02/03Result
1st Final (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Mar 2 2008
India won by 6 wkts (25b rem)
Player of the Match
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin TendulkarIndia
02/03Result
1st Final (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Mar 2 2008
India won by 6 wkts (25b rem)
Player of the Match
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin TendulkarIndia

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AC Gilchrist †
    7
    7
    13
    1
    0
    100.00
    2.4 short ball on off and Gilchrist goes for the hook, not quite getting over the ball as it came on to him faster than antichipated and he scoops up to Yuvraj at mid-on who takes the catch cat-cool 16/1
    ML Hayden
    82
    88
    115
    10
    0
    93.18
    27.3 Hayden gets down early to play the sweep to a full ball, and sends it just behind square for a good catch by Chawla who keeps his head and hangs on well 135/5
    RT Ponting (c)
    1
    5
    7
    0
    0
    20.00
    4.2 Ponting goes! The batsman looked to pull a short one round from outside off, the ball not quite getting up, and the inside edge crashes hard on to the sticks 19/2
    MJ Clarke
    4
    8
    7
    1
    0
    50.00
    5.5 fabulous delivery from Ishant, taking the inside edge as Clarke goes to forward defend but is beaten by the inswing, the ball coming back in off the seam from outside off and the pace, and Dhoni takes the catch 24/3
    A Symonds
    31
    44
    71
    4
    0
    70.45
    23.1 outside off, some room, and Symonds drives up straight and hard aerially out to Kumar in the deep on the on-side, deep midwicket in fact 124/4
    MEK Hussey
    45
    67
    87
    2
    0
    67.16
    46.6 outside off, Hussey goes to pull it to midwicket, misses, the ball goes behind and they race through but Dhoni throws back to the bowler who throws on to the sticks 212/7
    JR Hopes
    15
    37
    40
    1
    0
    40.54
    38.5 offers some width outside off, Hopes shapes to cut to point, and nicks a fine edge on the top of the blade, Dhoni begins to roar before he's even taken the ball 173/6
    GB Hogg
    not out
    23
    31
    47
    0
    0
    74.19
    B Lee
    17
    10
    9
    3
    0
    170.00
    48.6 Rohit takes the catch now as Lee drives very hard and high over to long-off, opening his shoulders but not quite getting the right trajectory 231/8
    MG Johnson
    not out
    6
    3
    12
    0
    0
    200.00
    Extras
    8 (b 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    239/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.78)
    Did not bat: NW Bracken
    Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.4 ov), 2-19 (Ricky Ponting, 4.2 ov), 3-24 (Michael Clarke, 5.5 ov), 4-124 (Andrew Symonds, 23.1 ov), 5-135 (Matthew Hayden, 27.3 ov), 6-173 (James Hopes, 38.5 ov), 7-212 (Michael Hussey, 46.6 ov), 8-231 (Brett Lee, 48.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    P Kumar1014924.90345010
    I Sharma803214.00303010
    IK Pathan706319.001711010
    Harbhajan Singh1003823.80322020
    PP Chawla1003303.30330020
    Yuvraj Singh401814.50101000
    RG Sharma10505.0010000

  • India Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    RV Uthappa
    17
    33
    74
    2
    0
    51.51
    10.6 oh hello, super catch, the ball firmly pulled off the legs to deep square, Hussey runs over, dives under and takes it low, immediately gets up and celebrates, arm up and a big yell of "Yes!" 50/1
    SR Tendulkar
    not out
    117
    120
    235
    10
    0
    97.50
    G Gambhir
    3
    4
    9
    0
    0
    75.00
    12.4 outside off, cut behind deep point and Tendulkar wants them to come back for two, but Gambhir is napping a touch, the throw comes back in from Johnson and Hopes collects the ball and shies on from a metre or so out 56/2
    Yuvraj Singh
    10
    21
    33
    1
    0
    47.61
    18.5 bowled him! Beat him for pace and the ball goes through and knocks back the sticks, Yuvraj not getting into the line of the legbreak as he rocks back out leaving his stumps exposed 87/3
    RG Sharma
    66
    87
    108
    6
    0
    75.86
    41.3 bowled! Rohit moves back to defend and the ball goes through 210/4
    MS Dhoni (c) †
    not out
    15
    12
    21
    3
    0
    125.00
    Extras
    14 (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    242/4 (45.5 Overs, RR: 5.28)
    Did not bat: P Kumar, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, I Sharma, PP Chawla
    Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Robin Uthappa, 10.6 ov), 2-56 (Gautam Gambhir, 12.4 ov), 3-87 (Yuvraj Singh, 18.5 ov), 4-210 (Rohit Sharma, 41.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Lee903303.66320032
    NW Bracken804205.25284000
    MG Johnson1007007.00259020
    JR Hopes8.504224.75306000
    GB Hogg703815.42173010
    MJ Clarke301103.6680000

Match Notes

Match Coverage

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  • Ponting demands better performance

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st50SR TendulkarRV Uthappa
2nd6SR TendulkarG Gambhir
3rd31SR TendulkarYuvraj Singh
4th123SR TendulkarRG Sharma
5th32SR TendulkarMS Dhoni