India made
just one change to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman made way for Hrishikesh
Kanitkar. Pakistan made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Waqar Younis made way for Azhar Mahmood. The match was attended by 11,263
people.
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India's skipper, chose to bat. While the openers put on 50 off 47 balls in 36 minutes, he scored 41. His 46-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries. Ninety-one ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Khan. Abdul Razzaq broke the 88-run partnership in 69 minutes. India’s 100 came off 116 balls in 88 minutes.
Rahul Dravid, whose 58-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Shahid Afridi broke the 87-run partnership. Kanitkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three overs later, he was caught by Inzamam. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 11-run stand.
Singh, whose 24-ball (Rob)inningS(aqla)included a six, scored 21. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Mushtaq, who broke the 48-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 141. His 144-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, who broke the 23-run stand.
While he scored 50 off 59 balls – including half-a-dozen boundaries – in 88 minutes, his century, which came off 118 balls in 167 minutes, included eight boundaries. His second-wicket partnership with Dravid – worth 87 – came off 109 balls in 81 minutes.
India’s 150 came off 30.2 overs in 133 minutes, their 201 came off 40.2 overs in 174 minutes and their 250 came off 47.4 overs in 205 minutes.
Jacob, whose 13-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten. Javagal Srinath, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Khan. Mushtaq broke the five-run stand. Sameer Dighe, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded a dozen extras. India scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Mahmood bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Razzaq, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Akhtar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Akram, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Saeed Anwar, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls into the chase, he was caught by Martin. Debasis Mohanty broke the run-a-ball stand. Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
Pakistan’s 50 came off 10.5 overs in 51 minutes. Inzamam, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 41-run stand.
Pakistan’s 100 came off 22.5 overs in 102 minutes. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Seventy-one balls later, he was caught by Martin. Anil Kumble broke the 47-run stand.
Ijaz Ahmed – whose 50 came off 70 balls in 95 minutes – scored 54 off 77 balls, which included three boundaries. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Khan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Nine balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the four-run stand. While Pakistan’s 150 came off 34.2 overs in 147 minutes, their 200 came off 40.5 overs in 176 minutes.
Razzaq, who faced 27 balls, scored 13. Sixty balls after Khan’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumble. Prasad broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was 54 minutes long, and worth 72.
Akram, who faced five balls, scored four. An over later, he was caught by Srinath. Needless to say, Mohanty was in seventh heaven. Mushtaq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the three-run stand.
Mahmood’s 50 came off 34 balls in 38 minutes. It included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He scored 67 off 50 balls, which included seven boundaries and the six. The match was delayed 44.3 balls into the innings as he received attention for a cramp in his leg. Yousuf acted as his runner.
The next ball (i.e., seven balls after Mushtaq’s dismissal), he was caught by Kanitkar. Kumble broke the nine-ball stand. India conceded 13 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 219 off 44.4 overs, lost by 48 runs.
Singh, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 45. Srinath and Prasad bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 41. Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 40. He picked up four scalps.
It was India’s only win in the tournament.
On winning the toss, Tendulkar, India's skipper, chose to bat. While the openers put on 50 off 47 balls in 36 minutes, he scored 41. His 46-ball (Mo)innings included five boundaries. Ninety-one ballS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Khan. Abdul Razzaq broke the 88-run partnership in 69 minutes. India’s 100 came off 116 balls in 88 minutes.
Rahul Dravid, whose 58-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Shahid Afridi broke the 87-run partnership. Kanitkar, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three overs later, he was caught by Inzamam. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 11-run stand.
Singh, whose 24-ball (Rob)inningS(aqla)included a six, scored 21. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Mushtaq, who broke the 48-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, scored 141. His 144-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, who broke the 23-run stand.
While he scored 50 off 59 balls – including half-a-dozen boundaries – in 88 minutes, his century, which came off 118 balls in 167 minutes, included eight boundaries. His second-wicket partnership with Dravid – worth 87 – came off 109 balls in 81 minutes.
India’s 150 came off 30.2 overs in 133 minutes, their 201 came off 40.2 overs in 174 minutes and their 250 came off 47.4 overs in 205 minutes.
Jacob, whose 13-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten. Javagal Srinath, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Khan. Mushtaq broke the five-run stand. Sameer Dighe, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded a dozen extras. India scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Mahmood bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.
Razzaq, who bowled seven overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Akhtar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Akram, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Saeed Anwar, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls into the chase, he was caught by Martin. Debasis Mohanty broke the run-a-ball stand. Afridi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the one-run stand.
Pakistan’s 50 came off 10.5 overs in 51 minutes. Inzamam, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Kanitkar. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 41-run stand.
Pakistan’s 100 came off 22.5 overs in 102 minutes. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Seventy-one balls later, he was caught by Martin. Anil Kumble broke the 47-run stand.
Ijaz Ahmed – whose 50 came off 70 balls in 95 minutes – scored 54 off 77 balls, which included three boundaries. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Kumble broke the 15-run stand.
Khan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Nine balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the four-run stand. While Pakistan’s 150 came off 34.2 overs in 147 minutes, their 200 came off 40.5 overs in 176 minutes.
Razzaq, who faced 27 balls, scored 13. Sixty balls after Khan’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumble. Prasad broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was 54 minutes long, and worth 72.
Akram, who faced five balls, scored four. An over later, he was caught by Srinath. Needless to say, Mohanty was in seventh heaven. Mushtaq had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Srinath broke the three-run stand.
Mahmood’s 50 came off 34 balls in 38 minutes. It included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He scored 67 off 50 balls, which included seven boundaries and the six. The match was delayed 44.3 balls into the innings as he received attention for a cramp in his leg. Yousuf acted as his runner.
The next ball (i.e., seven balls after Mushtaq’s dismissal), he was caught by Kanitkar. Kumble broke the nine-ball stand. India conceded 13 extras. Pakistan, who were dismissed for 219 off 44.4 overs, lost by 48 runs.
Singh, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 45. Srinath and Prasad bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 41. Mohanty, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of wickets. Kumble, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 40. He picked up four scalps.
It was India’s only win in the tournament.
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