Australia Vs India 6Th Match
Singer World Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 6 September 1996
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Stuart Law top-scored with 67 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 6 September 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Ian Healy (Australia)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and KT Francis
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 201 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 59 off 75 balls, and Sunil Joshi made 48. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 33 for Australia. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the seventh wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Joshi, 50% of the total. From 64 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 89 for 6.
Chasing 202, Australia made 202 for 7. Stuart Law top-scored with 67 off 70 balls, and Steve Waugh made 55. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket between Steve Waugh and Stuart Law, 56% of the total.
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
INDIA: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Steve Waugh | 7 | 11 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Michael Bevan | 38 | 30 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 13 | 25 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Mark Waugh | 3 | 6 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Ian Healy | 1 | 7 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Steve Waugh | 6 | 17 |
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw | 59 | 75 |
| Sunil Joshi | bowled | 48 | 67 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out (Damien Fleming) | 2 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | c Steve Waugh | 0 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 6 | 7 |
Extras 18 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| Damien Fleming | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 5 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-64 (Nayan Mongia), 3-67 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-68 (Vinod Kambli), 5-72 (Rahul Dravid), 6-89 (Ajay Jadeja), 7-189 (Sunil Joshi), 8-191 (Javagal Srinath), 9-194 (Sourav Ganguly), 10-201 (Anil Kumble)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia | 32 |
| second | Nayan Mongia and Rahul Dravid | 32 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 3 |
| fourth | Vinod Kambli and Rahul Dravid | 1 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid | 4 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 17 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Joshi | 100 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Sourav Ganguly | 2 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly | 3 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 7 |
AUSTRALIA: 202 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Sachin Tendulkar | 23 | 33 |
| Michael Slater | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 29 | 56 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Waugh | st Nayan Mongia | 55 | 83 |
| Stuart Law | c Rahul Dravid | 67 | 70 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 12 | 9 |
| Ian Healy | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 4 | 13 |
| Brad Hogg | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Paul Reiffel | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 202 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 9 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 8.3 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Mark Waugh), 2-50 (Ricky Ponting), 3-69 (Michael Slater), 4-182 (Stuart Law), 5-185 (Steve Waugh), 6-194 (Ian Healy), 7-197 (Brad Hogg)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Michael Slater | 50 |
| second | Michael Slater and Ricky Ponting | 0 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Michael Slater | 19 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Stuart Law | 113 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 3 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Michael Bevan | 9 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan and Brad Hogg | 3 |
| eighth | Paul Reiffel and Michael Bevan | 5 |
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