09/10Result

1st Test, Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Oct 9-13 2008

Match drawn

Player of the Match

Zaheer KhanIndia

Best performances - Batsmen

MEK Hussey

146(276) 15x4 - 1x6

Control %93%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
42 runs
7x4 - 0x6

RT Ponting

123(243) 13x4 - 0x6

Control %93%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
46 runs
6x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

Z Khan

O29.5

R91

Eco3.05

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

MG Johnson

O27

R70

Eco2.59

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

AUS - 1st
IND - 1st
AUS - 2nd
IND - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

ML Hayden0 (3)

SM Katich0 (0)

166

RT Ponting94 (176)

SM Katich66 (149)

RT Ponting29 (67)

MEK Hussey30 (78)

MEK Hussey16 (37)

MJ Clarke11 (28)

MEK Hussey3 (5)

SR Watson2 (14)

MEK Hussey52 (74)

BJ Haddin33 (110)

MEK Hussey6 (10)

CL White6 (13)

B Lee27 (61)

MEK Hussey32 (65)

MEK Hussey7 (4)

MG Johnson1 (4)

MEK Hussey0 (3)

SR Clark0 (1)

India - 1st - Innings

G Gambhir21 (61)

V Sehwag44 (56)

R Dravid5 (14)

V Sehwag1 (8)

SR Tendulkar13 (18)

R Dravid5 (16)

R Dravid7 (14)

VVS Laxman0 (12)

SC Ganguly11 (44)

R Dravid34 (60)

SC Ganguly24 (44)

MS Dhoni9 (51)

SC Ganguly12 (27)

Harbhajan Singh24 (44)

Harbhajan Singh30 (66)

Z Khan34 (67)

A Kumble5 (33)

Z Khan18 (43)

Z Khan5 (11)

I Sharma6 (31)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

ML Hayden13 (40)

SM Katich6 (35)

RT Ponting17 (34)

SM Katich3 (26)

MEK Hussey23 (55)

SM Katich25 (79)

MEK Hussey5 (11)

MJ Clarke6 (9)

MEK Hussey3 (6)

SR Watson7 (12)

BJ Haddin29 (52)

SR Watson34 (60)

25*

BJ Haddin6 (9)

CL White18 (14)

India - 2nd - Innings

G Gambhir10 (22)

V Sehwag6 (9)

R Dravid5 (13)

G Gambhir1 (8)

SR Tendulkar27 (58)

G Gambhir18 (51)

SR Tendulkar22 (68)

VVS Laxman34 (86)

39*

SC Ganguly26 (68)

VVS Laxman8 (56)

Australia tour of India 2008-09 News

'It was like driving a Rolls-Royce one day and sleeping on the pavement the next'
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

India INNINGS		R	B
G Gambhir	bowled	29	81
V Sehwag	caught	6	9
R Dravid	caught	5	13
SR Tendulkar	caught	49	126
VVS Laxman	not out	42	142
SC Ganguly	not out	26	68
MS Dhoni
A Kumble
Harbhajan Singh
Z Khan
I Sharma
EXTRAS	(b 16, lb 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	177 (4 wkts; 73 ovs)

Australia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	11.0	3	26	1	2.36	(1nb)
SR Clark	11.0	6	12	1	1.09
SR Watson	5.0	2	8	0	1.60
MG Johnson	8.0	3	23	1	2.87
MJ Clarke	20.0	7	40	0	2.00
CL White	18.0	4	49	1	2.72

India 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	16	G Gambhir	V Sehwag
2nd	8	R Dravid	G Gambhir
3rd	53	SR Tendulkar	G Gambhir
4th	61	SR Tendulkar	VVS Laxman
5th	39	SC Ganguly	VVS Laxman

Australia - 1st - Innings

India - 1st - Innings

Australia - 2nd - Innings

India - 2nd - Innings

'It was like driving a Rolls-Royce one day and sleeping on the pavement the next'

As for fielding, our servants can do that for us

Foster's Passage to India

Problems aplenty for India

Hard cricket, not hard talk