It was
India’s first One-day International of the 21st century, and was attended by 15,583
people. They made half-a-dozen Ch(opr)anges to their playing eleven – Devang
Gandhi, Vijay Bharadwaj, Mannava Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran
and Nikhil made way for V V S Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, D(igh)ebutant
Sameer, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar and Venkatesh Prasad. Jacob Martin was the
twelfth man.
Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Saleem Malik and Azhar Mahmood (Moham)made way for Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq. Shoaib Malik was their twelfth man.
On winning the toss, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Laxman, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Shahid Afridi. Waqar Younis broke the 15-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 18-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Khan. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 35-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-five balls later, Razzaq broke the 26-run stand.
Kanitkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the one-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 101-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 61. A hundred and twelve balls later, Akhtar broke the 66-run partnership.
Dighe, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, Akhtar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket. Singh, whose 84-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries, scored 50. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Waqar. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the 36-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Kumble, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Three balls later, Afridi and Khan ran him out. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Agarkar, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Akhtar and Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, ran him out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Akram. Venkatesh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 30 extras. India were dismissed for 195 off 48.5 overs. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Razzaq and Younis bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31, the latter conceded 30.
Akram bowled 9 5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled nine overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up three scalps.
Pakistan were fined an over for a slow over rate. At the start of their innings, Australian umpire Steve Davis strained his calf, and was replaced by his compatriot Daryl Harper. Afridi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven.
Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. Forty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 29-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
Saeed Anwar, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Singh. Srinath broke the 13-run stand. Razzaq, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the (Kumb)leggie, who broke the nine-run stand.
Khan, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven. Akram, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Seventy-one balls later, Ganguly broke the 49-run stand.
Yousuf, the player of the match, scored 63. His 83-ball innings included eight boundaries. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the 33-run stand. Mushtaq, whose 52-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Younis, who scored 13. His 15-ball innings included a boundary.
India conceded 19 extras. Pakistan, who scored 196 for the loss of eight wickets off 49 overs, lost by a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Venkatesh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 27.
Ganguly bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets. Srinath bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up four scalps.
Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Saleem Malik and Azhar Mahmood (Moham)made way for Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq. Shoaib Malik was their twelfth man.
On winning the toss, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Laxman, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Shahid Afridi. Waqar Younis broke the 15-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 18-ball (Mo)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Khan. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 35-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-five balls later, Razzaq broke the 26-run stand.
Kanitkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the one-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, whose 101-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 61. A hundred and twelve balls later, Akhtar broke the 66-run partnership.
Dighe, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls later, Akhtar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket. Singh, whose 84-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries, scored 50. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Waqar. Saqlain Mushtaq broke the 36-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Kumble, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Three balls later, Afridi and Khan ran him out. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a run. Agarkar, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Akhtar and Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, ran him out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Akram. Venkatesh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 30 extras. India were dismissed for 195 off 48.5 overs. Afridi, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Razzaq and Younis bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31, the latter conceded 30.
Akram bowled 9 5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Mushtaq, who bowled nine overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up three scalps.
Pakistan were fined an over for a slow over rate. At the start of their innings, Australian umpire Steve Davis strained his calf, and was replaced by his compatriot Daryl Harper. Afridi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven.
Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. Forty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the 29-run stand. Inzamam-ul-Haq, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
Saeed Anwar, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Singh. Srinath broke the 13-run stand. Razzaq, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the (Kumb)leggie, who broke the nine-run stand.
Khan, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Srinath was in seventh heaven. Akram, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Seventy-one balls later, Ganguly broke the 49-run stand.
Yousuf, the player of the match, scored 63. His 83-ball innings included eight boundaries. Fifty-six balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Srinath broke the 33-run stand. Mushtaq, whose 52-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the match, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Younis, who scored 13. His 15-ball innings included a boundary.
India conceded 19 extras. Pakistan, who scored 196 for the loss of eight wickets off 49 overs, lost by a couple of wickets. Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Venkatesh, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 27.
Ganguly bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets. Srinath bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up four scalps.
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