AUSTRALIA vs INDIA, 1991/1992 WSC 2nd FINAL, SCG

The 2nd final of the 1991/1992 World Series Cup was a do or die affair for India having lost to Australia in the 1st final.

TEAMS

AUSTRALIA: Geoff MARSH, David BOON, Tom MOODY, Dean JONES, Allan BORDER, Mark WAUGH, Steve WAUGH, Ian HEALY, Peter TAYLOR, Craig McDERMOTT, Mike WHITNEY

INDIA: Kris SRIKKANTH, Ravi SHASTRI, Sanjay MANJREKAR, Mohammad AZHARUDDIN, Sachin TENDULKAR, KAPIL DEV, Praveen AMRE, Chandrakant PANDIT, Manoj PRABHAKAR, Venkatapathy RAJU, Javagal SRINATH

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Australia
• India
• 1991
• 1992
• WSC
• ODI
• Cricket
• Finals
• SCG

[mejn10]

where the 1st final

[MHJanson]

Don't have it.

[coolpratheek]

Sachin scored 400 runs in this series...something outstanding for a 19 year-old playing in australia for the first time...

[KarthikSoun]

could you believe it, Sachin Tendulcar was even playing then? 20yrs on and he is still playing as good as always!!! He really has to be a legend that cant be touched by any1.

Man i was like 9yrs old in 91 and now i am 28yrs and could say i am in worse shape than sachin could ever be.. now whr did it but that beer bottle!! :(

[getalifein]

@WorldSacred - But it depends on the grounds as well. I believe, 250 is still a very good score in WACA or ACG grounds if the opposition have even decent swing/pace attacks. Thats why, if a team is lazy (in running between the wickets and fielding), cannot do much over there. Thats why I liked (and feared :-) ) D Boon.

Flat wickets in here, however, offer run feast for batsmen even though opposition have strong bowling attacks.

In either cases, you have to do your basics right (run & field).

[WorldSacred]

@getalifein I can see what you mean by R Shastri. A good 50 balls that could have been hit for atleast singles. Makes you wonder how many balls weren't scored off. Geoff Marsh was also fairly bad for the Australians. He used up 136 balls for his 78. Almost half the innings gone for 78 runs. These days, you could chase down 208 in 35 overs, and people wouldn't consider it that much of a big deal.

[getalifein]

@WorldSacred - LOL. True. But, I think R Shastri was always a major culprit. He would leave the balls for first 30 overs and after that would leave the wicket pretending to hit everything. Lazy arses in India.. last night Sehwag could not field after hitting 200+.. tarnished his magnificent innings I believe.

In this game, Venkatapathi Raju was in top form - :) Australians were unable to decide how to hit such loose deliveries from him :)

[TheBillABCTV]

@MHJanson I do, but sadly when I recorded it in the Long Play mode. The VCR I recorded it on is finished. On my new VCR which has long play doesn't play my tape.

[intellectseeker]

@coolpratheek besides that 2 great test centuries in sydney and perth.Good world cup as well.

[WorldSacred]

Someone should have shot that Manjrekar guy. 10 runs from 30 balls. These days, if you lose a game 19 runs with 16 balls remaining, your whole team would get dumped.

[natukhadu]

Immaturity and not understanding the format of the game, Indians had this issue for a long time.

[machina25]

Indians were so close to winning and they were throwing their wickets away. 10 balls, 16 runs and 5 wickets. You cannot lose from that stage...... I guess you can

[dyogi4u]

Half the catches in the deep would have been comfortable sixes today.