Australia Vs India 4Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2012 (2011/12) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 12 February 2012
India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 92 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 12 February 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gautam Gambhir
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Debut
- Peter Forrest (Australia)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Peter Forrest's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 269 for 8. David Hussey top-scored with 72 off 76 balls, and Peter Forrest made 66. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the fourth wicket between David Hussey and Peter Forrest.
Chasing 270, India made 270 for 6. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 92 off 111 balls, and MS Dhoni made 44. Clint McKay took 3 for 53 for Australia. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the third wicket between Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma.
India won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 269 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | c Virat Kohli b Vinay Kumar | 6 | 14 |
| David Warner | run out (Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar) | 18 | 24 |
| Michael Clarke | b Umesh Yadav | 38 | 43 |
| Peter Forrest | c Vinay Kumar b Umesh Yadav | 66 | 83 |
| David Hussey | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 72 | 76 |
| Dan Christian | run out (Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni) | 39 | 36 |
| Matthew Wade | b Vinay Kumar | 16 | 18 |
| Ryan Harris | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Clint McKay | run out (MS Dhoni, Vinay Kumar) | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty
Extras 9 · Total 269 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Vinay Kumar | 10 | 1 | 58 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Ricky Ponting, 3.1 ov), 2-53 (David Warner, 9.3 ov), 3-81 (Michael Clarke, 17.5 ov), 4-179 (Peter Forrest, 35.3 ov), 5-235 (David Hussey, 44.2 ov), 6-254 (Dan Christian, 47.4 ov), 7-265 (Matthew Wade, 49.2 ov), 8-269 (Clint McKay, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ricky Ponting (6) and David Warner (7) | 14 | 19 |
| second | Michael Clarke (26) and David Warner (11) | 39 | 38 |
| third | Michael Clarke (12) and Peter Forrest (16) | 28 | 50 |
| fourth | David Hussey (47) and Peter Forrest (50) | 98 | 106 |
| fifth | David Hussey (25) and Dan Christian (29) | 56 | 53 |
| sixth | Dan Christian (9) and Matthew Wade (8) | 19 | 19 |
| seventh | Ryan Harris (1) and Matthew Wade (8) | 11 | 10 |
| eighth | Ryan Harris (1) and Clint McKay (3) | 4 | 3 |
INDIA: 270 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | lbw b Clint McKay | 92 | 111 |
| Virender Sehwag | c David Hussey b Clint McKay | 20 | 21 |
| Virat Kohli | c Peter Forrest b Clint McKay | 18 | 28 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Mitchell Starc b Ryan Harris | 33 | 41 |
| Suresh Raina | b Xavier Doherty | 38 | 30 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 44 | 58 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Ricky Ponting b Xavier Doherty | 12 | 8 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav
Extras 12 · Total 270 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Harris | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 9.4 | 1 | 53 | 3 |
| Dan Christian | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Xavier Doherty | 9 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Virender Sehwag, 9.1 ov), 2-90 (Virat Kohli, 18.1 ov), 3-166 (Rohit Sharma, 32.2 ov), 4-178 (Gautam Gambhir, 34.1 ov), 5-239 (Suresh Raina, 46.1 ov), 6-257 (Ravindra Jadeja, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (28) and Virender Sehwag (20) | 52 | 55 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (19) and Virat Kohli (18) | 38 | 54 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (39) and Rohit Sharma (33) | 76 | 85 |
| fourth | Gautam Gambhir (6) and Suresh Raina (6) | 12 | 11 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (27) and Suresh Raina (32) | 61 | 72 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (6) and Ravindra Jadeja (12) | 18 | 15 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (11) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1) | 13 | 7 |
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