India made a
couple of changes to theiR Playing eleven – Rahul Dravid and Sreesanth made way
for Dinesh Karthik and Singh. Australia made no changes to their playing
eleven.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. The Australian openers didn’t get off the mark. Michael Clarke, who faced a ball, didn’t get open his account. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zaheer Khan.
Australia scored 50 off 7.3 overs (55 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Adam Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 10, Ponting’s contribution to it was 24.
Gilchrist, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Irfan Pathan broke the 60-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Thirteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 88 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ponting was batting on 36 at that point, Brad Hodge was batting on 10.
Australia scored 100 off 14.3 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 28 extras at that point. The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While Ponting’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Hodge’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 13.
Hodge, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Sixty-three boundaries after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Karthik. Murali Kartik, the player of the match, broke the 57-run partnership.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Andrew Symonds, the player of the series, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar off the bowling of Kartik.
Ponting’s half-century – which includeD(ho)nine boundaries – came off 63 balls. He eventually scored 57 off 78 balls. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. R P broke the 12-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 28.5 overs (191 balls). India had conceded 33 extras at that point. Twenty-nine overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 151 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Brad Haddin was batting on 17 at that point, James Hopes was batting on nine.
Haddin, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 19. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 33-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Brad Hogg, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Robin Uthappa off the bowling of Kartik.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Brett Lee, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Singh off the bowling of Kartik.
Hopes, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-four balls later, Kartik broke the 15-run stand. Mitchell, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the (Johns)only six of the innings, scored 24. He was unbeaten.
Nathan Bracken, who faced 18 balls, scored three. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. R P broke the 16-run stand. India eventually conceded 33 extras. Australia were dismissed for 193 off 41.3 overs.
Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 31. Pathan, who bowled five overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket. R P bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 59, picking up a couple of scalps. Kartik bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the three-run stand. Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t get off the mark. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Tendulkar, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Forty balls later, Lee broke the 30-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 14.1 overs. Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 14-run stand. Pathan, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Hopes broke the one-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.3 overs. Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point. A hundred and seventy-three balls into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Uthappa was batting on 41, Harbhajan was batting on a dozen.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Harbhajan’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Uthappa, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Seventy-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clarke, who broke the 65-run stand. Harbhajan, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 19. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Johnson broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 150 off 37.2 overs. Australia had conceded 30 extras at that point. The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Khan’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Kartik’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Khan, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Kartik, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 34-ball innings included three boundaries.
Australia eventually conceded 36 extras. India, who scored 195 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs, won by a couple of wickets with four overs to spare. Hogg bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40.
Clarke, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Hopes, who bowled five overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket.
Bracken bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of wickets. Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up three scalps.
Australia won the seven-match series 4-2.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. The Australian openers didn’t get off the mark. Michael Clarke, who faced a ball, didn’t get open his account. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zaheer Khan.
Australia scored 50 off 7.3 overs (55 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Adam Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 10, Ponting’s contribution to it was 24.
Gilchrist, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Irfan Pathan broke the 60-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Thirteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 88 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ponting was batting on 36 at that point, Brad Hodge was batting on 10.
Australia scored 100 off 14.3 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 28 extras at that point. The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While Ponting’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Hodge’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 13.
Hodge, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Sixty-three boundaries after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Karthik. Murali Kartik, the player of the match, broke the 57-run partnership.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Andrew Symonds, the player of the series, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar off the bowling of Kartik.
Ponting’s half-century – which includeD(ho)nine boundaries – came off 63 balls. He eventually scored 57 off 78 balls. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. R P broke the 12-run stand.
Australia scored 150 off 28.5 overs (191 balls). India had conceded 33 extras at that point. Twenty-nine overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 151 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Brad Haddin was batting on 17 at that point, James Hopes was batting on nine.
Haddin, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 19. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 33-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Brad Hogg, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Robin Uthappa off the bowling of Kartik.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Brett Lee, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Singh off the bowling of Kartik.
Hopes, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-four balls later, Kartik broke the 15-run stand. Mitchell, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the (Johns)only six of the innings, scored 24. He was unbeaten.
Nathan Bracken, who faced 18 balls, scored three. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. R P broke the 16-run stand. India eventually conceded 33 extras. Australia were dismissed for 193 off 41.3 overs.
Sourav Ganguly, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 31. Pathan, who bowled five overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket. R P bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 59, picking up a couple of scalps. Kartik bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27, picking up half-a-dozen scalps.
Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the three-run stand. Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, didn’t get off the mark. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Johnson broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Tendulkar, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Forty balls later, Lee broke the 30-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 11-run stand.
India scored 50 off 14.1 overs. Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 14-run stand. Pathan, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Hopes broke the one-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.3 overs. Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point. A hundred and seventy-three balls into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Uthappa was batting on 41, Harbhajan was batting on a dozen.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Harbhajan’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Uthappa, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Seventy-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Clarke, who broke the 65-run stand. Harbhajan, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 19. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Johnson broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 150 off 37.2 overs. Australia had conceded 30 extras at that point. The ninth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Khan’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Kartik’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Khan, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Kartik, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 34-ball innings included three boundaries.
Australia eventually conceded 36 extras. India, who scored 195 for the loss of eight wickets off 46 overs, won by a couple of wickets with four overs to spare. Hogg bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 40.
Clarke, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Hopes, who bowled five overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket.
Bracken bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of wickets. Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up three scalps.
Australia won the seven-match series 4-2.
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