Australia vs India, 2nd Final at Sydney, , Feb 08 2004 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

2nd Final (D/N), Sydney, February 08, 2004, VB Series

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Australia

359/5

India

(33.2/50 ov, T:360) 151

Australia won by 208 runs

Player Of The Match

Matthew Hayden

, AUS

126 (122)

Player Of The Series

Adam Gilchrist

, AUS

498 runs

Sourav Ganguly swings his bat•Feb 09, 2004•William West/AFP

One big happy family - the Australians enjoy their moment•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Lakshmipathy Balaji was clean bowled and Australia had won the VB Series in thumping fashion•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Sourav Ganguly tried to hit out, but the target was an impossible one•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

The Australians came at India's batsmen relentlessly•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Matthew Hayden took Australia to a mammoth 359 with his century•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

The large number of Indian supporters at the SCG were silenced•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Matthew Hayden had genuine cause to celebrate, a crucial century•Feb 08, 2004•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

India had a few moments of joy on the field•Feb 08, 2004•Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Irfan Pathan was mighty excited when he dismissed Damien Martyn•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Irfan Pathan lets off steam•Feb 09, 2004•William West/AFP

Ricky Ponting had his hands on the coveted VB Series trophy•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

The Australians came together repeatedly to celebrate the regular fall of India wickets•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Rahul Dravid walked off in disappointment after he failed again•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Sachin Tendulkar tried to get India off to a good start but failed•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Sourav Ganguly buried his head in his cap•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Sourav Ganguly scratched his head, wondering what he could do•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

The way Ashish Nehra celebrated you would think he took a 5-for rather than 2 for 63•Feb 08, 2004•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar rolled his arm over but was taken for runs•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

Damien Martyn showed that touch he's famous for with silken drives•Feb 08, 2004•William West/AFP

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
V Sehwag	caught	12	7
SR Tendulkar	caught	27	40
VVS Laxman	caught	5	7
SC Ganguly	caught	3	15
R Dravid	run out	0	11
Yuvraj Singh	caught	4	15
HK Badani	run out	18	27
IK Pathan	bowled	30	41
M Kartik	caught	23	25
L Balaji	bowled	2	10
A Nehra	not out	14	4
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 4)
Total	151(10 wkts; 33.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JN Gillespie	9	1	52	2	5.77
B Lee	10	1	39	2	3.9 (1 nb)
BA Williams	6.2	1	12	2	1.89
IJ Harvey	5	2	30	2	6 (1 nb)
A Symonds	3	1	11	0	3.66

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Sachin Tendulkar	Virender Sehwag
2nd	27	Sachin Tendulkar	VVS Laxman
3rd	0	Sourav Ganguly	VVS Laxman
4th	3	Sourav Ganguly	Rahul Dravid
5th	4	Sourav Ganguly	Yuvraj Singh
6th	3	Hemang Badani	Yuvraj Singh
7th	40	Hemang Badani	Irfan Pathan
8th	24	Murali Kartik	Irfan Pathan
9th	13	Murali Kartik	Lakshmipathy Balaji
10th	15	Ashish Nehra	Lakshmipathy Balaji

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VB Series

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	6	1	37	1.100
IND	8	5	3	29	0.282
ZIM	8	0	7	6	-1.326

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