India made
just one change to their playing eleven -: Gautam Gambhir made way for Virat
Kohli. Australia made just one change to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Adam Voges made way for Shaun Marsh.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors, whose openers put on 24. Marsh, who faced 23 balls, scored just five. Forty-six balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashish Nehra.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While the contribution of Shane Watson, the player of the match, to the partnership was 31, the contribution of Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 77 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Watson was batting on 48, Ponting was batting on 22.
Watson, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 49. Sixty-three balls after Marsh's dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Harbhajan Singh broke the 64-run partnership.
Australia scored 100 off 21.1 overs (129 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Ponting’s half-century – which was five boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 35. He faced 59 balls, eventually scoring 52. Fifty-two balls after Watson’s dismissal, Jadeja (Ravind)ran him out.
Australia scored 150 off 32.1 overs (196 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Michael Hussey's contribution to the partnership was 22, White’s C(amer)ontribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Hussey, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 40. Sixty-eight balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was caught by Ishant Sharma. Yuvraj Singh broke the 73-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 39.4 overs (244 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Moises Henriques, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-seven balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Harbhajan broke the 21-run stand.
White's half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls. The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 45th and the 49th over.
The sixth-wicket pair put on nine. White, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 62. Thirteen balls later, Nehra ran him out. Mitchell Johnson, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Eight balls later, Nehra broke the 10-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Graham Manou, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – half-a-dozen balls after Johnson's dismissal, Praveen Kumar ran him out. Nathan Hauritz, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Peter Siddle, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Nehra broke the six-run stand.
Australia eventually scored 250 off 49.2 overs (306 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. The last-wicket pair put on three. Doug Bollinger, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Four balls after Siddle's dismissal, Yuvraj and Kumar ran him out.
Sharma, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 42. Jadeja, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 27. Kumar, who bowled 9.2 wicketless overs, conceded 41.
Yuvraj, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps.
Virender Sehwag, whose 19-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 30. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Watson. Bollinger broke the 40-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.1 overs (57 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India's innings was between the 12th and the 16th over.
Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-six balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Manou. Bollinger broke the 38-run stand.
Eighty-seven balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 34. He eventually scored 40 off 68 balls, including half-a-dozen boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hauritz, who broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 20.2 overs (127 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Yuvraj, who faced 21 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, Ponting ran him out.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Manou. Bollinger broke the 32-run stand.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 145 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 26, Suresh Raina was batting on 13.
India scored 150 off 31.2 overs (197 balls). Australia had conceded 19 extras at that point. Raina, who faced 30 balls, eventually scored 17. Eighteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Hauritz broke the 11-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 21. Although his 21-ball innings included a boundary, Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 26 balls after Raina's dismissal, Ponting and the wicketkeeper ran hiM(an)out.
The third Powerplay of India's innings was between the 40th and the 44th over. India scored 200 off 41.5 overs (262 balls). Australia had conceded 25 extras at that point.
Harbhajan, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-one balls after Jadeja's dismissal, he was caught by Watson, who broke the 27-run partnership. Kumar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Manou. Watson broke the 13-run stand.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Hauritz. Watson broke the nine-run stand. Sharma, who faced eight balls, scored three.
Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 226 off 46.4 overs, lost by 24 runs. Siddle bowled five wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25. Henriques bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 33. Johnson bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 74.
Hauritz bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of scalps. Watson bowled 7.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three wickets. Bollinger bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
Australia levelled the seven-match series 2-2.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors, whose openers put on 24. Marsh, who faced 23 balls, scored just five. Forty-six balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashish Nehra.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While the contribution of Shane Watson, the player of the match, to the partnership was 31, the contribution of Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 77 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Watson was batting on 48, Ponting was batting on 22.
Watson, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 49. Sixty-three balls after Marsh's dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Harbhajan Singh broke the 64-run partnership.
Australia scored 100 off 21.1 overs (129 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Ponting’s half-century – which was five boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 35. He faced 59 balls, eventually scoring 52. Fifty-two balls after Watson’s dismissal, Jadeja (Ravind)ran him out.
Australia scored 150 off 32.1 overs (196 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Michael Hussey's contribution to the partnership was 22, White’s C(amer)ontribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Hussey, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 40. Sixty-eight balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was caught by Ishant Sharma. Yuvraj Singh broke the 73-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 39.4 overs (244 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Moises Henriques, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-seven balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Harbhajan broke the 21-run stand.
White's half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls. The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 45th and the 49th over.
The sixth-wicket pair put on nine. White, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 62. Thirteen balls later, Nehra ran him out. Mitchell Johnson, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Eight balls later, Nehra broke the 10-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Graham Manou, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – half-a-dozen balls after Johnson's dismissal, Praveen Kumar ran him out. Nathan Hauritz, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Peter Siddle, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Nehra broke the six-run stand.
Australia eventually scored 250 off 49.2 overs (306 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. The last-wicket pair put on three. Doug Bollinger, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Four balls after Siddle's dismissal, Yuvraj and Kumar ran him out.
Sharma, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 42. Jadeja, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 27. Kumar, who bowled 9.2 wicketless overs, conceded 41.
Yuvraj, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps.
Virender Sehwag, whose 19-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 30. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Watson. Bollinger broke the 40-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.1 overs (57 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of India's innings was between the 12th and the 16th over.
Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-six balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Manou. Bollinger broke the 38-run stand.
Eighty-seven balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 34. He eventually scored 40 off 68 balls, including half-a-dozen boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hauritz, who broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 20.2 overs (127 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Yuvraj, who faced 21 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, Ponting ran him out.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Manou. Bollinger broke the 32-run stand.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 145 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 26, Suresh Raina was batting on 13.
India scored 150 off 31.2 overs (197 balls). Australia had conceded 19 extras at that point. Raina, who faced 30 balls, eventually scored 17. Eighteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Hauritz broke the 11-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 21. Although his 21-ball innings included a boundary, Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 26 balls after Raina's dismissal, Ponting and the wicketkeeper ran hiM(an)out.
The third Powerplay of India's innings was between the 40th and the 44th over. India scored 200 off 41.5 overs (262 balls). Australia had conceded 25 extras at that point.
Harbhajan, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-one balls after Jadeja's dismissal, he was caught by Watson, who broke the 27-run partnership. Kumar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Manou. Watson broke the 13-run stand.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Hauritz. Watson broke the nine-run stand. Sharma, who faced eight balls, scored three.
Australia eventually conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 226 off 46.4 overs, lost by 24 runs. Siddle bowled five wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25. Henriques bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 33. Johnson bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 74.
Hauritz bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of scalps. Watson bowled 7.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three wickets. Bollinger bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
Australia levelled the seven-match series 2-2.
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