Commonwealth Bank Series - Australia v India

24 February 2008

RESULT: Australia won by 18 runs

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

India

299

ALL OUT

Australia

7/317

Current Run Rate	6.08
Required Run Rate	22.80
Runs Required	19
Balls Remaining	5

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Sharma, I	2		6	4	50.00
	Sreesanth, S	3		9	4	75.00
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Lee, B	9.1	1	57	5	6.22
	Bracken, N	10	0	54	1	5.40

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Weather: Fine	Pitch: Normal	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Harper, D (AUS), Hill, A (NZ), Oxenford, B (AUS), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: Australia		Decision: Bat

SCORECARD

AUS Innings IND Innings

Australia		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Gilchrist, A	c. Dhoni, MS b. Sreesanth, S	16	16	7	3	0	228.57
Hayden, M	run out (Sharma, R)	54	100	62	5	1	87.10
Ponting, R	c. Pathan, I b. Sreesanth, S	124	186	133	7	1	93.23
Clarke, M	c. Sharma, R b. Sehwag, V	31	42	38	0	0	81.58
Symonds, A	b. Sharma, I	59	55	47	6	2	125.53
Hussey, M	not out	15	16	10	0	0	150.00
Hopes, J	run out (Singh, H)	4	9	3	0	0	133.33
Lee, B
Hogg, B
Bracken, N
Clark, S
Extras	(lb 5,w 8,nb 1)	14
Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs)	317

F.O.W.

1/21 (Gilchrist, A), 2/131 (Hayden, M), 3/194 (Clarke, M), 4/296 (Symonds, A), 5/304 (Ponting, R), 6/317 (Hopes, J), 7/317 (Lee, B)

India - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Sreesanth, S	8	58	2	7.25
Sharma, I	9	60	1	6.67	(1w)
Pathan, I	9	73	0	8.11	(1nb,2w)
Singh, H	9	50	0	5.56	(1w)
Sehwag, V	6	27	1	4.50	(1w)
Singh, Y	9	44	0	4.89

India		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Sehwag, V	c. Gilchrist b. Clark, S	17	42	19	3	0	89.47
Tendulkar, S	lbw b. Lee, B	2	5	3	0	0	66.67
Gambhir, G	st. Gilchrist, A b. Hogg	113	175	119	9	1	94.96
Sharma, R	b. Bracken, N	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
Singh, Y	c. Gilchrist, b. Clark, S	5	5	3	1	0	166.67
Dhoni, MS	c. Gilchrist, A b. Lee	36	80	66	4	0	54.55
Uthappa, R	c. Hussey, M b. Lee, B	51	90	46	4	1	110.87
Pathan, I	c. Bracken, N b. Hopes	22	25	21	2	0	104.76
Singh, H	c. Gilchrist, A b. Lee	20	16	11	3	0	181.82
Sreesanth, S	Not Out	3	9	4	0	0	75.00
Sharma, I	b. Lee, B	2	6	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 6,lb 5,w 12,nb 4)	27
Total	(10 wickets; 49 overs)	299

49.1	Lee to I Sharma, WICKET! Lee pitches the ball on a good line and full. I Sharma is bowled by Lee for 2 off 4 balls. Lee has figures of 5/57. India have been bowled out for 299. That is the end of the innings.
48.6	Bracken to Sreesanth, no run. Bracken pitches the ball outside off and on the half volley. Gilchrist takes the ball after a play and miss by Sreesanth. 49th over finished. Bracken has figures of 1/54 from his 10 overs.
48.5	Bracken to I Sharma, 1 run. Bracken pitches the delivery in the corridor, yorker length. I Sharma hits the ball towards mid-wicket inside the circle for one. Fielded by Hayden. India progresses to 9 for 299.
48.4	Bracken to Sreesanth, 1 run. Bracken pitches the ball on a good line and full. Sreesanth hits it behind square on the legside inside the circle for one run. Lee fields the ball. The score is 9/298.
48.3	Bracken to Sreesanth, 2 runs. Bracken bowls it on the half volley, outside off stump. Sreesanth strikes it through mid-off close to the boundary for two runs. Sreesanth scores his first run. M Hussey collects the ball. India moves to 9 for 297.
48.2	Bracken to I Sharma, 1 run. Bracken pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. I Sharma hits it in front of square on the offside inside the circle for one run. I Sharma scores his first run. Ponting fields the ball. The score is 9/295.
48.1	Bracken to I Sharma, 4 byes. Bracken pitches the delivery in the corridor, very full. 4 byes are taken.
47.6	Lee to Sreesanth, no run. Lee pitches the ball on a good line and full. Ball is fielded by the bowler. 48th over finished. Lee has figures of 4/57 from his 9 overs.
47.5	Lee to Uthappa, WICKET! Lee pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Uthappa plays it through mid-wicket most of the way to the boundary in the air. Uthappa is caught by Hussey from the bowling of Lee for 51 off 46 balls. Lee has figures of 4/57. India lose another wicket, they are 9/290.
47.4	Lee to H Singh, OUT! Lee delivers the ball on a good line and short of a good length. H Singh plays the ball in the air. H Singh is caught behind by Gilchrist from the bowling of Lee for 20 runs off 11 balls. Lee has figures of 3/57. India lose another wicket, they are 8/290.
47.3	Lee to H Singh, 4 runs! Lee pitches the ball towards leg stump and very full. H Singh plays it for 4 runs. The score is 7/290.
47.2	Lee to Uthappa, 1 leg bye. Lee pitches the ball towards leg stump and short of a good length. Uthappa takes a leg bye. Ball is fielded by Gilchrist.
47.1	Lee to H Singh, 1 run. Lee pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. H Singh strikes the delivery in front of square on the legside close to the boundary for a single. Fielded by Symonds. The scoreboard shows 7/285.
46.6	Bracken to H Singh, 1 run. Bracken delivers the ball outside off and on the full. H Singh plays the delivery in front of square on the offside close to the boundary for a single. Symonds fields the ball. Bracken completes the over. He has figures of 1/49 from his 9 overs. The score moves along to 7/284.
46.5	Bracken to Uthappa, 1 run. Bracken pitches the delivery in the corridor, very full. Uthappa plays the delivery in front of square on the legside halfway to the boundary for a single. M Hussey fields it. The scoreboard says 7 for 283.
46.4	Bracken to H Singh, 1 run. Bracken delivers the ball outside off and full. H Singh plays the delivery for a single. Lee fields the ball. The score moves along to 7/282.
46.3	Bracken to Uthappa, 1 run. Bracken bowls it full toss, outside off stump. Uthappa plays it in front of square on the offside halfway to the boundary for one run. Uthappa gets his 50 off 43 balls! Ponting fields the ball. The score moves to 7 for 281.
46.2	Bracken to Uthappa, 4 runs! Bracken delivers the ball towards leg stump and on the full. Uthappa hits the ball for a four. India advances to 7/280.
46.1	Bracken to Uthappa, no run. Bracken pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Play and miss by Uthappa, taken by Gilchrist.
45.6	Clark to H Singh, 2 runs. Clark delivers the ball on a good line and full. H Singh plays the delivery through mid-wicket close to the boundary for a two. Fielded by M Hussey. Clark finishes the 46th over. He has figures of 2/55 from his 10 overs. The scoreboard tells us it's 7/276.
45.5	Clark to H Singh, 4 runs! Clark pitches the delivery in the corridor, on the half volley. H Singh strikes the delivery straight to the boundary for 4 runs. The score is 7 for 274.
45.5	Clark to H Singh, 5 wides. Clark delivers the ball wide down legside and on the full.
45.4	Clark to H Singh, 1 run. Clark bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. H Singh plays it in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one run. Clarke fields it. The scoreboard displays 7 for 265.
45.3	Clark to H Singh, 4 runs! Clark delivers the ball wide outside off and short of a good length. H Singh strikes the ball in front of square on the offside to the boundary for a four. The score advances to 7/264.
45.2	Clark to Uthappa, 1 run. Clark pitches the delivery in the corridor, very full. Uthappa hits it through mid-wicket close to the boundary for one run. Collected by M Hussey. The score moves to 7 for 260.
45.1	Clark to H Singh, 1 run. Clark delivers the ball on a good line and on the half volley. H Singh strikes the delivery towards mid-wicket inside the circle for a single. M Hussey fields the ball. The score is 7/259.
44.6	Hopes to H Singh, 1 run. Hopes bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. H Singh plays the delivery straight halfway to the boundary for a single. H Singh gets off the mark. Fielded by Clarke. Hopes has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 27 from his 6 overs. The scoreboard displays 7 for 258.
44.5	Hopes to Pathan, WICKET! Hopes pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Pathan plays it behind square on the legside inside the circle in the air. Bracken takes the catch. Hopes removes Pathan for 22 from 21 balls. Hopes has figures of 1/26. Australia snare another wicket, India are 7/257.
44.4	Hopes to Pathan, 2 runs. Hopes bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Pathan hits the ball through mid-wicket close to the boundary for 2 runs. Lee fields it. The score progresses to 6 for 257.
44.3	Hopes to Pathan, no run. Hopes delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Pathan plays it fine on the legside close to the pitch. Gilchrist collects the ball in the field.
44.2	Hopes to Uthappa, 1 bye. Hopes bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. a bye are taken. Clark fields the ball.
44.1	Hopes to Uthappa, 2 runs. Hopes pitches the ball outside off and on the half volley. Uthappa strikes the delivery through mid-wicket close to the boundary for a two. Fielded by Clarke. The scoreboard shows 6/254.
43.6	Clark to Pathan, no run. Clark bowls it yorker length, outside off stump. Pathan strikes the delivery square on the offside halfway to the boundary. Hopes receives the ball in the field. Clark finishes the 44th over of the innings. The bowler has figures of 2 for 37 from his 9 overs.
43.5	Clark to Uthappa, 1 run. Clark bowls it yorker length, in the corridor. Uthappa hits the delivery straight close to the boundary for a single. Clarke fields the ball. India is 6 for 252.
43.4	Clark to Uthappa, 4 runs! Clark pitches the delivery in the corridor, short of a good length. Uthappa strikes the delivery through mid-wicket to the boundary for 4 runs. The score is 6 for 251.
43.3	Clark to Pathan, 1 run. Missed runout by Ponting! Clark bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Pathan plays it through the covers halfway to the boundary for one run. Ponting fields it. The scoreboard displays 6 for 247.

India		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Tendulkar, S	Sehwag, V	1st	3	5	5	60.00	1/3
Sehwag, V	Gambhir, G	2nd	42	37	47	89.36	2/45
Sharma, R	Gambhir, G	3rd	1	3	3	33.33	3/46
Singh, Y	Gambhir, G	4th	5	5	7	71.43	4/51
Dhoni, MS	Gambhir, G	5th	98	80	122	80.33	5/149
Gambhir, G	Uthappa, R	6th	67	50	55	121.82	6/216
Pathan, I	Uthappa, R	7th	41	25	34	120.59	7/257
Singh, H	Uthappa, R	8th	33	16	17	194.12	8/290
Uthappa, R	Sreesanth, S	9th	0	-1	1	0.00	9/290
Sharma, I	Sreesanth, S	10th	9	6	8	112.50	10/299

Australia - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Lee, B	9.1	1	57	5	6.22	(3nb,3w)
Bracken, N	10	0	54	1	5.40	(1w)
Clark, S	10	0	55	2	5.50	(8w)
Hopes, J	6	0	27	1	4.50
Hogg, B	9	0	62	1	6.89	(1nb)
Clarke, M	5	0	33	0	6.60

Australia		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Gilchrist, A	Hayden, M	1st	21	16	15	140.00	1/21
Hayden, M	Ponting, R	2nd	110	84	108	101.85	2/131
Clarke, M	Ponting, R	3rd	63	42	67	94.03	3/194
Symonds, A	Ponting, R	4th	102	55	94	108.51	4/296
Ponting, R	Hussey, M	5th	8	5	5	160.00	5/304
Hopes, J	Hussey, M	6th	13	9	10	130.00	6/317
Lee, B	Hussey, M	7th	0	1	1	0.00	7/317