Australia Vs India 7Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 17 February 2008
Australia won by 50 runs
Australia won by 50 runs. Michael Clarke top-scored with 79 for Australia. Irfan Pathan took 4/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 17 February 2008
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 50 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Clarke
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 203 for 9. Michael Clarke top-scored with 79 off 108 balls, and Brad Hogg made 32. Irfan Pathan took 4 for 41 for India.
Chasing 204, India made 153 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 37 off 50 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 34. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 42 for Australia.
Australia won by 50 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 203 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 13 | 34 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Ishant Sharma | 15 | 17 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Rohit Sharma b Munaf Patel | 10 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke | c Ishant Sharma b Irfan Pathan | 79 | 108 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Robin Uthappa b Ishant Sharma | 3 | 12 |
| Michael Hussey | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 5 | 21 |
| James Hopes | st MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 19 | 18 |
| Brad Hogg | run out (MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh) | 32 | 52 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 9 | 13 |
| Nathan Bracken | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 4 |
| Stuart Clark | not out | 8 | 9 |
Extras 10 · Total 203 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 9 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Munaf Patel | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Adam Gilchrist, 5.3 ov), 2-41 (Ricky Ponting, 10.1 ov), 3-43 (Matthew Hayden, 11.3 ov), 4-50 (Andrew Symonds, 15.4 ov), 5-73 (Michael Hussey, 23.4 ov), 6-112 (James Hopes, 30.2 ov), 7-184 (Brad Hogg, 45.1 ov), 8-187 (Michael Clarke, 46.1 ov), 9-187 (Nathan Bracken, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (8) and Adam Gilchrist (15) | 25 | 34 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (5) and Ricky Ponting (10) | 16 | 28 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (0) and Michael Clarke (2) | 2 | 8 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (3) and Michael Clarke (3) | 7 | 25 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (5) and Michael Clarke (15) | 23 | 48 |
| sixth | Michael Clarke (18) and James Hopes (19) | 39 | 40 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (32) and Michael Clarke (39) | 72 | 89 |
| eighth | Michael Clarke (2) and Mitchell Johnson (1) | 3 | 6 |
| ninth | Nathan Bracken (0) and Mitchell Johnson (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Stuart Clark (8) and Mitchell Johnson (8) | 16 | 19 |
INDIA: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 5 | 15 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson | 34 | 42 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Matthew Hayden b James Hopes | 14 | 30 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Adam Gilchrist b James Hopes | 1 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Stuart Clark b Brad Hogg | 26 | 44 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (Matthew Hayden) | 37 | 50 |
| Robin Uthappa | c Adam Gilchrist b Mitchell Johnson | 18 | 36 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Adam Gilchrist b Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 6 |
| Sreesanth | st Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 1 | 4 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 2 | 10 |
| Munaf Patel | c Adam Gilchrist b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 9 |
Extras 11 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 7.2 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | 8 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Sachin Tendulkar, 4.4 ov), 2-55 (Irfan Pathan, 13.5 ov), 3-59 (Gautam Gambhir, 14.5 ov), 4-59 (Rohit Sharma, 15.1 ov), 5-115 (Yuvraj Singh, 27.6 ov), 6-134 (MS Dhoni, 34.3 ov), 7-141 (Harbhajan Singh, 35.6 ov), 8-150 (Robin Uthappa, 37.5 ov), 9-152 (Sreesanth, 38.4 ov), 10-153 (Munaf Patel, 41.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (5) and Gautam Gambhir (14) | 20 | 28 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (17) and Irfan Pathan (14) | 35 | 55 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (3) and Rohit Sharma (1) | 4 | 6 |
| fourth | Yuvraj Singh (0) and Rohit Sharma (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (29) and Yuvraj Singh (26) | 56 | 78 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (8) and Robin Uthappa (7) | 19 | 38 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (4) and Robin Uthappa (2) | 7 | 9 |
| eighth | Robin Uthappa (9) and Sreesanth (0) | 9 | 11 |
| ninth | Sreesanth (1) and Ishant Sharma (1) | 2 | 5 |
| tenth | Munaf Patel (0) and Ishant Sharma (1) | 1 | 16 |
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