Rain, Australia leave India D(hon)isappointed

The match had an official attendance of 29,959 people.

India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan and Abhimanyu Mithun made way for Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team, and inserted the hosts on winning the toss), Ravichandran Ashwin and the Kumars (Praveen and Vinay).

Australia made seven changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Jason Krejza and Shaun Tait made way for a pair of One-day International debutants [Matthew (the player of the match) and Christian], David Warner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 25, and lost a couple of wickets.

Warner, who faced 14 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-one balls into the match, Vinay broke the 15-run stand.

Ricky Ponting, who faced a dozen balls, scored just a couple. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Vinay broke the four-run stand.

Eleven overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Australia had scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets at that point. While Wade was batting on 21, Michael Clarke, Australia’s skipper, was batting on five.

As a result of the rain, 18 overs were lost, and the match was reduced to a 32-overs-a-side match.

Clarke, who faced 21 balls, eventually scored just 10. Forty-one balls after Ponting’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul Sharma. Rohit Sharma broke the 30-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Wade’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls.

Australia scored 100 off 20 overs (120 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Wade’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 30. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Wade, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually conceded 67. Fifty balls after Clarke’s dismissal, Rahul broke the 73-run partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 25.2 overs (153 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 27^th and the 29^th over. They scored 22, and lost a wicket.

Michael Hussey, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 45. Nineteen balls after Wade’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Vinay broke the 32-run stand.

Australia scored 200 off 31.3 overs (190 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

David Hussey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 28 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While David Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Christian’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

David Hussey, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 61. He was unbeaten, as was Christian, who faced 16 balls, scoring 17.

India eventually scored 32 overs. Australia scored 216 for the loss of five wickets off 32 overs. Kohli and Raina bowled a wicketless over each, picking up four scalps.

Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled 2.4 wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ashwin, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 48. Praveen, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Rohit, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Rahul, who bowled 6.2 overs, conceding 44. Vinay, who bowled seven overs, conceded 21. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the seventh over. They scored 32, and lost a couple of wickets.

Tendulkar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Ponting. Starc broke the nine-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, who faced eight balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Wade. Starc broke the four-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the eight and the 10^th over. They scored 22, without the loss of a wicket.

India scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Rohit’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 31. Forty-seven balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Ponting. McKay broke the 51-run partnership.

Rohit, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 21. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Wade. McKay broke the one-run stand.

Raina, who faced nine balls, scored four. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by David Hussey. Christian broke the 12-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 84 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dhoni had scored 12, Jadeja was batting on three.

India scored 100 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Jadeja, who faced 25 balls, eventually scored 19. Forty-nine balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Michael Hussey. McKay broke the 37-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Ashwin faced three balls, scoring five. Four balls later, Christian and Doherty ran him out.

Rahul, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Doherty broke the three-run stand.

The man from Ranchi, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 29. (Dho)Nine balls later, he was caught by Warner. Doherty broke the five-run stand.

India scored 150 off 28.5 overs (173 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.

Praveen, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Harris. McKay broke the 23-run stand.

Vinay, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. He was unbeaten.

India, who were dismissed for 151 off 29.4 overs, lost by 65 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Clarke, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Harris, who bowled five overs, conceding 28.

Christian, who bowled five overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Starc, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up two wickets, as did Doherty, who bowled seven overs, conceding 36. McKay, who bowled 4.4 overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.