India made a
couple of changes to theiR Playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly and Singh made way
for Robin Uthappa and Harbhajan Singh. Australia made no changes to their
playing eleven.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the Australians, who skipper, Adam Gilchrist, faced five balls, failing to open his account. An over into Australia’S(ach)innings, he was caught by Tendulkar. Zaheer Khan broke the three- run stand.
Brad Hodge, who faced 10 balls, scored just three. (Sreesan)Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. The bowler from Kerala broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Australia scored 50 off 12.1 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Matthew Hayden was batting on 27 at that point, Michael Clarke was batting on 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 61 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 30, Clarke was batting on 24.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Clarke, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 27. Seventy-four balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Irfan Pathan broke the 58-run stand.
Australia scored 100 off 22 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Hayden’s half-century, which came off 67 balls, included five boundaries and a six.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Andrew Symonds’ contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Australia scored 150 off 29.5 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Hayden, whose 89-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, scored 75. Ninety-four balls later, Pathan broke the run-a-ball stand.
A hundred and eighty-seven balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 160 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Symonds was batting on 49 at that point. Symonds’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 46 balls.
Australia scored 200 off 38.2 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Symonds’ contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Brad Haddin, the player of the match, to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
Australia scored 250 off 44.2 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. Haddin’s half-century, which came off 48 balls, included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 87 balls. While Symonds’ contribution to the partnership was 36, Haddin’s contribution to it was 55. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine. Symonds, whose 83-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 87. Ninety-four balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth, who broke the 108-run partnership.
Haddin, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 87. He was unbeaten. James Hopes, who faced four balls, scored as many. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Sressanth broke the 29-run stand.
Australia scored 300 off 49.5 overs. India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Brett Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 21 extras. Australia scored 306 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh bowled three wicketless overs each, conceding 22 apiece. Ramesh Powar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 30. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 57.
Khan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sreesanth, who bowled nine overs, conceded 67. He picked up three scalps.
Although his 13-ball innings included a boundary, Gautam Gambhir had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls into the chase, Mitchell Johnson broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.5 overs. Australia had conceded five extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Stuart Clark broke the 47-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Yuvraj, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Hopes broke the 21-run stand.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Uthappa was batting on 41, Dravid was batting on five.
Uthappa, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clark, who broke the eight-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. India scored 100 off 19.4 overs. Australia had conceded eight extras at that point. Dravid, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Johnson. Brad Hogg broke the 49-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on three. Pathan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just one. Eleven balls later, Hogg and Clarke ran him out. Harbhajan, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Clarke broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 150 off 29.3 overs. Australia had conceded 14 extras at that point. A hundred and eighty-three balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 154 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Dhoni was batting on 30 at that point.
Powar, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Twenty-seven balls later, Clarke broke the 25-run stand. Khan, who faced 14 balls, scored three. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Hogg broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 200 off 44.1 overs. Australia had conceded 23 extras at that point. Dhoni, whose 88-ball innings included two boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 58. His half-century – which included both the boundaries and a six – came off 80 balls. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Hogg broke the 32-run stand.
Although Sreesanth, who faced 25 balls, was unbeaten, he wasn’t in seventh heaven. Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 222 off 47.3 overs, lost by 84 runs.
Lee bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 44. Hopes, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Johnson, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Clark, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 14. He picked up two wickets, as did Clarke, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35. Hogg, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.
Australia led the seven-match series 1-0.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the Australians, who skipper, Adam Gilchrist, faced five balls, failing to open his account. An over into Australia’S(ach)innings, he was caught by Tendulkar. Zaheer Khan broke the three- run stand.
Brad Hodge, who faced 10 balls, scored just three. (Sreesan)Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. The bowler from Kerala broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Australia scored 50 off 12.1 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Matthew Hayden was batting on 27 at that point, Michael Clarke was batting on 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 61 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 30, Clarke was batting on 24.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Clarke, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 27. Seventy-four balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Irfan Pathan broke the 58-run stand.
Australia scored 100 off 22 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Hayden’s half-century, which came off 67 balls, included five boundaries and a six.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Andrew Symonds’ contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Australia scored 150 off 29.5 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Hayden, whose 89-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, scored 75. Ninety-four balls later, Pathan broke the run-a-ball stand.
A hundred and eighty-seven balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 160 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Symonds was batting on 49 at that point. Symonds’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 46 balls.
Australia scored 200 off 38.2 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Symonds’ contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Brad Haddin, the player of the match, to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
Australia scored 250 off 44.2 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. Haddin’s half-century, which came off 48 balls, included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 87 balls. While Symonds’ contribution to the partnership was 36, Haddin’s contribution to it was 55. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine. Symonds, whose 83-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 87. Ninety-four balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth, who broke the 108-run partnership.
Haddin, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 87. He was unbeaten. James Hopes, who faced four balls, scored as many. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Sressanth broke the 29-run stand.
Australia scored 300 off 49.5 overs. India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Brett Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 21 extras. Australia scored 306 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh bowled three wicketless overs each, conceding 22 apiece. Ramesh Powar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 30. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 57.
Khan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sreesanth, who bowled nine overs, conceded 67. He picked up three scalps.
Although his 13-ball innings included a boundary, Gautam Gambhir had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls into the chase, Mitchell Johnson broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.5 overs. Australia had conceded five extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Stuart Clark broke the 47-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Yuvraj, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Hopes broke the 21-run stand.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Uthappa was batting on 41, Dravid was batting on five.
Uthappa, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clark, who broke the eight-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. India scored 100 off 19.4 overs. Australia had conceded eight extras at that point. Dravid, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Johnson. Brad Hogg broke the 49-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on three. Pathan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just one. Eleven balls later, Hogg and Clarke ran him out. Harbhajan, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls later, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Clarke broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 150 off 29.3 overs. Australia had conceded 14 extras at that point. A hundred and eighty-three balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 154 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Dhoni was batting on 30 at that point.
Powar, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Twenty-seven balls later, Clarke broke the 25-run stand. Khan, who faced 14 balls, scored three. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Hogg broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 200 off 44.1 overs. Australia had conceded 23 extras at that point. Dhoni, whose 88-ball innings included two boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 58. His half-century – which included both the boundaries and a six – came off 80 balls. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Hogg broke the 32-run stand.
Although Sreesanth, who faced 25 balls, was unbeaten, he wasn’t in seventh heaven. Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 222 off 47.3 overs, lost by 84 runs.
Lee bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 44. Hopes, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Johnson, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Clark, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 14. He picked up two wickets, as did Clarke, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35. Hogg, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.
Australia led the seven-match series 1-0.
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