India lose to Australia agA(zharudd)in

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu and Aashish Kapoor made way for Mumbaikar Sanjay Manjrekar and Venkatapathy Raju. The Aussies made for changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Boon, Greg Blewett, Tim May and Jo Angel made way for Stuart Law, Michael Bevan, Shane Lee and Damien Fleming.

On winning the toss, Australia’s skipper, Mark Taylor, chose to bat. He faced 73 balls, scoring 59. His innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by Javagal Srinath. Raju broke the 103-run stand. Ricky Ponting, who faced 21 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Manjrekar. Raju broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 37.

The Waughs put on S(t)eventeen, before the older twin, who faced 15 balls, was run out. Needless to say, he wasn’t in seventh heaven. The fourth-wicket pair put on 75. Mark, who faced 135 balls, bagged the player of the match award, because he scored 126. His innings included eight boundaries and three sixes. Venkatesh Prasad ran him out.

The fifth-wicket stand was worth just five. Law faced 31 balls, scoring 21. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Anil Kumble off his own bowling. Bevan faced five balls, scoring six. Ajay Jadeja was in seventh heaven, because he ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair put on nine. Lee, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. Nayan Mongia ran him out. The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Shane Warne, who faced a ball, didn’t score. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, off the bowling of Prasad.

Ian Healy, who faced 10 balls, scored six. He was caught by Kumble. Prasad broke the ninth-wicket partnership, which was also worth a blob. The last-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Fleming, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark, and was run out by Mongia and Prasad. Glenn McGrath, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India conceded a dozen extras. Australia were dismissed for 258 off 50 overs. Manoj Prabhakar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55. Srinath bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51.

Kumble bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47 and picked up a wicket. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48.

Jadeja, who faced 17 balls, scored just a run. Fleming was in seventh heaven, because he trapped him leg before wicket. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Vinod Kambli, who faced a couple of balls, was dismissed for a blob by Fleming.

Azharuddin, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. His innings included a boundary. Fleming broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 63. Tendulkar, who faced 84 balls, scored 90. HiS(ach)innings included 14 boundaries and a six. He was stumped by Healy. Mark Waugh broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 73.

The fifth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership was worth four. The Delhi all-rounder, who faced six balls, scored three. Ponting ran him out. Mongia faced 32 balls, scoring 27. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Taylor. Warne broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 54.

Manjrekar, who faced 91 balls, scored 62. His innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Healy. Waugh broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth four. Srinath faced a dozen balls, scored seven. He wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Lee. Fleming broke the 19-run stand.

Prasad, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. He was caught by Bevan. Waugh was in seventh heaven. Kumble faced 22 balls, scoring 17. His innings included three boundaries. Fleming broke the 11-run stand. Raju, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

Australia conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 242 off 48 overs, lost by 16 runs. Lee, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23. Bevan, who bowled five overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as was McGrath, who bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 48.

Mark Waugh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, whose 10 overs included a maiden. He conceded 28. Steve, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of scalps. Fleming, who bowled nine overs, conceded 36. He picked up five wickets.