India won 5th ODI by 6 wickets

India won 5th ODI by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

Man of the match: V Sehwag

A superb performance from the Indian batsmen. There was some uneven bounce on the pitch and there was a tricky period when three wickets went down in quick succession but Dhoni and Raina made sure the good work of the openers wasn’t wasted

England will be gutted after their batsmen, led by captain Kevin Pietersen, put a competitive total, certainly not one that should have been overhauled with more than six overs to spare

India innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 73 15 1 124.65
SR Tendulkar b Harmison 50 57 6 0 87.71
Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 9 0 0 66.66
MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 61 5 0 81.96
SK Raina not out 54 53 8 0 101.88
RG Sharma not out 8 10 1 0 80.00
Extras (lb 5, w 8, nb 1) 14

Total (4 wickets; 43.4 overs) 273 (6.25 runs per over)

Did not bat YK Pathan, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma

Fall of wickets1-136 (Tendulkar, 19.5 ov), 2-156 (Yuvraj Singh, 22.6 ov), 3-156 (Sehwag, 23.1 ov), 4-250 (Dhoni, 40.6 ov)

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 273/4 (43.4 ov) Match over
India RR 6.25
Last 5 ovs 44/1 RR 8.80
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:20 local, 16:50 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*RG Sharma (rhb) 8 10 1 0 80.00 6 (7b) 8 (10b) 32 593 24.70
SK Raina (lhb) 54 53 8 0 101.88 21 (18b) 23 (14b) 55 1293 34.02

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 6.0 1 42 1 7.00 (1nb, 1w) 1.4-0-17-0 33 5 48.00
GP Swann (ob) 7.0 0 56 1 8.00 (0nb, 2w) 6-0-35-1 15 18 28.38

Recent overs 1 . 1 1 4 W | 4 2nb . 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 . 1 . 1wd . | . 2lb . 4

Current partnership 23 runs, 2.4 overs, RR: 8.62 (Raina 11, RG Sharma 8)

Last bat MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
Fow: 250/4 (40.6 ov); Partnership: 94 runs, 17.5 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 50, Raina 43)

43.4 Bopara to RG Sharma, FOUR, very wide outside off, Rohit slashes it through cover for a boundary, and that’s 5-0 to India
43.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run
43.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, 2 leg byes, whistling down the leg side, Rohit glances it for two runs
43.1 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, defended off the front foot
End of over 43 (4 runs) – India 267/4 (4 runs required)
SK Raina 54* (53b 8×4) GP Swann 7-0-56-1
RG Sharma 4* (6b) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1

42.6 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.6 Swann to Raina, 1 wide, and a bouncer from the offspinner, thats so high that it’s called a wide
42.5 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.4 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, driven to long-on for a single
42.3 Swann to RG Sharma, no run, tossed up, full and just outside off, Rohit digs it out towards cover point
42.2 Swann to Raina, 1 run, that was a short one outside off, Raina flatbats it down to long-off
42.1 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, worked down to long-on for a single
End of over 42 (13 runs) – India 263/4 (8 runs required)
SK Raina 53* (50b 8×4) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1
RG Sharma 2* (3b) GP Swann 6-0-52-1

41.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, Raina tickles it down the leg side for a boundary, and that brings up his half-century
41.5 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce for Bopara, Rohit guides it towards short third man for a single
India are making it look easy here, 13 needed off 50 balls now
41.4 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, Raina drives that down to long-off for a single
41.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, turned towards midwicket by Rohit, he gets off the mark
41.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, length ball outside off, defended by Rohit towards backward point
41.2 Bopara to Raina, (no ball) 1 run, the dew is causing trouble here, the ball slips out of Bopara’s hand and comes out as a high full toss to Raina, who manges to get out of it’s way
41.1 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, drags it short, Raina doesn’t bother much with his footwork as he slams it to the midwicket boundary

India pacer Zaheer Khan (centre) is congratulated by teammates after dismissing England opener Alastair Cook during the fifth One-Day International at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to field after winning the toss.

England’s Paul Collingwood departs. He was elevated to the No 4 slot, and with Kevin Pietersen in full flow at the other end, he played a perfect cameo.
The duo had raised 89 runs for the third wicket when Collingwood (40) was dismissed by a Harbhajan enticer.

Stepping out to the off-spinner, he lofted the ball over long-on, where Zaheer took a low catch.

Andrew Flintoff was a huge let down. He fell to Ishant Sharma for a third ball duck.
His exit reduced England to 158 for 4.

England captain Kevin Pietersen celebrates his century. His 128-ball 111 — his seventh ODI ton — was studded with 10 boundaries and a six.

Pietersen went after Harbhajan after completing his fifty, hitting the spinner for a boundary and following it up with a towering six over long-on to complete 3,000 runs in this format of the game. He became the tenth, and youngest, England player to achieve the feat.

Owais Shah scored an unbeaten 66 off 57 balls, which included nine fours.

More importantly, he and Kevin Pietersen stitched together a 112-run stand for the unconquered fifth wicket to steady the ship and steer England to a respectable total.

 

5th ODI India Vs England

India won 5th ODI by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 273/4 (43.4 ov) Match over
India RR 6.25
Last 5 ovs 44/1 RR 8.80
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:20 local, 16:50 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*RG Sharma (rhb) 8 10 1 0 80.00 6 (7b) 8 (10b) 32 593 24.70
SK Raina (lhb) 54 53 8 0 101.88 21 (18b) 23 (14b) 55 1293 34.02

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 6.0 1 42 1 7.00 (1nb, 1w) 1.4-0-17-0 33 5 48.00
GP Swann (ob) 7.0 0 56 1 8.00 (0nb, 2w) 6-0-35-1 15 18 28.38

Recent overs 1 . 1 1 4 W | 4 2nb . 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 . 1 . 1wd . | . 2lb . 4

Current partnership 23 runs, 2.4 overs, RR: 8.62 (Raina 11, RG Sharma 8)

Last bat MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
Fow: 250/4 (40.6 ov); Partnership: 94 runs, 17.5 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 50, Raina 43)

43.4 Bopara to RG Sharma, FOUR, very wide outside off, Rohit slashes it through cover for a boundary, and that’s 5-0 to India
43.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run
43.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, 2 leg byes, whistling down the leg side, Rohit glances it for two runs
43.1 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, defended off the front foot
End of over 43 (4 runs) – India 267/4 (4 runs required)
SK Raina 54* (53b 8×4) GP Swann 7-0-56-1
RG Sharma 4* (6b) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1

42.6 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.6 Swann to Raina, 1 wide, and a bouncer from the offspinner, thats so high that it’s called a wide
42.5 Swann to Raina, no run, punched off the backfoot to extra cover
42.4 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, driven to long-on for a single
42.3 Swann to RG Sharma, no run, tossed up, full and just outside off, Rohit digs it out towards cover point
42.2 Swann to Raina, 1 run, that was a short one outside off, Raina flatbats it down to long-off
42.1 Swann to RG Sharma, 1 run, worked down to long-on for a single
End of over 42 (13 runs) – India 263/4 (8 runs required)
SK Raina 53* (50b 8×4) RS Bopara 5.2-1-38-1
RG Sharma 2* (3b) GP Swann 6-0-52-1

41.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, Raina tickles it down the leg side for a boundary, and that brings up his half-century
41.5 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce for Bopara, Rohit guides it towards short third man for a single
India are making it look easy here, 13 needed off 50 balls now
41.4 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, Raina drives that down to long-off for a single
41.3 Bopara to RG Sharma, 1 run, turned towards midwicket by Rohit, he gets off the mark
41.2 Bopara to RG Sharma, no run, length ball outside off, defended by Rohit towards backward point
41.2 Bopara to Raina, (no ball) 1 run, the dew is causing trouble here, the ball slips out of Bopara’s hand and comes out as a high full toss to Raina, who manges to get out of it’s way
41.1 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, drags it short, Raina doesn’t bother much with his footwork as he slams it to the midwicket boundary

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SK Raina (lhb) 53 50 8 0 106.00 21 (18b) 28 (15b) hits another fifty
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India loose fourth wicket as MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96! Need 21 more runs in 9 over.
England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 250/4 (41.0 ov) India require another 21 runs with 6 wickets and 54 balls remaining
India RR 6.09
Last 5 ovs 43/1 RR 8.60
Required RR 2.33
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:07 local, 16:37 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*SK Raina (lhb) 43 46 6 0 93.47 17 (14b) 21 (14b) 55 1282 33.73

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*GP Swann (ob) 6.0 0 52 1 8.66 (0nb, 1w) 5-0-31-1 15 18 28.16
A Flintoff (rf) 9.0 0 43 0 4.77 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-9-0 138 163 24.69

Recent overs 1 1 1 4 4 1 | . 4 1 4 . . | 1 . 1 1 4 W

Last bat MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
Fow: 250/4 (40.6 ov); Partnership: 94 runs, 17.5 overs, RR: 5.27 (Dhoni 50, Raina 43)

End of over 41 (7 runs) – India 250/4 (21 runs required)
GP Swann 6-0-52-1
SK Raina 43* (46b 6×4) A Flintoff 9-0-43-0

40.6 Swann to Dhoni, OUT
MS Dhoni lbw b Swann 50 (61b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.96
40.5 Swann to Dhoni, FOUR, overpitched, and Dhoni crunches it down the ground, just to the left of the bowler for a boundary, that’s his half-century
40.4 Swann to Raina, 1 run, Raina comes down the track and flicks a full ball to midwicket
40.3 Swann to Dhoni, 1 run, strays onto leg stump, Dhoni swipes it behind square for a single
40.2 Swann to Dhoni, no run, length ball, Dhoni pushes it towards cover, there’s some confusion in the calling before the batsmen decide against taking the single
40.1 Swann to Raina, 1 run, pitched up, on middle and leg, worked to long-off for a single
Powerplay has been taken
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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 243/3 (39.6 ov) India require another 28 runs with 7 wickets and 60 balls remaining
India RR 6.07
Last 5 ovs 38/0 RR 7.60
Required RR 2.80
England RR 5.40
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Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 22:02 local, 16:32 GMT

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ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 45 56 4 0 80.35 11 (14b) 18 (16b) 125 3930 47.34
SK Raina (lhb) 41 44 6 0 93.18 5 (3b) 20 (14b) 55 1280 33.68

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*A Flintoff (rf) 8.5 0 43 0 4.86 (0nb, 0w) 0.5-0-9-0 138 163 24.69
GP Swann (ob) 5.0 0 45 0 9.00 (0nb, 1w) 4-0-24-0 15 17 29.41

Recent overs 1 1 1 2 1 1 | 1 4 2 . 1 . | 1 1 1 4 4 1 | . 4 1 4 .

Current partnership 87 runs, 16.4 overs, RR: 5.22 (Dhoni 45, Raina 41)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

39.5 Flintoff to Dhoni, no run, full delivery, on middle and off, defended back to the bowler
India are in a hurry to get this over with
39.4 Flintoff to Dhoni, FOUR, not much width for Dhoni to work with but he crashes it off the backfoot past point, superb timing on that shot
39.3 Flintoff to Raina, 1 run, short ball on off, played with soft hands by Raina towards cover point, batsmen pinch a quick single
39.2 Flintoff to Raina, FOUR, a bit wider than the previous one, Raina steers that behind point for a boundary, great placement from Raina
39.1 Flintoff to Raina, no run, starts off with a beauty, back of a length, just outside off, Raina’ tries to defend off the back foot but is beaten
Flintoff back into the attack, England need wickets

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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 189/3 (31.0 ov) India require another 82 runs with 7 wickets and 19.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.09
Last 5 ovs 28/0 RR 5.60
Required RR 4.31
England RR 5.40
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Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 21:18 local, 15:48 GMT

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ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 16 26 1 0 61.53 6 (5b) 13 (13b) 125 3901 47.00
SK Raina (lhb) 17 21 3 0 80.95 11 (13b) 15 (17b) 55 1256 33.05

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 4.0 1 24 1 6.00 (0nb, 1w) 3-1-17-0 33 5 44.40
A Flintoff (rf) 8.0 0 34 0 4.25 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-6-0 138 163 24.63

Recent overs 2 2 . 1 2 . | . 2 4 . . . | 1 1 . 4 . 4

Current partnership 33 runs, 7.5 overs, RR: 4.21 (Dhoni 16, Raina 17)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

End of over 31 (10 runs) – India 189/3 (82 runs required)
SK Raina 17* (21b 3×4) RS Bopara 4-1-24-1
MS Dhoni 16* (26b 1×4) A Flintoff 8-0-34-0

30.6 Bopara to Raina, FOUR
30.5 Bopara to Raina, no run, slower ball, out of the back of the hand, Raina spots it late but manages to play it back to the bowler
30.4 Bopara to Raina, FOUR, lovely shot, length ball from Bopara, the extra cover drive was away from his body but the timing was wonderful and it races to the boundary
30.3 Bopara to Raina, no run, short of a length, angling across Raina, who defends cautiously
30.2 Bopara to Dhoni, 1 run, overpitched, just outside off, Dhoni drives it firmly down to long-off
30.1 Bopara to Raina, 1 run, driven off the back foot to deep cover

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MS Dhoni

India

Player profile

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 27 years 142 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand
Also known as Mahi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 33 53 6 1725 148 36.70 2716 63.51 1 13 200 32 76 17
ODIs 124 111 28 3885 183* 46.80 4268 91.02 4 24 306 92 125 40
T20Is 10 9 2 172 45 24.57 154 111.68 0 0 13 4 2 0
First-class 73 118 9 3877 148 35.56 4 27 184 33
List A 177 160 37 5793 183* 47.09 10 35 191 55
Twenty20 30 27 8 709 73* 37.31 530 133.77 0 3 61 27 9 0

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 33 1 6 13 0 – – – 13.00 – 0 0 0
ODIs 124 – – – – – – – – – – – –
T20Is 10 – – – – – – – – – – – –
First-class 73 36 33 0 – – – 5.50 – 0 0 0
List A 177 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Twenty20 30 – – – – – – – – – – – –

Career statisticsTest debut India v Sri Lanka at Chennai, Dec 2-6, 2005 scorecard
Last Test India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA), Dec 23, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class India v Australia at Nagpur, Nov 6-10, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1999/00
Last List A India v England at Bangalore, Nov 23, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard

Profile

The spectacular arrival of Virender Sehwag was bound to inspire others to bat with the same mindset. But the odds of a clone emerging from the backwaters of Jharkhand, whose state side has consistently scraped the bottom, was highly remote. That was until Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived.

He can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. His neck-length hair adds to his dash. Though Dhoni made his first-class debut in the 1999-2000 season, it was only in 2004 that he became a serious contender for national selection with some stirring performances when the occasion demanded. With his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that he established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks.

In just his fifth one-dayer, against Pakistan at Vishakapatnam, he cracked a dazzling 148 – putting even Sehwag in the shade – and followed that up with a colossal 183 not out at Jaipur against Sri Lanka in November, when he broke Adam Gilchrist’s record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He made an instant impact on the Test level too, pounding 148 at Faisalabad, in only his fifth Test.

He was elevated to the vice-captaincy of the one-day squad for the tour of England and Ireland in 2007 and, soon after, was appointed captain of the Twenty20 squad for the World Championship in South Africa. A heady title triumph marked him out as a leader for the future and was handed over the reins of the one-day side in September 2007 after Rahul Dravid decided to step down as captain. It didn’t take too long for him to enhance his reputation, claiming India’s first tri-series triumph in Australia. He captained Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, losing out to Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals in a tense final. As a stop-gap Test captain, he was credited with leading India to their biggest ever win in terms of runs (320), against Australia in Mohali.
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India lose third wicket V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 158/3 (24.0 ov) India require another 113 runs with 7 wickets and 26.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.58
Last 5 ovs 24/3 RR 4.80
Required RR 4.34
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:46 local, 15:16 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*MS Dhoni (rhb) 1 2 0 0 50.00 1 (2b) 1 (2b) 125 3886 46.81
SK Raina (lhb) 1 3 0 0 33.33 1 (3b) 1 (3b) 55 1240 32.63

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*SCJ Broad (rfm) 6.0 0 40 1 6.66 (0nb, 2w) 1-0-2-1 42 62 27.35
RS Bopara (rm) 1.0 0 7 1 7.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-7-1 33 5 41.00

Recent overs 1 . . 1 . 4 | 1 4 . . 1wd 1 W | W . . 1 . 1

Current partnership 2 runs, 0.5 overs, RR: 2.40 (Dhoni 1, Raina 1)

Last bat V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Fow: 156/3 (23.1 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Dhoni 0, Sehwag 0)

End of over 24 (2 runs) – India 158/3 (113 runs required)
MS Dhoni 1* (2b) SCJ Broad 6-0-40-1
SK Raina 1* (3b) RS Bopara 1-0-7-1

23.6 Broad to Dhoni, 1 run
Kevin Pietersen is screaming encouragement to his team-mates,
23.5 Broad to Dhoni, no run, beaten as he tries to drive, that was another ball that kept low
Dhoni takes strike
23.4 Broad to Raina, 1 run, a bit of width provided and Raina gets off the mark with a poke towards point
23.3 Broad to Raina, no run, much closer to the stumps, Raina defends cautiously
23.2 Broad to Raina, no run, well outside off, Raina lets that go
Suresh Raina is the new man in
23.1 Broad to Sehwag, OUT, Sehwag’s gone, that’s another massive wicket for England, Stuart Broad gets Sehwag lbw, that ball came into Sehwag, who tried to play it to down the ground off the back foot, he missed and the umpire thought that was out, that would have definitely been missed leg
V Sehwag lbw b Broad 91 (73b 15×4 1×6) SR: 124.65
Broad comes into the attack.
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India loose second wicket as Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 156/2 (23.0 ov) India require another 115 runs with 8 wickets and 27.0 overs remaining
India RR 6.78
Last 5 ovs 31/2 RR 6.20
Required RR 4.25
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:39 local, 15:09 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 91 72 15 1 126.38 5 (4b) 20 (15b) 196 6124 33.46

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*RS Bopara (rm) 1.0 0 7 1 7.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-7-1 33 5 41.00
SJ Harmison (rf) 7.0 1 38 1 5.42 (0nb, 2w) 2-0-10-1 54 76 30.65

Recent overs 1 . 1 1 1 1 | 1 . . 1 . 4 | 1 4 . . 1wd 1 W

Last bat Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Fow: 156/2 (22.6 ov); Partnership: 20 runs, 3.1 overs, RR: 6.31 (Yuvraj Singh 6, Sehwag 13)

End of over 23 (7 runs) – India 156/2 (115 runs required)
RS Bopara 1-0-7-1
V Sehwag 91* (72b 15×4 1×6) SJ Harmison 7-1-38-1

22.6 Bopara to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, Yuvraj’s gone, Bopara strikes
Yuvraj Singh c & b Bopara 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
22.5 Bopara to Sehwag, 1 run, very close to offstump, Sehwag decides to steer it to third man anyway, picks up a single for his effort
22.5 Bopara to Sehwag, 1 wide, way down the leg side, Prior does a good job collecting that one
22.4 Bopara to Sehwag, no run, tries to slog that over midwicket, gets the toe end of the bat and it dribbles away to the off side
22.3 Bopara to Sehwag, no run, length ball on ball, Sehwag defends it into the covers
22.2 Bopara to Sehwag, FOUR, ooh, that was close, Sehwag gets an inside-edge as he goes for the big drive, it runs away to the fine leg boundary. and he moves into the nineties
22.1 Bopara to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, fullish, outside off, driven by Yuvraj to long-off
Ravi Bopara comes into the attack, Prior is standing up

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ODI no. 2783 England in India ODI Series – 5th ODI
India v England 2008/09 season

Played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on 26 November 2008 – day/night (50-over match)

England innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
RS Bopara c Yuvraj Singh b Khan 24 33 3 0 72.72
AN Cook c Tendulkar b Khan 11 15 1 0 73.33
KP Pietersen not out 111 128 10 1 86.71
PD Collingwood c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 40 64 4 0 62.50
A Flintoff c Tendulkar b I Sharma 0 3 0 0 0.00
OA Shah not out 66 57 9 0 115.78
Extras (lb 14, w 4) 18

Total (4 wickets; 50 overs) 270 (5.40 runs per over)

Did not bat MJ Prior, SR Patel, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, SJ Harmison

Fall of wickets1-33 (Cook, 5.5 ov), 2-68 (Bopara, 9.5 ov), 3-157 (Collingwood, 29.6 ov), 4-158 (Flintoff, 30.4 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
IK Pathan 10 1 57 0 5.70
Z Khan 10 1 60 2 6.00 (3w)
I Sharma 10 0 54 1 5.40
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 47 1 4.70 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh 10 0 38 0 3.80

India innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
V Sehwag not out 86 68 14 1 126.47
SR Tendulkar b Harmison 50 57 6 0 87.71
Yuvraj Singh not out 6 8 0 0 75.00
Extras (lb 2, w 6) 8

Total (1 wicket; 22.1 overs) 150 (6.76 runs per over)

To bat SK Raina, RG Sharma, MS Dhoni, YK Pathan, IK Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma

Fall of wickets1-136 (Tendulkar, 19.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
SJ Harmison 7 1 38 1 5.42 (2w)
SCJ Broad 5 0 38 0 7.60 (2w)
A Flintoff 6 0 27 0 4.50
SR Patel 3 0 23 0 7.66 (1w)
GP Swann 1 0 21 0 21.00 (1w)
RS Bopara 0.1 0 1 0 6.00

Toss India, who chose to field first

Player of the match tba

Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and AM Saheba
TV umpire SK Tarapore
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire UL Dubey

Match notes

England innings
England: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 12
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 – 15.0
Drinks: England – 81/2 in 15.0 overs (KP Pietersen 28, PD Collingwood 6)
England: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (119 balls), Extras 13
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KP Pietersen 24, PD Collingwood 27, Ex 1)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 29.1 overs (179 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: England – 178/4 in 35.0 overs (KP Pietersen 76, OA Shah 10)
Power Play 3: Overs 40.1 – 45.0
England: 200 runs in 40.4 overs (248 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (KP Pietersen 21, OA Shah 28, Ex 1)
KP Pietersen: 100 off 119 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
OA Shah: 50 off 48 balls (7 x 4)
England: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (289 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (KP Pietersen 39, OA Shah 60, Ex 1)
Innings Break: England – 270/4 in 50.0 overs (KP Pietersen 111, OA Shah 66)
India innings
India: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (V Sehwag 31, SR Tendulkar 15, Ex 4)
Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 – 16.0
V Sehwag: 50 off 41 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (89 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 89 balls (V Sehwag 55, SR Tendulkar 39, Ex 6)
Drinks: India – 105/0 in 15.0 overs (V Sehwag 57, SR Tendulkar 41)
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 54 balls (6 x 4)
India: 150 runs in 22.1 overs (139 balls), Extras 8

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India loose first wicket as Tendulkar (50).

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England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 134/0 (18.6 ov) India require another 137 runs with 10 wickets and 31.0 overs remaining
India RR 7.05
Last 5 ovs 35/0 RR 7.00
Required RR 4.41
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 20:21 local, 14:51 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 77 61 13 1 126.22 7 (5b) 22 (15b) 196 6110 33.38
SR Tendulkar (rhb) 49 53 6 0 92.45 10 (7b) 11 (15b) 419 16421 44.38

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*SR Patel (sla) 1.6 0 18 0 9.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-9-0 11 11 28.54
A Flintoff (rf) 6.0 0 27 0 4.50 (0nb, 0w) 6-0-27-0 138 163 24.59

Recent overs . . . 4 . . | 1 1 4 4 2 1 | 1 . 1 . 1 . | 1wd 1 1 1 1 4 .

Current partnership 134 runs, 19.0 overs, RR: 7.05 (Tendulkar 49, Sehwag 77)

18.6 Patel to Sehwag, no run, charges down the track, looking to smash it out of the park, Samit drags it short and Sehwag can only play it back to the bowler
18.5 Patel to Sehwag, FOUR, Full ball on leg stump, Sehwag reverse sweeps that for a boundary
Samit Patel comes over the wicket
18.4 Patel to Tendulkar, 1 run, slower delivery, tossed up, Tendulkar makes room and drives that towards sweeper cover
18.3 Patel to Sehwag, 1 run, These two batsmen are happy taking the singles, there’s another one, driven to long-on
18.2 Patel to Tendulkar, 1 run, Samit persists with the leg-stump line, Tendulkar drives it down the ground and ambles through for a single
18.1 Patel to Sehwag, 1 run, On the pads, Sehwag drops it to the leg side and runs through for a single
18.1 Patel to Sehwag, 1 wide, way down the leg side
Patek into teh attack
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V Sehwag blast again

England 270/4 (50 ov)
India 94/0 (12.6 ov) India require another 177 runs with 10 wickets and 37.0 overs remaining
India RR 7.23
Last 5 ovs 44/0 RR 8.80
Required RR 4.78
England RR 5.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 19:48 local, 14:18 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*V Sehwag (rhb) 55 42 10 1 130.95 20 (6b) 24 (17b) 196 6088 33.26
SR Tendulkar (rhb) 33 36 4 0 91.66 0 (0b) 18 (13b) 419 16405 44.33

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*GP Swann (ob) 0.6 0 21 0 21.00 (0nb, 1w) 1-0-21-0 15 17 28.00
A Flintoff (rf) 3.0 0 15 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 3-0-15-0 138 163 24.52

Recent overs . 4 4 . . 1 | 1 1 . 4 2 1 | 1 . . . 1 . | . 1wd 4 6 4 4 2

Current partnership 94 runs, 13.0 overs, RR: 7.23 (Tendulkar 33, Sehwag 55)

12.6 Swann to Sehwag, 2 runs
12.5 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, comes down the track to try bring up his fifty with a six, doesn’t get hold of it but it still flies over mid-off for a four
What will Sehwag do with this ball?
Sehwag’s raced along to 49
12.4 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, this was fuller from Swann, Sehwag gets his front foot out of the way and smashes it through cover
12.3 Swann to Sehwag, SIX, SHOT! in the slot for Sehwag, gets down on one knee and slams that over midwicket for a huge six
12.2 Swann to Sehwag, FOUR, again Sehwag backs away to given himself room and drives it through covers for a boundary
12.2 Swann to Sehwag, 1 wide, whistles down the leg side, he’ll have to bowl that one again
12.1 Swann to Sehwag, no run, turning in towards Sehwag, who back away and punches it to cover
Graeme Swann into the attack
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India need 271 runs in 50 overs. England set a target of 271 for India in 5 th ODI in Cuttack
England 270/4 (50.0 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first

Innings break England RR 5.40
Last 5 ovs 42/0 RR 8.40

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 18:02 local, 12:32 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 66 57 9 0 115.78 16 (11b) 28 (16b) 52 1288 30.66
KP Pietersen (rhb) 111 128 10 1 86.71 26 (20b) 14 (14b) 87 3047 48.36

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*IK Pathan (lmf) 10.0 1 57 0 5.70 (0nb, 0w) 3-0-21-0 105 148 29.95
Z Khan (lfm) 10.0 1 59 2 5.90 (0nb, 3w) 1-0-9-0 154 218 28.62

Recent overs 1 4 2 1 1 . | 1 1 1 1 1 4 | 1 1 1 1 4 .

Current partnership 112 runs, 19.2 overs, RR: 5.79 (Shah 66, Pietersen 45)

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KP Pietersen hits century! and OA Shah hits Half century

England 242/4 (46.5 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first
England RR 5.16
Last 5 ovs 36/0 RR 7.20

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 17:48 local, 12:18 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 51 47 7 0 104.25 28 (25b) 21 (14b) 52 1271 30.26
KP Pietersen (rhb) 100 119 9 1 84.03 20 (23b) 15 (16b) 87 3036 48.19

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*I Sharma (rf) 9.5 0 52 1 5.28 (0nb, 0w) 0.5-0-10-0 20 27 31.40
IK Pathan (lmf) 8.0 1 40 0 5.00 (0nb, 0w) 1-0-4-0 105 148 29.84

Recent overs 1 4 . 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | . 1 1 1 1 . | . 4 4 1 1 2

Current partnership 84 runs, 16.1 overs, RR: 5.19 (Shah 49, Pietersen 34)

Last bat A Flintoff c Tendulkar b I Sharma 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Fow: 158/4 (30.4 ov); Partnership: 1 runs, 0.4 overs, RR: 1.50 (Flintoff 0, Pietersen 1)

46.5 I Sharma to Pietersen, 1 run

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England 200/4 (40.4 ov)
India India won the toss and elected to field first
England RR 4.83
Last 5 ovs 16/0 RR 3.20

Hours of play: 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Current time: 17:17 local, 11:47 GMT

ODI career
Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 5 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*OA Shah (rhb) 20 28 3 0 71.42 0 (3b) 9 (17b) 52 1242 29.57
KP Pietersen (rhb) 83 100 9 1 83.00 8 (6b) 6 (13b) 87 3019 47.92

Bowlers O M R W Econ Current spell Mat Wkts Ave
*Z Khan (lfm) 6.3 1 32 2 4.92 (0nb, 3w) 0.3-0-0-0 154 218 28.50
Harbhajan Singh (ob) 10.0 0 47 1 4.70 (0nb, 1w) 2-0-7-0 180 202 32.97

Recent overs . . 1 . 1 1 | . 1lb 1 1 . 4 | 1 . . 1 1 1 | . . .

Current partnership 38 runs, 9.5 overs, RR: 3.86 (Shah 20, Pietersen 17)

 

Border-Gavaskar trophy

Again north Indian shows they are the best. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Jharkhand) again took india on winning path.
Now its time to kick out Sachin Tendulkar.

Amit Mishra followed up a stunning run out with three wickets in India’s 172-run triumph over Australia © AFP

India 441 (Tendulkar 109, Ganguly 85, Sehwag 66, Laxman 64, Dhoni 56, Krejza 8-215) and 295 (Sehwag 92, Dhoni 55, Harbhajan 52, Watson 4-42, Krejza 4-143) beat Australia 355 (Katich 102, Hussey 90) and 209 (Hayden 77, Harbhajan 4-64, Mishra 3-27 ) by 172 runs

That it happened in the same city where Australia famously conquered the final frontier four years ago was poignant. India regained the coveted Border-Gavaskar trophy, their first series win over Australia in eight years, after they bowled Australia out for 209 to win by 172 runs. It was a dramatic day, with an energetic India following up three early wickets with dropped catches to allow Matthew Hayden score a pugnacious 77 and give Australia a whiff of victory. India’s spinners held their nerve, however, and relentlessly plugged away with precision and hostility to snuff out the seven wickets required to regain the trophy squandered in 2004. India confidently stepped into a new era with their captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, winning his third Test in a row.

Lunch Australia 355 and 111 for 3 (Hayden 46*, Hussey 14*) need another 271 runs to beat India 441 and 295

At the end of a schizophrenic session, India maintained their authority over the final Test, taking three wickets in the first two hours on day five to leave Australia at 111 for 3. After a good catch to dismiss Simon Katich and a brilliant run out by Amit Mishra to nail Ricky Ponting, India’s butterfingered fielders dropped Matthew Hayden twice and misfielded with sloppy regularity. Hayden rode his luck to finish the session on 46, helping Australia score 98 at 4.56 an over in the session. The intent was clear, despite the early wickets, but Australia still face a tough ask to square the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

India began the day well. Katich had played the horizontal shot a couple times, once connecting with a swing to the deep square-leg boundary, but trying to work a short ball across to the on side once too often, he skied Ishant Sharma into orbit. Mahendra Singh Dhoni didn’t for a second take his eyes off the swirling ball – 29 for 1.

Zaheer Khan produced an edge from the first delivery bowled to Ponting, squared up on the back foot, but the ball didn’t carry to Rahul Dravid at first slip. One classy on-drive later, Ponting, was wastefully run out for four. He dabbed and set off for an extremely ambitious single and Mishra, screaming in from mid-off, threw down the stumps with a brilliant underarm pick-up and fling – 37 for 2.

Ishant couldn’t believe Michael Clarke wasn’t given lbw by the umpire Billy Bowden in the next over when the ball incriminatingly thudded into his left pad – replays showed it would have clipped leg stump – while Zaheer grit his teeth when the batsman twice edged wide of second slip in three balls. Hayden also chopped through the slips, looking to score off almost every delivery against the new ball. But India missed a big opportunity when he was on 30. Harbhajan Singh came in after 12 overs and cursed under his breath when Dhoni dropped a regulation edge as Hayden went to cut the second ball for four as well.

The dismissal of Clarke for 22, nibbling at a lovely delivery after Ishant plugged away on an exemplary length, seemed to have nailed it decisively India’s way at 82 for 3. Then Dravid, at slip, dropped Hayden on 36 when the batsman went for another powerful reverse-sweep. To add to the mess, needless overthrows and misfields in the circle allowed Australia easy runs as they set about chasing a big score.
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India crushed Australia by 172 runs to win the fourth and final Test and regain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, in Nagpur on Monday.

Harbhajan Singh claimed four wickets for 64 runs, while Amit Mishra took three for 27, as Australia, chasing a record 382 for victory, were dismissed for 209 in 50.2 overs, handing India a 2-0 series triumph.
My Son, Sourav
Sourav’s last Test innings

It was an emotional moment for Indian cricket as its most successful captain Sourav Ganguly bid farewell to the international game. The left-hander, who scored 324 in the series, at an average of 54, was even handed charge of the team for a while, after Australia had lost nine wickets.

Gautam Gambhir , who missed the match because of a ban, finished as the top scorer from either side with 463 runs in six innings at 77.16. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma, later named man of the series, and Harbhajan Singh emerged the top wicket-takers with a haul of 15 wickets each. Jason krejza was adjudged man of the match.

India had won the second Test in Mohali by 320 runs, while the first Test and the third were drawn.

Morning session: (98 runs, 21.3 overs, 3 wickets)

Defending a target of 382, India’s plan was clear: set a defensive field and bowl wide outside the off-stump. With a 1-0 lead one would not blame them for doing so. It forced the Australian batsmen to come up with something out of the ordinary, something they have not been accustomed to over the years.

Simon Katich came out firing and swung at a delivery outside the off-stump to the leg side boundary in the fourth over of the innings. However, that was followed by a few moments of sheer madness as the two Aussie openers fished at everything wide and were lucky not to edge a few of those.

Katich’s agony ended on 16 when he tried another wild swipe across the line off Ishant but holed it on the off-side and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni neatly pouched it.

Ricky Ponting survived a close chance when his edge off Zaheer fell short of Rahul Dravid at first slip. But five balls later the Aussie captain was run out for 8 at the non-striker’s end by a direct hit from Amit Mishra at mid-off.

Michael Clarke survived a confident leg before wicket appeal off the third ball he faced, from Ishant. Closer looks at replays indicated that he was trapped in front and lucky to be given not out.

Clarke, who came in with a runner, then survived two more chances when his edges flew just wide off slips in the boundary in the 11th over of the innings, bowled by Zaheer.

Only 10.3 overs were bowled in the first hour of play, with Australia scoring 52 runs and losing two wickets. It was clear India were in no rush to bowl their overs just like Australia did the day before.

Harbhajan Singh came into the attack in the 13th over and was smashed for a boundary by Hayden. The very next ball Hayden, on 30, tried another cut short but the straight forward edge was dropped by Dhoni.

Australia were surely having a dash at the target with Hayden even attempting a reverse sweep off Harbhajan that fetched him a boundary. But their hopes suffered a setback when Ishant claimed the big wicket of Clarke for 22, caught behind by Dhoni, as Australia were reduced to 82 for three.

Hayden, on 35, attempted another reverse sweep off Harbhajan but this time hit it straight to Dravid, at first slip, who failed to hold on to a sharp chance.

At lunch on the final day, Australia were 111 for 3 in 23 overs. Hayden (46 not out) and Hussey (14 not out) are looking to attack at every opportunity, but the target seems a huge mountain to climb.

India’s over-rate, as expected, was pathetic at around 10 overs per hour, but, as Dhoni said on Sunday, their first aim is winning the series, and for that even a draw would do.

By the look of things, they are just playing for that.

Post-lunch session: (98 runs, 7 wickets, 27.2 overs)

Hayden completed his half-century in the first over after lunch when he thumped Sehwag through mid-wicket for a boundary. The left-hander then launched into Harbhajan in the 27th over with two powerfully swept boundaries and followed it up with a big six off Sehwag in the following over.

35 runs had come off the first five overs after lunch, as Australia tried to step up a gear. Immediately Dhoni reacted and his bowlers bowled negative lines and fielders were all back on the boundary.

Mishra was introduced into the attack and the young leg-spinner struck in his very first over. He got one to bounce from the rough, which Hussey could only fend to Dravid at first slip for 19.

In the following over, Harbhajan claimed the big wicket of Hayden for 77. The left-hander walked across his stumps to play on the leg-side but missed the shot and was trapped plumb in front. He hit eight boundaries and a six in his 93-ball knock and his dismissal took India closer to victory.

Brad Haddin also perished cheaply, caught at mid-on by Tendulkar off Mishra for 4. Incidentally, that catch saw Tendulkar achieve another landmark as he completed 100 catches in Test cricket.

Whatever hopes Australia had of at least saving the match were all dashed by their collapse after lunch which saw them lose three wickets for 11 runs in the space of four overs.

Shane Watson prodded around for a while before he was caught behind off Harbhajan for 9.

Jason Krejza could not do much damage with the bat as he was stumped off Mishra for 4, trying a huge shot down the ground.

Interestingly, in a rare goodwill gesture, Dhoni gave Ganguly the perfect farewell by allowing him to lead the team at the fall of the ninth Australian wicket. It brought back memories of the Ganguly of yore as he moved around his fielders and chatted with the bowlers while Dhoni stood and watched for a few overs.

Mitchell Johnson was the final dismissal, trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan for 11. Australia were out for 209, giving India a huge 172-run victory.

It ensured India their first series win against Australia since 2001.

Defensive tactics or not, Australia were comprehensively outplayed in this Test and had no answers to Dhoni’s quick thinking.

Harbhajan was the star performer for India with the ball as he ended with four for 64 in 18.2 overs, while Mishra claimed three for 27.

Immediately after the victory, Ganguly was chaired to the pavilion by his team mates. Even Anil Kumble and Gautam Gambhir joined in the celebrations.

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Chandidas Ganguly is the proud owner of one of Asia’s best printing business houses, but most Indians know him as the father of cricketer Sourav ‘Dada’ Ganguly, who retired from the game today.

We caught up with the senior Ganguly at his Behala home in Kolkata a few hours after his son missed a century by 15 runs. Sourav’s father had yet to get over the fact that Dada had missed a ton. “But then, cricket is a one-ball game,” he said.

“I am so proud of him. He has had such a wonderful career.”

Last match

Sourav Ganguly did a Don Bradman when he fell for a duck in his final Test innings on Day 4 of the fourth and final Test against Australia in Nagpur on Sunday.
The left-hand batsman, who will retire after the ongoing Test, walked out to a standing ovation from the crowd and the Australians in the middle, but returned immediately after being caught and bowled by Jason Krejza off the first ball he faced.

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Final scorecard

Played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on 6,7,8,9,10 November 2008 (5-day match) Result India won by 172 runs

	India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		V Sehwag	b Krejza	66	114	69	9	1	95.65
		M Vijay	c Haddin b Watson	33	88	53	2	0	62.26
		R Dravid	c Katich b Krejza	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
		SR Tendulkar	lbw b Johnson	109	274	188	12	0	57.97
		VVS Laxman	c Haddin b Krejza	64	193	141	5	0	45.39
		SC Ganguly	c Clarke b Krejza	85	220	153	8	1	55.55
		MS Dhoni	b Krejza	56	158	97	4	0	57.73
		Harbhajan Singh	not out	18	40	24	4	0	75.00
		Z Khan	b Krejza	1	25	16	0	0	6.25
		A Mishra	b Krejza	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
		I Sharma	c Katich b Krejza	0	9	7	0	0	0.00
		Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)	9
		Total	(all out; 124.5 overs; 568 mins)	441	(3.53 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-98 (Vijay, 17.5 ov), 2-99 (Dravid, 18.4 ov), 3-116 (Sehwag, 22.3 ov), 4-262 (Laxman, 68.4 ov), 5-303 (Tendulkar, 82.5 ov), 6-422 (Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-423 (Ganguly, 116.6 ov), 8-437 (Khan, 122.3 ov), 9-437 (Mishra, 122.4 ov), 10-441 (Sharma, 124.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	B Lee	16	2	62	0	3.87	(2nb, 1w)
	MG Johnson	32	11	84	1	2.62
	SR Watson	20	5	42	1	2.10
	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	4.90
	CL White	10	1	24	0	2.40
	SM Katich	3	0	8	0	2.66

	Australia 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		ML Hayden	run out (Vijay)	16	30	26	3	0	61.53
		SM Katich	lbw b Khan	102	304	189	9	0	53.96
		RT Ponting	b Harbhajan Singh	24	45	41	3	0	58.53
		MEK Hussey	run out (Vijay/Dhoni)	90	315	229	8	0	39.30
		MJ Clarke	c Dhoni b Sharma	8	58	44	1	0	18.18
		SR Watson	b Harbhajan Singh	2	36	22	0	0	9.09
		BJ Haddin	c Dravid b Mishra	28	94	80	2	0	35.00
		CL White	c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh	46	162	133	4	0	34.58
		JJ Krejza	lbw b Sharma	5	40	21	0	0	23.80
		MG Johnson	c Khan b Mishra	5	41	25	0	0	20.00
		B Lee	not out	1	5	4	0	0	25.00
		Extras	(b 12, lb 3, w 2, nb 6, pen 5)	28
		Total	(all out; 134.4 overs; 570 mins)	355	(2.63 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-32 (Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-74 (Ponting, 17.1 ov), 3-229 (Katich, 70.6 ov), 4-255 (Clarke, 84.4 ov), 5-265 (Hussey, 89.5 ov), 6-266 (Watson, 91.4 ov), 7-318 (Haddin, 115.5 ov), 8-333 (Krejza, 126.1 ov), 9-352 (White, 133.2 ov), 10-355 (Johnson, 134.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	28	8	68	1	2.42
	Harbhajan Singh	37	7	94	3	2.54
	I Sharma	26	8	64	2	2.46	(4nb, 2w)
	A Mishra	23.4	5	58	2	2.45	(2nb)
	V Sehwag	18	2	38	0	2.11
	SR Tendulkar	2	0	13	0	6.50

	India 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		V Sehwag	c Haddin b Lee	92	163	107	10	1	85.98
		M Vijay	lbw b Watson	41	128	81	5	0	50.61
		R Dravid	c Haddin b Watson	3	20	17	0	0	17.64
		SR Tendulkar	run out (White/Haddin)	12	90	55	1	0	21.81
		VVS Laxman	b Krejza	4	62	34	0	0	11.76
		SC Ganguly	c & b Krejza	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
		MS Dhoni	c Hussey b Krejza	55	117	81	4	0	67.90
		Harbhajan Singh	b Watson	52	121	94	5	0	55.31
		Z Khan	c Haddin b Krejza	6	10	11	1	0	54.54
		A Mishra	b Watson	7	14	8	1	0	87.50
		I Sharma	not out	1	9	9	0	0	11.11
		Extras	(b 6, lb 3, w 6, nb 2, pen 5)	22
		Total	(all out; 82.4 overs; 373 mins)	295	(3.56 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-116 (Vijay, 28.2 ov), 2-132 (Dravid, 32.5 ov), 3-142 (Sehwag, 35.1 ov), 4-163 (Laxman, 47.1 ov), 5-163 (Ganguly, 47.2 ov), 6-166 (Tendulkar, 49.5 ov), 7-274 (Dhoni, 77.1 ov), 8-286 (Khan, 79.2 ov), 9-288 (Harbhajan Singh, 80.1 ov), 10-295 (Mishra, 82.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	MG Johnson	14	4	22	0	1.57
	B Lee	10	3	27	1	2.70	(2nb)
	JJ Krejza	31	3	143	4	4.61
	SR Watson	15.4	2	42	4	2.68	(1w)
	CL White	2	0	15	0	7.50	(1w)
	MEK Hussey	4	2	3	0	0.75
	MJ Clarke	6	1	29	0	4.83

	Australia 2nd innings (target: 382 runs)			R	B	4s	6s	SR
		ML Hayden	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	77	93	8	1	82.79
		SM Katich	c Dhoni b Sharma	16	16	3	0	100.00
		RT Ponting	run out (Mishra)	8	6	2	0	133.33
		MJ Clarke	c Dhoni b Sharma	22	30	3	0	73.33
		MEK Hussey	c Dravid b Mishra	19	30	2	0	63.33
		SR Watson	c Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	9	34	0	0	26.47
		BJ Haddin	c Tendulkar b Mishra	4	10	0	0	40.00
		CL White	not out	26	49	3	0	53.06
		JJ Krejza	st Dhoni b Mishra	4	17	0	0	23.52
		B Lee	c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh	0	3	0	0	0.00
		MG Johnson	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	11	16	1	0	68.75
		Extras	(b 6, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)	13
		Total	(all out; 50.2 overs)	209	(4.15 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-29 (Katich, 5.4 ov), 2-37 (Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-82 (Clarke, 15.5 ov), 4-150 (Hussey, 28.4 ov), 5-154 (Hayden, 29.2 ov), 6-161 (Haddin, 32.4 ov), 7-178 (Watson, 38.4 ov), 8-190 (Krejza, 43.5 ov), 9-191 (Lee, 44.4 ov), 10-209 (Johnson, 50.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	8	0	57	0	7.12	(2w)
	I Sharma	9	0	31	2	3.44	(1nb, 1w)
	Harbhajan Singh	18.2	2	64	4	3.49	(1w)
	V Sehwag	4	0	23	0	5.75
	A Mishra	11	2	27	3	2.45	(1nb)

 

India Vs Australia Last test

India won by 172 runs

India 441 & 295 Australia 355 & 193/9 (44.6 ov)	Australia require another 173 runs with 0 wicket remaining Day 5 – Session 2	Australia RR 4.28 Last 10 ovs 26/3 RR 2.60 Min overs remaining 47.0
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Hours of play: 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
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	Batsmen	Runs	B	4s	6s	SR	This bowler		Last 10 ovs			Mat	Runs	Ave
	*MG Johnson (lhb)	1	1	0	0	100.00		1 (1b)	1 (1b)			13	224	24.88
	CL White (rhb)	20	32	2	0	62.50		7 (11b)	16 (27b)			4	140	28.00
	*Manjural Islam Rana (rhb)	188.8	888	88	18	888.88		(18nb, 18w)	88-88-188-8			888	88888	888.88
	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Econ			Current spell			Mat	Wkts	Ave
	*Harbhajan Singh (ob)	15.6	2	56	3	3.50		(0nb, 1w)	4-1-8-2			72	305	30.85
	A Mishra (lb)	8.0	1	19	3	2.37		(1nb, 0w)	4-0-11-1			3	14	23.50

 

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Current partnership

2 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 6.00 (Johnson 1, White 1)

 

Last bat

B Lee c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 Fow: 191/9 (44.4 ov); Partnership: 1 runs, 0.5 overs, RR: 1.20 (Lee 0, White 1)

 

44.6 Harbhajan Singh to White, 1 run, goes back to push a doosra to backward point. Ganguly’s last Test and the camera pans to him. He is suggesting some field changes. 44.5 Harbhajan Singh to Johnson, 1 run, floated full on the off stump line, driven to long-off for a single 44.4 Harbhajan Singh to Lee, OUT, Just one more wicket left now. Lee lunges forward, the ball kicks up even as it turns in and one of those bat-pad catches that you have seen thousand times in Indian conditions. Lunge. unsure poke. panic. Bat and pad. Celebration at short leg. B Lee c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 44.3 Harbhajan Singh to Lee, no run, turning in to the middle, nudged to leg gully 44.2 Harbhajan Singh to White, 1 run, goes for the sweep and picks up the single slip, two short legs, and short midwicket in 44.1 Harbhajan Singh to White, no run, the googly, turning in towards the off stump, White is on the back foot to defend. End of over 44 (1 run) – Australia 190/8 B Lee    0* (1b)      A Mishra    8-1-19-3 CL White    18* (29b 2×4)      Harbhajan Singh    15-2-53-2 Test no. 1892 Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 4th Test India v Australia 2008/09 season Played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on 6,7,8,9,10 November 2008 (5-day match) India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR V Sehwag b Krejza 66 114 69 9 1 95.65 M Vijay c Haddin b Watson 33 88 53 2 0 62.26 R Dravid c Katich b Krejza 0 4 2 0 0 0.00 SR Tendulkar lbw b Johnson 109 274 188 12 0 57.97 VVS Laxman c Haddin b Krejza 64 193 141 5 0 45.39 SC Ganguly c Clarke b Krejza 85 220 153 8 1 55.55 MS Dhoni b Krejza 56 158 97 4 0 57.73 Harbhajan Singh not out 18 40 24 4 0 75.00 Z Khan b Krejza 1 25 16 0 0 6.25 A Mishra b Krejza 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 I Sharma c Katich b Krejza 0 9 7 0 0 0.00     Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 2) 9     Total (all out; 124.5 overs; 568 mins) 441 (3.53 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-98 (Vijay, 17.5 ov), 2-99 (Dravid, 18.4 ov), 3-116 (Sehwag, 22.3 ov), 4-262 (Laxman, 68.4 ov), 5-303 (Tendulkar, 82.5 ov), 6-422 (Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-423 (Ganguly, 116.6 ov), 8-437 (Khan, 122.3 ov), 9-437 (Mishra, 122.4 ov), 10-441 (Sharma, 124.5 ov)  Bowling O M R W Econ  B Lee 16 2 62 0 3.87 (2nb, 1w)  MG Johnson 32 11 84 1 2.62  SR Watson 20 5 42 1 2.10  JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 4.90  CL White 10 1 24 0 2.40  SM Katich 3 0 8 0 2.66 Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR ML Hayden run out (Vijay) 16 30 26 3 0 61.53 SM Katich lbw b Khan 102 304 189 9 0 53.96 RT Ponting b Harbhajan Singh 24 45 41 3 0 58.53 MEK Hussey run out (Vijay/Dhoni) 90 315 229 8 0 39.30 MJ Clarke c Dhoni b Sharma 8 58 44 1 0 18.18 SR Watson b Harbhajan Singh 2 36 22 0 0 9.09 BJ Haddin c Dravid b Mishra 28 94 80 2 0 35.00 CL White c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 46 162 133 4 0 34.58 JJ Krejza lbw b Sharma 5 40 21 0 0 23.80 MG Johnson c Khan b Mishra 5 41 25 0 0 20.00 B Lee not out 1 5 4 0 0 25.00     Extras (b 12, lb 3, w 2, nb 6, pen 5) 28     Total (all out; 134.4 overs; 570 mins) 355 (2.63 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-32 (Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-74 (Ponting, 17.1 ov), 3-229 (Katich, 70.6 ov), 4-255 (Clarke, 84.4 ov), 5-265 (Hussey, 89.5 ov), 6-266 (Watson, 91.4 ov), 7-318 (Haddin, 115.5 ov), 8-333 (Krejza, 126.1 ov), 9-352 (White, 133.2 ov), 10-355 (Johnson, 134.4 ov)  Bowling O M R W Econ  Z Khan 28 8 68 1 2.42  Harbhajan Singh 37 7 94 3 2.54  I Sharma 26 8 64 2 2.46 (4nb, 2w)  A Mishra 23.4 5 58 2 2.45 (2nb)  V Sehwag 18 2 38 0 2.11  SR Tendulkar 2 0 13 0 6.50 India 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR V Sehwag c Haddin b Lee 92 163 107 10 1 85.98 M Vijay lbw b Watson 41 128 81 5 0 50.61 R Dravid c Haddin b Watson 3 20 18 0 0 16.66 SR Tendulkar run out (White/Haddin) 12 90 55 1 0 21.81 VVS Laxman b Krejza 4 62 34 0 0 11.76 SC Ganguly c & b Krejza 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 MS Dhoni c Hussey b Krejza 55 117 81 4 0 67.90 Harbhajan Singh b Watson 52 121 94 5 0 55.31 Z Khan c Haddin b Krejza 6 10 11 1 0 54.54 A Mishra b Watson 7 14 8 1 0 87.50 I Sharma not out 1 9 9 0 0 11.11     Extras (b 6, lb 3, w 6, nb 2, pen 5) 22     Total (all out; 82.4 overs; 373 mins) 295 (3.56 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-116 (Vijay, 28.2 ov), 2-132 (Dravid, 32.6 ov), 3-142 (Sehwag, 35.1 ov), 4-163 (Laxman, 47.1 ov), 5-163 (Ganguly, 47.2 ov), 6-166 (Tendulkar, 49.5 ov), 7-274 (Dhoni, 77.1 ov), 8-286 (Khan, 79.2 ov), 9-288 (Harbhajan Singh, 80.1 ov), 10-295 (Mishra, 82.4 ov)  Bowling O M R W Econ  MG Johnson 14 4 22 0 1.57  B Lee 10 3 27 1 2.70 (2nb)  JJ Krejza 31 3 143 4 4.61  SR Watson 15.4 2 42 4 2.68 (1w)  CL White 2 0 15 0 7.50 (1w)  MEK Hussey 4 2 3 0 0.75  MJ Clarke 6 1 29 0 4.83 Australia 2nd innings (target: 382 runs) R B 4s 6s SR ML Hayden lbw b Harbhajan Singh 77 93 8 1 82.79 SM Katich c Dhoni b Sharma 16 16 3 0 100.00 RT Ponting run out (Mishra) 8 6 2 0 133.33 MJ Clarke c Dhoni b Sharma 22 30 3 0 73.33 MEK Hussey c Dravid b Mishra 19 30 2 0 63.33 SR Watson c Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 9 34 0 0 26.47 BJ Haddin c Tendulkar b Mishra 4 10 0 0 40.00 CL White not out 24 35 3 0 68.57 JJ Krejza st Dhoni b Mishra 4 17 0 0 23.52 B Lee c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh 0 3 0 0 0.00 MG Johnson not out 1 1 0 0 100.00     Extras (b 6, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) 13     Total (9 wickets; 45.3 overs) 197 (4.32 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-29 (Katich, 5.4 ov), 2-37 (Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-82 (Clarke, 15.5 ov), 4-150 (Hussey, 28.4 ov), 5-154 (Hayden, 29.2 ov), 6-161 (Haddin, 32.4 ov), 7-178 (Watson, 38.4 ov), 8-190 (Krejza, 43.5 ov), 9-191 (Lee, 44.4 ov)  Bowling O M R W Econ  Z Khan 8 0 57 0 7.12 (2w)  I Sharma 9 0 31 2 3.44 (1nb, 1w)  Harbhajan Singh 16 2 56 3 3.50 (1w)  V Sehwag 4 0 23 0 5.75  A Mishra 8.3 1 23 3 2.70 (1nb) Toss India, who chose to bat first Test debuts JJ Krejza (Australia); M Vijay (India) Player of the match tba Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand) TV umpire SL Shastri Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire S Asnani Close of play day 1 – India 1st innings 311/5 (SC Ganguly 27*, MS Dhoni 4*, 87 ov) day 2 – Australia 1st innings 189/2 (SM Katich 92*, MEK Hussey 45*, 49 ov) day 3 – India 2nd innings 0/0 (V Sehwag 0*, M Vijay 0*, 1 ov) day 4 – Australia 2nd innings 13/0 (ML Hayden 5*, SM Katich 8*, 1.3 ov) Match notes Day 1 India 1st innings India: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (59 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (V Sehwag 28, M Vijay 20, Ex 2) Drinks: India – 70/0 in 13.0 overs (V Sehwag 47, M Vijay 21) V Sehwag: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6) India: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (119 balls), Extras 3 Lunch: India – 122/3 in 24.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 16, VVS Laxman 4) India: 150 runs in 34.3 overs (209 balls), Extras 7 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (SR Tendulkar 27, VVS Laxman 19, Ex 4) Drinks: India – 166/3 in 37.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 41, VVS Laxman 19) SR Tendulkar: 50 off 65 balls (8 x 4) India: 200 runs in 49.5 overs (301 balls), Extras 7 Tea: India – 202/3 in 51.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 62, VVS Laxman 34) 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 193 balls (SR Tendulkar 59, VVS Laxman 38, Ex 4) VVS Laxman: 50 off 126 balls (4 x 4) India: 250 runs in 66.1 overs (399 balls), Extras 8 Drinks: India – 262/4 in 68.4 overs (SR Tendulkar 91) SR Tendulkar: 100 off 166 balls (12 x 4) New Ball Taken: India 298/4 after 81.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 108, SC Ganguly 19) India: 300 runs in 81.5 overs (493 balls), Extras 8 End Of Day: India – 311/5 in 87.0 overs (SC Ganguly 27, MS Dhoni 4) Day 2 India: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (584 balls), Extras 9 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (SC Ganguly 17, MS Dhoni 32, Ex 1) Drinks: India – 367/5 in 99.0 overs (SC Ganguly 49, MS Dhoni 37) SC Ganguly: 50 off 95 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6) India: 400 runs in 112.2 overs (677 balls), Extras 9 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls (SC Ganguly 56, MS Dhoni 43, Ex 1) Lunch: India – 404/5 in 113.0 overs (SC Ganguly 80, MS Dhoni 43) MS Dhoni: 50 off 88 balls (4 x 4) Innings Break: India – 441/10 in 124.5 overs (Harbhajan Singh 18) Australia 1st innings Tea: Australia – 43/1 in 11.0 overs (SM Katich 18, RT Ponting 7) Australia: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2 SM Katich: 50 off 55 balls (7 x 4) Australia: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 2 Drinks: Australia – 114/2 in 28.0 overs (SM Katich 60, MEK Hussey 12) Penalty: 29.1 – Ball striking Fielding Team helmet 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (SM Katich 32, MEK Hussey 16, Ex 5) Australia: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 7 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 163 balls (SM Katich 54, MEK Hussey 39, Ex 10) End Of Day: Australia – 189/2 in 49.0 overs (SM Katich 92, MEK Hussey 45) Day 3 Australia: 200 runs in 51.4 overs (313 balls), Extras 14 MEK Hussey: 50 off 116 balls (5 x 4) SM Katich: 100 off 139 balls (9 x 4) Drinks: Australia – 214/2 in 62.0 overs (SM Katich 102, MEK Hussey 54) 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 307 balls (SM Katich 70, MEK Hussey 58, Ex 22) Lunch: Australia – 231/3 in 73.0 overs (MEK Hussey 64, MJ Clarke 1) Australia: 250 runs in 83.1 overs (503 balls), Extras 24 Drinks: Australia – 259/4 in 87.0 overs (MEK Hussey 84, SR Watson 1) Tea: Australia – 280/6 in 102.0 overs (BJ Haddin 7, CL White 7) Australia: 300 runs in 110.2 overs (667 balls), Extras 25 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 138 balls (BJ Haddin 28, CL White 21, Ex 1) Drinks: Australia – 328/7 in 123.0 overs (CL White 30, JJ Krejza 3) New Ball Taken: Australia 328/7 after 124.1 overs (CL White 30, JJ Krejza 3) Australia: 350 runs in 133.1 overs (807 balls), Extras 28 Innings Break: Australia – 355/10 in 134.4 overs (B Lee 1) India 2nd innings End Of Day: India – 0/0 in 1.0 overs (V Sehwag 0, M Vijay 0) Day 4 Drinks: India – 49/0 in 14.0 overs (V Sehwag 31, M Vijay 16) India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (V Sehwag 32, M Vijay 16, Ex 2) V Sehwag: 50 off 76 balls (6 x 4) Lunch: India – 98/0 in 27.0 overs (V Sehwag 59, M Vijay 37) India: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (165 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (V Sehwag 65, M Vijay 37, Ex 2) India Innings: 33rd over – 7 balls; (SR Watson, called by Umpire Aleem Dar) Drinks: India – 148/3 in 39.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 8, VVS Laxman 2) India: 150 runs in 39.5 overs (242 balls), Extras 3 Penalty: 42.2 – Unfairly fielding the ball India Innings: 43rd over – 5 balls; (SR Watson, called by Umpire BF Bowden) Tea: India – 166/6 in 49.5 overs (MS Dhoni 3) India: 200 runs in 59.2 overs (361 balls), Extras 16 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (MS Dhoni 30, Harbhajan Singh 16, Ex 5) Drinks: India – 247/6 in 70.0 overs (MS Dhoni 47, Harbhajan Singh 30) India: 250 runs in 71.4 overs (435 balls), Extras 18 MS Dhoni: 50 off 74 balls (3 x 4) 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (MS Dhoni 51, Harbhajan Singh 43, Ex 7) Harbhajan Singh: 50 off 90 balls (5 x 4) Innings Break: India – 295/10 in 82.4 overs (I Sharma 1) Australia 2nd innings End Of Day: Australia – 13/0 in 1.3 overs (ML Hayden 5, SM Katich 8) Day 5 Australia: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (58 balls), Extras 1 Drinks: Australia – 65/2 in 12.0 overs (ML Hayden 26, MJ Clarke 14) Australia: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (123 balls), Extras 4 Lunch: Australia – 111/3 in 23.0 overs (ML Hayden 46, MEK Hussey 14) ML Hayden: 50 off 73 balls (5 x 4) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (ML Hayden 24, MEK Hussey 18, Ex 9) Australia: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (175 balls), Extras 12 Drinks: Australia – 168/6 in 36.0 overs (SR Watson 6, CL White 4)

 

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar’s 40th Century Belligerent scoring, at over five an over, made way for a more measured approach as Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman steadily gnawed away at Australia in Nagpur. India lost debutant M Vijay, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag in 29 deliveries towards the end of the first session before the two in-form veterans shored up the innings in the second. Tendulkar, who had thrown away starts on four occasions this series, appeared determined to reach a hundred while Laxman, in his 100th Test, picked caution over strokeplay. Tendulkar played Jason Krejza a lot straighter than Laxman, but was in such control that he could easily adapt his mode of attack. This was most evident in the 35th over, during which he unfurled a slog-sweep over midwicket and a lofted on-drive to raise India’s 150. Sachin Tendulkar 40th Century He was most pleasing, however, when pushing Lee with a trademark straight bat down the ground for four. His 52nd Test half-century needed 65 deliveries and he slowed down as tea approached, perhaps mindful of his mistakes in Mohali and Delhi. Though not as implacable as in Delhi – where he stroked 259 unbeaten runs – Laxman stood firm, as has become his trademark. He has been regarded by team-mates as India’s crisis man on many occasions and with a technique that still allows plenty of flourish, Laxman helped steady the innings. Even when the ball stopped on him, Laxman relied on those supple wrists and worked Krejza over the infield. The only phase when he was troubled was Lee’s second spell, during which the bowler obtained a bit of reverse-swing. As Sehwag had raised India’s 50 and 100, Laxman steered a single to third man to signal the 200, reached at a healthy rate. A 98-run partnership between India’s new opening pair held sway for much of the morning session before Australia fought back, led by debutant offspinner Krejza’s double-strike. During a frenetic first hour, the most productive region for India was the third-man boundary. Lee was far from his best, operating in the mid-130k range all morning, and while Mitchell Johnson obtained disconcerting lift, his tendency to pitch too full made it easy for the batsmen. Sehwag took care of the new-ball threat that Johnson posed, driving and scooping him through backward of point, slashing him over third man, and whipping him delectably across the line. A genuine outside edge off Johnson, which bounced low in front of Matthew Hayden at first slip, when Vijay was on 11, was the nearest Australia came to a chance early on. Sehwag’s panache was complimented by M Vijay’s solidity on perhaps the easiest track to make your debut as a batsman. Allowed to drive on the up mid-way through the first session, he also tucked the straighter deliveries for singles that kept the score ticking. Vijay was shaping well, and India had the ideal platform, when Shane Watson surprised him with an excellent short delivery that caught the edge and flew to Brad Haddin. Three overs into Krejza’s first Test bowling spell, Sehwag was taking him apart, and the decision to play him ahead of Stuart Clark seemed a big mistake, but two quick wickets justified his selection. Bravely kept on despite having bled 32 from his first three overs, Krejza tossed one up, got it to bounce and watched in glee as it flew off Rahul Dravid’s gloves to forward short leg. Sehwag slowed down after the double-strike, perhaps aware that the only way to get out on this featherbed was to throw it away. And he did just that, when a hundred was seemingly ripe for the picking. Attempting a lazy late-cut against Krejza, Sehwag dragged one that spun and bounced back onto his stumps. Far more assured strokeplay from Tendulkar and Laxman, if not as pulse-quickening, ensured a strong platform was not wasted.

Forth Test Match India vs Australia Sachin Tendulkar completed his 40th Test century but Australia’s bowlers struck at regular intervals to reduce India to 311 for 5 by close on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test in Nagpur on Thursday. Tendulkar was lucky to get to the three-figure mark, having been dropped twice in the nineties, on both occasions off debutant spinner Jason Krejza. He was finally dismissed leg before wicket for 109 — inclusive of 12 boundaries, off 188 deliveries — by Mitchell Johnson late in the day. Krejza went for runs but ended up with three wickets — those of Rahul Dravid (0), Virender Sehwag (66) and VVS Laxman (64) — for 138 in 28 overs in his very first innings in Test cricket. Earlier, Sehwag hammered 66 from 69 deliveries, including nine boundaries and a six, and put on 98 runs for the opening wicket with debutant opener Murali Vijay, who scored 33. India were in a tight spot after losing three quick wickets for the addition of just 18 runs, but Laxman and Tendulkar staged a rescue act in a 146-run partnership for the fourth wicket. India lead the four-match series after the 320-run victory in Mohali. Morning session: (122 runs, 24 overs, 3 wickets) Brett Lee started off proceedings at the Vidharba Cricket Association’s posh new stadium with a wide delivery to Virender Sehwag, who then crashed him for a boundary two balls later to get off the mark in style. The 24-year-old Vijay, fresh from a double century in the Ranji Trophy, looked quite composed and tried to make full use of a good batting wicket. Sehwag appeared in a mad rush from the start as he smashed two boundaries off Mitchell Johnson in the second over. In the next over, Vijay showed some of his class, hitting a cracking boundary through covers off Lee. Sehwag continued flirting with danger in his quest for quick runs, smashing his way to 28, as India raced to 50 in the 10th over of the innings. The signs were ominous for the visitors as the pitch looked a dream track for batting and even debutant Vijay appeared quite comfortable and keen to cash in. With the pacers looking ineffective, spin was introduced in the form of Jason Krejza. Immediately Sehwag took him to the cleaners. In the fourth ball of his first over in international cricket, the off-spinner saw Sehwag thumping him straight for a boundary followed by a huge six over wide long-on. The Delhi opener brought up his half-century in the 15th over off just 45 deliveries, including seven boundaries and a six. Even Vijay had a ball as he tried to emulate Sehwag by stepping down the wicket and lofting Krejza straight for a boundary. Sehwag continued the onslaught with two more boundaries in Krejza’s next over as the debutant looked completely clueless. However, the visitors bagged a wicket against the run of play when Shane Watson dismissed Vijay, caught behind for 33. The opener failed to keep down a short delivery and edged it behind after a blazing 98-run partnership for the opening wicket with Sehwag. As it usually happens in cricket, one wicket results in a few more, handing the initiative to the visitors. Rahul Dravid’s wretched run in the series continued as he fell to the second ball he faced, to Krejza for a duck. The right-hander hit one straight to the short-leg fielder to give Krejza his first international wicket. After the half-century in the first innings of the first Test, Dravid’s batting has witnessed a sharp slide, just 117 runs aggregated in six innings at 19.50 in the series so far. Sehwag then tried to cut Krejza but edged it on to his stumps. He was bowled for 66. His 69-ball knock included nine boundaries and a six, but his wicket gave Australia a chance to pull back things. At lunch on the opening day, India were 122 for 3 in 24 overs, with Sachin Tendulkar unbeaten on 16 from 16 deliveries, including three boundaries. VVS Laxman, playing in his 100th Test, was not out on 4. Krejza brought some respectability to his figures with those two wickets, for 48 in six overs. Watson was the other wicket-taker, with took one for 19 in six overs. India need to avoid giving away wickets cheaply in the post-lunch session and build towards a huge first innings score. Post-lunch session: (80 runs, 27 overs) India continued to progress smoothly post-lunch as both Tendulkar and Laxman scored runs at will. Tendulkar looked particularly comfortable as he kept the scoreboard ticking and ensured that the scoring rate did not drop despite the fall of three quick wickets. Laxman was struck on the right shoulder by a fast, rising bouncer from Lee in the 34th over, but he replied with a cracking pull shot for a boundary in the pacer’s next over. In between, Tendulkar continued giving Krejza a rough time as he smashed him for two boundaries in one over � the first lofted over midwicket and the next straight down the ground. The two batsmen brought up their 50-run partnership off 63 deliveries in the 37th over. Tendulkar completed his half-century, his 52nd in Tests, off 65 deliveries, hitting eight boundaries in the 41st over. He relished facing Krejza, whom he hit for 36 runs in 43 deliveries. It was not long though before Cameron White was introduced and he resorted to defensive tactics looking to contain rather than attack. At the other end, Laxman provided the calming influence as he just concentrated on playing it safe. But India progressed at an acceptable rate despite Australia trying their best to restrict the scoring. Eighty runs were scored in 27 overs in the second session as India coasted to 202 for three in 51 overs at the tea break. Tendulkar was unbeaten on 65 from 88 deliveries, with eight boundaries, while Laxman was not out on 34 from 95 deliveries, including three boundaries. endulkar looks quite comfortable in the middle, while Laxman also seems intent on playing another big knock. The pitch is full of runs and the two senior pros are making sure they don’t let the opportunity slip. Post-Tea session: (109 runs, 36 overs, 2 wickets) Tendulkar brought up the 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Laxman in the 55th over. On 74, in the next over, he escaped a close run-out chance as Krejza missed hitting the stumps at the non-striker’s end. Krejza then came into the attack in the 57th over and was immediately taken on by Laxman, who hit a slog sweep over midwicket for a boundary. Tendulkar repeated the dose in his next over for his 10th boundary and moved into the 80s. On 85 he had another big reprieve — this time Johnson dropped a simple skier at mid-off in the 63rd over. The veteran batsman stepped down to loft Krejza straight down the ground but could not get enough distance. However, to his relief, the catch was spooned by Johnson, running backwards. Laxman made his 100th Test memorable by completing a half-century off 126 deliveries, including four boundaries, in the 63rd over. But Krejza delivered another big blow in the final session when he claimed the Hyderabad batsman’s wicket. The stylish right-hander tried to cut a wide delivery, but ended up edging it behind for 64, that included five boundaries in 141 deliveries. He added 146 runs for the fourth wicket, off 271 deliveries, with Tendulkar to help India recover from an early spot of bother after they lost three quick wickets. Sourav Ganguly walked out to a rather subdued ovation from the sparse gathering inside the stadium. It seemed that Tendulkar was destined to reach the three-figure mark as he was dropped yet again, on 96. He tried to lift Krejza down the ground again and this time Brett Lee, running back, failed to hold on to a sharp chance. The master batsman completed his 40th Test century when he cut Krejza for a boundary in the 75th over. It took him 166 deliveries, 12 boundaries, and around four hours to score the first century at the new VCA stadium. Like all his teammates before him, Ganguly also took a special liking to Krejza’s gentle off-spin and lifted him for boundaries in consecutive overs through the leg-side. Australia took the new ball after 81 overs and it paid off soon after. Johnson (1 for 54) got the big wicket of Tendulkar leg before wicket for 109 (188 deliveries, 12 boundaries) at possibly the worst time for India with just eight overs left for stumps. Ganguly (27 not out) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4 not out) negotiated the final few overs successfully as India closed the opening day on 311 for five in 87 overs. Tendulkar’s wicket was a big blow for India as it gave the Aussies a sniff of a chance. However, wickets are still difficult to come by and India will be hoping to stitch a few big partnerships on the second day and score well in excess of 500. Krejza must be thrilled to claim three wickets on debut though he ended up giving away lot of runs for figures of three for 138 in 28 overs. Watson ended the day with figures of 1 for 35.

 

Fourth Test

A blistering half-century from Virender Sehwag got India off to a flying start but Australia turned the tables by claiming three quick wickets on the first day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Nagpur.

Sehwag (66) and debutant Murali Vijay (33) put on 98 runs for the opening wicket in quick time

after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss, but Shane Watson severed the burgeoning partnership by disposing of Vijay for 33 just after the first drinks break.

Off-spinner Jason Krejza, playing his first match, then sent back Rahul Dravid for a two-ball duck and later had his second victim in Sehwag as India crashed to 122 for three at lunch.

Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 16 and with him was VVS Laxman, playing his 100th Test match, on four.

Murali plunged into his first Test match with gusto, providing able support for Sehwag as they pushed the visitors, still recovering from the loss of yet another toss, further on the back foot.

The first hour was marked by a flurry of boundaries, an astonishing 70 runs coming in that period.

Australia’s new ball bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson had struggled with line and length, although they did have their chances.

Sehwag had an inside edge off Johnson miss off stump by a whisker, while another top-edge flew over the slip cordon.

Those chances, however, came when Sehwag had not yet aligned his sights quite perfectly.

The right-hand batsman hit Krejza for a four and a six off consecutive deliveries in his first over and then took nine runs from three deliveries in his third.

Sehwag brought up his half-century – off just 45 deliveries – by turning the off-spinner through square leg for a single and looked set to take heavy toll.

Ricky Ponting had persisted with Krejza although he had leaked 34 runs in his first four overs and was rewarded when Sehwag dragged one back on to his stumps from the off-spinner.

Sehwag’s 66 came off 69 deliveries and contained nine boundaries and a six.

Vijay was first to go, Shane Watson generating steepling bounce and catching the edge which Brad Haddin grasped easily.

Rahul Dravid had lunged forward to defend a delivery, but only managed to jab straight to Simon Katich at short leg.

 

India Vs. Australia Second Test

SECOND TEST, Mohali: India 469 & 314-3 dec v Australia 268 & 141-5 (day four, stumps) Dates: 17-21 October Start time: 0500 BST each day Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website

By Jamie Lillywhite

Gambhir played in fluent fashion after passing fifty to put his side on course

Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin shared a defiant 83, but Australia were 375 from victory at 141-5 at stumps on day four. India resumed 201 ahead, Gautam Gambhir firing a second Test century in a stand of 182 with Virender Sehwag (90) and Mahendra Dhoni adding 68no in 84 balls. Dhoni set Australia 516, never chased down before in any first-class match. Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich fell in Harbhajan Singh’s first over, and he ousted Mike Hussey before Ishant Sharma removed Ricky Ponting in the next over. That left the Australians on 52-4 in just the 11th over, after 36 manic minutes. A target of 500 or more has been set on 34 previous occasions in a Test match. Only three times has that resulted in anything other than a defeat – and they have been draws. The ever-combative Hayden did his best to overlook the daunting statistics when Australia began their second innings 40 minutes before tea. India’s batsmen had succeeded in grinding down the tourists but Hayden, more accustomed to applying the mental disintegration than being the victim of it, attempted to bludgeon the dominance away from the bowlers. He launched at the first ball of the innings, which looped to safety over extra-cover, but hit four fours as 49 came in the first seven overs. But Harbhajan came into the attack for the final over before tea and trapped Hayden lbw as the burly left-hander tried to sweep. From the final ball of the session, the usually watchful Simon Katich tried to drive one from out of the rough and spooned to point, where Sachin Tendulkar took a superb catch diving forward, the 99th of his Test career.

Pace sensation Sharma celebrates the key wicket of Ponting in the 11th over

Still the shots continued after the interval, Mike Hussey trying to pull a quicker short one from Harbhajan that had him trapped bang in front, When Shane Watson was trapped on the back pad by the impressive Sharma, there were still 30 overs remaining in the day. Clarke and Haddin played responsibly but will be well aware there is not much batting to follow them on the final day. The day belonged to the bold spirit of India but Gambhir, looking a shade ruffled in the early stages, had added only two to his overnight 46 when he edged prodding forward at Cameron White in the leg-spinner’s first over. Hayden, however, could not cling on to a sharp low chance at slip after the ball ricocheted off Brad Haddin’s pad. That slight hesitancy did not last, and 15 were promptly taken from White’s next over, Gambhir launching a majestic straight drive for six that landed in a moat, rather symbolising the sinking feeling for Australia. There was no reverse swing for the bowlers, but the decision to begin the day with the ineffective Shane Watson and the erratic White was perplexing. Brett Lee was nursing a split webbing on his bowling hand but still took the field, although neither he nor Michael Clarke’s useful slow left-armers were used in the morning session. Sehwag, on his 30th birthday, played some marvellously expansive shots, although he should have departed on 88, umpire Asad Rauf failing to detect a clear edge when the dashing opener cut a wide one from Mitchell Johnson. But Sehwag added only two more before an even thicker edge to the keeper did signal his downfall. Dhoni’s positive intent was demonstrated by his decision to bat at three, and though boundaries were relatively scarce by his standards, his running was inspired, helping him to reach his 11th Test fifty from 61 balls.

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Gambhir reached three figures with a flick through mid-wicket for four off White, before driving one straight to mid-off in the same over. Hussey, with barely 20 first-class wickets to his name from more than 200 first-class games, was entrusted with eight overs but his military medium-pace merely succeeded in sending down a no-ball and roughing up the wicket, for which he received two official warnings. Lee was introduced to bowl the first over after lunch, but was lashed straight down the ground by Sourav Ganguly, who injured his elbow in a selfless 27. There was still time for the crowd to rejoice in a sumptuous glance off the pads for four by Tendulkar off Lee and Dhoni to take the lead over 500 by thumping White back over his head for six. Any doubts about the timing of the declaration were swiftly cast aside by the dramatic demise of the Australian top order, and barring something truly miraculous, either cricketing or meteorological, India will surely complete victory on the final day.

 

First Test Draw

With the shame performance by Top level batsman India draw first test match against Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar’s dogged innings of 49 out helped India inch closer to a draw against Australia on day five of the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Monday.

Chasing a challenging target of 299 in a minimum of 83 overs, India reached 130 for three in 48 overs to put themselves in a good position to escape with a draw.

VVS Laxman was unbeaten on 28 from 75 deliveries as the two senior batsmen were involved in a cautious 53-run partnership for the fourth wicket that ate up more than 21 overs.

India were in trouble early when they lost the wickets of Virender Sehwag (6) and Rahul Dravid (5) in the first session.

But Tendulkar brought all his experience into play to rescue India as he stitched a 53-run partnership for the third wicket with Gautam Gambhir, who made 29.

Earlier, Australia batted for 32 minutes on the fifth and final day, adding 35 runs in five overs, before declaring their second innings on 228 for six in 73 overs.

Morning session: (76 runs, 3 wickets, 22 overs)

Anil Kumble started proceedings for India and could have taken a wicket immediately, but he dropped a return off the first ball. Haddin mistimed a drive which went straight back to Kumble, who floored and also injured his finger in the process.

Shane Watson then showed his intent with a couple of boundaries and Kumble and Ishant Sharma, before he was dismissed by the latter. The Aussie all-rounder, who made 41 from 72 deliveries, tried to hit Ishant across the line but got an inside edge, which crashed into his stumps.

Cameron White also looked to attack the moment he came in. He drove Ishant for a boundary through the off-side he faced as Australia looked for some quick runs in the morning as India spread the field.

The visitors batted for 32 minutes on the fifth and final day, adding 35 runs in five overs, before declaring their second innings on 228 for six in 73 overs.

Brad Haddin was unbeaten on 35 from 61 deliveries, with three boundaries, while Cameron White was not out on 18 from 14 deliveries, including two boundaries.

Harbhajan Singh took two for 76 in 27 overs, while Zaheer Khan claimed one for 46 in 17 overs.

Anil Kumble disappointed in his last Test match at his home ground as he finished wicketless in both the innings for a match tally of 160 runs in 51 overs.

(India innings)

This was a real chance for India to score an unlikely victory after Australia opted for a sporting declaration.

All depended on the start they got because once the ball gets old, it is very difficult to get the scoreboard moving on this slow pitches.

India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir look to get on with things early on as both started with boundaries.

Sehwag (5) got a lifeline early when wicketkeeper Hadding dropped him while diving to the right after the batsman got a regulation edge off Brett Lee.

However, Sehwag could not make the most of it as he fell in the very next over for 6. He tried to play Stuart Clark on the leg side but the ball swung enough to beat the shot and take the back of the bat, which went to first slip in the sixth over of the innings.

Rahul Dravid got off the mark with a classical straight drive off Lee in the seventh over of the innings.

But he did not stay on for long, falling to Lee after scoring just five.

The right-hander tried to flick Lee on the leg side, but was caught brilliantly by Ponting diving to his right at short midwicket to leave India in trouble at 24 for two in the ninth over.

Gambhir survived a close stumping chance off Clark, but the third umpire ruled in favour of the batsman in a very close decision.

Sachin Tendulkar made a cautious start but then looked to raise the tempo with a couple of boundaries in Mitchell Johnson’s first over.

India’s hopes would now depend on veteran Tendulkar, who also has the chance to break Brian Lara’s world record for most Test runs.

Tendulkar is currently 48 runs short of Brian Lara’s aggregate of 11953 runs.

At this venue, only two teams out of nine have successfully chased down a target in the fourth innings, the highest being 195 for 2 by Australia in 1998.

Post lunch session: (89 runs, 1 wicket, 31 overs)

India played out a few quite overs after the break till Gambhir broke the shackles with boundaries in consecutive overs off Mitchell Johnson and Michael Clarke.

Johnson had his revenge soon after when he shattered Gambhir’s stumps with a fast yorker.

The left-hander’s long vigil at the crease ended for 29 that included four boundaries in 81 deliveries.

Debutant leg spinner Cameron White came on to bowl in the 36th over to replace part-timer Clarke was not making much of an impact.

He immediately forced Tendulkar to drive at a wide one, which he edged, but fortunately it went over the slip region.

Tendulkar seemed to have learnt from that mistake and after that just concentrated on playing it safe.

VVS Laxman also weathered the initial storm from the pacers before looking at ease against the spinners.

Laxman loosened up before the tea break as he creamed a few boundaries of the two spinners. He hit White for two boundaries in the final over before to bring up the 50-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Tendulkar.

Tendulkar showed great maturity to keep the bowlers at bay as he reached 47 not out with four boundaries in 111 deliveries. Laxman also looked quite comfortable having reached 28 from 75 deliveries, having hit four boundaries.

The hosts need 169 runs in a minimum of 35 overs with seven wickets in hand, but it seems unlikely they would go for the target. Australia still have time in their hand and a few quick wickets after tea could work in their favour.