India vs Australia, 2nd Match at Galle, , Aug 23 1999 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Match, Galle, August 23, 1999, Aiwa Cup
(38/38 ov) 151/7
(29.1/38 ov, T:159) 159/2

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
68* (68) & 1/25
andrew-symonds
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all over folks, even if the umpires have little idea about the new no ball playing conditionand finally they go off, plenty of animated discussion, we nearly had a couple of exhibition deliveries top match for Symonds, might have made a claim for permanent tenancy of the number 3 possieAustralia all but qualified for the finalwould need a couple of thrashings and then Ind-SL clashes to be sharednext match in the Rain Cup is on August the 25th, India v Sri Lanka, a day/nighter from the Premadasa in Colombothat will start at something like 0400 GMTtake two: that will start at something like 0830 GMT. The day matches start at 0400 GMT

29.2
2nb
Prasad to Ponting, (no ball) 1 run

short again, another no ball, Ponting drags it down somehow to square leg

29.1
1
Prasad to Symonds, 1 run

pull shot, top edge, this match with all the atmosphere of a Kuala Lumpur Super 8s match

29.1
1nb
Prasad to Symonds, (no ball)

short and outside the off stump, umpire gives the Aust total a prod

end of over 294 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 155/2CRR: 5.34 
Ricky Ponting0 (4b)
Andrew Symonds67 (66b 7x4 1x6)
Sourav Ganguly 1-0-4-1
Venkatesh Prasad 5-0-33-1
28.6
Ganguly to Ponting, no run

more defence, Ponting dragging the match out

28.5
Ganguly to Ponting, no run

flicks a full toss to the mid wicket

28.4
Ganguly to Ponting, no run

another drive, but still no run

28.3
Ganguly to Ponting, no run

tapping a drive into the off side

28.2
W
Ganguly to Gilchrist, OUT

Gilchrist's eyes were bigger than his stomach, spooned into the air and down the throat of the mid on

Adam Gilchrist c Dravid b Ganguly 68 (92b 7x4 0x6 122m) SR: 73.91
28.1
4
Ganguly to Gilchrist, FOUR runs

slow medium pacer on the leg stump, big pull shot by Gilchrist over the backward square leg

end of over 283 runs
AUS: 151/1CRR: 5.39 RRR: 0.10
Adam Gilchrist64 (90b 6x4)
Andrew Symonds67 (66b 7x4 1x6)
Venkatesh Prasad 5-0-33-1
Robin Singh 4-0-18-0
27.6
1
Prasad to Gilchrist, 1 run

down the wicket, whacked to the mid on, a single is received

27.5
1
Prasad to Symonds, 1 run

tucks it off the pads and behind square

27.4
Prasad to Symonds, no run
27.3
Prasad to Symonds, no run
27.2
Prasad to Symonds, no run

nudges to backward point, Gilchrist sent back, should be an easy run out, but India can't buy a wicket, no one available at the bowler's end

27.1
1
Prasad to Gilchrist, 1 run

swiveeling corkscrew pull shot behind square leg

end of over 2710 runs
AUS: 148/1CRR: 5.48 RRR: 0.36
Andrew Symonds66 (62b 7x4 1x6)
Adam Gilchrist62 (88b 6x4)
Robin Singh 4-0-18-0
Venkatesh Prasad 4-0-30-1
26.6
Singh to Symonds, no run
26.5
Singh to Symonds, no run
26.4
4
Singh to Symonds, FOUR runs

and again, goes the big tonk, sealing the Man of the match award

26.3
Singh to Symonds, no run
26.2
4
Singh to Symonds, FOUR runs

smashes a pull shot inf ront of square

26.1
2
Singh to Symonds, 2 runs

lofted shot, thought it was going for 4, then has to hurry to scamper the double

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