24/02Result
10th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 24 2008
Australia won by 18 runs
Player of the Match
Ricky PontingAustralia
24/02Result
10th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 24 2008
Australia won by 18 runs
Player of the Match
Ricky PontingAustralia

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AC Gilchrist †
    16
    7
    12
    3
    0
    228.57
    2.3 what a ripper of a delivery and a good catch - nips it hard back in fro moutside off on a shortish length, Gilchrist jumps into the line and pushes through a nick off an inside edge, Dhoni dives far to his right and takes the ball one-handed 21/1
    ML Hayden
    54
    62
    98
    5
    1
    87.09
    20.3 a bad mix-up there and Hayden's on his way after Ponting drove out to the covers, just wide of the fielder who picks up, turns, sets himself and throws back to Sehwag and Hayden's well out of his crease trying to scramble back 131/2
    RT Ponting (c)
    124
    133
    190
    7
    1
    93.23
    48.1 the change pays dividends as one comes in at 140kph, Ponting lashes out an aerial drive to long-off, and the leading edge is taken well by Irfan 304/5
    MJ Clarke
    31
    38
    41
    0
    0
    81.57
    31.5 down leg and Clarke goes for the pull, connects hard but picks out Rohit Sharma who sticks out his hands to his right and takes a firm catch 194/3
    A Symonds
    59
    49
    54
    6
    2
    120.40
    47.2 the slower ball pays dividends as Ishant cleans up Symonds with one which pitches on off and turns back in to take middle and off, Symonds moving back to leave the stumps exposed 296/4
    MEK Hussey
    not out
    15
    10
    14
    0
    0
    150.00
    JR Hopes
    4
    3
    8
    0
    0
    133.33
    49.5 outside off, pulled back to Harbhajan who picks it up cleanly and easily runs out Hopes at the non-striker's 317/6
    B Lee
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    -
    49.6 wide outside off, Hussey drives into the ground, Harbhajan picks up the ball and runs out Lee even despite a fumble 317/7
    Extras
    14 (lb 5, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    317/7 (50 Overs, RR: 6.34)
    Did not bat: GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SR Clark
    Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.3 ov), 2-131 (Matthew Hayden, 20.3 ov), 3-194 (Michael Clarke, 31.5 ov), 4-296 (Andrew Symonds, 47.2 ov), 5-304 (Ricky Ponting, 48.1 ov), 6-317 (James Hopes, 49.5 ov), 7-317 (Brett Lee, 49.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    S Sreesanth805827.25239000
    I Sharma1006516.50265110
    IK Pathan907308.11164221
    Harbhajan Singh905005.55211110
    V Sehwag602814.66160010
    Yuvraj Singh803804.75222000

  • India Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    V Sehwag
    17
    19
    39
    3
    0
    89.47
    8.4 edged and taken! short of a length and he tries to turn it to third man, faint edge and Gilchrist takes a good low catch, big appeal and it's given immediately, India in trouble here, replays showed there was a thin edge 45/2
    SR Tendulkar
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    66.66
    0.5 got 'em! big wicket for Lee, fires on into middle and leg, Tendulkar tries to swish across the line but can't make contact, huge appeal from Lee and the umpire, after thinking for a while, gives it out, he's on his way here and that was a big one for Lee 3/1
    G Gambhir
    113
    119
    177
    9
    1
    94.95
    39.1 big loop outside off and Hogg forces his way through as Gambhir goes to sweep to leg, Gilchrist taking the stumps with some sharp keeping 216/6
    RG Sharma
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    33.33
    9.1 fantastic ball to get a big wicket, short of a length, angled across the right-hander, takes the edge and Gilchrist does the rest, he was fishing aimlessly there and Bracken sent down a beauty, good pace and subtle movement, India slip further 46/3
    Yuvraj Singh
    5
    3
    6
    1
    0
    166.66
    10.2 but gone this time! Yuvraj walks as Clark pushes that one across him and he looks to crouch into a cut but fishes only through to the keeper 51/4
    MS Dhoni (c) †
    36
    66
    84
    4
    0
    54.54
    30.3 an outside edge, and gone! Good bowling change from Ponting, Dohnie prodding forward away from the body as Lee cuts in well on a good length 149/5
    RV Uthappa
    51
    46
    95
    4
    1
    110.86
    47.5 down the track and Uthappa swipes from outside off up and over to midwicket where Hussey takes the catch 290/9
    IK Pathan
    22
    21
    25
    2
    0
    104.76
    44.5 outside off, good length, a lap sweep and he picks out Bracken on the 45 257/7
    Harbhajan Singh
    20
    11
    16
    3
    0
    181.81
    47.4 slower ball outside off, Harbhajan backs away and cuts up high, the ball catching the outsdie edge, Gilchrist takes the catch 290/8
    S Sreesanth
    not out
    3
    4
    2
    0
    0
    75.00
    I Sharma
    2
    4
    -
    0
    0
    50.00
    49.1 the yorker zeros in on off, Sharma's too late on it and watches his stumps castle. Terrific bowling from Lee, those no-balls apart ahem, and he ends with five 299/10
    Extras
    27 (b 6, lb 5, nb 4, w 12)
    TOTAL
    299 all out (49.1 Overs, RR: 6.08)
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sachin Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Virender Sehwag, 8.4 ov), 3-46 (Rohit Sharma, 9.1 ov), 4-51 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.2 ov), 5-149 (MS Dhoni, 30.3 ov), 6-216 (Gautam Gambhir, 39.1 ov), 7-257 (Irfan Pathan, 44.5 ov), 8-290 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.4 ov), 9-290 (Robin Uthappa, 47.5 ov), 10-299 (Ishant Sharma, 49.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Lee9.115856.32357123
    NW Bracken1005315.30316010
    SR Clark1005525.50336040
    JR Hopes602714.50170000
    GB Hogg906216.88204101
    MJ Clarke503306.6093000

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3SR TendulkarV Sehwag
2nd42G GambhirV Sehwag
3rd1G GambhirRG Sharma
4th5Yuvraj SinghG Gambhir
5th98MS DhoniG Gambhir
6th67G GambhirRV Uthappa
7th41RV UthappaIK Pathan
8th33Harbhajan SinghRV Uthappa
9th0RV UthappaS Sreesanth
10th9S SreesanthI Sharma

Australian Tri Series (CB Series)

TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS852260.769
IND833170.121
SL82510-0.949