India v Australia
Final · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 6 Feb 2004
Australia won by 7 wickets
India innings22249 overs
Australia innings224/340.1 overs · target 223
The worm
IndiaAustralia
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Indiawicket
Australiawicket
India innings 222 (49 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag | c AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| SR Tendulkar | b B Lee | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
| VVS Laxman | c A Symonds b BA Williams | 24 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 96.0 |
| R Dravid | c ML Hayden b IJ Harvey | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 41.4 |
| SC Ganguly | c AC Gilchrist b IJ Harvey | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| HK Badani | not out | 60 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 74.1 |
| AB Agarkar | c B Lee b MJ Clarke | 53 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 85.5 |
| IK Pathan | run out | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| A Kumble | run out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| L Balaji | b JN Gillespie | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Extras | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 49 overs | 222 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (V Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 14-2 (SR Tendulkar, 5.5 ov), 48-3 (VVS Laxman, 13.2 ov), 48-4 (R Dravid, 14.3 ov), 75-5 (SC Ganguly, 20.4 ov), 75-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 21.1 ov), 177-7 (AB Agarkar, 40.3 ov), 209-8 (IK Pathan, 46.1 ov), 217-9 (A Kumble, 47.3 ov), 222-10 (L Balaji, 48.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JN Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| B Lee | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.78 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| BA Williams | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| IJ Harvey | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| A Symonds | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6.71 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 17 | V Sehwag 3, SR Tendulkar 3 |
| 2 | 8 | 18 | SR Tendulkar 5, VVS Laxman 3 |
| 3 | 34 | 45 | VVS Laxman 21, R Dravid 12 |
| 4 | 0 | 7 | R Dravid 0, SC Ganguly 0 |
| 5 | 27 | 37 | SC Ganguly 6, Yuvraj Singh 21 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | Yuvraj Singh 0, HK Badani 0 |
| 7 | 102 | 116 | HK Badani 42, AB Agarkar 53 |
| 8 | 32 | 34 | HK Badani 11, IK Pathan 19 |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | HK Badani 4, A Kumble 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | HK Badani 3, L Balaji 2 |
Australia innings 224/3 (40.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Gilchrist | c SR Tendulkar b L Balaji | 38 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 190.0 |
| ML Hayden | c & b L Balaji | 50 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 54.9 |
| RT Ponting | c R Dravid b L Balaji | 88 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 110.0 |
| DR Martyn | not out | 20 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
| A Symonds | not out | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | 18 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 40.1 overs | 224 | ||||
Did not bat: IJ Harvey, JN Gillespie, BA Williams, B Lee, MJ Clarke, SM Katich
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (AC Gilchrist, 5.6 ov), 187-2 (ML Hayden, 31.1 ov), 193-3 (RT Ponting, 33.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Agarkar | 9.1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 6.33 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| L Balaji | 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 5.20 | 38 | 2 | 2 |
| IK Pathan | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| A Kumble | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.14 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 36 | AC Gilchrist 38, ML Hayden 9 |
| 2 | 139 | 151 | ML Hayden 41, RT Ponting 86 |
| 3 | 6 | 16 | RT Ponting 2, DR Martyn 3 |
| Unbroken | 31 | 38 | DR Martyn 17, A Symonds 10 |
Match details
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- RT Ponting
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
- Season
- 2003/04
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel, SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
- Source
- Cricsheet match 65655