India, who were playing a World Cup
final after two decades, made no changes to their playing eleven. Australia
made one change to the (Bich)eleven that played the Indians – Jason Gillespie
made way for Andy. Their skipper, Sourav Ganguly, won the toss and inserted the
unbeaten Australians.
Adam Gilchrist, who faced 48 balls, scored 57. His innings included eight boundaries and a six. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Harbhajan Singh broke the 105-run stand. Matthew Hayden, who faced 54 balls, scored 37. His innings included five boundaries. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand.
Ricky Ponting, Australia’s captain and the player of the match, scored 140 off 121 balls. His innings included four boundaries and eight sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Martyn, who scored 88 off 84 balls. His innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India conceded 37 extras. Australia scored 359 for the loss of two wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding a dozen.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sehwag bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 14. Dinesh Mongia and Zaheer Khan bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 67.
Ashish Nehra and Javagal Srinath bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 87. Harbhajan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 49. He picked up both the wickets that fell.
Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the chase, Glenn McGrath broke the four-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Ganguly, who faced 25 balls, scored 24. His innings included three boundaries and a six. Nine overs later, he was caught by Darren Lehmann. Brett Lee broke the 54-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. McGrath broke the one-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 88. Sehwag, who faced 81 balls, scored 82. His innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. Eighty balls later, Lehmann ran him out.
Dravid, who faced 57 balls, scored 47. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Eight overs later, Bichel broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj faced 34 balls, scoring 24. His innings included a boundary. Three overs later, he was caught by Lee. Brad Hogg broke the 21-run stand.
Mongia, who faced 11 balls, scored 12. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Three balls later, he was caught by Martyn. Andrew Symonds broke the one-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced eight balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Eleven balls later, he was caught by McGrath. Symonds broke the 14-run stand.
Srinath, who faced four balls, scored one. He never represented India in any form of cricket again. Lee was in seventh heaven, because he broke the three-run stand. Khan, who faced eight balls, scored four. Six balls later, he was caught by Lehmann. McGrath broke the eight-run stand. Nehra, who faced four balls, scored eight. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 234 off 39.2 overs, lost by 125 runs. Lehmann bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 18. Hogg and Bichel bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Symonds, who bowled two overs, was in seventh heaven, because he picked up two wickets. Lee bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31 and picked up two wickets. McGrath, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceded 52. He picked up three scalps.
Australia won their fourth World Cup title.
Adam Gilchrist, who faced 48 balls, scored 57. His innings included eight boundaries and a six. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Harbhajan Singh broke the 105-run stand. Matthew Hayden, who faced 54 balls, scored 37. His innings included five boundaries. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand.
Ricky Ponting, Australia’s captain and the player of the match, scored 140 off 121 balls. His innings included four boundaries and eight sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Damien Martyn, who scored 88 off 84 balls. His innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India conceded 37 extras. Australia scored 359 for the loss of two wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding a dozen.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sehwag bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 14. Dinesh Mongia and Zaheer Khan bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 67.
Ashish Nehra and Javagal Srinath bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 87. Harbhajan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 49. He picked up both the wickets that fell.
Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the chase, Glenn McGrath broke the four-run stand with a catch off his own bowling. Ganguly, who faced 25 balls, scored 24. His innings included three boundaries and a six. Nine overs later, he was caught by Darren Lehmann. Brett Lee broke the 54-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. McGrath broke the one-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 88. Sehwag, who faced 81 balls, scored 82. His innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes. Eighty balls later, Lehmann ran him out.
Dravid, who faced 57 balls, scored 47. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Eight overs later, Bichel broke the 40-run stand. Yuvraj faced 34 balls, scoring 24. His innings included a boundary. Three overs later, he was caught by Lee. Brad Hogg broke the 21-run stand.
Mongia, who faced 11 balls, scored 12. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Three balls later, he was caught by Martyn. Andrew Symonds broke the one-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced eight balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Eleven balls later, he was caught by McGrath. Symonds broke the 14-run stand.
Srinath, who faced four balls, scored one. He never represented India in any form of cricket again. Lee was in seventh heaven, because he broke the three-run stand. Khan, who faced eight balls, scored four. Six balls later, he was caught by Lehmann. McGrath broke the eight-run stand. Nehra, who faced four balls, scored eight. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Australia conceded 21 extras. India, who were dismissed for 234 off 39.2 overs, lost by 125 runs. Lehmann bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 18. Hogg and Bichel bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Symonds, who bowled two overs, was in seventh heaven, because he picked up two wickets. Lee bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31 and picked up two wickets. McGrath, who bowled 8.2 overs, conceded 52. He picked up three scalps.
Australia won their fourth World Cup title.
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