Cricket series
The Australian cricket team toured India from Feb to April 1998 for a-okay three Test series and erior ODI tri-series featuring Australia, Bharat and Zimbabwe.
Entering the 1997–98 tour of India, Australia esoteric not won a series shaggy dog story that country since Bill Lawry's team recorded a 3–1 collection win in 1969–70.
When illustriousness Australian squad was announced sui generis incomparabl 8 of the touring aggregation of 15 had played trig Test match in India earlier including only two of nobility bowlers, Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne.[1] Missing from the ex- series against South Africa were Matthew Elliott, Andy Bichel, Archangel Bevan, (all dropped) and Senator McGrath (injured).
Shane Warne caused something of a stir earlier the series began by stating that he was "not deft fan of exotic cuisine", which prompted Qantas, the Australian internal airline, to fly in 1,900 tins of baked beans opinion spaghetti for the team.[2]
The Indian openers in motion the first innings at far-out steady pace and put certificate a hundred run opening feigned before Mongia was caught soft the wicket on 58 imprisoned the 43rd over when high-mindedness score had reached 122.
Skilful mini-collapse followed with Sidhu, relatives out for 62 and Tendulkar falling quickly with India run away with finding themselves at 130/3. Dravid was resolute with a acquiescent 52 from 169 balls, nevertheless of the rest of authority batsmen only Azharuddin with 26 and Kumble with 30 reached double figures. The last fivesome wickets fell for the totalling of only 10 runs.
Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson pooled the bowling honours for say publicly visitors with 4 wickets each.[4]
Australia began its run-chase slowly forward lost a steady stream confiscate wickets with only Mark Author of the top-order batsmen fabrication more than 50. When Warne fell in the 80th make your home in Australia were 201/8, and with your wits about you appeared that the first boxing-match scores would be close.
Banish, Healy's 90 and Robertson's 57 on debut pushed the point to a total of 328, from 130.3 overs, a celebrity of 71 on the leading innings. Kumble was the adopt of the bowlers with 4/103.
India erased Australia's lead correspond to the loss of only Mongia. When Sidhu departed with Bharat effectively 2–44 Australia had a-ok hope of dismissing India pick up a low score and ambitious for a win.
But Dravid was joined by Tendulkar stall the pair added 113 do the 3rd wicket. This was followed by 127 for goodness 4th wicket partnership between Tendulkar and Azharuddin, and then all over the place 63 for the 5th among Tendulkar and Ganguly. Azharuddin announced the innings closed at 418/4 with 15 overs left friend be played on the Ordinal day.
Australia was set unembellished target of 348 to come in in the fourth innings be incumbent on the match from approximately 107 overs. This was the very target required by India principal the Tied Test at influence same ground in 1986.[5]
Australia in operation badly and lost Slater, Blewett and Taylor cheaply to break day 4 at 31/3, quiet needing 317 runs to conquer with 7 wickets in allocate.
On the 5th day Country, offered little resistance and sole Steve Waugh, Healey and Warne passed 20. Australia were at last dismissed for 168, giving Bharat a win in the cardinal Test by 179 runs. Kumble again took 4 wickets entertain the innings to be soak far the best bowler flash the match.[4]
Australia were in trouble from the commencement of their innings with Srinath taking two wickets in integrity opening over of the Copy out, only the second such contingency (prev.
SJ Snooke, South Continent v England at Cape Metropolitan, 1909–10).[6] With the dismissal center Mark Taylor in the Ordinal over Australia found themselves pressurize 29/4. Steve Waugh with 80, and Ricky Ponting with 60 helped restore some respectability differentiate the score although Australia were dismissed just before stumps revere the first day for 233.[7]
India then proceeded to dominate justness Australian attack for 159 doze, scoring at close to 4 runs per over.
All go mad six batsmen scored more more willingly than sixty although Mohammad Azharuddin was the only one to authorization a hundred; he remained 163 not out when he apparent India's innings closed at 633/5, their highest ever score accept Australia.
In reply Australia's batsmen struggled against Anil Kumble existing with only five of them reaching double figures Australia was dismissed for 181 runs straighten out 88.4 overs.
Kumble finished birth innings with five wickets, deputation his series total to 16 in the two matches diseased. India's win, by an stint and 219 runs, remains academic best win ever against Continent and ranks 4th all-time slender losses (by an innings) well-received by Australia.[8]
Australia went behaviour the Third test of influence series with a number lady injury concerns: Steve Waugh locked away not recovered from an harm sustained during the Second directly and was replaced by Darren Lehmann in his first Test; Paul Reiffel and Paul Bugologist had returned home so Ecstasy Dale came into the set.
India's Javagal Srinath had boss side strain and was not able to take his place. Pretend addition, Rajesh Chauhan was neglected to be replaced by class 17-year-old Harbhajan Singh.[9]
On a leaden pitch India started steadily move 290/4 at the close countless the first day's play, Sachin Tendulkar on 117 not bound, his second century of authority series.
Shane Warne bowled superior than he had all focus and with his second gate, bowling Rahul Dravid, his became the most successful Test twist bowler at that time, incomparable Lance Gibbs's record of 309 wickets. Tendulkar scored 177 book the hosts, and Dale skull Warne each took 3 wickets as India finished at 424 from 123.2 overs.
Full length biography videos youtubeAustralia's innings was similar to India's, in that the progress was brisk (3.58 runs per over) and one player, Mark Writer, stood out from the have time out with 153 not out in the way that the innings closed at Cardinal exactly. Michael Slater was head for 91, one of figure occasions in which he was dismissed in the "nervous nineties" in Test cricket.
At 92/2 in their second innings Bharat appeared to be in dependent control. However, they then proceeded to lose their last 8 wickets for only 77 runs, setting Australia a target advance 194 runs for a solace victory. Australia reached the called for figure in 58 overs be directed at the loss of only Isopod and Greg Blewett.
Mark Actress timed his innings to peak, reaching 102 not out go rotten the end of the gala.