17/10Result

2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Mohali, Oct 17-21 2008

India won by 320 runs

Player of the Match

MS DhoniIndia

Best performances - Batsmen

G Gambhir

104(138) 7x4 - 1x6

Control %84%

Productive Shot
leg glance
35 runs
3x4 - 0x6

SC Ganguly

102(225) 8x4 - 0x6

Control %92%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
38 runs
3x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

A Mishra

O26.4

R71

Eco2.66

RHB
OFFLEG

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

LHB
LEGOFF

Harbhajan Singh

O20

R36

Eco1.80

RHB
OFFLEG

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

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

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

India - 1st - Innings

G Gambhir30 (50)

V Sehwag35 (36)

R Dravid39 (70)

G Gambhir37 (89)

SR Tendulkar0 (1)

G Gambhir0 (1)

SR Tendulkar4 (6)

VVS Laxman12 (19)

142

SR Tendulkar84 (104)

SC Ganguly51 (117)

SC Ganguly11 (17)

I Sharma9 (33)

109

SC Ganguly40 (91)

MS Dhoni61 (84)

Harbhajan Singh1 (9)

MS Dhoni6 (15)

MS Dhoni25 (19)

Z Khan2 (10)

MS Dhoni0 (6)

A Mishra0 (0)

Australia - 1st - Innings

ML Hayden0 (3)

SM Katich0 (0)

RT Ponting5 (23)

SM Katich12 (21)

MEK Hussey21 (43)

SM Katich21 (44)

MEK Hussey16 (54)

MJ Clarke23 (60)

MEK Hussey17 (22)

SR Watson10 (20)

BJ Haddin9 (29)

SR Watson5 (17)

SR Watson16 (18)

CL White5 (23)

B Lee35 (96)

SR Watson32 (72)

SR Watson15 (29)

MG Johnson3 (26)

MG Johnson6 (6)

PM Siddle0 (8)

India - 2nd - Innings

182

G Gambhir86 (115)

V Sehwag90 (122)

MS Dhoni23 (30)

G Gambhir18 (23)

SC Ganguly27 (37)

MS Dhoni36 (48)

24*

SR Tendulkar10 (12)

MS Dhoni9 (6)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

ML Hayden29 (20)

SM Katich20 (24)

RT Ponting1 (2)

SM Katich0 (2)

RT Ponting1 (7)

MEK Hussey1 (4)

RT Ponting0 (2)

MJ Clarke0 (1)

MJ Clarke4 (15)

SR Watson2 (22)

BJ Haddin37 (105)

MJ Clarke39 (82)

MJ Clarke1 (5)

CL White1 (3)

B Lee0 (1)

MJ Clarke0 (0)

MJ Clarke24 (43)

MG Johnson26 (44)

MJ Clarke1 (6)

PM Siddle0 (4)

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

Australia INNINGS		R	B
ML Hayden	lbw	29	20
SM Katich	caught	20	26
RT Ponting	bowled	2	11
MEK Hussey	lbw	1	4
MJ Clarke	caught	69	152
SR Watson	lbw	2	22
BJ Haddin	bowled	37	105
CL White	caught wk	1	3
B Lee	bowled	0	1
MG Johnson	caught	26	44
PM Siddle	not out	0	4
EXTRAS	(b 4, nb 4)
TOTAL	195 (all out; 64.4 ovs)

India BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	15.0	3	71	3	4.73	(1nb)
I Sharma	13.0	4	42	2	3.23
Harbhajan Singh	20.0	3	36	3	1.80	(1nb)
A Mishra	11.4	2	35	2	3.00	(2nb)
V Sehwag	5.0	2	7	0	1.40

Australia 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	49	ML Hayden	SM Katich
2nd	1	RT Ponting	SM Katich
3rd	2	RT Ponting	MEK Hussey
4th	0	RT Ponting	MJ Clarke
5th	6	MJ Clarke	SR Watson
6th	84	BJ Haddin	MJ Clarke
7th	2	MJ Clarke	CL White
8th	0	B Lee	MJ Clarke
9th	50	MJ Clarke	MG Johnson
10th	1	MJ Clarke	PM Siddle

India - 1st - Innings

Australia - 1st - Innings

India - 2nd - Innings

Australia - 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