapil Dev (India), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 187 all out. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 49 off 52 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 41.
Chasing 188, Australia made 188 for 3. Allan Border top-scored with 65 not out off 67 balls, and David Boon made 44.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
INDIA: 187 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Allan Border | 11 | 26 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Greg Matthews | 37 | 71 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | handled the ball | 15 | 32 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 41 | 66 |
| Kapil Dev | c Tim Zoehrer | 1 | 5 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out | 14 | 26 |
| Ravi Shastri | run out | 49 | 52 |
| Chetan Sharma | run out | 0 | – |
| Roger Binny | c Bruce Reid | 4 | 10 |
| Kiran More | run out | 1 | 6 |
| Shivlal Yadav | not out | 1 | 14 |
Extras 13 · Total 187 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Simon Davis | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Allan Border | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-66 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-70 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-71 (Kapil Dev), 5-108 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-151 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 7-151 (Chetan Sharma), 8-163 (Roger Binny), 9-168 (Kiran More), 10-187 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 34 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Kris Srikkanth | 32 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 4 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 1 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 37 |
| sixth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 43 |
| seventh | Ravi Shastri and Chetan Sharma | 0 |
| eighth | Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri | 12 |
| ninth | Ravi Shastri and Kiran More | 5 |
| tenth | Shivlal Yadav and Ravi Shastri | 19 |
AUSTRALIA: 188 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out | 44 | 78 |
| Geoff Marsh | lbw | 9 | 24 |
| Dirk Wellham | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 43 | 97 |
| Allan Border | not out | 65 | 67 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 19 | 23 |
Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Tim Zoehrer, Craig McDermott, Bruce Reid, Simon Davis
Extras 8 · Total 188 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Roger Binny | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 8.2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Geoff Marsh), 2-77 (David Boon), 3-144 (Dirk Wellham)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 31 |
| second | Dirk Wellham and David Boon | 46 |
| third | Allan Border and Dirk Wellham | 67 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 44 |
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