Australia Vs India 1St Final
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 March 2008
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 117* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 2 March 2008
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 239 for 8. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 82 off 88 balls, and Michael Hussey made 45. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket between Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds, 42% of the total.
Chasing 240, India made 242 for 4. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 117 not out off 120 balls, and Rohit Sharma made 66. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma, 51% of the total.
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 239 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Piyush Chawla b Harbhajan Singh | 82 | 88 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Yuvraj Singh b Praveen Kumar | 7 | 7 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Praveen Kumar | 1 | 5 |
| Michael Clarke | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 4 | 8 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Praveen Kumar b Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 44 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (MS Dhoni, Irfan Pathan) | 45 | 67 |
| James Hopes | c MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh | 15 | 37 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 23 | 31 |
| Brett Lee | c Rohit Sharma b Irfan Pathan | 17 | 10 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 6 | 3 |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken
Extras 8 · Total 239 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praveen Kumar | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Irfan Pathan | 7 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Piyush Chawla | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.4 ov), 2-19 (Ricky Ponting, 4.2 ov), 3-24 (Michael Clarke, 5.5 ov), 4-124 (Andrew Symonds, 23.1 ov), 5-135 (Matthew Hayden, 27.3 ov), 6-173 (James Hopes, 38.5 ov), 7-212 (Michael Hussey, 46.6 ov), 8-231 (Brett Lee, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (7) and Adam Gilchrist (7) | 16 | 16 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (2) and Ricky Ponting (1) | 3 | 10 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (1) and Michael Clarke (4) | 5 | 9 |
| fourth | Matthew Hayden (67) and Andrew Symonds (31) | 100 | 104 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (5) and Michael Hussey (5) | 11 | 26 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (21) and James Hopes (15) | 38 | 68 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (19) and Michael Hussey (19) | 39 | 48 |
| eighth | Brad Hogg (2) and Brett Lee (17) | 19 | 12 |
| ninth | Brad Hogg (2) and Mitchell Johnson (6) | 8 | 6 |
INDIA: 242 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 117 | 120 |
| Robin Uthappa | c Michael Hussey b James Hopes | 17 | 33 |
| Gautam Gambhir | run out (Mitchell Johnson, James Hopes) | 3 | 4 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Brad Hogg | 10 | 21 |
| Rohit Sharma | b James Hopes | 66 | 87 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 15 | 12 |
Did not bat: Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Piyush Chawla
Extras 14 · Total 242 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 8.5 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Robin Uthappa, 10.6 ov), 2-56 (Gautam Gambhir, 12.4 ov), 3-87 (Yuvraj Singh, 18.5 ov), 4-210 (Rohit Sharma, 41.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (28) and Robin Uthappa (17) | 50 | 67 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (3) and Gautam Gambhir (3) | 6 | 10 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (19) and Yuvraj Singh (10) | 31 | 37 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (50) and Rohit Sharma (66) | 123 | 137 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (17) and MS Dhoni (15) | 32 | 26 |
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