M S-led India beat Australia

The match was attended by 22,720 people.

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Tendulkar and Praveen Kumar made way for Gautam Gambhir, the player of the match, and Umesh Yadav.

Australia made one change to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – the older of the Hussey brothers made way for One-day International debutant Peter Forrest.

On winning the toss, Michael Clarke, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 53, and lost a couple of wickets.

Ricky Ponting, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Vinay Kumar broke the 14-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 39. David Warner, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Thirty-eight balls after Ponting’s dismissal, Rohit Sharma and Vinay ran him out.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 76 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Clarke was batting on 35, Forrest was batting on 14.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 17^th and the 21^st over. They scored 27, and lost a wicket.

Clarke, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 38. Fifty balls after Warner’s dismissal, Yadav broke the 28-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 20.5 overs (126 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Forrest’s contribution to the partnership was 24, David Hussey’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.

Australia scored 150 off 30.5 overs (186 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Forrest’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 71 balls.

The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^st over. They scored 37, and lost a wicket.

Forrest, whose 83-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 66. A hundred and six balls after Clarke’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay. Yadav broke the 98-run partnership.

David Hussey’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 54 balls.

Australia scored 200 off 38.1 overs (230 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While David Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Daniel Christian’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

David Hussey, whose 76-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 72. Fifty-three balls after Forrest’s dismissal, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Zaheer Khan broke the 56-run partnership.

Australia scored 250 off 47.2 overs (285 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The sixth-wicket pair put on (Dho)nineteen. Christian, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. Twenty balls later, Jadeja and Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, (Ravind)ran him out.

Matthew Wade, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Ten balls later, Vinay broke the 11-run stand.

Ryan Harris, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four. Clint McKay, who faced three balls, scored as many. Four balls later, Dhoni and Vinay ran him out.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Australia scored 269 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.

Sharma, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 47. Jadeja, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50.

Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Vinay and Yadav bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter conceded 49.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. While the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, the player of the match, to the partnership was 28, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 20.

Sehwag, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Fifty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by David Hussey. McKay broke the 52-run partnership.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 25, and lost a wicket.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 82 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 45, Kohli had scored a dozen.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 63 balls.

Kohli, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 18. Fifty-four balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Forrest. McKay broke the 28-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 20.1 overs (121 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Sharma’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

India scored 150 off 29.4 overs (178 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 33. Eighty-five balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Mitchell Starc. Harris broke the 76-run partnership.

A hundred and ninety-four balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 166 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Gambhir was batting on 86.

The southpaw, whose 111-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 92. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by McKay, which broke the 12-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 18, without the loss of a wicket.

India scored 200 off 40.4 overs (244 balls). Australia had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Suresh Raina’ contribution to the partnership was 26, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Seventy-two balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Xavier Doherty broke the 61-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 47.4 overs (286 balls). Australia had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Jadeja, who faced eight balls, scored a dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Ponting. Doherty broke the 18-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 58-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 44. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

Australia eventually conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 270 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 49.4 overs, won by four wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

David Hussey, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. Starc, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 49. Christian, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 45.

Harris, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a wicket. Doherty, who bowled nine overs, conceded 51. He picked up two wickets. McKay bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up three scalps.