- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 9, lb 6, nb 1)TOTAL218 all out (77.1 Overs, RR: 2.82, 323 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Matthew Hayden, 15.4 ov), 2-85 (Ricky Ponting, 23.3 ov), 3-107 (Michael Hussey, 29.1 ov), 4-118 (Simon Katich, 33.3 ov), 5-118 (Michael Clarke, 34.3 ov), 6-168 (Brad Haddin, 55.5 ov), 7-172 (Shane Watson, 60.1 ov), 8-176 (Brett Lee, 64.5 ov), 9-218 (Jason Krejza, 76.5 ov), 10-218 (Mitchell Johnson, 77.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Pankaj Singh 13 5 29 0 2.23 0 0 SO Mathur 15 5 39 2 2.60 0 0 Mohan Singh 9 1 37 1 4.11 0 1 G Singh 22.1 7 58 5 2.61 0 0 Y Venugopal Rao 18 5 40 1 2.22 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 9, lb 1, nb 6)TOTAL122 all out (52.2 Overs, RR: 2.33, 249 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Shubhanshu Vijay, 0.1 ov), 2-2 (Vineet Saxena, 1.3 ov), 3-53 (Venugopal Rao, 20.5 ov), 4-57 (Gagan Khoda, 21.4 ov), 5-82 (Ashok Menaria, 35.5 ov), 6-86 (Rohit Jhalani, 37.6 ov), 7-87 (Pankaj Singh, 38.3 ov), 8-112 (Sumit Mathur, 49.6 ov), 9-112 (Robin Bist, 50.1 ov), 10-122 (Gajendra Singh, 52.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Lee 9 3 17 2 1.88 0 1 SR Clark 9 2 23 1 2.55 0 0 MG Johnson 8 1 21 0 2.62 0 4 PM Siddle 6 3 7 1 1.16 0 0 JJ Krejza 11 0 35 3 3.18 0 0 DE Bollinger 9.2 4 9 3 0.96 0 1
Match Details
Series
Players per side
Australians 15 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding); RCA Centre of Excellence 13 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Australians , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
<b>Updates Only</b><br>09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
27,28 September 2008 (2-day match)
Umpires
Close of Play
- Sat, 27 Sep - day 1 - RCA Centre of Excellence 1st innings 38/2 (GK Khoda 18*, Y Venugopal Rao 18*, 11 ov)
- Sun, 28 Sep - day 2 - RCA Centre of Excellence 1st innings 122 (52.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Day 1:
- Australians 50 runs in 71 mins, 13.1 overs
- SM Katich 50 runs in 109 mins, 66 balls, 7x4
- Australians 100 runs in 127 mins, 25.5 overs
- At Lunch Australians 113/3 in 31 overs (SM Katich 70*, MJ Clarke 0*)
- Australians 150 runs in 205 mins, 49.3 overs
- At Tea: Australians 176/7 (JJ Krejza 3*, B Lee 2*)
- Australians 200 runs in 305 mins, 72.5 overs
Australia tour of India 2008-09 News
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Sourav Ganguly talks about making the decision to retire in this extract from his new book
As for fielding, our servants can do that for us
To understand the mind of the Indian cricketer, it is necessary to borrow from the 19th century French writer Villiers de l’Isle Adams, writes Suresh Menon in Mumbai Mirror
Foster's Passage to India
Problems aplenty for India
The specialist batsmen failing to get going and the bowlers inability to change pace, are two key areas that cost India the match, according to Sourav Ganguly
Hard cricket, not hard talk
The tempered approach of the Australians to the seven-match ODI series against India might just be tactical