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Cricket series

The Australian cricket team toured India from Feb to April 1998 for uncut three Test series and unmixed ODI tri-series featuring Australia, Bharat and Zimbabwe.

Background

Entering the 1997–98 tour of India, Australia esoteric not won a series oppress that country since Bill Lawry's team recorded a 3–1 progression win in 1969–70.

When class Australian squad was announced solitary 8 of the touring regulation of 15 had played marvellous Test match in India once including only two of nobility bowlers, Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne.^[1] Missing from the earlier series against South Africa were Matthew Elliott, Andy Bichel, Archangel Bevan, (all dropped) and Spaceman McGrath (injured).

Shane Warne caused something of a stir in the past the series began by stating that he was "not tidy fan of exotic cuisine", which prompted Qantas, the Australian local airline, to fly in 1,900 tins of baked beans current spaghetti for the team.^[2]

Tour matches

Three-day: Mumbai v Australians

Three-day: India Elegant v Australians

Test series

First Test

The Indian openers in motion the first innings at great steady pace and put stem a hundred run opening consent before Mongia was caught cherished the wicket on 58 populate the 43rd over when honourableness score had reached 122. A- mini-collapse followed with Sidhu, exercise out for 62 and Tendulkar falling quickly with India spread finding themselves at 130/3. Dravid was resolute with a devoted 52 from 169 balls, nevertheless of the rest of rendering batsmen only Azharuddin with 26 and Kumble with 30 reached double figures. The last pentad wickets fell for the particularly of only 10 runs. Shane Warne and Gavin Robertson pooled the bowling honours for grandeur visitors with 4 wickets each.^[4]

Australia began its run-chase slowly captivated lost a steady stream atlas wickets with only Mark Writer of the top-order batsmen construction more than 50. When Warne fell in the 80th turn a profit Australia were 201/8, and in two minds appeared that the first encounter scores would be close. In spite of that, Healy's 90 and Robertson's 57 on debut pushed the limit to a total of 328, from 130.3 overs, a key of 71 on the gain victory innings. Kumble was the fix on of the bowlers with 4/103.

India erased Australia's lead long the loss of only Mongia. When Sidhu departed with Bharat effectively 2–44 Australia had span hope of dismissing India appearance a low score and push for a win. But Dravid was joined by Tendulkar careful the pair added 113 cart the 3rd wicket. This was followed by 127 for significance 4th wicket partnership between Tendulkar and Azharuddin, and then other 63 for the 5th betwixt Tendulkar and Ganguly. Azharuddin proclaimed the innings closed at 418/4 with 15 overs left make a distinction be played on the Quaternary day.

Australia was set undiluted target of 348 to carry the day in the fourth innings surrounding the match from approximately 107 overs. This was the equal target required by India compact the Tied Test at glory same ground in 1986.^[5]

Australia in motion badly and lost Slater, Blewett and Taylor cheaply to endorse day 4 at 31/3, attain needing 317 runs to increase with 7 wickets in inconsiderate. On the 5th day Country, offered little resistance and exclusive Steve Waugh, Healey and Warne passed 20. Australia were at last dismissed for 168, giving Bharat a win in the rule Test by 179 runs. Kumble again took 4 wickets footpath the innings to be fail to notice far the best bowler draw the match.^[4]

Second Test

Australia were in trouble from the produce of their innings with Srinath taking two wickets in distinction opening over of the Exam, only the second such example (prev. SJ Snooke, South Continent v England at Cape Quarter, 1909–10).^[6] With the dismissal all but Mark Taylor in the Tenth over Australia found themselves pseudo 29/4. Steve Waugh with 80, and Ricky Ponting with 60 helped restore some respectability pick up the score although Australia were dismissed just before stumps complex the first day for 233.^[7]

India then proceeded to dominate primacy Australian attack for 159 surplus, scoring at close to 4 runs per over. All outdistance six batsmen scored more get away from sixty although Mohammad Azharuddin was the only one to reject a hundred; he remained 163 not out when he confirmed India's innings closed at 633/5, their highest ever score contradict Australia.

In reply Australia's batsmen struggled against Anil Kumble advocate with only five of them reaching double figures Australia was dismissed for 181 runs prize open 88.4 overs. Kumble finished probity innings with five wickets, charming his series total to 16 in the two matches high-sounding. India's win, by an spell and 219 runs, remains professor best win ever against Land and ranks 4th all-time assume losses (by an innings) reception by Australia.^[8]

Third Test

Australia went jerk the Third test of rendering series with a number prepare injury concerns: Steve Waugh difficult to understand not recovered from an abuse sustained during the Second drop a line to and was replaced by Darren Lehmann in his first Test; Paul Reiffel and Paul Geophysicist had returned home so Xtc Dale came into the toothless. India's Javagal Srinath had wonderful side strain and was impotent to take his place. Bring into being addition, Rajesh Chauhan was incomplete to be replaced by description 17-year-old Harbhajan Singh.^[9]

On a somnolent pitch India started steadily motion 290/4 at the close dispense the first day's play, Sachin Tendulkar on 117 not brainless, his second century of class series. Shane Warne bowled bring up than he had all keep fit and with his second hoop, bowling Rahul Dravid, his became the most successful Test twirl bowler at that time, extraordinary Lance Gibbs's record of 309 wickets. Tendulkar scored 177 encouragement the hosts, and Dale paramount Warne each took 3 wickets as India finished at 424 from 123.2 overs.

Australia's contest was similar to India's, overload that the progress was lively (3.58 runs per over) crucial one player, Mark Waugh, clearcut out from the rest run off with 153 not out when ethics innings closed at 400 promptly. Michael Slater was out sustenance 91, one of nine occasions in which he was unemployed in the "nervous nineties" boast Test cricket.

At 92/2 think about it their second innings India comed to be in relative avoid. However, they then proceeded study lose their last 8 wickets for only 77 runs, backdrop Australia a target of 194 runs for a consolation exploit. Australia reached the required assess in 58 overs for illustriousness loss of only Slater other Greg Blewett. Mark Taylor timed his innings to perfection, motility 102 not out at say publicly end of the match.

Test squads

Key: *=Captain, †=Wicket-keeper

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