7th Match: Australia v India at Sydney, 22 Jan 2004

ODI # 2086
VB Series, 2003/04, 7th Match
Australia v India
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
22 January 2004 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 2 wickets (D/L method)
Points: Australia 5, India 1

Toss: India
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh

India innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
*SC Ganguly           c Gilchrist        b Lee                  1   7   8  0 0
+PA Patel             c Gilchrist        b Gillespie           28  64  33  4 0
VVS Laxman            not out                                 106 219 130  5 0
R Dravid              c Gilchrist        b Bichel              12  14   7  3 0
Yuvraj Singh                             b Lee                139 143 122 16 2
RS Gavaskar           not out                                   2   3   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 5, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (4 wickets, 50 overs, 227 mins)         296

DNB: HK Badani, AB Agarkar, M Kartik, IK Pathan, L Balaji.

FoW: 1-1 (Ganguly, 1.3 ov), 2-63 (Patel, 12.6 ov),
    3-80 (Dravid, 15.2 ov), 4-293 (Yuvraj Singh, 49.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Gillespie                   10      0     50      1 (1nb)
Lee                          9      0     46      2 (1nb, 3w)
Bichel                       9      0     60      1
Harvey                      10      0     68      0
Symonds                      7      0     42      0 (1w)
Clarke                       5      0     29      0 (1w)

Australia innings (target: 225 runs from 34 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist                        c & b Kartik              95 111  72 14 1
SM Katich             c Ganguly          b Pathan               2  13   7  0 0
*RT Ponting           c Patel            b Pathan              42  87  54  3 1
DR Martyn             c Patel            b Pathan               0   1   1  0 0
A Symonds             c Agarkar          b Ganguly             16  23  16  1 1
MG Bevan                                 b Ganguly             12  34  20  0 0
MJ Clarke             c Badani           b Ganguly             21  33  20  1 0
IJ Harvey             run out (Agarkar/Ganguly)                 1   9   2  0 0
AJ Bichel             not out                                   2  15   2  0 0
B Lee                 not out                                  12  10   9  0 1
Extras                (lb 7, w 15)                             22
Total                 (8 wickets, 33.5 overs, 172 mins)       225

DNB: JN Gillespie.

FoW: 1-24 (Katich, 3.1 ov), 2-150 (Ponting, 21.1 ov),
    3-150 (Martyn, 21.2 ov), 4-154 (Gilchrist, 22.6 ov),
    5-176 (Symonds, 25.6 ov), 6-195 (Bevan, 29.6 ov),
    7-202 (Harvey, 31.1 ov), 8-210 (Clarke, 31.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Agarkar                      7      1     47      0 (4w)
Pathan                       7      1     51      3 (6w)
Balaji                       5.5    0     40      0
Ganguly                      7      0     41      3 (1w)
Kartik                       7      0     39      1

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• Hours of Play: 2.15pm - 5.45pm, 6.30pm - 10.00pm
• 12th Men: GB Hogg (Australia) and SB Bangar (India)
• Scorers: MA Fowler and ND Johnston
• India 50 in 56 mins, off 11.1 overs
• Patel/Laxman 50 partnership in 48 mins, off 59 balls
• India 100 in 99 mins, off 19.4 overs
• Laxman 50 in 108 mins, off 63 balls, 2x4
• Laxman/Yuvraj Singh 50 partnership in 39 mins, off 63 balls
• Rain interrupted play from 4.19pm to 4.38pm with India 136/3 after 26.5 overs; no overs lost
• India 150 in 133 mins, off 29.5 overs
• Yuvraj Singh 50 in 60 mins, off 61 balls, 5x4
• Laxman/Yuvraj Singh 100 partnership in 70 mins, off 115 balls
• India 200 in 166 mins, off 38.4 overs
• Laxman/Yuvraj Singh 150 partnership in 114 mins, off 168 balls
• Yuvraj Singh 100 in 121 mins, off 104 balls, 12x4
• India 250 in 206 mins, off 45.5 overs
• Laxman 100 in 209 mins, 127 balls, 4x4
• Laxman/Yuvraj Singh 200 partnership in 139 mins, off 202 balls
• 22 runs from the 49th over: Harvey to Yuvraj Singh/Laxman 1 1 6 4 4 6
• Laxman/Yuvraj Singh partnership 213 runs, 143 mins, 206 balls
• 213 run partnership between Laxman and Yuvraj off 206 balls is India's best against Australia for the fourth wicket
• Rain suspended play from 7.34pm to 9.10pm with Australia 73/1 after 9.2 overs; the target was adjusted to 225 from 34 overs
• Gilchrist/Ponting 50 partnership in 31 mins, off 40 balls
• Gilchrist 50 in 49 mins, off 31 balls, 9x4, 1x6
• Australia 100 in 60 mins, off 12.2 overs
• Gilchrist/Ponting 100 partnership in 65 mins, off 82 balls
• Australia 150 in 98 mins, off 21 overs
• Australia 200 in 152 mins, off 30.4 overs
• Attendance: 39,088