India
(Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid,
Abhishek Nayar and Amit Mishra made way for Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar,
Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant. Australia made just one change to the eleven that
last played the Indians – Callum Ferguson made way for Adam Voges.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Shane Watson, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashish Nehra, who broke the five-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 8.5 overs (56 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Tim Paine's contribution to the partnership was 21, Ponting's contribution to it was 25. Extras' contribution to it was five.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 91 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Paine was batting on 42, Ponting was batting on 37.
Australia scored 100 off 18.2 overs (115 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Paine’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 61 balls. He faced 62 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and six balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. Sharma broke the (Dho)ninety-seven-run partnership.
Ponting’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls.
Australia scored 150 off 29 overs (180 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Ponting eventually scored 74 off 85 balls, which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. Sixty-three balls after Paine’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 49-run stand.
Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 183 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Cameron White was batting on 28, Michael Hussey, the player of the match, was batting on 18.
Australia scored 200 off 37.5 overs (233 balls). The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While White's contribution to the partnership was 27, Hussey's contribution to it was 23. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
White’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 65 balls. He faced 68 balls, eventually scoring 51. Seventy-seven balls after Ponting's dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Nehra broke the 76-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 43rd and the 47th over. Voges had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan Singh broke the eight-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 45.5 overs (281 balls). The sixth-wicket pair put on 23. James Hopes, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Sixteen balls after Voges' dismissal, Sehwag and his fellow Delhiite (Neh)ran him out.
Hussey’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 43 balls. He eventually scored 73 off 54 balls, which included eight boundaries and a six. Sixteen balls after Hopes' dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Sharma broke the 35-run stand.
Mitchell Johnson, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Brett Lee, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Sharma broke the one-run stand.
Australia scored 292 for the loss of 50 wickets off 50 overs. Raina, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Praveen Kumar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 77.
Jadeja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 57. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Paine. Lee broke the 25-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Watson broke the 20-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 10.2 overs (64 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 74 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 20, Kohli was batting on 17.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
India scored 100 off 19 overs (118 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Seventy-five balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson. Voges broke the 58-eun partnership.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 65 balls. India scored 150 off 32.3 overs (199 balls). Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhoni's contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 157 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 62, Dhoni was batting on 22.
Gambhir, whose 85-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 68. Eighty-one balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Johnson, who broke the 64-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 35th and the 39th over. Raina, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Fourteen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson, who broke the 16-run stand.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually conceded 34. Five balls later, he was caught by Lee. Watson broke the three-run stand.
India scored 200 off 39.2 overs (243 balls). Australia had conceded 20 extras at that point. Jadeja, who faced 13 balls, scored just five. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nathan Hauritz, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 250 off 46.5 overs (288 balls). Australia had conceded 22 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Harbhajan’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kumar's contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Harbhajan, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-seven balls after Jadeja's dismissal, Peter Siddle broke the 84-run partnership.
Kumar, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.
Australia eventually conceded 24 extras. India, who scored 288 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by four runs. Hopes, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 10. Voges, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Lee, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.
Siddle and Hauritz bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34. Watson and Johnson bowled 10 overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 70, the latter conceded 59.
Australia led the seven-match series 1-0.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Shane Watson, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashish Nehra, who broke the five-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off 8.5 overs (56 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Tim Paine's contribution to the partnership was 21, Ponting's contribution to it was 25. Extras' contribution to it was five.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 91 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Paine was batting on 42, Ponting was batting on 37.
Australia scored 100 off 18.2 overs (115 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Paine’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 61 balls. He faced 62 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and six balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. Sharma broke the (Dho)ninety-seven-run partnership.
Ponting’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls.
Australia scored 150 off 29 overs (180 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Ponting eventually scored 74 off 85 balls, which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. Sixty-three balls after Paine’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 49-run stand.
Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 183 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Cameron White was batting on 28, Michael Hussey, the player of the match, was batting on 18.
Australia scored 200 off 37.5 overs (233 balls). The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While White's contribution to the partnership was 27, Hussey's contribution to it was 23. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
White’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 65 balls. He faced 68 balls, eventually scoring 51. Seventy-seven balls after Ponting's dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Nehra broke the 76-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings was between the 43rd and the 47th over. Voges had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan Singh broke the eight-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 45.5 overs (281 balls). The sixth-wicket pair put on 23. James Hopes, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Sixteen balls after Voges' dismissal, Sehwag and his fellow Delhiite (Neh)ran him out.
Hussey’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 43 balls. He eventually scored 73 off 54 balls, which included eight boundaries and a six. Sixteen balls after Hopes' dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Sharma broke the 35-run stand.
Mitchell Johnson, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten. Brett Lee, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Sharma broke the one-run stand.
Australia scored 292 for the loss of 50 wickets off 50 overs. Raina, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Praveen Kumar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 77.
Jadeja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 57. Nehra, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Paine. Lee broke the 25-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Watson broke the 20-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 50 off 10.2 overs (64 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 74 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 20, Kohli was batting on 17.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
India scored 100 off 19 overs (118 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Seventy-five balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson. Voges broke the 58-eun partnership.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 65 balls. India scored 150 off 32.3 overs (199 balls). Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhoni's contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 157 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 62, Dhoni was batting on 22.
Gambhir, whose 85-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 68. Eighty-one balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Johnson, who broke the 64-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 35th and the 39th over. Raina, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Fourteen balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson, who broke the 16-run stand.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually conceded 34. Five balls later, he was caught by Lee. Watson broke the three-run stand.
India scored 200 off 39.2 overs (243 balls). Australia had conceded 20 extras at that point. Jadeja, who faced 13 balls, scored just five. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nathan Hauritz, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 250 off 46.5 overs (288 balls). Australia had conceded 22 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Harbhajan’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kumar's contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Harbhajan, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-seven balls after Jadeja's dismissal, Peter Siddle broke the 84-run partnership.
Kumar, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.
Australia eventually conceded 24 extras. India, who scored 288 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by four runs. Hopes, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 10. Voges, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Lee, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.
Siddle and Hauritz bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34. Watson and Johnson bowled 10 overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 70, the latter conceded 59.
Australia led the seven-match series 1-0.
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