India Vs Australia 5Th Odi
Australia tour of India - 2001 (2000/01) · Nehru Stadium, Margao · 6 April 2001
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining). VVS Laxman top-scored with 101 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Margao
- Date
- 6 April 2001
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Michael Bevan
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- F Gomes and SK Porel
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 265 for 6. VVS Laxman top-scored with 101 off 107 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 74. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the second wicket between Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
Chasing 266, Australia made 269 for 6. Michael Bevan top-scored with 87 not out off 113 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 76. Sachin Tendulkar took 3 for 35 for India.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
INDIA: 265 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist | 12 | 15 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Ricky Ponting | 74 | 83 |
| VVS Laxman | c Adam Gilchrist | 101 | 107 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Steve Waugh | 31 | 45 |
| Hemang Badani | bowled | 7 | 14 |
| Yuvraj Singh | run out (Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken) | 19 | 21 |
| Vijay Dahiya | not out | 15 | 15 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath
Extras 6 · Total 265 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 8 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Sachin Tendulkar, 3.6 ov), 2-121 (Sourav Ganguly, 24.3 ov), 3-218 (Rahul Dravid, 40.3 ov), 4-230 (VVS Laxman, 43.5 ov), 5-230 (Hemang Badani, 43.6 ov), 6-262 (Yuvraj Singh, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 16 | 24 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman | 105 | 123 |
| third | Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman | 97 | 96 |
| fourth | VVS Laxman and Hemang Badani | 12 | 20 |
| fifth | Hemang Badani and Yuvraj Singh | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Vijay Dahiya and Yuvraj Singh | 32 | 34 |
| seventh | Vijay Dahiya and Zaheer Khan | 3 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 269 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Sourav Ganguly | 36 | 42 |
| Adam Gilchrist | bowled | 76 | 60 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Vijay Dahiya | 4 | 4 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 87 | 113 |
| Steve Waugh | c Ajit Agarkar | 17 | 30 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 6 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Hemang Badani | 7 | 9 |
| Ian Harvey | not out | 25 | 26 |
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Nathan Bracken
Extras 16 · Total 269 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 1 | 62 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Matthew Hayden, 10.1 ov), 2-74 (Ricky Ponting, 10.5 ov), 3-142 (Adam Gilchrist, 24.2 ov), 4-187 (Steve Waugh, 34.2 ov), 5-195 (Darren Lehmann, 36.3 ov), 6-202 (Andrew Symonds, 39.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist | 70 | 61 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 4 | 4 |
| third | Michael Bevan and Adam Gilchrist | 68 | 81 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 45 | 60 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann | 8 | 13 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Andrew Symonds | 7 | 16 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan and Ian Harvey | 67 | 53 |
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