Watch the highlights of Australia vs Australia A WSC 2nd Final 1994-95 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup tournament of the the second final one-day match played between Australia A and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 17th January 1995.
Damien Fleming's four-wickets and Glenn McGrath's three-wickets before Half-centuries from Mark Taylor, Michael Slater and Steve Waugh leads to Australia remarkable six-wicket victory over Australia A and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to clinch title in the best-of-3-finals' second final of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
Australia A bowled out for 226 in 49.4 overs with top scorer by Greg Blewett cracked a 64 off 91-balls including 3-fours & a six.
Damien Martyn blasted a 58 off 40-balls including 8-fours with strike rate of 145, Michael Bevan cracked a 19 off 23-balls included a boundary and Jo Angel scored a unbeaten 15 off 31-balls without a boundary.
Australia best bowler by Damien Fleming claimed a 4-wickets for 28-runs in 9.4-overs including a maiden, Glenn McGrath picked up 3-wickets for 41-runs in 10-overs included a maiden, David Boon, Craig McDermott and Shane Warne each took one-wickets.
Australia chase down the target of 227, finishing at 229 for 4 in 49 overs with top scorer by Steve Waugh cracked a unbeaten 56 off 64-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 87.50.
Michael Slater struck 56 off 84-balls including 4-fours, Mark Taylor cracked a 50 off 69-balls included 2-fours.
Stuart Law hit a run-a-ball 27-runs including a boundary and David Boon scored 27 off 41-balls contained a four.
Australia A best bowler by Greg Blewett captured two-wickets and one for Jo Angel.
Steve Waugh earned player of the series.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
Cricket's most incestuous show came to a thrilling end at the MCG, perhaps never to be seen again, when Australia defeated Australia A by six wickets to clinch the World Series finals.
A crowd of 53,765 were on the edge of their seats as player of the finals Steve Waugh and Stuart Law guided the national team home with some lusty hitting in the final overs.
Australia was set a target of 227 and after a few hiccups. made it with six balls to spare.
A massive six over long on by Steve Waugh off Jo Angel and some untimely misfields put the equation in Australia's favour after it needed 29 runs off the final four overs.
National skipper Mark Taylor, who was never a fan of the concept of playing an international series against a team made up of compatriots, was relieved the finals did not continue into a third and deciding match.
Australia also won the opening finals match by five wickets in Sydney on Sunday.
The main team looked to be cruising in its run chase when openers Michael Slater and Taylor posted a century opening stand but the A side fought its way back into the contest by capturing three Australian wick ets for nine runs.
Allrounder Greg Blewett, who earlier top scored for the A team with a delightful 64. dismissed Taylor (50) and Mark Waugh (3) in successive overs with Slater (56) being brilliantly run out by a direct throw from Michael Bevan, to place Australia in trouble at 116.
Steve Waugh then came to the crease and together with David Boon set about restoring Australia's momentum with a 56-run partnership.
Damien Martyn's sharp catch at mid-wicket to remove Boon for 27 gave his charges a glim- mer of hope but Law then joined Waugh and with a combination of intelligent placement and big hitting won the game with an unbeaten 57-run stand.
The A team was regretting the one that got away when it frittered away a dream start.
Martyn, who blasted 58 off only 40 balls and Blewett had the A side in complete control at 1.97 after the 15th over but then the underdog lost its way.
Glenn McGrath whose opening two overs cost 21 runs. fought his way back and he and Victorian Damien Fleming applied the breaks while grabbing seven wickets between them.
McGrath's 3-41 made him the series highest wicket taker with 18 scalps while Fleming was again rewarded with a nagging length and finished with 4-28.
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