India Vs Australia 18Th Match
ICC Champions Trophy in India - 2006 (2006/07) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 29 October 2006
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining). Damien Martyn top-scored with 73* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 29 October 2006
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Damien Martyn
- Captains
- Rahul Dravid (India), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 249 for 8. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 65 off 90 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 52.
Chasing 250, Australia made 252 for 4. Damien Martyn top-scored with 73 not out off 104 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 58.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining).
INDIA: 249 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 26 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 65 | 90 |
| Dinesh Mongia | c Michael Hussey b Shane Watson | 18 | 30 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Michael Clarke b Brett Lee | 52 | 63 |
| Mohammad Kaif | b Brett Lee | 30 | 43 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 28 | 23 |
| Suresh Raina | c Shane Watson b Nathan Bracken | 13 | 19 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Damien Martyn b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 5 | 3 |
Did not bat: Munaf Patel, Sreesanth
Extras 18 · Total 249 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 2 | 56 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Sachin Tendulkar, 9.5 ov), 2-89 (Dinesh Mongia, 19.4 ov), 3-126 (Virender Sehwag, 28.2 ov), 4-186 (Rahul Dravid, 40.2 ov), 5-197 (Mohammad Kaif, 42.1 ov), 6-224 (Suresh Raina, 47.1 ov), 7-239 (Irfan Pathan, 48.6 ov), 8-249 (MS Dhoni, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (10) and Virender Sehwag (31) | 46 | 62 |
| second | Dinesh Mongia (18) and Virender Sehwag (20) | 43 | 59 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (20) and Virender Sehwag (14) | 37 | 52 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (32) and Mohammad Kaif (25) | 60 | 73 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (6) and Mohammad Kaif (5) | 11 | 11 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (12) and Suresh Raina (13) | 27 | 30 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (5) and Irfan Pathan (10) | 15 | 11 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (5) and MS Dhoni (5) | 10 | 6 |
AUSTRALIA: 252 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Suresh Raina b Sreesanth | 23 | 24 |
| Shane Watson | lbw b Dinesh Mongia | 50 | 46 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Sachin Tendulkar b Sreesanth | 58 | 69 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 73 | 104 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Irfan Pathan | 20 | 24 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 2 | 7 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath
Extras 26 · Total 252 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Munaf Patel | 8.4 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 8 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Dinesh Mongia | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Adam Gilchrist, 8.5 ov), 2-111 (Shane Watson, 15.5 ov), 3-185 (Ricky Ponting, 33.5 ov), 4-230 (Andrew Symonds, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (23) and Shane Watson (27) | 61 | 53 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (23) and Shane Watson (23) | 50 | 42 |
| third | Damien Martyn (31) and Ricky Ponting (35) | 74 | 108 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (24) and Andrew Symonds (20) | 45 | 55 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (18) and Michael Clarke (2) | 22 | 16 |
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