2003-2004 VB Series - 1st Match
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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9th January, 2004
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Australia
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(48.3 overs) 288
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India
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(49 overs) 270
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Australia won by 18 runs
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Australia
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Adam Gilchrist†
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c Pathan b Agarkar
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34
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34
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6
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0
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100.00
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11.81%
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Matthew Hayden
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c Yuvraj Singh b Agarkar
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20
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22
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1
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0
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90.91
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6.94%
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Ricky Ponting*
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c & b Balaji
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18
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19
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3
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0
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94.74
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6.25%
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Damien Martyn
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c Balaji b Agarkar
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0.00
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Andrew Symonds
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c Kumble b Agarkar
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88
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102
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5
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3
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86.27
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30.56%
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Michael Clarke
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c Laxman b Kumble
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63
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66
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6
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1
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95.45
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21.88%
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Michael Bevan
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c Ganguly b Sehwag
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1
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8
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0
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0
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12.50
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0.35%
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Ian Harvey
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c Tendulkar b Agarkar
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28
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24
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4
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0
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116.67
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9.72%
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Andy Bichel
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run out
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1
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7
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0
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0
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14.29
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0.35%
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Jason Gillespie
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not out
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8
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10
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0
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0
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80.00
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2.78%
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Brad Williams
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c Yuvraj Singh b Agarkar
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0.00
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Extras
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(lb 10, w 14, nb 3)
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27
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Total
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All Out
 (48.3 overs @ 5.94 rpo)
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288
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Fall of Wickets
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1-59 Gilchrist | 2-70 Hayden | 3-70 Martyn | 4-89 Ponting | 5-232 Clarke | 6-233 Bevan | 7-258 Symonds | 8-272 Bichel | 9-287 Harvey | 10-288 Williams |
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India (target: 289 runs from 50.0 overs)
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Virender Sehwag
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b Harvey
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35
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59
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3
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0
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59.32
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12.96%
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Sachin Tendulkar
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c Ponting b Symonds
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63
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69
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8
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1
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91.30
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23.33%
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Sourav Ganguly*
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run out
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82
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83
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6
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1
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98.80
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30.37%
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V V S Laxman
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c Clarke b Symonds
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16
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22
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0
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0
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72.73
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5.93%
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Rahul Dravid†
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c Harvey b Clarke
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16
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19
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1
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0
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84.21
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5.93%
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Yuvraj Singh
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c Clarke b Harvey
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25
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24
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0
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1
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104.17
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9.26%
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Sanjay Bangar
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c Ponting b Harvey
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3
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5
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0
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0
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60.00
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1.11%
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Ajit Agarkar
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c Clarke b Gillespie
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1
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4
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0
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0
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25.00
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0.37%
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Irfan Pathan
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c Hayden b Williams
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3
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6
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0
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0
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50.00
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1.11%
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Anil Kumble
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c Clarke b Williams
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5
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4
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1
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0
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125.00
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1.85%
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Lakshmipathy Balaji
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not out
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.00
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Extras
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(b 1, lb 8, w 11, nb 1)
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21
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Total
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All Out
 (49.0 overs @ 5.51 rpo)
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270
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Fall of Wickets
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1-103 Sehwag | 2-134 Tendulkar | 3-168 Laxman | 4-195 Dravid | 5-257 Yuvraj Singh | 6-257 Ganguly | 7-260 Agarkar | 8-263 Bangar | 9-266 Pathan | 10-270 Kumble |
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