HIGHLIGHTS | Ricky Ponting on Fire! 101 v India at Vizag, 2001 * 13 Fours - Australia win by 93 runs
Channel: Cricket Records Hindi
Date: 2023-09-10

4th ODI, Visakhapatnam, Apr 3 2001, Australia tour of India
RESULT - Australia won by 93 runs

Man of the Match - Matthew Hayden

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AUSTRALIA 338/4 (50 overs)
Matthew Hayden 111 (113), Ricky Ponting 101 (109)
Harbhajan Singh 1/58 (10), Javagal Srinath 1/61 (10)

INDIA 245/10 (45 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 62 (38), Harbhajan Singh 46 (34)
Shane Warne 3/38 (10), Steve Waugh 3/29(6)

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Australia annihilated the Indian bowlers in the first session to make 338/4 in 50 overs and then demolished the top order of the Indian batting line up, to bowl them out for 245 in 45 overs. Australia thus levelled the series 2-2 after the fourth ODI played at Indira Priyadarshini Municipal Corporation Stadium, Vishakapatnam on Tuesday.

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Waugh won the toss and decided to bat first. Gilchrist (6) struck a four and was immediately caught behind off the bowling of Srinath in the first over of the day.

Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting applied themselves brilliantly to put together a partnership of 219 off 215 balls. Man of the Match Hayden was the first to get to the hundred, his maiden ODI century. Ponting who has been sleepwalking through a bad spell of failure, woke up today to bat at his very best. Steve Waugh has had big faith in this Tasmanian's ability with the bat and Ponting repaid his captain with a brilliant 101 off 110 balls, unleashing his full repertoire of strokes; striking 13 strokes past the ropes.

Matthew Lawrence Hayden, the big man from Queensland has walked with his head held high all through this tour. He has made it a habit to score runs against the Indian attack. Hayden walked down the track and lofted Ganguly over the mid-wicket fence for a massive six and then later swung Harbhajan Singh over long leg for a huge six. He made 111 runs off 112 balls with the help of the two towering sixes and nine boundaries before being stumped by Dahiya off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh.