India (Shar)made
one change to their playing change – Ramesh Powar made way for Rohit. Australia
made just change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Brad Haddin made
way for Ricky Ponting, who was leading the team, and won the toss, choosing to
bat.
Australia’s openers scored 50 off 7.4 overs (50 balls). While Adam Gilchrist was batting on 17, Matthew Hayden was batting on 29. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Gilchrist, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. India had conceded four extras at that point. Eighty balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 76-run partnership. That was when the first drinks break of Australia’s innings was taken. Hayden was batting on 40.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Hayden’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 59 balls. Australia scored 100 off 17.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Hayden, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 60. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Pathan broke the 36-run stand.
Ponting, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth. Yuvraj Singh broke the 23-run stand. Australia scored 150 off 31.1 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Michael Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 29, the contribution of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Australia scored 200 off 39 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Clarke’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 63 balls, Symonds’ half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 93 balls. While Michael Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 45, the contribution of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. Australia scored 250 off 44.2 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Clarke, whose 71-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 59. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Zaheer Khan broke the 123-run partnership.
Brad Hodge had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Ten balls later, Khan broke the five-run stand. Symonds eventually scored 89. His 67-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries and as many sixes. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Uthappa. Sreesanth broke the 27-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. James Hopes, who faced 11 balls, scored as many. The next ball, he was caught by Rahul off the bowling of Sreesanth. Brett Lee, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 14 extras. Australia scored 290 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. Yuvraj, who faced seven overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket.
Sreesanth, who bowled nine overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Khan and Pathan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lee. Uthappa, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mitchell Johnson, who broke the one-run stand.
The Wall, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Lee broke the two-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 46 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 22, Yuvraj was batting on 13. India scored 50 off 14.5 overs. Australia had conceded five extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 81 balls. While both Tendulkar’s and Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 23, extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 100 off 24 overs. Australia had scored five extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 71-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, Brad Hogg broke the 95-run partnership.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls. Thirty overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 142 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 72, Dhoni was batting on 15.
India scored 150 off 32 overs. Australia had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Yuvraj’s century – which included 11 boundaries and a six – came off 104 balls. Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. Eleven overs later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Lee broke the 65-run stand. Sharma, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over later, he was caught by Lee. Hopes broke the three-run stand.
Pathan, who faced four balls, scored three. (Ni)Needless to say, Hogg, who trapped him leg before wicket, was in seventh heaven. India scored 200 off 41.1 overs. Australia had conceded eight extras at that point. Yuvraj, whose 115-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 121. Twenty-eight balls later, Johnson broke the 36-run stand.
Harbhajan, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten. Khan, who faced four balls, scored three. Eight balls later, he was caught by Hogg, who broke the seven-run stand. Sreesanth, who faced a dozen balls, scored just a run. Nineteen balls later, Stuart Clark broke the 17-run stand.
Australia eventually conceded 13 extras. India, who were dismissed for 243 off 47.4 overs, lost by 47 runs. Hodge, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 18. Clark bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Hopes, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.
Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up two wickets. Lee bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up three wickets. Hogg, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
The Aussies led the seven-match series 2-0.
Australia’s openers scored 50 off 7.4 overs (50 balls). While Adam Gilchrist was batting on 17, Matthew Hayden was batting on 29. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Gilchrist, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. India had conceded four extras at that point. Eighty balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 76-run partnership. That was when the first drinks break of Australia’s innings was taken. Hayden was batting on 40.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Hayden’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 59 balls. Australia scored 100 off 17.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Hayden, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 60. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Pathan broke the 36-run stand.
Ponting, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth. Yuvraj Singh broke the 23-run stand. Australia scored 150 off 31.1 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Michael Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 29, the contribution of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Australia scored 200 off 39 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Clarke’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 63 balls, Symonds’ half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 93 balls. While Michael Clarke’s contribution to the partnership was 45, the contribution of Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. Australia scored 250 off 44.2 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Clarke, whose 71-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 59. A hundred balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Zaheer Khan broke the 123-run partnership.
Brad Hodge had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Ten balls later, Khan broke the five-run stand. Symonds eventually scored 89. His 67-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries and as many sixes. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Uthappa. Sreesanth broke the 27-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. James Hopes, who faced 11 balls, scored as many. The next ball, he was caught by Rahul off the bowling of Sreesanth. Brett Lee, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 14 extras. Australia scored 290 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. Yuvraj, who faced seven overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket.
Sreesanth, who bowled nine overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Khan and Pathan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 61, the latter conceded 57.
Gautam Gambhir, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lee. Uthappa, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mitchell Johnson, who broke the one-run stand.
The Wall, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Lee broke the two-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fourteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 46 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 22, Yuvraj was batting on 13. India scored 50 off 14.5 overs. Australia had conceded five extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 81 balls. While both Tendulkar’s and Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 23, extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 100 off 24 overs. Australia had scored five extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 71-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 43. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, Brad Hogg broke the 95-run partnership.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls. Thirty overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 142 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 72, Dhoni was batting on 15.
India scored 150 off 32 overs. Australia had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
Yuvraj’s century – which included 11 boundaries and a six – came off 104 balls. Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. Eleven overs later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Lee broke the 65-run stand. Sharma, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over later, he was caught by Lee. Hopes broke the three-run stand.
Pathan, who faced four balls, scored three. (Ni)Needless to say, Hogg, who trapped him leg before wicket, was in seventh heaven. India scored 200 off 41.1 overs. Australia had conceded eight extras at that point. Yuvraj, whose 115-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 121. Twenty-eight balls later, Johnson broke the 36-run stand.
Harbhajan, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten. Khan, who faced four balls, scored three. Eight balls later, he was caught by Hogg, who broke the seven-run stand. Sreesanth, who faced a dozen balls, scored just a run. Nineteen balls later, Stuart Clark broke the 17-run stand.
Australia eventually conceded 13 extras. India, who were dismissed for 243 off 47.4 overs, lost by 47 runs. Hodge, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 18. Clark bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Hopes, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.
Johnson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up two wickets. Lee bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up three wickets. Hogg, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
The Aussies led the seven-match series 2-0.
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