Captain Kapil Dev’s all-round brilliance, Half-centuries from Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar stars as India impressive six-wicket win over Australia and this crucial win kept India’s hopes alive for finals in the 14th match of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
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Catch the Cricket highlights of the 14th ODI match between Australia and India, played on January 31, 1986, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. This match was part of the 1986 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup where India beat Australia by 6-wickets.
Match Highlights
India secured a impressive six-wicket win over Australia in the 14th match of the 1986 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup.
Australia Innings :
Australia posted a decent total of 235 for 7 in their 50 overs with David Boon leading the charge with top-scoring of 76 runs off 102 balls contained five boundaries.
Geoff Marsh contributed a solid 74 off 106 balls, hitting four fours. Dean Jones supported with run-a-ball 33 runs contained a boundary, while Allan Border added 18 runs.
India bowling :
For India, Kapil Dev was the best bowler for India - who claiming 4 wickets for 30 runs in 9 overs and Ravi Shastri captured 2 wickets.
India Innings :
In reply, India successfully chased down the target of 236 for 4 in 48.5 overs with Dilip Vengsarkar top-scorer with 77 runs off 88 balls contained five fours.
Sunil Gavaskar contributed a steady innings of 72 runs off 123 balls hitting three fours, Kris Srikkanth added 27 runs off 34 balls featuring five fours and Kapil Dev added a rapid 23 off 18 balls including two fours.
Australia bowling :
Australia’s best bowling attack was led by Simon Davis and Dave Gilbert - who both took two wickets each.
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