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BAN-A vs NZ-A (1)

1st ODI • Dublin

Ireland

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69th Match • WCL 2 • ODI • Lauderhill

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Australia vs India, 1st Match at Melbourne, Jan 09 2004 - Match News

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Melbourne, January 09, 2004, VB Series

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288

(49/50 ov, T:289) 270

Australia won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

88 (102) & 2/47

Match Day

Bring on the circus

Bring on the circus

09-Jan-2004•Roving Reporter by Christine Davey at the MCG

Bring on the circus

Bring on the circus

09-Jan-2004•Roving Reporter by Christine Davey at the MCG

Pyjama party

Pyjama party

09-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma

Pyjama party

Pyjama party

09-Jan-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma

India falter in pursuit of 289

India falter in pursuit of 289

09-Jan-2004•The Wisden Bulletin by S Rajesh

Australia hold their nerve to win series opener

Australia hold their nerve to win series opener

09-Jan-2004•The Wisden Bulletin

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India Innings

Player Name		R	B
V Sehwag	bowled	35	59
SR Tendulkar	caught	63	69
SC Ganguly	run out	82	83
VVS Laxman	caught	16	22
R Dravid	caught	16	19
Yuvraj Singh	caught	25	24
SB Bangar	caught	3	5
AB Agarkar	caught	1	4
IK Pathan	caught	3	6
A Kumble	caught	5	4
L Balaji	not out	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, nb 1, w 11)
Total	270(10 wkts; 49 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	96	Sachin Tendulkar	Virender Sehwag
2nd	31	Sachin Tendulkar	Sourav Ganguly
3rd	34	Sourav Ganguly	VVS Laxman
4th	27	Sourav Ganguly	Rahul Dravid
5th	62	Sourav Ganguly	Yuvraj Singh
6th	0	Sourav Ganguly	Sanjay Bangar
7th	3	Ajit Agarkar	Sanjay Bangar
8th	3	Sanjay Bangar	Irfan Pathan
9th	3	Anil Kumble	Irfan Pathan
10th	4	Anil Kumble	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