- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 dead plumb in front. Nehra strikes early. The in ward movement did Watto in. It landed on a length around middle and off and moved back in to evade the defensive poke and strike right in front of the stumps. Gone! The ball is moving around as was expected. 5/118.6 Short and wide, bouncing away, Paine went for the cut but got the top-edge through to Dhoni. The shot was there to be played but perhaps done in by the extra bounce. 102/229.3 Plumb in front. Ponting doesn't look happy. It landed on a length on the middle and leg, turned in past the defensive push and hit him on the back pad right in front of middle stump. Dead plumb. Fine innings comes to an end. 151/342.2 White falls after taking the batting powerplay. It was the full delivery outside off, White tried to fetch it from there with a big slog but ended up slicing it high to extra cover where Raina waits patiently for the ball to dip into his palms 227/449.1 Hussey falls after a wonderful knock. Hilditch must be watching closely. He dragged the ball from outside off and heaved it to deep midwicket 291/743.5 tossed up on the off stump line, spins in, Vogues goes for the slog sweep but gets more elevation than distance and is caught in the deep 233/546.3 Hopes is run out . pulls it to midwicket. Hopes has charged down the track too much but Hussey changed his mind after taking couple of steps. Sehwag throws it to Nehra who calmly breaks the stumps. 256/649.6 full delivery, lee tries to squeeze it out to the on side, misses it and it deflects off the back pad on to the stumps 292/8Extras8 (lb 2, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL292/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.84)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Shane Watson, 1.2 ov), 2-102 (Tim Paine, 18.6 ov), 3-151 (Ricky Ponting, 29.3 ov), 4-227 (Cameron White, 42.2 ov), 5-233 (Adam Voges, 43.5 ov), 6-256 (James Hopes, 46.3 ov), 7-291 (Michael Hussey, 49.1 ov), 8-292 (Brett Lee, 49.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 full delivery, hint of away swing, Sehwag tries to flick it across the line from just around off stump but the ball moves away slightly to catch the outside edge. Gone! 25/18.1 Ricky Ponting takes a neat catch at short extra cover. Tendulkar drove on the up to left of Ponting who flung himself to take a sharp catch. Two down and wobbling. Australia move into the driver's seat. 45/234.1 caught right in front by the low dipping full toss. It was dipping in front of leg and middle stump and Gambhir stumbled a bit while trying to get forward and flick it. He missed and was struck dead plumb. 167/420.4 Virat is once again caught at long-off. We have seen that quite often in the IPL and Champions League games as well. He charged down the track but was beaten in flight, tried to go though with the shot and skied it up. Watson ran in from long-off to take a good catch 103/337.2 And Australia on the ascendancy here. Dhoni charged out for the big shot but mistimed it straight to mid-on. Lee throws the ball up in the air and Dhoni crashes his bat onto the ground. Joy and sorrow collide. 186/636.3 Done in by the slower one. Raina was completely fooled; he lunged out and checked his drive and the ball popped back to the delighted Mitch. And this chase continues to be topsy turvy. Silence in the crowd. 183/539.5 he survived a close shout couple of balls earlier but not now. It landed on a length on the middle and off line, Jadeja went for the sweep, missed and was struck in front. It would have hit the off stump. And then they were three. 201/749.2 Clatter! The off stump has been pegged back. Siddle roars and the crowd applaud the departing Harbhajan. He opened up his stance and tried to swing the length delivery across the line but missed. Timber! Enter Ashish Nehra. what a fine knock this has been from Harbhajan. 285/8Extras24 (lb 10, w 14)TOTAL288/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.76)Did not bat: I SharmaFall of wickets: 1-25 (Virender Sehwag, 4.2 ov), 2-45 (Sachin Tendulkar, 8.1 ov), 3-103 (Virat Kohli, 20.4 ov), 4-167 (Gautam Gambhir, 34.1 ov), 5-183 (Suresh Raina, 36.3 ov), 6-186 (MS Dhoni, 37.2 ov), 7-201 (Ravindra Jadeja, 39.5 ov), 8-285 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 6 0 28 1 4.66 23 4 0 0 0 PM Siddle 9 0 55 1 6.11 29 6 1 3 0 SR Watson 10 0 70 2 7 27 7 3 0 0 MG Johnson 10 0 59 2 5.9 28 6 0 5 0 JR Hopes 2 0 10 0 5 7 0 1 0 0 AC Voges 4 0 22 1 5.5 8 2 0 0 0 NM Hauritz 9 1 34 1 3.77 32 2 1 0 0
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- Australia: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (56 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (TD Paine 21, RT Ponting 25, Ex 5)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: Australia - 91/1 in 17.0 overs (TD Paine 42, RT Ponting 37)
- Australia: 100 runs in 18.2 overs (115 balls), Extras 7
- TD Paine: 50 off 61 balls (9 x 4)
- RT Ponting: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 28.6 overs (180 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Australia - 183/3 in 36.0 overs (CL White 28, MEK Hussey 18)
- Australia: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (233 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (CL White 27, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 0)
- CL White: 50 off 65 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Power Play 3: Overs 42.1 - 47.0
- Australia: 250 runs in 45.5 overs (281 balls), Extras 8
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4)
- Innings Break: Australia - 292/8 in 50.0 overs (MG Johnson 14)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- India: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (64 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: India - 74/2 in 15.0 overs (G Gambhir 20, V Kohli 17)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (G Gambhir 19, V Kohli 26, Ex 5)
- India: 100 runs in 18.6 overs (118 balls), Extras 12
- G Gambhir: 50 off 65 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 32.3 overs (199 balls), Extras 16
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (G Gambhir 25, MS Dhoni 22, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India - 157/3 in 33.0 overs (G Gambhir 62, MS Dhoni 22)
- Power Play 3: Overs 34.1 - 39.0
- India: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (243 balls), Extras 20
- India: 250 runs in 46.5 overs (288 balls), Extras 22
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Harbhajan Singh 20, P Kumar 29, Ex 1)
Australia tour of India 2009-10 News
'Two mistakes and India would have lost the Test'
VVS Laxman revisits his match-winning innings in the first Test against Australia in Mohali in an interview in Sportstar .
Cricket and consolation
Walking towards the government headquarters in Bangalore, to catch a glimpse of the unfolding political drama, Ramachandra Guha instead chose to go to the Chinnaswamy stadium to watch, as he writes in the Telegraph another, and indubitably more
Bradman first, Sachin second
Ron Reed writes in the Herald Sun that there is now no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is the game’s second-best cricketer of all-time.
Bittersweet October for young Pujara
October 9, 2005 was a tragic day for Cheteshwar Pujara, a day his mother lost her battle with cancer
Australia on the slide
David Lloyd, writing in the Independent , says Australia's 0-2 defeat at the hands of India lends strength to the theory that Ricky Ponting's team is one on the decline than one in transition


