India v Australia 4th Test
Australia tour of India - 2008 (2008/09) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · 6 November 2008
India won by 172 runs
India won by 172 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 109 for India. Jason Krejza took 8/215.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 2008 (2008/09)
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Dates
- 6 November 2008 to 10 November 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 172 runs
- Player of the match
- Jason Krejza
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Debuts
- Murali Vijay (India), Jason Krejza (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Murali Vijay and Jason Krejza played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 441 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 109 off 188 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 85. Jason Krejza took 8 for 215 for Australia. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.
Australia replied with 355 all out. Simon Katich top-scored with 102 off 189 balls, and Michael Hussey made 90. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 94 for India. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the third wicket between Michael Hussey and Simon Katich, 44% of the total. India led by 86 on first innings.
India made 295 all out in their second innings. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 92 off 107 balls, and MS Dhoni made 55. Shane Watson took 4 for 42 for Australia. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the first wicket between Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay.
Set 382 to win, Australia made 209 all out. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 77 off 93 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 64 for India.
India won by 172 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium across the 7 Tests in our archive. Jason Krejza's 8 for 215 are the best innings figures at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 441 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | b Jason Krejza | 66 | 69 |
| Murali Vijay | c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson | 33 | 53 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Simon Katich b Jason Krejza | 0 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 109 | 188 |
| VVS Laxman | c Brad Haddin b Jason Krejza | 64 | 141 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Michael Clarke b Jason Krejza | 85 | 153 |
| MS Dhoni | b Jason Krejza | 56 | 97 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 18 | 24 |
| Zaheer Khan | b Jason Krejza | 1 | 16 |
| Amit Mishra | b Jason Krejza | 0 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Simon Katich b Jason Krejza | 0 | 7 |
Extras 9 · Total 441 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 16 | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 32 | 11 | 84 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 20 | 5 | 42 | 1 |
| Jason Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 |
| Cameron White | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Simon Katich | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-98 (Murali Vijay, 17.5 ov), 2-99 (Rahul Dravid, 18.4 ov), 3-116 (Virender Sehwag, 22.3 ov), 4-262 (VVS Laxman, 68.4 ov), 5-303 (Sachin Tendulkar, 82.5 ov), 6-422 (MS Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-423 (Sourav Ganguly, 116.6 ov), 8-437 (Zaheer Khan, 122.3 ov), 9-437 (Amit Mishra, 122.4 ov), 10-441 (Ishant Sharma, 124.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (62) and Murali Vijay (33) | 98 | 108 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (0) and Virender Sehwag (1) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (14) and Virender Sehwag (3) | 17 | 23 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (77) and VVS Laxman (64) | 146 | 277 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (18) and Sourav Ganguly (23) | 41 | 85 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (62) and MS Dhoni (56) | 119 | 204 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Harbhajan Singh (1) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (13) and Zaheer Khan (1) | 14 | 33 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Amit Mishra (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (4) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 4 | 13 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 355 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | run out (Murali Vijay) | 16 | 26 |
| Simon Katich | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 102 | 189 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Harbhajan Singh | 24 | 41 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (Murali Vijay, MS Dhoni) | 90 | 229 |
| Michael Clarke | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 8 | 44 |
| Shane Watson | b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 22 |
| Brad Haddin | c Rahul Dravid b Amit Mishra | 28 | 80 |
| Cameron White | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 46 | 133 |
| Jason Krejza | lbw b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 21 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Zaheer Khan b Amit Mishra | 5 | 25 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 28 · Total 355 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 28 | 8 | 68 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 37 | 7 | 94 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 26 | 8 | 64 | 2 |
| Amit Mishra | 23.4 | 5 | 58 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 18 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Matthew Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-74 (Ricky Ponting, 17.1 ov), 3-229 (Simon Katich, 70.6 ov), 4-255 (Michael Clarke, 84.4 ov), 5-265 (Michael Hussey, 89.5 ov), 6-266 (Shane Watson, 91.4 ov), 7-318 (Brad Haddin, 115.5 ov), 8-333 (Jason Krejza, 126.1 ov), 9-352 (Cameron White, 133.2 ov), 10-355 (Mitchell Johnson, 134.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (16) and Simon Katich (14) | 32 | 40 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (24) and Simon Katich (18) | 42 | 62 |
| third | Michael Hussey (63) and Simon Katich (70) | 155 | 325 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (18) and Michael Clarke (8) | 26 | 82 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (9) and Shane Watson (1) | 10 | 30 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (0) and Shane Watson (1) | 1 | 11 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (28) and Cameron White (23) | 52 | 146 |
| eighth | Cameron White (10) and Jason Krejza (5) | 15 | 62 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (3) and Cameron White (13) | 19 | 46 |
| tenth | Brett Lee (1) and Mitchell Johnson (2) | 3 | 8 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 92 | 107 |
| Murali Vijay | lbw b Shane Watson | 41 | 81 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson | 3 | 17 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Cameron White, Brad Haddin) | 12 | 55 |
| VVS Laxman | b Jason Krejza | 4 | 34 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c & b Jason Krejza | 0 | 1 |
| MS Dhoni | c Michael Hussey b Jason Krejza | 55 | 81 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Shane Watson | 52 | 94 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Brad Haddin b Jason Krejza | 6 | 11 |
| Amit Mishra | b Shane Watson | 7 | 8 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 1 | 9 |
Extras 22 · Total 295 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 14 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Jason Krejza | 31 | 3 | 143 | 4 |
| Shane Watson | 15.4 | 2 | 42 | 4 |
| Cameron White | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-116 (Murali Vijay, 28.2 ov), 2-132 (Rahul Dravid, 32.5 ov), 3-142 (Virender Sehwag, 35.1 ov), 4-163 (VVS Laxman, 47.1 ov), 5-163 (Sourav Ganguly, 47.2 ov), 6-166 (Sachin Tendulkar, 49.5 ov), 7-274 (MS Dhoni, 77.1 ov), 8-286 (Zaheer Khan, 79.2 ov), 9-288 (Harbhajan Singh, 80.1 ov), 10-295 (Amit Mishra, 82.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (73) and Murali Vijay (41) | 116 | 171 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (3) and Virender Sehwag (13) | 16 | 27 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and Virender Sehwag (6) | 10 | 14 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and VVS Laxman (4) | 21 | 73 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Sourav Ganguly (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and MS Dhoni (3) | 3 | 14 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (49) and MS Dhoni (52) | 108 | 164 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (2) and Zaheer Khan (6) | 12 | 13 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Amit Mishra (1) | 2 | 5 |
| tenth | Amit Mishra (6) and Ishant Sharma (1) | 7 | 15 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 209 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 77 | 93 |
| Simon Katich | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 16 | 16 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Amit Mishra) | 8 | 6 |
| Michael Clarke | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 22 | 30 |
| Michael Hussey | c Rahul Dravid b Amit Mishra | 19 | 30 |
| Shane Watson | c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 34 |
| Brad Haddin | c Sachin Tendulkar b Amit Mishra | 4 | 10 |
| Cameron White | not out | 26 | 49 |
| Jason Krejza | st MS Dhoni b Amit Mishra | 4 | 17 |
| Brett Lee | c Murali Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Johnson | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 16 |
Extras 13 · Total 209 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 9 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 18.2 | 2 | 64 | 4 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 11 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Simon Katich, 5.4 ov), 2-37 (Ricky Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-82 (Michael Clarke, 15.5 ov), 4-150 (Michael Hussey, 28.4 ov), 5-154 (Matthew Hayden, 29.2 ov), 6-161 (Brad Haddin, 32.4 ov), 7-178 (Shane Watson, 38.4 ov), 8-190 (Jason Krejza, 43.5 ov), 9-191 (Brett Lee, 44.4 ov), 10-209 (Mitchell Johnson, 50.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (12) and Simon Katich (16) | 29 | 34 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (0) and Ricky Ponting (8) | 8 | 7 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (22) and Michael Clarke (22) | 45 | 54 |
| fourth | Matthew Hayden (39) and Michael Hussey (19) | 68 | 77 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (4) and Shane Watson (0) | 4 | 4 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (4) and Shane Watson (3) | 7 | 20 |
| seventh | Shane Watson (6) and Cameron White (11) | 17 | 36 |
| eighth | Cameron White (7) and Jason Krejza (4) | 12 | 32 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (0) and Cameron White (1) | 1 | 5 |
| tenth | Mitchell Johnson (11) and Cameron White (7) | 18 | 34 |
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