result
19th Match (D/N), Mumbai, Feb 27 1996, Wills World Cup
Australia INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
India INNINGS (target: 259 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
| Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | Wills World Cup |
| Season | 1995/96 |
| Player Of The Match | Mark Waugh |
| Match number | ODI no. 1065 |
| Match days | daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | David ShepherdSteve Dunne |
| TV Umpire | TM Samarasinghe |
| Match Referee | Clive Lloyd |
| Points | Australia 2, India 0 |
MATCH NOTES
- 1st ever floodlit match of any nature at the Wankhede Stadium.
- ME Waugh 126, highest score by AUS v IND, 7th highest in ODIs for Australia (Waugh has 3 of the top 7), 1st player to score consecutive 100s in the World Cup, highest ever in Bombay.
- Australia lost its last 4 wickets in the 50th over.
- GD McGrath first 3 overs were all maidens (remaining 5 overs conceded 48 runs at 9.6 RPO).
- SR Tendulkar was stumped off a wide.
- SR Tendulkar scored 90 runs out of 143 at the time of his dismissal (62.9 %).
- SK Warne conceded 10 runs in his 1st over, before only conceding 18 in his remaining 9 overs.
- DW Fleming 9-0-36-5, 15th best ever bowling for Australia in ODIs (best since ME Waugh 5-24 v WI at Melbourne 15/12/1992), 9th best ever bowling in the World Cup, 2nd best ever in Bombay (best: WKM Benjamin 5-22, WI v SL 09/11/1993).
- Australia's 1st ODI win against India since the 1992 World Cup (India have won 3 in the meantime), Australia's 1st match in India since 1989, and their 1st win against India in India since the 1987 World Cup.