Read the article of India vs Australia 3rd ODI 1986 - Australia tour of India 6-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between Australia and India at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan in 24th September 1986.
Rain stopped the play after India at 41 for 1 replying Australia total of 242 in the third One-day international at Hyderabad
Australia scored 242-6 in the alloted 47 overs with top scorer by Greg Ritchie hammered a 75 off 53-balls including 7-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 141.50.
Dean Jones struck 48 off 63-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 3-fours & a six, Geoff Marsh cracked a 30 off 52-balls included one-six & a four.
David Boon scored 26 off 40-balls including 2-fours, Steve Waugh hit a unbeaten 25 off 34-balls included 4-fours and Greg Matthews 20.
India best bowler by Ravi Shastri strikes 2-wickets, Gopal Sharma, Kapil Dev and Madan Lal each took one-wickets.
India scored 41-1 in 10.4 overs with top scorer by Raman Lamba hit a unbeaten 20 off 36-balls including 2-fours, Kris Srikkanth 9 and Mohammad Azharuddin 8 not out.
Australia best bowler by Bruce Reid took one-wicket for 20-runs in 4-overs.
This match Mike Coward reported by D.J. Rutnagur (Third Party Reference from The Daily Telegraph)
A RUMBUSTIOUS 75 by Greg Ritchie was of no avail to Australia in Hyderabad in the third One-Day International against India.
Rain caused the match to be abandoned within 11 overs of the start of India's reply to the Australian total of 242 for six.
The sides are level in the series of six matches, which will be completed after the second Test, which starts in Delhi on Friday
India today were without Sunil Gavaskar, who had a stiff knee, and they played an extra bowler in off-spinner Gopal Sharma. They also revised their pace attack, omitting Chetan Sharma and Binny and replacing them with the veteran Madan Lal and newcomer Rudra Pratap Singh.
Sound start
After a sound start Australia were reduced to 126 for four, but Ritchie, with assistance of Matthews and Waugh, recued them.
India lost an early wicket when Reid uprooted the off-stump of Srikkant, but Lamba and Azharuddin, were still at the crease when play was called off.
Police used metal-tipped bamboo staves to prevent unruly crowds from gate-crashing into the match.
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