Australia v India 1st Test

India tour of Australia - 2007 (2007/08) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2007

Australia won by 337 runs

Australia won by 337 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 124 for Australia. Anil Kumble took 5/84.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Australia - 2007 (2007/08)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2007 to 29 December 2007
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 337 runs
Player of the match: Matthew Hayden
Captains: Ricky Ponting (Australia), Anil Kumble (India)
Umpires: BF Bowden and MR Benson
Match referee: MJ Procter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 343 all out. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 124 off 183 balls, and Phil Jaques made 66. Anil Kumble took 5 for 84 for India. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Phil Jaques.

India replied with 196 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 62 off 77 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 43. Stuart Clark took 4 for 28 for Australia. Australia led by 147 on first innings.

Australia made 351 for 7 declared in their second innings. Michael Clarke top-scored with 73 off 113 balls, and Phil Jaques made 51. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 101 for India.

Set 499 to win, India made 161 all out. VVS Laxman top-scored with 42 off 112 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 40. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 21 for Australia.

Australia won by 337 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 343 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Phil Jaques	st MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble	66	108
Matthew Hayden	c Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan	124	183
Ricky Ponting	b Zaheer Khan	4	13
Michael Hussey	lbw b Anil Kumble	2	3
Michael Clarke	c VVS Laxman b RP Singh	20	60
Andrew Symonds	c Dinesh Karthik b Anil Kumble	35	42
Adam Gilchrist	c Sachin Tendulkar b Anil Kumble	23	42
Brad Hogg	c Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan	17	44
Brett Lee	lbw b Anil Kumble	0	12
Mitchell Johnson	not out	15	35
Stuart Clark	c Harbhajan Singh b Zaheer Khan	21	23

Extras 16 · Total 343 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Zaheer Khan	23.4	1	94	4
RP Singh	20	3	82	1
Harbhajan Singh	20	3	61	0
Sourav Ganguly	3	1	15	0
Anil Kumble	25	4	84	5
Sachin Tendulkar	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-135 (Phil Jaques, 33.4 ov), 2-162 (Ricky Ponting, 38.5 ov), 3-165 (Michael Hussey, 39.3 ov), 4-225 (Michael Clarke, 59.1 ov), 5-241 (Matthew Hayden, 62.3 ov), 6-281 (Andrew Symonds, 71.4 ov), 7-288 (Adam Gilchrist, 75.3 ov), 8-294 (Brett Lee, 79.2 ov), 9-312 (Brad Hogg, 86.1 ov), 10-343 (Stuart Clark, 92.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matthew Hayden (64) and Phil Jaques (66)	135	205
second	Matthew Hayden (23) and Ricky Ponting (4)	27	31
third	Matthew Hayden (1) and Michael Hussey (2)	3	4
fourth	Matthew Hayden (36) and Michael Clarke (20)	60	122
fifth	Matthew Hayden (0) and Andrew Symonds (15)	16	20
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (17) and Andrew Symonds (20)	40	57
seventh	Brad Hogg (1) and Adam Gilchrist (6)	7	23
eighth	Brad Hogg (5) and Brett Lee (0)	6	23
ninth	Brad Hogg (11) and Mitchell Johnson (7)	18	41
tenth	Stuart Clark (21) and Mitchell Johnson (8)	31	39

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 196 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	4	27
Rahul Dravid	lbw b Stuart Clark	5	66
VVS Laxman	c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee	26	56
Sachin Tendulkar	b Stuart Clark	62	77
Sourav Ganguly	b Brad Hogg	43	79
Yuvraj Singh	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark	0	11
MS Dhoni	lbw b Stuart Clark	0	2
Anil Kumble	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	27	76
Harbhajan Singh	c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg	2	24
Zaheer Khan	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	11	14
RP Singh	not out	2	6

Extras 14 · Total 196 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	19.5	6	46	4
Mitchell Johnson	13	5	25	0
Andrew Symonds	3	1	8	0
Stuart Clark	15	4	28	4
Brad Hogg	21	3	82	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Wasim Jaffer, 8.3 ov), 2-31 (Rahul Dravid, 21.4 ov), 3-55 (VVS Laxman, 30.1 ov), 4-120 (Sachin Tendulkar, 45.1 ov), 5-122 (Yuvraj Singh, 47.4 ov), 6-122 (MS Dhoni, 47.6 ov), 7-166 (Sourav Ganguly, 60.1 ov), 8-173 (Harbhajan Singh, 66.6 ov), 9-193 (Anil Kumble, 69.6 ov), 10-196 (Zaheer Khan, 71.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rahul Dravid (0) and Wasim Jaffer (4)	4	51
second	Rahul Dravid (5) and VVS Laxman (21)	27	80
third	Sachin Tendulkar (19) and VVS Laxman (5)	24	51
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (43) and Sourav Ganguly (19)	65	91
fifth	Sourav Ganguly (2) and Yuvraj Singh (0)	2	15
sixth	Sourav Ganguly (0) and MS Dhoni (0)	0	2
seventh	Anil Kumble (22) and Sourav Ganguly (22)	44	73
eighth	Anil Kumble (0) and Harbhajan Singh (2)	7	42
ninth	Anil Kumble (5) and Zaheer Khan (10)	20	22
tenth	Zaheer Khan (1) and RP Singh (2)	3	11

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 351 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Phil Jaques	c & b Anil Kumble	51	103
Matthew Hayden	c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh	47	54
Ricky Ponting	c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	3	7
Michael Hussey	c Sachin Tendulkar b RP Singh	36	84
Michael Clarke	st MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble	73	113
Andrew Symonds	lbw b Zaheer Khan	44	52
Adam Gilchrist	c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	35	59
Brad Hogg	not out	35	50
Brett Lee	not out	11	19

Did not bat: Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark

Extras 16 · Total 351 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Zaheer Khan	20	2	93	1
RP Singh	16	1	50	1
Anil Kumble	25	2	102	2
Harbhajan Singh	26	0	101	3
Sachin Tendulkar	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-83 (Matthew Hayden, 18.5 ov), 2-89 (Ricky Ponting, 20.2 ov), 3-139 (Phil Jaques, 38.2 ov), 4-161 (Michael Hussey, 45.1 ov), 5-243 (Andrew Symonds, 61.5 ov), 6-288 (Michael Clarke, 73.1 ov), 7-316 (Adam Gilchrist, 80.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Matthew Hayden (47) and Phil Jaques (31)	83	117
second	Ricky Ponting (3) and Phil Jaques (2)	6	10
third	Michael Hussey (31) and Phil Jaques (18)	50	109
fourth	Michael Hussey (5) and Michael Clarke (16)	22	41
fifth	Andrew Symonds (44) and Michael Clarke (33)	82	104
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (18) and Michael Clarke (24)	45	70
seventh	Brad Hogg (11) and Adam Gilchrist (17)	28	46
eighth	Brad Hogg (24) and Brett Lee (11)	35	44

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 161 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Rahul Dravid	lbw b Andrew Symonds	16	114
Wasim Jaffer	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	15	40
VVS Laxman	c Michael Clarke b Stuart Clark	42	112
Sachin Tendulkar	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	15	21
Sourav Ganguly	c Ricky Ponting b Brad Hogg	40	78
Yuvraj Singh	lbw b Brad Hogg	5	10
MS Dhoni	c Adam Gilchrist b Mitchell Johnson	11	32
Anil Kumble	c Adam Gilchrist b Mitchell Johnson	8	21
Harbhajan Singh	run out (Michael Hussey, Brad Hogg)	0	–
Zaheer Khan	not out	0	2
RP Singh	b Mitchell Johnson	2	20

Extras 7 · Total 161 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	14	3	43	2
Mitchell Johnson	15	6	21	3
Stuart Clark	15	9	20	1
Brad Hogg	17	3	51	2
Andrew Symonds	13	5	25	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Wasim Jaffer, 15.3 ov), 2-54 (Rahul Dravid, 34.3 ov), 3-77 (Sachin Tendulkar, 41.3 ov), 4-118 (VVS Laxman, 53.4 ov), 5-125 (Yuvraj Singh, 56.2 ov), 6-144 (MS Dhoni, 63.6 ov), 7-157 (Anil Kumble, 69.6 ov), 8-157 (Harbhajan Singh, 70.1 ov), 9-157 (Sourav Ganguly, 70.3 ov), 10-161 (RP Singh, 73.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Rahul Dravid (9) and Wasim Jaffer (15)	26	95
second	Rahul Dravid (7) and VVS Laxman (21)	28	114
third	Sachin Tendulkar (15) and VVS Laxman (6)	23	44
fourth	Sourav Ganguly (26) and VVS Laxman (15)	41	73
fifth	Sourav Ganguly (2) and Yuvraj Singh (5)	7	16
sixth	Sourav Ganguly (8) and MS Dhoni (11)	19	46
seventh	Anil Kumble (8) and Sourav Ganguly (4)	13	37
eighth	Sourav Ganguly (0) and Harbhajan Singh (0)	0	1
ninth	Sourav Ganguly (0) and Zaheer Khan (0)	0	2
tenth	Zaheer Khan (0) and RP Singh (2)	4	22

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