Australian Managed Again to Ditch India in World Cup 1999

In the Quarter Finals of the ICC cricket world cup, India was against the Australian team. This game was played on Kenning ton Oval, London, England on 4th June, 1999. Both teams have played well since now in this ICC Cricket world Cup, 1999. So it would a good contest to witness.

India won the toss and opts to bowl first, so this means, Australia will bat first and India will chase whatever Australia posts in the 1^st innings. This is how Indian team and 11 were looking like in this match: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Mohammad Azharuddin (c), Robin Singh, Javagal Srinath, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia (wk), Debasis Mohanty

And Aussie team and 11 was looking like this in this match: Adam Gilchrist (wk), Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Darren Lehmann, Steve Waugh (c), Tom Moody, Mark Waugh, Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Michael Bevan

Aussies batted superbly well and were off to a flying start and were 95 for no loss in 19 over’s of the game. Australia lost their 1^st wicket in the form of A Gilchrist who made 31 runs in 52 balls. Australia managed to score 282 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 6 wickets and Mark Waugh top scored with 83 runs in 99 balls with 8 4’s and 1 six and strike rate of 84 runs in 100 balls.

India was needed to score 283 runs in 50 over’s to win this game.

India Started poorly and was 4 wickets down for only 17 runs in 6.2 over’s. No one batted with determination and Only Ajay Jadeja scored 100 runs unbeaten in 138 balls with 7 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 73 runs in 100 balls and Robin Singh scored 75 runs in 94 balls with 5 4’s and 3 sixes.

Australia won the game by 77 runs and Glen McGrath was Adjudged as Man of the match for his 3 wickets in 10 over’s by just conceding 34 runs.

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