Dhoni returns; Australia rout India

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv and Vinay Kumar made way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team) and Praveen Kumar.

Australia made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Ricky Ponting and Mitchell Starc made way for Shane Watson (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss) and Clint McKay.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 41, and lost a couple of wickets.

Watson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Umesh Yadav. Kumar broke the five-run stand.

Although his 18-ball innings included a boundary, Peter Forrest wasn’t in seventh heaven. Twenty-four balls later, Kumar broke the 21-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 31. Michael Hussey, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-two balls after Forrest’s dismissal, Ashwin and Irfan Pathan (Ravichand)ran him out.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 72 for the loss of three wickets at that point. The Davids were at the crease. While Warner, the player of the match, was batting on 41, Hussey had scored half-a-dozen.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 32, without the loss of a wicket.

Warner’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 48 balls.

Australia scored 100 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 35, David Hussey’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Warner, whose 66-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 68. Forty-six balls after Michael Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ravindra Jadeja broke the half-century partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 31.1 overs (187 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 70 off 44 balls. While David Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Matthew Wade’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Two hundred and five balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 169 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While David Hussey was batting on 41, Wade was batting on 34.

The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They scored 34, without the loss of a wicket.

Wade’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 58 balls.

Australia scored 200 off 39.1 overs (235 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Wade, who faced 66 balls, eventually scored 56. A hundred and ten balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 94-run partnership.

David Hussey’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 59 balls. He eventually faced 64 balls, scoring 54. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 11-run stand.

McKay, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Virender Sehwag broke the five-run stand.

Brett Lee, who faced 15 balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Sehwag broke the 15-run stand.

Australia scored 250 off 49.4 overs (298 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Daniel Christian, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Sehwag broke the 20-run stand.

Xavier Doherty, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

Australia scored 252 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Pathan bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Ashwin, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 45.

Jadeja, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket. Yadav, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Kumar, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Sehwag, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 60, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sehwag, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A couple of overs into the match, he was caught by Ben Hilfenhaus, who broke the seven-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 28. Sachin Tendulkar, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Five balls later, Warner ran him out.

India scored 50 off 8.3 overs (52 balls). Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point.

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

Kohli, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Nine overs after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Christian. Watson broke the 44-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 79 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Gambhir was batting on 21.

Gambhir, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 23. An over after Kohli’s dismissal, McKay broke the four-run stand.

Raina, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Wade. Watson broke the six-run stand.

India scored 100 off 24.1 overs (146 balls). Australia had conceded 18 extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Forty-three balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson. Christian broke the 15-run stand.

Thirty-one overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 118 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 13, Ashwin was in seventh heaven.

Dhoni, who faced 49 balls, eventually scored 14. Thirty-eight balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hilfenhaus, who broke the 22-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 29, and lost three wickets.

India scored 150 off 37.1 overs (225 balls). Australia had conceded 21 extras at that point.

Ashwin, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Thirty-one balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Watson. Doherty broke the 30-run stand.

Pathan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Three balls later, he was caught by Michael Hussey. Needless to say, Lee was in seventh heaven.

Kumar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, Doherty broke the two-run stand.

Yadav, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

Australia eventually conceded 23 extras. India, who were dismissed for 165 off 39.3 overs, lost by 87 runs. David Hussey, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Christian, who bowled three overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket. McKay, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Lee, who bowled eight overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Watson bowled five overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded nine, picking up two wickets. Doherty, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 26. He picked up two wickets. Hilfenhaus bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a couple of scalps.