Australia v India @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
19 April 1998
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: Javed Akhtar
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Australia won by 58 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mark Waugh | run out (Anil Kumble > ) | 16 | 21 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| +2. Adam Gilchrist | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar b Harbhajan Singh | 25 | 29 | 44 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Anil Kumble b Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 48 | 65 | 104 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Tom Moody | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Harbhajan Singh | 39 | 35 | 48 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5. Michael Bevan | c Ajay Jadeja b Anil Kumble | 58 | 83 | 98 | - | - | |
| *6. Steve Waugh | b Harvinder Singh | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Darren Lehmann | b Harbhajan Singh | 12 | 15 | 20 | - | - | |
| 8. Damien Martyn | run out (Navjot Sidhu > Nayan Mongia) | 30 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Harbhajan Singh b Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Damien Fleming |
| FOW | 1-33 (Mark Waugh), 2-46 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-110 (Tom Moody), 4-156 (Ricky Ponting), 5-173 (Steve Waugh), 6-196 (Darren Lehmann), 7-227 (Michael Bevan), 8-259 (Shane Warne), 9-264 (Damien Martyn). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 7w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Harvinder Singh | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sourav Ganguly | b Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 80 | 72 | 136 | 9 | - | |
| *3. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 9 | 11 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Navjot Sidhu | c Darren Lehmann b Tom Moody | 11 | 21 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Ajay Jadeja | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 14 | 25 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Hrishikesh Kanitkar | lbw b Steve Waugh | 35 | 54 | 51 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | c Ricky Ponting b Michael Kasprowicz | 19 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8. Anil Kumble | not out | 14 | 37 | 51 | - | - | |
| 9. Harvinder Singh | c Mark Waugh b Steve Waugh | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | c Mark Waugh b Steve Waugh | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Harbhajan Singh | b Steve Waugh | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-48 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 3-63 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-94 (Ajay Jadeja), 5-161 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar), 6-161 (Sachin Tendulkar), 7-192 (Nayan Mongia), 8-196 (Harvinder Singh), 9-198 (Venkatesh Prasad), 206 (Harbhajan Singh). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44 ovs) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Damien Fleming | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Tom Moody | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 8 | 1 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 9 | 0 | 40 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
Australia: Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Tom Moody, Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Damien Fleming
India: Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Navjot Sidhu, Ajay Jadeja, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Harvinder Singh, Venkatesh Prasad, Harbhajan Singh
