Watch the highlights of Australia vs India WSC 2nd Final 1991-92 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup one-day international tournament of the second final played between India and Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney in 20th January 1992.
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| Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his half-century © Cricket Australia |
Geoff Marsh's brilliant 78 before A economical bowling by Craig McDermott, Tom Moody and Mike Whitney helped to Australia thrilling 6-run victory over India, despite Kris Srikkanth - Sachin Tendulkar's fifties and took a unassailable 2-0 lead to Australia clinch title in the best-of-3-finals' second final of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Australia scored 208-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Geoff Marsh cracked a 78 off 136-balls including 3-fours.
Allan Border struck 38 off 39-balls included three-fours, David Boon cracked a 20 off 42-balls including 3-fours and Tom Moody scored 15 off 32-balls without a boundary.
India best bowler by Manoj Prabhakar picked up 3-wickets for 31-runs in 9-overs with economy rate of 3.44, Venkatapathy Raju captured three-wickets for 32-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 3.20 and Javagal Srinath took one-wicket.
India 202-7 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar cracked a 69 off 100-balls including 3-fours.
Ravi Shastri struck 61 off 115-balls including three-fours, Pravin Amre hit 22 off 17-balls included 2-fours with strike rate of 129.41, Mohammad Azharuddin and Kris Srikkanth each scored 11-runs.
Australia best bowler by Craig McDermott captured 2-wickets, Allan Border, Tom Moody, Mike Whitney and Steve Waugh each took one-wickets.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
Australia survived a fielding nightmare to take cricket's World Series Cup for the seventh time with a thrilling six-run win over India at the
SCG.
After opener Geoff Marsh (78) led the Australians to 9-208, the world's best fielding side turned in its worst fielding performance for many years in the second finals match.
The match eventually swung to give Australia a 2-0 series win when Mike Whitney lifted Australia out of its rut by holding a running catch to get rid of Sachin Tendulkar for 69 and leave the Indians needing 19 runs off 15 balls.
The task was too much for India, which finished at 7-202, but Australia was lucky to recover.
The tourists fell away with the wickets of Tendulkar and Praveen Amre (22) and needed 13 off the final over, bowled by Whitney.
India had reached 2-45 in the 17th over, Kris Srikkanth caught brilliantly at first slip by Mark Waugh and Sanjay Manjrekar run out by a direct hit from Geoff Marsh.
Then Australia's fielding suffered inexcusable lapses. Shastri was dropped by Dean Jones on 41 when he mistimed a drive at Peter Taylor.
After Shastri fell for 61, Australia missed a chance to dismiss Mohammad Azharuddin early, Mark Waugh too hasty in making a return and the Indian captain stranded.
Border got his opposite number when he himself bowled in a two-over gamble yielding 1-15, but then Tendulkar enjoyed some fortune.
On 57 he edged a catch to Steve Waugh at third man but Craig McDermott had overstepped with a no-ball.
In the next over, the 44th, Tendulkar skyed a shot midpitch and Steve Waugh tried to take an easy catch at eye height but it bounced free.
In Waugh's next over Tendulkar survived a close run-out chance as luck continued to give him a perfect ride.
The Australians had found runs difficult to come by in their innings.
Recalled spinner Venkat Raju, who replaced Narendra Hirwani, baffled Australia's middle order by taking 3-32 off his 10 overs.
The left-arm finger-spinner had played just two matches in the series before yesterday, missing the last qualifying match and the first final after being hit on the elbow by Craig McDermott when batting.
He struck on Australia's best spinning pitch, bowling with control and deceiving the batsmen.
Dean Jones tried to be watchful and took 22 balls to make nine runs before he was teased out of his crease by Raju's flight and easily stumped by Chandrakant Pandit, the total at 74.
Tom Moody nudged and pushed for 31 minutes, then fell for 15 on his first aggressive swipe, hitting Raju against the spin and lofting a catch to Tendulkar at square leg.
Captain Allan Border teamed with Marsh for a 51-run stand in 44 minutes before both fell in the 45th over.
Marsh's 78, his second half-century of the World Series, took 138 balls and he hit three fours.
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