India made a
couple of Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa and Piyush made
way for Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth. Australia made half-a-dozen changes to
their playing (Micha)eleven – Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn,
Hussey, Nathan Bracken and Glenn McGrath made way for Matthew Hayden, the Brads
(Hodge, Haddin and Hogg), James Hopes and Stuart Clark.
On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Gilchrist, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 14-run stand. Hodge, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sreesanth, who broke the four-run stand.
Australia made 50 off 9.2 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Michael Clarke’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 34, Clarke was batting on 22. The former, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-seven balls later, Sreesanth broke the 60-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Andrew Symonds, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – (Sreesan)thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before by the man from Kerala, who broke the 12-run stand.
Australia made 100 off 19.5 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Brad Haddin’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Australia made 150 off 28.5 overs. India had conceded 15 extras at that point. Clarke’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 155 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Clarke was batting on 50, Haddin was batting on 36.
Haddin’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 66 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 118 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Brad Haddin’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was six.
Two hundred and five balls into the match, the old ball was replaced. Australia made 200 off 37.3 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Clarke’s century – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 108 balls.
Haddin, whose 83-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 69. A hundred and fifty-two balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was leading India for the first time. Yuvraj Singh broke the 144-run partnership.
Australia made 250 off 43 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. The sixth- wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 30, James Hopes’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Australia made 300 off 49.1 overs. India had conceded 18 extras at that point. Hopes, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, eventually 37. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Khan broke the 73-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Clarke, whose 132-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, scored 130. The next ball, Khan ran him out. Brett Lee, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia scored 307 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Ramesh Powar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden, conceded 50. Irfan Pathan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. R P Singh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 67.
Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 64. He picked up two wickets. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Not only did his runs come by way of a boundary, but they were the only runs on the board for India as well. Tendulkar, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t open his account. Two overs into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mitchell Johnson, who broke the one-run stand.
Pathan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. Rain and a wet ground resulted in the match being abandoned 16 balls into the chase. While Australia conceded five extras, India scored nine for the loss of a wicket.
Lee bowled 1.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded four. Johnson bowled an over, conceding a run. He picked up a wicket.
The seven-match series was level 0-0.
On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Gilchrist, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 14-run stand. Hodge, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sreesanth, who broke the four-run stand.
Australia made 50 off 9.2 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Michael Clarke’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Hayden was batting on 34, Clarke was batting on 22. The former, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-seven balls later, Sreesanth broke the 60-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Andrew Symonds, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – (Sreesan)thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before by the man from Kerala, who broke the 12-run stand.
Australia made 100 off 19.5 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Brad Haddin’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Australia made 150 off 28.5 overs. India had conceded 15 extras at that point. Clarke’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 155 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Clarke was batting on 50, Haddin was batting on 36.
Haddin’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 66 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 118 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Brad Haddin’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was six.
Two hundred and five balls into the match, the old ball was replaced. Australia made 200 off 37.3 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Clarke’s century – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 108 balls.
Haddin, whose 83-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 69. A hundred and fifty-two balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was leading India for the first time. Yuvraj Singh broke the 144-run partnership.
Australia made 250 off 43 overs. India had conceded 17 extras at that point. The sixth- wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 30, James Hopes’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Australia made 300 off 49.1 overs. India had conceded 18 extras at that point. Hopes, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, eventually 37. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Khan broke the 73-run partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Clarke, whose 132-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, scored 130. The next ball, Khan ran him out. Brett Lee, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 18 extras. Australia scored 307 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Ramesh Powar bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden, conceded 50. Irfan Pathan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. R P Singh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 67.
Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 64. He picked up two wickets. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up three scalps.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Not only did his runs come by way of a boundary, but they were the only runs on the board for India as well. Tendulkar, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t open his account. Two overs into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mitchell Johnson, who broke the one-run stand.
Pathan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. Rain and a wet ground resulted in the match being abandoned 16 balls into the chase. While Australia conceded five extras, India scored nine for the loss of a wicket.
Lee bowled 1.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded four. Johnson bowled an over, conceding a run. He picked up a wicket.
The seven-match series was level 0-0.
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