1997–98 Pepsi Triangular SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat India by 4 wickets in the final
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 227, Ajay Jadeja 48 from 49 balls and Mohammad Azharuddin 44 from 63 balls. Damien Fleming took 3 for 47.
Australia reached 231 for 6 in 48.4 overs, Michael Bevan 75 not out from 127 balls and Steve Waugh 57 from 54 balls. Anil Kumble took 2 for 36.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
Key performers
India innings
227(49.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Gangulyc †AC Gilchrist b TM Moody | c †AC Gilchrist b TM Moody | 29 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 53.70 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | c †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (c)c MG Bevan b SR Waugh | c MG Bevan b SR Waugh | 44 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 69.84 |
| Navjot Sidhuc DW Fleming b SR Waugh | c DW Fleming b SR Waugh | 38 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 73.08 |
| Ajay Jadejac & b MS Kasprowicz | c & b MS Kasprowicz | 48 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 97.96 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarb DW Fleming | b DW Fleming | 18 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 62.07 |
| Ajit Agarkarc SR Waugh b SK Warne | c SR Waugh b SK Warne | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Nayan Mongia †c MG Bevan b DW Fleming | c MG Bevan b DW Fleming | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Venkatesh Prasadb MS Kasprowicz | b MS Kasprowicz | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rahul Sanghvirun out (ME Waugh) | run out (ME Waugh) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 6, w 6, nb 1) | (b 2, lb 6, w 6, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total49.3 Ov (RR 4.59) | 49.3 Ov (RR 4.59) | 227 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (SR Tendulkar, 10.1 ov), 58-2 (SC Ganguly, 14.3 ov), 128-3 (M Azharuddin, 31.2 ov), 144-4 (NS Sidhu, 33.5 ov), 177-5 (HH Kanitkar, 42.1 ov), 185-6 (AB Agarkar, 43.4 ov), 218-7 (A Jadeja, 47.4 ov), 225-8 (NR Mongia, 48.3 ov), 227-9 (BKV Prasad, 49.1 ov), 227-10 (RL Sanghvi, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.70 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.53 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings
231/6(48.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waughb A Kumble | b A Kumble | 20 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c SR Tendulkar b AB Agarkar | c SR Tendulkar b AB Agarkar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ricky Pontingst †NR Mongia b RL Sanghvi | st †NR Mongia b RL Sanghvi | 41 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 80.39 |
| Michael Bevannot out | not out | 75* | 127 | 3 | 0 | 59.06 |
| Shane Warneb BKV Prasad | b BKV Prasad | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Steve Waugh (c)b A Kumble | b A Kumble | 57 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 105.56 |
| Tom Moodyc A Jadeja b AB Agarkar | c A Jadeja b AB Agarkar | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Darren Lehmannnot out | not out | 6* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 5, nb 2) | (lb 6, w 5, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total48.4 Ov (RR 4.75) | 48.4 Ov (RR 4.75) · Target 228 | 231/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (AC Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 56-2 (ME Waugh, 11 ov), 84-3 (RT Ponting, 20.5 ov), 111-4 (SK Warne, 26 ov), 210-5 (SR Waugh, 44.3 ov), 219-6 (TM Moody, 47.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 6.14 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 5.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 9.4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rahul Sanghvi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |