India Vs Australia Final
Pepsi Triangular Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in India - 1998 (1997/98) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 14 April 1998
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Michael Bevan top-scored with 75* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Date
- 14 April 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- VK Ramaswamy and V Chopra
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 227 all out. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 48 off 49 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 44. Damien Fleming took 3 for 47 for Australia.
Chasing 228, Australia made 231 for 6. Michael Bevan top-scored with 75 not out off 127 balls, and Steve Waugh made 57. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the fifth wicket between Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan, 43% of the total.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
INDIA: 227 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist | 15 | 24 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Gilchrist | 29 | 54 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Michael Bevan | 44 | 63 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Damien Fleming | 38 | 52 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Michael Kasprowicz | 48 | 49 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | bowled | 18 | 29 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Steve Waugh | 4 | 6 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Michael Bevan | 14 | 15 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | run out (Mark Waugh) | 0 | 2 |
Extras 15 · Total 227 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Darren Lehmann | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Sachin Tendulkar, 10.1 ov), 2-58 (Sourav Ganguly, 14.3 ov), 3-128 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 31.2 ov), 4-144 (Navjot Sidhu, 33.5 ov), 5-177 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar, 42.1 ov), 6-185 (Ajit Agarkar, 43.4 ov), 7-218 (Ajay Jadeja, 47.4 ov), 8-225 (Nayan Mongia, 48.3 ov), 9-227 (Venkatesh Prasad, 49.1 ov), 10-227 (Rahul Sanghvi, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 37 | 61 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 21 | 26 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 70 | 101 |
| fourth | Navjot Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja | 16 | 15 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 33 | 50 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 9 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 33 | 24 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 7 | 5 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Rahul Sanghvi | 0 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 231 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 20 | 32 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | st Nayan Mongia | 41 | 51 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 75 | 127 |
| Shane Warne | bowled | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 57 | 54 |
| Tom Moody | c Ajay Jadeja | 4 | 13 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 6 | 4 |
Did not bat: Damien Martyn, Damien Fleming, Michael Kasprowicz
Extras 13 · Total 231 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.4 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Adam Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-56 (Mark Waugh, 10.6 ov), 3-84 (Ricky Ponting, 20.5 ov), 4-111 (Shane Warne, 25.6 ov), 5-210 (Steve Waugh, 44.3 ov), 6-219 (Tom Moody, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 6 | 7 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 50 | 59 |
| third | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 28 | 59 |
| fourth | Shane Warne and Michael Bevan | 27 | 31 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 99 | 111 |
| sixth | Tom Moody and Michael Bevan | 9 | 18 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann | 12 | 7 |
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