Australia Vs India 6Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, India, West Indies in Australia - 1991 (1991/92) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 15 December 1991
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 55 balls remaining). Allan Border top-scored with 76 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 15 December 1991
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- IS Thomas and AR Crafter
- Match referee
- MJK Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 157 all out. Kapil Dev top-scored with 39 off 56 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 207 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 158, Australia made 158 for 4. Allan Border top-scored with 76 off 102 balls, and Dean Jones made 63. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and Dean Jones, 87% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 55 balls remaining).
INDIA: 157 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | lbw | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Craig McDermott | 3 | 4 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | run out | 12 | 32 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Dean Jones | 21 | 35 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ian Healy | 13 | 53 |
| Pravin Amre | c Ian Healy | 10 | 22 |
| Kapil Dev | c Tom Moody | 39 | 56 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | run out | 17 | 39 |
| Kiran More | lbw | 20 | 27 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out | 8 | 19 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | not out | 3 | 7 |
Extras 10 · Total 157 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Mike Whitney | 10 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Ravi Shastri), 2-4 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-37 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-41 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 5-64 (Pravin Amre), 6-69 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-119 (Manoj Prabhakar), 8-133 (Kapil Dev), 9-149 (Kiran More), 10-157 (Javagal Srinath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 2 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Sanjay Manjrekar | 2 |
| third | Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar | 33 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar | 4 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Pravin Amre | 23 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar | 50 |
| eighth | Kapil Dev and Kiran More | 14 |
| ninth | Kiran More and Javagal Srinath | 16 |
| tenth | Venkatapathy Raju and Javagal Srinath | 8 |
AUSTRALIA: 158 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | bowled | 6 | 10 |
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 3 | 14 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 63 | 119 |
| Allan Border | c Sourav Ganguly | 76 | 102 |
| Tom Moody | c Sachin Tendulkar | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Mike Whitney, Bruce Reid
Extras 10 · Total 158 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Javagal Srinath | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 9 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (David Boon), 2-17 (Geoff Marsh), 3-154 (Allan Border), 4-156 (Tom Moody)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 10 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 7 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 137 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and Tom Moody | 2 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 2 |
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