Read the article of India vs Australia 2nd ODI 1984 - Australia tour of India 5-match one-day international series of the 2nd ODI match played between Australia and India at University Stadium, Trivandrum in 01st October 1984.
Rain stopped the play after Australia chasing 176 in the second One-day internationals.
* University Stadium, Trivandrum became the 15th Indian venue to host a One-day international match and the 61st venue in the world to host a ODI match.
India scored 175 for all-out in the alloted 37 overs with top scorer by Dilip Vengsarkar struck 77 off 79-balls including 7-fours & 3-sixes, Sandeep Patil 16 and Sunil Gavaskar 14.
Australia best bowler by Tom Hogan claimed a 4-wickets for 33-runs in 8-overs, Carl Rackemann picked up 3-wickets for 7-runs in 8-overs including four maidens, Allan Border took 2-wickets and one for Kepler Wessels.
Australia scored 29 for 1 in 7.4 overs with top scorer by Kepler Wessels 12, Graeme Wood 7 not out and Allan Border 4 not out.
India best bowler by Kapil Dev took one-wicket for 14-runs in 4-overs including a maiden.
This match reported by The Daily Telegraph Staff (Third Party Reference from The Daily Telegraph)
TORRENTIAL rain ended Australia's hopes of pressing home the advantage won by the fast bowling of Karl Rackemann and the leg-spin of Tom Hogan in the second one-day cricket international against India in Trivandrum today.
The match was abandoned after only 7.4 overs of the Australian innings when the tourists were 29 for one in reply to India's 175 all out. The last Indian wicket fell to the final ball of their 37 overs.
The 50-over match was first reduced to 37 overs after a late start and a further drizzle left Australia to score 146 in 32 overs to win the match at the start of their innings.
Australia's captain, Kim Hughes, put India in despite being without Rodney Hogg whose place went to Steve Smith. India kept the team beaten by 48 runs last Friday in the opening game of the series of five one-day matches.
Rackemann wrecked the early batting, taking three for seven, including both openers, in his eight overs. Hogan then destroved the Indian middle-order.
Hogan, who took up the attack after Rackemann's spell, offered India no respite, attacking the stumps with impressive accuracy for a wrist-spinner.
Only Vengsarkar defied the attack for any length of time. His innings of 78 was notable for some clean, straight hitting which brought him three sixes and seven fours.
Australia's reply was sedate, with both Wood and Kepler Wessels content to see off India's most effective bowler, Kapil Dev. But Dev struck in the seventh over, getting Wessels leg before playing back.
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