1997–98 Coca-Cola CupFinal · ODI
India beat Australia by 6 wickets in the final
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 272 for 9 in 50 overs, Steve Waugh 70 from 71 balls and Darren Lehmann 70 from 59 balls. Venkatesh Prasad took 2 for 32.
India reached 275 for 4 in 48.3 overs, Sachin Tendulkar 134 from 131 balls and Mohammad Azharuddin 58 from 64 balls. Damien Fleming took 2 for 47.
India won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
Key performers
Australia innings
272/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waughc †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | c †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c †NR Mongia b HH Kanitkar | c †NR Mongia b HH Kanitkar | 45 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ricky Pontingc †NR Mongia b BKV Prasad | c †NR Mongia b BKV Prasad | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tom Moodyc †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | c †NR Mongia b AB Agarkar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Michael Bevanrun out (VVS Laxman/A Kumble) | run out (VVS Laxman/A Kumble) | 45 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Steve Waugh (c)c AB Agarkar b HH Kanitkar | c AB Agarkar b HH Kanitkar | 70 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 98.59 |
| Darren Lehmannc RL Sanghvi b A Kumble | c RL Sanghvi b A Kumble | 70 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 118.64 |
| Damien Martynrun out (A Jadeja/BKV Prasad) | run out (A Jadeja/BKV Prasad) | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Shane Warnenot out | not out | 6* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Michael Kasprowiczc HH Kanitkar b BKV Prasad | c HH Kanitkar b BKV Prasad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Damien Flemingnot out | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.44) | 50 Ov (RR 5.44) | 272/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (ME Waugh, 3.5 ov), 19-2 (RT Ponting, 4.1 ov), 26-3 (TM Moody, 5.5 ov), 85-4 (AC Gilchrist, 20.1 ov), 121-5 (MG Bevan, 27 ov), 224-6 (SR Waugh, 43 ov), 255-7 (DS Lehmann, 47.2 ov), 263-8 (DR Martyn, 48.3 ov), 264-9 (MS Kasprowicz, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 8 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 7.63 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India innings
275/4(48.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Gangulyc TM Moody b DW Fleming | c TM Moody b DW Fleming | 23 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 54.76 |
| Sachin Tendulkarlbw b MS Kasprowicz | lbw b MS Kasprowicz | 134 | 131 | 12 | 3 | 102.29 |
| Nayan Mongia †c †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | c †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | 28 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 68.29 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (c)c †AC Gilchrist b MS Kasprowicz | c †AC Gilchrist b MS Kasprowicz | 58 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 90.63 |
| Ajay Jadejanot out | not out | 11* | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarnot out | not out | 6* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | (b 1, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total48.3 Ov (RR 5.67) | 48.3 Ov (RR 5.67) · Target 273 | 275/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (SC Ganguly, 8.5 ov), 128-2 (NR Mongia, 24.2 ov), 248-3 (SR Tendulkar, 44.3 ov), 261-4 (M Azharuddin, 47 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6.10 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 9.3 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 6.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |