Australia Vs India 2Nd Final
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 4 March 2008
India won by 9 runs
India won by 9 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 91 for India. Praveen Kumar took 4/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 4 March 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 9 runs
- Player of the match
- Praveen Kumar
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 258 for 9. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 91 off 121 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 38. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 31 for Australia. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Uthappa.
Chasing 259, Australia made 249 all out. James Hopes top-scored with 63 off 80 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 55. Praveen Kumar took 4 for 46 for India. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fourth wicket between Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds.
India won by 9 runs.
INDIA: 258 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Ricky Ponting b Michael Clarke | 91 | 121 |
| Robin Uthappa | c James Hopes b Stuart Clark | 30 | 49 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Mitchell Johnson b Michael Clarke | 15 | 16 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Matthew Hayden b Andrew Symonds | 38 | 38 |
| MS Dhoni | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Bracken | 36 | 37 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Andrew Symonds b Michael Clarke | 2 | 5 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Nathan Bracken | 12 | 20 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Brett Lee | 3 | 3 |
| Praveen Kumar | c Ricky Ponting b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 7 |
| Piyush Chawla | not out | 6 | 2 |
| Sreesanth | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 17 · Total 258 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-94 (Robin Uthappa, 20.5 ov), 2-121 (Gautam Gambhir, 25.2 ov), 3-175 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.6 ov), 4-205 (Sachin Tendulkar, 39.2 ov), 5-209 (Rohit Sharma, 41.1 ov), 6-237 (Irfan Pathan, 47.2 ov), 7-240 (MS Dhoni, 47.6 ov), 8-249 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.5 ov), 9-255 (Praveen Kumar, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (56) and Robin Uthappa (30) | 94 | 125 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Gautam Gambhir (15) | 27 | 27 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (14) and Yuvraj Singh (38) | 54 | 58 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (12) and MS Dhoni (18) | 30 | 26 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (2) and Rohit Sharma (2) | 4 | 11 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (16) and Irfan Pathan (12) | 28 | 37 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (3) and MS Dhoni (0) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Praveen Kumar (5) | 9 | 5 |
| ninth | Piyush Chawla (4) and Praveen Kumar (2) | 6 | 4 |
| tenth | Sreesanth (1) and Piyush Chawla (2) | 3 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | run out (Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh) | 55 | 68 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c MS Dhoni b Praveen Kumar | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Yuvraj Singh b Praveen Kumar | 1 | 7 |
| Michael Clarke | b Praveen Kumar | 17 | 22 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 42 | 56 |
| Michael Hussey | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 44 | 42 |
| James Hopes | c Piyush Chawla b Irfan Pathan | 63 | 80 |
| Brett Lee | b Praveen Kumar | 7 | 12 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 8 | 6 |
| Nathan Bracken | c Piyush Chawla b Irfan Pathan | 1 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 9 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praveen Kumar | 10 | 2 | 46 | 4 |
| Sreesanth | 9 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Irfan Pathan | 8.4 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.3 ov), 2-8 (Ricky Ponting, 2.3 ov), 3-32 (Michael Clarke, 8.6 ov), 4-121 (Matthew Hayden, 25.4 ov), 5-123 (Andrew Symonds, 25.6 ov), 6-199 (Michael Hussey, 41.6 ov), 7-228 (Brett Lee, 46.4 ov), 8-238 (Mitchell Johnson, 48.2 ov), 9-247 (Nathan Bracken, 49.2 ov), 10-249 (James Hopes, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (0) and Adam Gilchrist (2) | 2 | 3 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (5) and Ricky Ponting (1) | 6 | 12 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (7) and Michael Clarke (17) | 24 | 39 |
| fourth | Matthew Hayden (43) and Andrew Symonds (40) | 89 | 100 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (2) and Michael Hussey (0) | 2 | 2 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (44) and James Hopes (30) | 76 | 96 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (7) and James Hopes (21) | 29 | 28 |
| eighth | James Hopes (2) and Mitchell Johnson (8) | 10 | 10 |
| ninth | Nathan Bracken (1) and James Hopes (8) | 9 | 6 |
| tenth | Stuart Clark (0) and James Hopes (2) | 2 | 2 |
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