India made a
couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Virat Kohli (whose 21st birthday, incidentally, fell the same day) and Ishant (Shar)made way for Gautam
Gambhir and Munaf.
Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle made way for Adam Voges, Ben Hilfenhaus and One-day International debutant Clint McKay.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 50 off 9.5 overs (61 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Shane Watson was batting on 40, Shaun Marsh was batting on 13.
Watson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.
The second Powerplay of Australia's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 100 off 15.3 overs (95 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Watson was batting on 69, Marsh was batting on 29.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 111 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Watson was batting on 79, Marsh was batting on 30.
Marsh's half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 63 balls. Watson, whose 89-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the three sixes, eventually scored 93. A hundred and fifty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Harbhajan Singh broke the 145-run partnership.
Australia scored 150 off 26.5 overs (163 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. The third Powerplay of Australia's innings was between the 35th and the 39th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While the contributions of both Marsh and Ponting to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.
Australia scored 200 off 34.5 overs (212 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 200 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Marsh was batting on 77, Ponting was batting on 26.
Marsh's ton – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 104 balls. Ponting, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Sixty-nine balls after Watson’s dismissal, Praveen Kumar broke the 91-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 41 overs (250 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Marsh, whose run-a-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 112. Twenty-four balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Ashish Nehra broke the 34-run stand.
Australia scored 300 off 45.5 overs (280 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While White's C(amer)ontribution to the partnership was 25, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
White's half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 31 balls. Australia scored 350 off 49.5 overs (304 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
White, whose 33-ball (Sach)innings included two boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 57. Forty-three balls after Marsh's dismissal, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match. Kumar broke the 80-run partnership. Hussey, whose 22-ball innings including a boundary and a six, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Australia scored 350 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 44. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 36. Patel, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 73.
Nehra and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 79, the latter conceded 44. Kumar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 68. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India's openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (47 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. While Virender Sehwag was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 19. The former, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Fifty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Doug Bollinger. Hilfenhaus broke the 66-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Hilfenhaus. McKay broke the 26-run stand.
India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (92 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 47 balls.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 109 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 57, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The latter, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Thirty balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson, who broke the 34-run stand.
India scored 150 off 21.4 overs (134 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, faced 15 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Thirty overs later, he was caught by Voges. McKay broke the 36-run partnership.
Tendulkar’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and three sixes – came off 81 balls. India scored 200 off 29.5 overs (185 balls). The number of extras Australia had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 229 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 125, Raina was batting on 35.
India scored 250 off 37.4 overs (234 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 96 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
While Tendulkar’s 150 – which included 16 boundaries and four sixes – came off 122 balls, Raina’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 53 balls.
Raina, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 59. A hundred and fourteen balls later, he was caught by Graham Manou. Watson broke the 142-run partnership.
India scored 300 off 42.4 overs (265 balls). Australia had conceded 11 extras at that point. Harbhajan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Manou. Watson broke the one-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India's innings was between the 45th and the 49th over. Tendulkar, whose 141-ball innings included 19 boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 175. Twenty-five balls after Harbhajan's dismissal, he was caught by Nathan Hauritz. McKay broke the 32-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Three balls later, White and McKay ran him out. Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Bollinger broke the two-run stand.
The last-wicket pair put on 12. Kumar, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Nine balls later, Hauritz and the wicketkeeper ran hiM(an)out. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
Australia eventually conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 347 off 49.4 overs, lost by three runs. Hussey and Voges bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19. Hauritz, who faced five wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Bollinger and Hilfenhaus bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 75, the latter conceded 72. Watson, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 47. He picked up three scalps, as did McKay, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 59.
Australia led the seven-match match series 3-2.
Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Moises Henriques, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle made way for Adam Voges, Ben Hilfenhaus and One-day International debutant Clint McKay.
On winning the toss, Ricky Ponting, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 50 off 9.5 overs (61 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Shane Watson was batting on 40, Shaun Marsh was batting on 13.
Watson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.
The second Powerplay of Australia's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 100 off 15.3 overs (95 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Watson was batting on 69, Marsh was batting on 29.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 111 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Watson was batting on 79, Marsh was batting on 30.
Marsh's half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 63 balls. Watson, whose 89-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the three sixes, eventually scored 93. A hundred and fifty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Harbhajan Singh broke the 145-run partnership.
Australia scored 150 off 26.5 overs (163 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. The third Powerplay of Australia's innings was between the 35th and the 39th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While the contributions of both Marsh and Ponting to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.
Australia scored 200 off 34.5 overs (212 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 200 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Marsh was batting on 77, Ponting was batting on 26.
Marsh's ton – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 104 balls. Ponting, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Sixty-nine balls after Watson’s dismissal, Praveen Kumar broke the 91-run stand.
Australia scored 250 off 41 overs (250 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Marsh, whose run-a-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 112. Twenty-four balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Ashish Nehra broke the 34-run stand.
Australia scored 300 off 45.5 overs (280 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While White's C(amer)ontribution to the partnership was 25, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
White's half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 31 balls. Australia scored 350 off 49.5 overs (304 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
White, whose 33-ball (Sach)innings included two boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 57. Forty-three balls after Marsh's dismissal, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match. Kumar broke the 80-run partnership. Hussey, whose 22-ball innings including a boundary and a six, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Australia scored 350 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 44. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 36. Patel, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 73.
Nehra and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 79, the latter conceded 44. Kumar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 68. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India's openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (47 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. While Virender Sehwag was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 19. The former, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Fifty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Doug Bollinger. Hilfenhaus broke the 66-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Hilfenhaus. McKay broke the 26-run stand.
India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (92 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 47 balls.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 109 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 57, Yuvraj was batting on a couple. The latter, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Thirty balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson, who broke the 34-run stand.
India scored 150 off 21.4 overs (134 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, faced 15 balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Thirty overs later, he was caught by Voges. McKay broke the 36-run partnership.
Tendulkar’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and three sixes – came off 81 balls. India scored 200 off 29.5 overs (185 balls). The number of extras Australia had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 229 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 125, Raina was batting on 35.
India scored 250 off 37.4 overs (234 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 96 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
While Tendulkar’s 150 – which included 16 boundaries and four sixes – came off 122 balls, Raina’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 53 balls.
Raina, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 59. A hundred and fourteen balls later, he was caught by Graham Manou. Watson broke the 142-run partnership.
India scored 300 off 42.4 overs (265 balls). Australia had conceded 11 extras at that point. Harbhajan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Manou. Watson broke the one-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India's innings was between the 45th and the 49th over. Tendulkar, whose 141-ball innings included 19 boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 175. Twenty-five balls after Harbhajan's dismissal, he was caught by Nathan Hauritz. McKay broke the 32-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Three balls later, White and McKay ran him out. Nehra, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Bollinger broke the two-run stand.
The last-wicket pair put on 12. Kumar, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Nine balls later, Hauritz and the wicketkeeper ran hiM(an)out. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
Australia eventually conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 347 off 49.4 overs, lost by three runs. Hussey and Voges bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19. Hauritz, who faced five wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Bollinger and Hilfenhaus bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 75, the latter conceded 72. Watson, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 47. He picked up three scalps, as did McKay, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 59.
Australia led the seven-match match series 3-2.
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