India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Prashant Vaidya, Rahul Dravid and
Venkatapathy Raju made way for debutant Vikram Rathour, Aashish Kapoor and
Venkatesh Prasad. Pakistan made a couple of changes to the team that last
played the Indians – Rameez Raja and Mushtaq Ahmed made way for Basit Ali and
Ata-ur-Rehman.
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Rathour, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Waqar Younis broke the nine-run stand. Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 118. His 140-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Aamer Sohail, Pakistan’s skipper. Younis broke the 231-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on five. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 117-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 101. Saeed Anwar ran him out. Javagal Srinath, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was caught by Sohail. Ata-ur-Rehman broke the 19-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 17. He was caught by Rashid Latif. Younis broke the 17-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Sanjay Manjrekar, who didn’t face a ball.
Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India scored 305 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs*. Saqlain Mushtaq (whose spell included a maiden), Aaqib Javed and Sohail bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 60, 58 and 49, respectively. Ata-ur-Rehman, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 85. He picked up a wicket. Younis bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44, picking up three scalps.
Anwar, who faced four balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Prasad broke the 16-run stand. Latif, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 50. He was caught by Azharuddin. Anil Kumble broke the 72-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 84. Sohail, whose 76-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 78. Rathour ran him out.
Ijaz Ahmed, whose 51-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 42. Srinath broke the 18-run stand. Inzamam, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin. Prasad broke the nine-run stand. Saleem Malik, whose 50-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 42. He was caught by Kapoor. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 49-run stand.
Aaqib wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. He was caught by Rathour. Srinath broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Ali, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was caught by Rathour. Tendulkar broke the 11-run stand.
Younis, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten. Ata-ur-Rehman faced four balls, scoring as many. He was caught by the substitute, Rahul Dravid**. Srinath broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Saqlain, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 277 off 46.1 overs, lost by 28 runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Kapoor, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Tendulkar, who bowled 7.1 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of wickets. Prasad and Kumble bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 65. He picked up three scalps.
[*Note (1): It was the first time they scored 300-plus in an ODI, and it was then their highest total, eclipsing their previous best of 299 for the loss of four wickets off 40 overs against Sri Lanka at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on January 17, 1987.]
[**Note (2): Dravid substituted for Sidhu.]
On winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Rathour, who faced a dozen balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Waqar Younis broke the nine-run stand. Tendulkar, the player of the match, scored 118. His 140-ball (Sach)innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Aamer Sohail, Pakistan’s skipper. Younis broke the 231-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on five. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 117-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 101. Saeed Anwar ran him out. Javagal Srinath, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was caught by Sohail. Ata-ur-Rehman broke the 19-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 17. He was caught by Rashid Latif. Younis broke the 17-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Sanjay Manjrekar, who didn’t face a ball.
Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India scored 305 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs*. Saqlain Mushtaq (whose spell included a maiden), Aaqib Javed and Sohail bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 60, 58 and 49, respectively. Ata-ur-Rehman, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 85. He picked up a wicket. Younis bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44, picking up three scalps.
Anwar, who faced four balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Prasad broke the 16-run stand. Latif, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 50. He was caught by Azharuddin. Anil Kumble broke the 72-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 84. Sohail, whose 76-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 78. Rathour ran him out.
Ijaz Ahmed, whose 51-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 42. Srinath broke the 18-run stand. Inzamam, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Azharuddin. Prasad broke the nine-run stand. Saleem Malik, whose 50-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 42. He was caught by Kapoor. The (Kumb)leggie broke the 49-run stand.
Aaqib wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. He was caught by Rathour. Srinath broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Ali, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was caught by Rathour. Tendulkar broke the 11-run stand.
Younis, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten. Ata-ur-Rehman faced four balls, scoring as many. He was caught by the substitute, Rahul Dravid**. Srinath broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Saqlain, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 277 off 46.1 overs, lost by 28 runs. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Kapoor, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 52.
Tendulkar, who bowled 7.1 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of wickets. Prasad and Kumble bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 65. He picked up three scalps.
[*Note (1): It was the first time they scored 300-plus in an ODI, and it was then their highest total, eclipsing their previous best of 299 for the loss of four wickets off 40 overs against Sri Lanka at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on January 17, 1987.]
[**Note (2): Dravid substituted for Sidhu.]
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