India (Moham)made
a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth made
way for Kaif and Dinesh Mongia. Australia made five changes to the (Micha)eleven
that last played the India – Phil Jaques, Shane Watson, Clarke, Mark Cosgrove
and Mitchell Johnson made way for Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Andrew Symonds,
Michael Hussey and Brett Lee.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Katich, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ajit Agarkar broke the 36-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the Australian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Ponting, who faced nine balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Munaf Patel broke the 13-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 11.5 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. The third Powerplay of the Australian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 63 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 37, Damien Martyn was batting on six.
Hayden’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 65 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 38. Hayden, whose 66-ball innings includeD(ho)nine boundaries, eventually scored 54. Sixty-one balls later, R P Singh and Mahendra Singh ran him out.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Martyn, whose 38-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Eighteen balls later, Tendulkar and Mongia ran him out. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Symonds, who faced 13 balls, scored a couple. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mongia.
Australia scored 100 off 25.2 overs. India had scored nine extras at that point. It was at that point that Brad was (Hadd)initially declared run out by the English umpire Mark Benson, who later reviewed his decision and reviewed it to the television umpire, New Zealand’s Tony Hill, who ruled the batsman not out, since Harbhajan Singh had broken the stumps without the ball in his hand.
Hussey, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand. A hundred and ninety balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 118 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Haddin was batting on seven, Brad Hogg was batting on a run.
Australia scored 150 off 37.5 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. Haddin’s and Hogg’s contributions to the partnership were 26 apiece. Extras’ contribution to it was one. Haddin, whose 63-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. R P broke the 77-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 45.2 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Hogg, whose 49-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Fourteen balls later, R P ran him out. Stuart Clark, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Brett Lee, the player of the match, faced eight balls, scoring seven. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag off the bowling of R P. Glenn McGrath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 19 extras. Australia were dismissed for 213 off 48.1 overs. The lunch interval followed the Australian innings. Sehwag, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.
Mongia, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Patel bowled nine wickets, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did R P, who bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Eight balls into the chase, Benson initially declared Tendulkar out caught behind. But on consulting the square leg umpire, he revoked his decision. Tendulkar, who faced 10 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Hussey. Needless to say, Lee was in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Kaif, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Clark, who broke the 27-run partnership. India scored 50 off 12.5 overs. Australia had conceded seven extras at that point.
Although his 21-ball innings included a boundary, Dravid had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clark, who broke the three-run stand.
Fifteen over into the chase, the first drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 55 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mongia was batting on six, Raina hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Raina, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Seventy-one balls later, Hogg broke the 46-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.1 overs. Australia had conceded seven extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into the chase, the second drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 135 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Mongia was batting on 45, Dhoni was batting on 10.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While Mongia’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 20. Extras’ contribution to it was five. India scored 150 off 35 overs. Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Dhoni, whose 34-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 23. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Martyn. Lee broke the 62-run partnership. Mongia’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. He faced 90 balls, eventually scoring 63. He was unbeaten.
Agarkar, who faced 12 balls, scored nine. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hogg, who broke the 27-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Haddin. Symonds broke the one-run stand.
R P, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Needless to say, Lee was in seventh heaven. Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Lee broke the two-run stand.
Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 195 off 43.5 overs, lost by 18 runs. McGrath bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25. Symonds, who bowled nine overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Clark, who bowled eight overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Hogg, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. Lee, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 38. He picked up five scalps.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Katich, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ajit Agarkar broke the 36-run stand.
The second Powerplay of the Australian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Ponting, who faced nine balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Munaf Patel broke the 13-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 11.5 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. The third Powerplay of the Australian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 63 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 37, Damien Martyn was batting on six.
Hayden’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 65 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 38. Hayden, whose 66-ball innings includeD(ho)nine boundaries, eventually scored 54. Sixty-one balls later, R P Singh and Mahendra Singh ran him out.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Martyn, whose 38-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Eighteen balls later, Tendulkar and Mongia ran him out. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Symonds, who faced 13 balls, scored a couple. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mongia.
Australia scored 100 off 25.2 overs. India had scored nine extras at that point. It was at that point that Brad was (Hadd)initially declared run out by the English umpire Mark Benson, who later reviewed his decision and reviewed it to the television umpire, New Zealand’s Tony Hill, who ruled the batsman not out, since Harbhajan Singh had broken the stumps without the ball in his hand.
Hussey, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand. A hundred and ninety balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 118 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Haddin was batting on seven, Brad Hogg was batting on a run.
Australia scored 150 off 37.5 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. Haddin’s and Hogg’s contributions to the partnership were 26 apiece. Extras’ contribution to it was one. Haddin, whose 63-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. R P broke the 77-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 45.2 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 14. Hogg, whose 49-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Fourteen balls later, R P ran him out. Stuart Clark, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Brett Lee, the player of the match, faced eight balls, scoring seven. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag off the bowling of R P. Glenn McGrath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 19 extras. Australia were dismissed for 213 off 48.1 overs. The lunch interval followed the Australian innings. Sehwag, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.
Mongia, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Patel bowled nine wickets, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did R P, who bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Eight balls into the chase, Benson initially declared Tendulkar out caught behind. But on consulting the square leg umpire, he revoked his decision. Tendulkar, who faced 10 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Hussey. Needless to say, Lee was in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Kaif, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Clark, who broke the 27-run partnership. India scored 50 off 12.5 overs. Australia had conceded seven extras at that point.
Although his 21-ball innings included a boundary, Dravid had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clark, who broke the three-run stand.
Fifteen over into the chase, the first drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 55 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mongia was batting on six, Raina hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of the Indian innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Raina, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Seventy-one balls later, Hogg broke the 46-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.1 overs. Australia had conceded seven extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into the chase, the second drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 135 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Mongia was batting on 45, Dhoni was batting on 10.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While Mongia’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 20. Extras’ contribution to it was five. India scored 150 off 35 overs. Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Dhoni, whose 34-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 23. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Martyn. Lee broke the 62-run partnership. Mongia’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. He faced 90 balls, eventually scoring 63. He was unbeaten.
Agarkar, who faced 12 balls, scored nine. Twenty-one balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hogg, who broke the 27-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Haddin. Symonds broke the one-run stand.
R P, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Needless to say, Lee was in seventh heaven. Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Lee broke the two-run stand.
Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 195 off 43.5 overs, lost by 18 runs. McGrath bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25. Symonds, who bowled nine overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Clark, who bowled eight overs, conceded 36. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Hogg, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. Lee, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 38. He picked up five scalps.
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