India Vs Australia 9Th Match
Titan Cup Australia, India, South Africa in India - 1996 (1996/97) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 3 November 1996
India won by 5 runs
India won by 5 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 94 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 3 November 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 5 runs
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and SK Sharma
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 289 for 6. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 94 off 104 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 62. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid.
Chasing 290, Australia made 284 all out. Mark Taylor top-scored with 78 off 91 balls, and Michael Slater made 52. Anil Kumble took 3 for 42 for India. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Slater and Michael Bevan.
India won by 5 runs.
INDIA: 289 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navjot Sidhu | run out (Brad Hogg) | 11 | 25 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Stuart Law b Mark Waugh | 62 | 61 |
| Javagal Srinath | st Ian Healy b Mark Waugh | 3 | 8 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 94 | 104 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Mark Taylor b Stuart Law | 56 | 68 |
| Robin Singh | c Michael Slater b Stuart Law | 6 | 6 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 25 | 19 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 19 | 14 |
Did not bat: Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 13 · Total 289 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Stuart Law | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Navjot Sidhu, 9.3 ov), 2-75 (Javagal Srinath, 12.3 ov), 3-95 (Sachin Tendulkar, 18.1 ov), 4-205 (Rahul Dravid, 39.4 ov), 5-217 (Robin Singh, 41.5 ov), 6-253 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu (11) and Sachin Tendulkar (35) | 54 | 59 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (17) and Javagal Srinath (3) | 21 | 18 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin (9) and Sachin Tendulkar (10) | 20 | 35 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin (53) and Rahul Dravid (55) | 110 | 129 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin (6) and Robin Singh (6) | 12 | 13 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin (27) and Ajay Jadeja (9) | 36 | 25 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja (16) and Nayan Mongia (19) | 36 | 25 |
AUSTRALIA: 284 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | lbw b Anil Kumble | 78 | 91 |
| Mark Waugh | b Robin Singh | 37 | 49 |
| Stuart Law | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Robin Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | st Nayan Mongia b Sunil Joshi | 33 | 40 |
| Michael Bevan | b Venkatesh Prasad | 40 | 43 |
| Michael Slater | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 52 | 38 |
| Ian Healy | run out (Sachin Tendulkar, Javagal Srinath) | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | run out (Nayan Mongia) | 11 | 15 |
| Paul Reiffel | b Anil Kumble | 9 | 8 |
| Jason Gillespie | b Anil Kumble | 2 | 7 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 8 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 284 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Mark Waugh, 16.2 ov), 2-84 (Stuart Law, 16.3 ov), 3-151 (Steve Waugh, 29.2 ov), 4-155 (Mark Taylor, 30.2 ov), 5-241 (Michael Bevan, 42.1 ov), 6-248 (Ian Healy, 43.1 ov), 7-250 (Michael Slater, 43.4 ov), 8-265 (Paul Reiffel, 45.3 ov), 9-273 (Jason Gillespie, 47.6 ov), 10-284 (Brad Hogg, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor (43) and Mark Waugh (37) | 84 | 100 |
| second | Mark Taylor (0) and Stuart Law (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Steve Waugh (34) and Mark Taylor (33) | 67 | 77 |
| fourth | Mark Taylor (1) and Michael Bevan (3) | 4 | 6 |
| fifth | Michael Slater (46) and Michael Bevan (37) | 86 | 72 |
| sixth | Ian Healy (2) and Michael Slater (4) | 7 | 6 |
| seventh | Michael Slater (1) and Brad Hogg (1) | 2 | 3 |
| eighth | Paul Reiffel (9) and Brad Hogg (4) | 15 | 11 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie (2) and Brad Hogg (4) | 8 | 15 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (8) and Brad Hogg (2) | 11 | 6 |
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