India (Moham)made
just one change to their playing eleven – Kaif made way for Yuvraj Singh.
Australia made five changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians –
Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds, Darren Lehmann, Brett Lee and Kasprowicz made
way for Phil Jaques, Shane Watson, Mark Cosgrove, Mitchell Johnson and Stuart
Clark.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Australia scored 50 off 8.1 overs. While Jaques’ contribution to the partnership was 24, Watson’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Jaques, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Ten overs into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Munaf Patel broke the 64-run partnership.
While the second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over, the third was between the 16th and the 20th over. Ponting, whose 21-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-two balls after Jaques’ dismissal, he was caught by Tendulkar. Irfan Pathan broke the 28-run stand.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 97 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Watson was batting on 45, Damien Martyn was batting on four. His runs had come by way of a boundary. Australia scored 100 off 17.1 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point.
Martyn, who faced 10 balls, D(hon)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. R P Singh broke the 21-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 25.1 overs. India hald conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Watson’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 50 balls. He eventually scored 79. His 74-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Harbhajan Singh broke the 44-run stand.
Cosgrove, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Harbhajan Singh broke the 10-run stand.
Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 182 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Michael Clarke was batting on 34, Haddin was batting on 10.
Australia scored 200 off 40.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. The sixth-wicket pair put on 33. Haddin, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 18. Fifty-six balls later, Sehwag ran him out.
Clarke, whose half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 83 balls. He eventually scored 64. His 94-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Thirty-two balls after Haddin’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Patel broke the 30-run stand.
Johnson, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the two-run stand. Clark, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by R P. Patel broke the 11-run stand.
Australia had scored 243 for the loss of nine wickets off 48.5 overs when the match was interrupted by rain. Brad Hogg was batting on a dozen at that point. When play resumed, he faced 24 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Three balls after Clark’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Agarkar broke the one-run stand. Glenn McGrath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 10 extras. Australia were dismissed for 244 off 49.2 overs. Sehwag, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 43. Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did R P, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Five overs into the chase, there was another interruption due to rain. India had scored 16 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dravid was batting on a couple, Tendulkar was batting on 11. Following the interruption, India’s innings was revised to 29 overs. Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, the par score would be 169.
Dravid, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Martyn. Johnson broke the 20-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Pathan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Johnson.
The third-wicket pair put on 14. Sehwag, whose five-ball (Hadd)innings included a six, scored eight. An over later, Clarke and the wicketkeeper ran him out. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t open his account. Tendulkar, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Haddin off the bowling of Johnson.
Yuvraj, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Jaques. Johnson broke the one-run stand. Raina, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
The match was abandoned after the eighth over of the chase. At that point, Australia had conceded eight extras, and India had scored 35 for the loss of five wickets. Clark, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. McGrath bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 10. Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 11. He picked up four scalps.
The match ended without a result, and both the teams shared a couple of points apiece.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Australia scored 50 off 8.1 overs. While Jaques’ contribution to the partnership was 24, Watson’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Jaques, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. Ten overs into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Munaf Patel broke the 64-run partnership.
While the second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over, the third was between the 16th and the 20th over. Ponting, whose 21-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-two balls after Jaques’ dismissal, he was caught by Tendulkar. Irfan Pathan broke the 28-run stand.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 97 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Watson was batting on 45, Damien Martyn was batting on four. His runs had come by way of a boundary. Australia scored 100 off 17.1 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point.
Martyn, who faced 10 balls, D(hon)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. R P Singh broke the 21-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 25.1 overs. India hald conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Watson’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 50 balls. He eventually scored 79. His 74-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Harbhajan Singh broke the 44-run stand.
Cosgrove, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Harbhajan Singh broke the 10-run stand.
Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 182 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Michael Clarke was batting on 34, Haddin was batting on 10.
Australia scored 200 off 40.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. The sixth-wicket pair put on 33. Haddin, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 18. Fifty-six balls later, Sehwag ran him out.
Clarke, whose half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 83 balls. He eventually scored 64. His 94-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Thirty-two balls after Haddin’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Patel broke the 30-run stand.
Johnson, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ajit Agarkar broke the two-run stand. Clark, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by R P. Patel broke the 11-run stand.
Australia had scored 243 for the loss of nine wickets off 48.5 overs when the match was interrupted by rain. Brad Hogg was batting on a dozen at that point. When play resumed, he faced 24 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Three balls after Clark’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Agarkar broke the one-run stand. Glenn McGrath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 10 extras. Australia were dismissed for 244 off 49.2 overs. Sehwag, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 43. Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did R P, who bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Five overs into the chase, there was another interruption due to rain. India had scored 16 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dravid was batting on a couple, Tendulkar was batting on 11. Following the interruption, India’s innings was revised to 29 overs. Under the Duckworth-Lewis method, the par score would be 169.
Dravid, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Martyn. Johnson broke the 20-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Pathan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Johnson.
The third-wicket pair put on 14. Sehwag, whose five-ball (Hadd)innings included a six, scored eight. An over later, Clarke and the wicketkeeper ran him out. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t open his account. Tendulkar, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Haddin off the bowling of Johnson.
Yuvraj, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Jaques. Johnson broke the one-run stand. Raina, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
The match was abandoned after the eighth over of the chase. At that point, Australia had conceded eight extras, and India had scored 35 for the loss of five wickets. Clark, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. McGrath bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 10. Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 11. He picked up four scalps.
The match ended without a result, and both the teams shared a couple of points apiece.
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