Welcome to the highlights of India vs Australia - The 4th match of the 1998 Pepsi Triangular Series One-Day International cricket tournament between India and Australia was played at Green Park, Kanpur on April 07, 1998.
Match Overview:
Ajit Agarkar's career-best 4-wickets and Hrishikesh Kanitkar's two key wickets before Openers Sourav Ganguly's patient 72 and Sachin Tendulkar's sparkling century powers to India resounding six-wicket victory over Australia and make it 3 wins in a row to book their place in the final in the fourth match of a Pepsi Triangular Series.
Match Stats:
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored two centuries against Australia in ODI cricket history.
- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 was his joint 12th highest score for India in one-day international and his second century against Australia in ODIs after his 110 at Colombo (RPS) in the 1994 Singer World Series.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored 13 centuries in ODI cricket history and overall the third player to achieved this feat in ODIs after Desmond Haynes (17) and Saeed Anwar (15).
- 13 : Sachin Tendulkar hit the third most centuries by any batsman in one-day internationals.
- 175 : Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar set a record first-wicket partnership for India against Australia in one-day international, previously held by the 124-run stand between Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth at Melbourne in the 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket and the India's third highest opening stand in ODIs.
- 175 : Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar set a highest any-wicket partnership for India against Australia in one-day international, previously held by the 165-run stand for the second-wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin at Sharjah in the 1987 Sharjah Cup and the India's joint sixth highest any-wicket stand in ODIs.
- 7 : Sachin Tendulkar hit the most sixes in an innings for India in one-day international, surpassing the previous record of 6-sixes hit by Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in the 1983 World Cup and the joint fifth most-sixes hit by any batsman in ODIs, jointly with Viv Richards, while Richards achieved this feat twice in ODIs.
Match Report:
Sachin Tendulkar smashed a century off 89 balls to power a to a six-wicket win over Australia in their triangular tournament limited overs match.
Tendulkar, who hit exactly 100 and Saurav Ganguly, with patient 72, shared a record opening partnership for India one-day Internationals against Australia of 175. The pair provided a flying start by reaching 100 in 14.2 overs as India, facing Australia's modest 222 for nine in their 50 overs, strolled victory at 223 for four in 44.3 overs.
Tendulkar and Ganguly beat India's previous best opening stand against Australia of 124 by Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikanth at Melbourne in 1985.
Man-of-the-match Tendulkar struck seven sixes five fours, surpassing the Australian record of six sixes in a one-day innings by Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup in England.
He lifted off-spinner Gavin Robertson in his first over for a towering six over mid-on and followed it with a fluent drive through mid-off for a four.
After racing to 50 in 39 balls, Tendulkar hit Tom Moody for two sixes in one over. Australia broke through when Tendulkar mistimed his shot against a leg-break from Shane Warne and scooped a catch to substitute fielder Damien Martyn at point.
Ganguly, who hit nine fours and a six off Warne over mid-on, was out caught behind by Adam Gilchrist off pace bowler Mike Kasprowicz. Azharuddin, who came in at Tendulkar's dismissal, lasted just eight balls and scored only three before he was caught and bowled by Kasprowicz.
Left-hander Vinod Kambli was bowled round his legs for 17 by Michael Bevan but Ajay Jadeja and Hrishikesh Kanitkar complete 1 a comfortable victory.
Earlier, paceman Ajit Agarkar captured four for 46 in only his third one-day International to restrict Australia's total.
Agarkar's haul included Ricky Ponting, who was the cornerstone of Australia's innings with a patient 84 in 139 deliveries.
Australia subsided to 108 for five before Ponting and Moody (44) staged a revival by adding 77 for the sixth wicket.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Australia scored 222-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Ricky Ponting cracked a 84 off 139-balls including 5-fours.
Tom Moody struck 44 off 70-balls Including 3-fours Darren Lehmann hit 18 off 25-balls included a boundary.
Michael Bevan cracked a 16 off 25-balls contained two-fours and Gavin Robertson hit 15 off 12-balls included 2-fours with strike rate of 125.
India best bowler by Ajit Agarkar claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 46-runs in 10-overs, Hrishikesh Kanitkar captured 2-wickets for 33-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 3.30, Venkatesh Prasad, Rahul Sanghvi and Anil Kumble each took one-wickets.
India chase down the target of 223 for 4 in 44.3 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar hammered a 100 off 89-balls - which was his 13th ODI hundred and his second century against Australia in ODIs.
Sourav Ganguly struck 72 off 104-balls including 9-fours & a six and Vinod Kambli scored 17 off 30-balls contained a boundary.
Australia best bowler by Michael Kasprowicz took 2-wickets and one for Michael Bevan - Shane Warne.
Sachin Tendulkar named Player of the match for his match-winning sparkling batting performance to smashed a 100-runs knocked off facing 89-balls including 7-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 112.35.
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