Commonwealth Bank Series - Australia v India

4 March 2008

RESULT: India win the Commonwealth Bank Series

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

Australia

249

ALL OUT

India

9/258

Current Run Rate	5.01
Required Run Rate	30.00
Runs Required	10
Balls Remaining	2

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Hopes, J	63		110	81	77.78
	Clark, S	0		10	0
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Pathan, I	8.4	0	54	2	6.23
	Sreesanth, S	9	0	43	2	4.78

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Weather: Fine	Pitch: Normal	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Hill, A (NZ), Taufel, S (AUS), Oxenford, B (AUS), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: India		Decision: Bat

SCORECARD

IND Innings AUS Innings

India		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Uthappa, R	c. Hopes, J b. Clark, S	30	99	48	1	0	62.50
Tendulkar, S	c. Ponting, R b. Clarke, M	91	174	122	7	0	74.59
Gambhir, G	c. Johnson, M b. Clarke, M	15	22	16	1	0	93.75
Singh, Y	c. Hayden, M b. Symonds, A	39	36	38	2	2	102.63
Dhoni, MS	c. Clarke, M b. Bracken, N	36	50	37	2	1	97.30
Sharma, R	c. Symonds, A b. Clarke, M	2	8	5	0	0	40.00
Pathan, I	b. Bracken, N	12	24	20	1	0	60.00
Singh, H	lbw b. Lee, B	3	7	3	0	0	100.00
Kumar, P	c. Ponting, R b. Bracken, N	7	8	7	1	0	100.00
Chawla, P	not out	6	8	2	1	0	300.00
Sreesanth, S	not out	1	4	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 4,w 12)	16
Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	258

F.O.W.

1/94 (Uthappa, R), 2/121 (Gambhir, G), 3/175 (Singh, Y), 4/205 (Tendulkar, S), 5/209 (Sharma, R), 6/237 (Pathan, I), 7/240 (Dhoni, MS), 8/249 (Singh, H), 9/255 (Kumar, P)

Australia - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Lee, B	10	58	1	5.80	(1w)
Bracken, N	9	31	3	3.44
Clark, S	6	32	1	5.33	(1w)
Johnson, M	6	33	0	5.50	(8w)
Hopes, J	6	20	0	3.33
Clarke, M	10	53	3	5.30	(1w)
Symonds, A	3	27	1	9.00	(1w)

49.4	Pathan to Hopes, WICKET! Pathan pitches the ball on a good line and full. Hopes plays it through mid-on halfway to the boundary in the air. Hopes is caught by Chawla bowled Pathan for 63 runs off 81 balls. Pathan has figures of 2/54. Australia are all out for 249.
49.3	Pathan to Hopes, 2 runs. Pathan pitches the ball outside off and on the half volley. Hopes strikes the ball through mid-off close to the boundary for 2 runs. The score is 9/249.
49.2	Pathan to Bracken, OUT! Pathan delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Bracken strikes the delivery through mid-wicket halfway to the boundary in the air. Pathan takes the wicket of Bracken caught Chawla for 1 run from 2 balls. Pathan has figures of 1/52. Australia are 9/247 after India take another wicket.
49.1	Pathan to Hopes, 1 run. Pathan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Hopes strikes the ball for one. The score is 8/247.
48.6	Sreesanth to Hopes, 1 run. Sreesanth pitches the ball outside off and very full. Hopes plays it through mid-off close to the boundary for one run. That is the end of the over. Sreesanth has figures of 2/43 from his 9 overs. The scoreboard shows 8/246.
48.5	Sreesanth to Hopes, 6 runs! Sreesanth pitches the delivery in the corridor, short of a good length. Hopes hits the delivery through mid-wicket over the boundary for a six. Australia is 8 for 245.
48.4	Sreesanth to Hopes, no run. Sreesanth pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Dhoni takes the ball after a play and miss by Hopes.
48.3	Sreesanth to Bracken, 1 run. Sreesanth bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Bracken plays the ball through mid-on halfway to the boundary for one. Bracken is off the mark. Australia progresses to 8 for 239.
48.2	Sreesanth to Johnson, OUT! Sreesanth pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Johnson hits the ball in the air. Johnson is caught behind by Dhoni from the bowling of Sreesanth for 8 runs off 6. Sreesanth has figures of 2/35. Australia lose another wicket, they are 8/238.
48.1	Sreesanth to Hopes, 1 run. Sreesanth pitches the delivery in the corridor, on the half volley. Hopes hits the delivery through mid-off close to the boundary for a single. Australia is 7 for 238.
47.6	H Singh to Hopes, 1 run. H Singh pitches the ball towards leg stump and full. Hopes plays it behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one run. That is the end of the over. H Singh has figures of 1/44 from his 10 overs. The scoreboard shows 7/237.
47.5	H Singh to Hopes, no run. H Singh pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Play and miss. Straight through to Dhoni.
47.4	H Singh to Johnson, 1 run. H Singh delivers the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Johnson strikes the delivery well behind square on the legside inside the circle for a single. The score is 7/236.
47.3	H Singh to Johnson, 2 runs. H Singh pitches the ball on a good line and on the half volley. Johnson strikes the ball in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. The score is 7/235.
47.2	H Singh to Johnson, no run. H Singh pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Ball is gathered by the bowler.
47.1	H Singh to Johnson, 4 runs! H Singh pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Johnson plays it for 4 runs. The scoreboard shows 7/233.
46.6	Kumar to Hopes, no run. Kumar bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Hopes hits the delivery for no run. Dhoni receives the ball in the field. Kumar ends his 10th over. The bowler has figures of 4 for 46.
46.5	Kumar to Johnson, 1 run. Kumar pitches the delivery in the corridor, on the half volley. Johnson strikes it in front of square on the legside inside the circle for one run. Johnson scores his first run. Fielded by the bowler. The scoreboard says 7 for 229.
46.4	Kumar to Lee, OUT! Kumar bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Kumar bowls Lee for 7 off 12 deliveries. The bowler has figures of 4 for 45. India take their seventh wicket, Australia are 7 for 228.
46.3	Kumar to Lee, no run. Kumar bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Lee hits the ball behind square on the offside inside the circle. Y Singh fields it.
46.2	Kumar to Hopes, 1 run. Kumar bowls it full toss, in the corridor. Hopes plays the ball square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. The score progresses to 6 for 228.
46.1	Kumar to Lee, 1 run. Kumar pitches the delivery in the corridor, yorker length. Lee strikes the ball down the ground close to the boundary for one. Australia progresses to 6 for 227.
45.6	H Singh to Lee, 1 leg bye. H Singh bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Lee takes a leg bye. H Singh completes the 46th over of the innings. The bowler has figures of 1 for 36 from his 9 overs.
45.5	H Singh to Lee, no run. H Singh pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Lee hits the delivery towards the covers inside the circle.
45.4	H Singh to Hopes, 1 run. H Singh pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Hopes hits it square on the legside inside the circle for one run. Hopes gets his 50 from 70 balls! The score is 6 for 225.
45.3	H Singh to Hopes, no run. H Singh pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Fielded by the bowler.
45.2	H Singh to Lee, 1 run. H Singh bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Lee plays it square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for one run. The score moves to 6 for 224.
45.1	H Singh to Lee, no run. H Singh pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Lee plays the delivery fine on the legside inside the circle.
44.6	Kumar to Hopes, 4 runs! Kumar pitches the delivery in the corridor, short of a good length. Hopes strikes the delivery through mid-on to the boundary for 4 runs. Kumar finishes his 9th over. The bowler has figures of 3 for 43. The score is 6 for 223.
44.5	Kumar to Hopes, 4 runs! Kumar pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Hopes plays the ball down the ground to the boundary for 4 runs. The scoreboard says 6 for 219.
44.4	Kumar to Hopes, no run. Kumar pitches the delivery outside off stump, short of a good length. Through to Dhoni.
44.3	Kumar to Lee, 1 run. Kumar bowls it on the half volley, in the corridor. Lee plays the ball in front of square on the legside inside the circle for one. Australia progresses to 6 for 215.
44.2	Kumar to Lee, 2 runs. Kumar pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Lee hits the delivery in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a two. Ball is gathered by Gambhir. Australia is 6 for 214.
44.1	Kumar to Hopes, 1 run. Kumar delivers the ball on a good line and full. Hopes plays the delivery through mid-off most of the way to the boundary for a single. The score is 6/212.
43.6	Chawla to Hopes, 1 run. Chawla pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Hopes plays the delivery well behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for a single. 44 overs completed. The bowler has figures of 0 for 45 from his 9 overs. The score is 6 for 211.
43.5	Chawla to Hopes, 2 runs. Chawla pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Hopes plays the delivery for a two. The score is 6 for 210.

Australia		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Gilchrist, A	c. Dhoni, MS b. Kumar, P	2	3	3	0	0	66.67
Hayden, M	run out (Singh, Y)	55	119	68	7	0	80.88
Ponting, R	c. Singh, Y b. Pathan, I	1	11	7	0	0	14.29
Clarke, M	b. Kumar, P	17	28	22	1	0	77.27
Symonds, A	lbw b. Singh, H	42	77	56	2	1	75.00
Hussey, M	c. Dhoni, MS b. Singh, H	44	48	41	3	0	107.32
Hopes, J	c. Chawla, P b. Pathan, I	63	110	81	4	1	77.78
Lee, B	b. Kumar, P	7	23	12	0	0	58.33
Johnson, M	c. Dhoni, M b.Sreesanth,S	8	10	6	1	0	133.33
Bracken, N	c. Chawla, P b. Pathan, I	1	8	2	0	0	50.00
Clark, S	Not Out	0	10	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2,w 7)	9
Total	(10 wickets; 49 overs)	249

India - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Kumar, P	10	2	46	4	4.60
Pathan, I	8.4	0	54	2	6.23	(4w)
Sreesanth, S	9	0	43	2	4.78	(2w)
Singh, H	10	0	44	1	4.40	(1w)
Chawla, P	9	0	45	0	5.00
Singh, Y	3	0	15	0	5.00

India		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Uthappa, R	Tendulkar, S	1st	94	99	125	75.20	1/94
Gambhir, G	Tendulkar, S	2nd	27	22	27	100.00	2/121
Singh, Y	Tendulkar, S	3rd	54	36	58	93.10	3/175
Tendulkar, S	Dhoni, MS	4th	30	17	26	115.38	4/205
Sharma, R	Dhoni, MS	5th	4	8	11	36.36	5/209
Pathan, I	Dhoni, MS	6th	28	24	37	75.68	6/237
Dhoni, MS	Singh, H	7th	3	1	4	75.00	7/240
Singh, H	Kumar, P	8th	9	6	5	180.00	8/249
Kumar, P	Chawla, P	9th	6	2	4	150.00	9/255