Neither India nor
Australia made any changes to their playing eleven. On winning the toss,
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
India’s openers put on five. Sourav Ganguly, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls into the match, Brad Hodge and Adam Gilchrist ran him out. The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Brett Lee.
Yuvraj Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Mitchell Johnson, the player of the match, broke the seven-run stand. Uthappa, whose six-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Johnson, who broke the 21-run stand.
Dhoni, who faced seven balls, scored four. His runs came by a way of a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the 10-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.1 overs. Australia had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirteen overS(ach)into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 57 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 32, Irfan Pathan hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Tendulkar, whose 73-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 47. Ninety-seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Lee broke the 49-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.2 overs. Australia had conceded 17 extras at that point. Harbhajan Singh, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nathan Bracken. Brad Hogg broke the 13-run stand.
Twenty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 105 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Pathan was batting on 26.
Pathan, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the one-run stand. Murali Kartik, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the 0ne-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 28. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 41-run stand. R P Singh, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
Australia eventually conceded 20 extras. India were dismissed for 148 off 39.4 overs. James Hopes, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. Bracken, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Hogg, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28.
Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of wickets. Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up five scalps.
Australia’s openers scored 50 off 12.3 overs (76 balls). While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Matthew Hayden’s contribution to it was 25. India had conceded an extra at that point.
Hayden, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Seventy-seven balls into the chase, R P broke the 54-run partnership.
Seventeen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 89 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gilchrist was batting on 48, Ricky Ponting was batting on 11.
Gilchrist’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 54 balls. Australia scored 100 off 18.4 overs. India had conceded an extra at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Ponting’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribution to the partnership.
Gilchrist, whose 77-ball innings included seven boundaries and four boundaries, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Ponting, who scored 39. His run-a-ball innings included five boundaries.
India eventually conceded a couple of extras. Australia, who scored 149 for the loss of a wicket off 25.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 145 balls to spare. Pathan and Tendulkar bowled two wicketless overs each, conceding 11 apiece. Khan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Kartik bowled 7.5 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52. Harbhajan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 36. Singh bowled two overs, conceding 15. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
Australia led the seven-match series 3-1.
India’s openers put on five. Sourav Ganguly, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls into the match, Brad Hodge and Adam Gilchrist ran him out. The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Brett Lee.
Yuvraj Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Mitchell Johnson, the player of the match, broke the seven-run stand. Uthappa, whose six-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Johnson, who broke the 21-run stand.
Dhoni, who faced seven balls, scored four. His runs came by a way of a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the 10-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 12.1 overs. Australia had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirteen overS(ach)into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 57 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 32, Irfan Pathan hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Tendulkar, whose 73-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 47. Ninety-seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Lee broke the 49-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.2 overs. Australia had conceded 17 extras at that point. Harbhajan Singh, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Nathan Bracken. Brad Hogg broke the 13-run stand.
Twenty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 105 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Pathan was batting on 26.
Pathan, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the one-run stand. Murali Kartik, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the 0ne-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 28. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 41-run stand. R P Singh, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
Australia eventually conceded 20 extras. India were dismissed for 148 off 39.4 overs. James Hopes, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. Bracken, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Hogg, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28.
Lee, who bowled nine overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of wickets. Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up five scalps.
Australia’s openers scored 50 off 12.3 overs (76 balls). While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Matthew Hayden’s contribution to it was 25. India had conceded an extra at that point.
Hayden, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Seventy-seven balls into the chase, R P broke the 54-run partnership.
Seventeen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 89 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gilchrist was batting on 48, Ricky Ponting was batting on 11.
Gilchrist’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 54 balls. Australia scored 100 off 18.4 overs. India had conceded an extra at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Ponting’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribution to the partnership.
Gilchrist, whose 77-ball innings included seven boundaries and four boundaries, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Ponting, who scored 39. His run-a-ball innings included five boundaries.
India eventually conceded a couple of extras. Australia, who scored 149 for the loss of a wicket off 25.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 145 balls to spare. Pathan and Tendulkar bowled two wicketless overs each, conceding 11 apiece. Khan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.
Kartik bowled 7.5 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52. Harbhajan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 36. Singh bowled two overs, conceding 15. He picked up the only wicket to fall.
Australia led the seven-match series 3-1.
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